TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Alparslan Çağrı Yapıcı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn communication networks 2) Learn digital, IP-based networks 3) Learn routing algorithms, Markov chains and queuing theory. 4) Learn local area networks analysis. 5) Learn demand and fixed -assignment protocols. 6) Learn the networks of queues, traffic rate equations, traffic matrices, network planning.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Cross-layer performance in cellular WCDMA/3G networks. Intelligent networks, cognitive networks, smart antennas and relay for the next generation wireless systems. Wireless LANs and adhoc networks. Voice capacity in IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 backbones, vertex-linked infrastructure for adhoc networks, probability methods for location estimation in wireless networks, mobile wireless internet and satellite applications, roaming in the global wireless internet, role of satellite in mobile/wireless systems, encoding, algorithms and performance in wireless networks.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to communication networks.. 2nd Week Digital networks. 3rd Week IP-based networks. 4th Week Routing algorithms. 5th Week Quality of service. 6th Week Queuing theory and applications. 7th Week Markov chains and queuing theory. 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Queue analysis, queuing delays, blocking probability. 10th Week Local area networks analysis. 11th Week Demand-assignment protocols. 12th Week Fixed assignment protocols. Networks of queues. 13th Week Traffic rate equations, traffic matrices. 14th Week Network planning.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	G. Giambene (2005), Queuing Theory and Telecommunication Networks and Applications, Springer.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 1 12 Quiz 2 13 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 8 112 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 2 35 70 Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No