440-6008/02 – Next Generation Networks (SNG)
| Gurantor department | Department of Telecommunications | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Miroslav Vozňák, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Miroslav Vozňák, Ph.D. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2010/2011 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The goal is to understand of NGN conception, the students should obtain not only analytical knowledge but they should be able to design and implement the NGN network and to assess speech and video quality.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Project work
Summary
The course is focused on the architecture of the Next Generation Network, especially on IMS system which was adopted as the first standard complying with NGN. The students get acquainted with elements and protocols of NGN and IMS. The transition toward the IMS brings a number of new issues in fields of speech and video quality.
Compulsory literature:
[1] M. Voznak, Voice over IP Speech Quality and Related Issues. Gazi Academic Publishing, 1st ed., 137 p., 2017.
Recommended literature:
[1] M. Voznak, Architectures, Protocols and Services for IP Telephony for joint teaching programme of BUT and VSB-TUO. VSB-TUO, 1st ed., 369 p., 2014.
[2] Wilkinson, N. Next Generation Network Services: Technologies & Strategies. Wiley, 210 p., 2002.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Continuous evaluation of submitted projects.
E-learning
Other requirements
There are not defined other requirements for student.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
NGN architecture and IMS standardization.
IMS elements and signalling protocols.
Using DNS records in NGN (backup, the purpose of NAPTR and SRV records, e164 mapping into the space of name identifiers - EUNUM).
Speech quality - subjective and objective assessment, MOS, intrusive and non-intrusive approach, PESQ and E-model.
Video quality assessment - subjective approach, objective PSNR and SSIM metrics.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks