1. Course Title | Optical Networks | |||||||
2. Code | 3ФЕИТ10Л025 | |||||||
3. Study program | TKII | |||||||
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) | First cycle | |||||||
6. Academic year/semester | III/6 | 7. Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | |||||
8. Lecturer | Dr Borislav Popovski | |||||||
9. Course Prerequisites | ||||||||
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): The student will gain in-depth knowledge of the existing and forthcoming optical networking technologies and standards. The student will be capable of planning and designing modern optical networks by getting knowledge about the services that are realized through optical networks. |
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11. Course Syllabus: Generations of optical networks, services, comparison of technologies (competitive technologies), WDM architectures. Optical level, development of optical networks. SDH, Next Generation SDH, 1/10/40/100 Gb Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet. MPLS / GMPLS. OTN – standard. OTN Framework structure. Design of WDM networks. WDM FTTH – fiber to the home. NG-PON, WDM-PON. Photonic packet switching, switching to optical packets and bursts. All optical networks. Case studies. Optimization of wavelengths, multilayer traffic optimization IP / MPLS / WDM. Techno-economic analysis. |
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12. Learning methods: Lectures, auditory and laboratory exercises, independent work, work on projects and preparation of seminar work. |
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13. Total number of course hours | 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 | |||||||
14. Distribution of course hours | 180 | |||||||
15. Forms of teaching | 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 | ||||||
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 30 | |||||||
16. Other course activities | 16.1. Projects, seminar papers | 20 | ||||||
16.2. Individual tasks | 15 | |||||||
16.3. Homework and self-learning | 70 | |||||||
17. Grading | 17.1. Exams | 10 | ||||||
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 10 | |||||||
17.3. Activity and participation | 0 | |||||||
17.4. Final exam | 80 | |||||||
18. Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||
from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | |||||||
from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | |||||||
from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | |||||||
from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | |||||||
from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | |||||||
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Regular attendance at classes and classroom and lab exercises. | |||||||
20. Forms of assessment | During the semester, two partial written exams are provided (at the middle and at the end of the semester, lasting 120 minutes), tests that are conducted during the classes and a test from laboratory exercises. The points from the partial exams, the tests are included in the final grade. In the planned exam sessions, a written exam is taken (duration 120 minutes) | |||||||
21. Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Internal evaluation and surveys. | |||||||
23. Literature | ||||||||
23.1. Required Literature | ||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ||||
1 | Rajiv Ramaswami, Kumar Sivarajan, Galen Sasaki | Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective | Morgan Kaufmann | 2010 | ||||
2 | Harry G. Perros | Connection-oriented Networks SONET/SDH, ATM, MPLS and Optical Networks | Wiley & Sons | 2005 | ||||
23.2. Additional Literature | ||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ||||
1 | T.E.Stern, G.Ellinas, K. Bala | Multiwavelength Optical Networks, Architectures, Design, and Control | Cambridge University Press | 2009 |