Optical Networks

Објавено: June 28, 2022
1. Course Title Optical Networks
2. Code 4ФЕИТ10Л017
3. Study program ТКИИ
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
8. Lecturer D-r Borislav Popovski
9. Course Prerequisites Taken course: Communication Systems
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): A. Knowledge: 1) To get a profound understanding of protocols applied in optical networks: MPLS, GMPLS, MPLS-TP, Ethernet PBB-TE. 2) To get a profound understanding of standards applied in optical networks: OTN for transport and GPON, NG-PON for access networks. 3) To get a profound understanding of optical switching methods and networking techniques, circuit, packet, hybrid, burst and flow. 4) To get a basic understanding of optical node design.
B. Skills: 1) To be able to communicate, reason and creatively think about optical networks. 2) To be able to design optical networks. 3) To be able to evaluate performance of optical packet switched nodes using simulation methods.
11. Course Syllabus: Overview of optical networks development. WDM architectures. Connection-oriented client network SDH. Protocols applied in optical networks: MPLS, GMPLS, MPLS-TP, Ethernet PBB-TE. Optical Transport Networks, OTN – standard. OTN hierarchy and frame structure. Design of WDM networks. Routing and wavelength assignment. WDM mesh networks protection, methods and algorithms. WDM FTTH – fiber to the home, GPON, NG-PON. Switching of optical packets, bursts and flows. Case studies. Multilayer traffic optimization IP/MPLS/WDM. Network Control and Management. Software Defined optical networks. Techno-economic analysis. Simulation methods for optical packet switched networks.
12. Learning methods: Lectures, auditory and laboratory exercises, independent work, work on projects and preparation of seminar work.
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 10
17.4. Final exam 70
18. Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91to 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
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
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