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Broadband Communications

Module ID

Ε601

Semester

6

Hours/Week - ECTS

4 – 5

Costas Chaikalis

Associate Professor

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • understand the concept of broadband in its wireless and wired form.
  • understand the basics of wireless broadband data transmission.
  • use the knowledge of wireless terrestrial broadband links to analyze and design corresponding systems.
  • understand the concept of noise in wireless broadband links.
  • understand the basic concepts of satellite broadband links.
  • use the knowledge of satellite broadband links to analyze and design corresponding systems.
  • understand the basic operating principles of the popular GPS satellite positioning system.
  • understand the basic concepts of the popular wireless broadband communication systems WiFi, LTE-4G, 5G.
  • use the basic concepts of the above systems to analyze, maintain and upgrade these systems.

Indicative Module Content

  • Internet service quality assurance mechanisms.
  • Multi-broadcast, broadband protocols, and routing algorithms with guaranteed quality of service.
  • Broadband service architectures in mobile communications networks.
  • Optical and microwave broadband networks.
  • Multiple access, routing, scheduling, resource allocation and congestion control techniques.
  • Stratified design of communication protocols.
  • Broadcast quality assessment measures.