Communications 5

Course Outline

1. Electronics Navigational Aids and Devices
   1. History of Navigation
   2. Radio Direction and Finding
   3. Radio Ranges
   4. Hyperbolic Navigation
   5. DME and TACAN
   6. Aids to Approach and Landing
   7. Radar and Sonar
   8. Satellite Navigation
2. Voice Over Internet Protocol
   1. Part 1
   2. Part 2
   3. Part 3
   4. Part 4 (courtesy from G.Q. Maguire Jr. Notes) and Simulation Tool
3. Internet Protocol Television
   1. Part 1
   2. Part 2
4. Advanced Wireless Communications
   1. DSSFH (part 1 and part 2)
   2. OFDM (part 1, part 2, and part 3)
   3. MIMO (part 1)
   4. IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n (from Wikipedia and from IEEE Organization)
5. Building Wireless Community
   1. Student Presentations (Group 1, 2, 3 and 4)
6. Free-Space Optical Communications
7. Next Generation Networks (NxGN or NGN)
   1. NGN (courtesy from Wikipedia)

References:

1. Carrier Grade Voice Over IP, 2nd Edition, by: Daniel Collins
2. Wireless Communications and Networks, by: Mohsen Guizani
3. Introduction to Data Networks: PDN, LAN, MAN, WAN, and Wireless Data, Technologies and Systems, by: Lawrence Harte
4. Beyond VoIP Protocols, by: O. Hersent, J.P. Petit and D. Gurle
5. Softswitch Architecture for VoIP, by: Franklin D. Ohrtman Jr.