ECSE-6660 Broadband Networks

Description
Review of telecommunication and networking fundamentals, Enabling Broadband Technologies: optical communications, aggregation technologies at the link layer (SONET, WDM), transport layer, optical networking, high speed switch designs, high speed packet processing architectural designs, simplification of MAC technologies (e.g.: fast/gigabit ethernet), new modulation and MAC advances to convert telephone lines and cable systems to DSL and cable modem last-mile technologies, wireless broadband concepts: more spectrum, WCDMA, smart antenna techniques, SDMA, mm-wave, WLAN (802.11a/b), free space optics.

Prerequisites
Probability for Engineering Applications (ECSE-4500) and Computer Communication Networks (ECSE-4670).

Textbook(s)
Ordering Information

Format
Classes: 14 sessions
Homework: 5
Term Project/Paper: 1
Exam(s): 3

Grading
Homework: 25%
Term Project/Paper: 15%
Exam(s): 60%

Computing
Email and World Wide Web access required for course communications and printing of course notes.

Access to WebCT, Rensselaer's course management tool, is required. Please refer to this page for instructions on how to set up your computer for WebCT.

Who Should Enroll
This course may be used in your Plan of Study as follows:

Degree Programs
CSCI - may be used as a Hardware course or elective
CSYS - may be used as a concentration course or elective
ELEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
EPOW - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MM - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MOT - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MSE - may be used as a Manufacturing Design course
ITEC - may be used as a Networking application area course or elective with advisor pre-approval
MBA - elective
MEAE-ME - elective with advisor pre-approval
MGMT-MS - elective
QUAL - elective with advisor pre-approval
SERV - elective with advisor pre-approval
TCOM - elective with advisor pre-approval

This course is also open to non-matriculated students who meet the prerequisites and is required for the Certificate in Computer Networks. It may also be used toward the Certificate in Computer Science.