OVERVIEW

The lectures are aimed to provide basic knowledge on telecommunications technologies employed to support safety, logistic and intelligent transportation systems. In more detail, networking fundamentals will be introduced and in particular, protocols and wireless networks – usually exploited by modern Intelligent Transportation Systems – will be described from the technological viewpoint.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Basic knowledge on telecommunications technologies employed to support safety, logistic and intelligent transportation systems

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Structure of telecommunication networks; transmission media; functional structure, definition of protocol, remote system communication; definition of circuit and packet switching; Internet and TCP/IP networks; Internet protocols (top-down approach), TCP,  UDP, IP, ARP, DNS, DHCP and ICMP; introduction to Ethernet and 802.3; short range transport support networks: IEEE 802.11; CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA multiple access; long range transport support networks: WiMax (IEEE 802.16); vertical handover with IEEE 802.21; MANET; Middleware.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• B. Carlson, “Communications Systems”, McGraw-Hill.
• A. Molisch, "Wireless Communications", Wiley.
• L. J. Ippolito Jr. “Satellite Communications Systems Engineering”, Academic Press-Elsevier.
• D. Munoz, F. Bouchereau, C. Vargas, R. E. Caldera, “Position Location Techniques and Applications”, Academic Press-Elsevier.
• J. Kurose, K. Ross, "Computer Networking - A Top-Down Approach", Pearson.
• W. Stallings, “Data and Computer Communications”, (9th Edition), Prentice Hall-Pearson.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

IGOR BISIO (President)

FABIO LAVAGETTO (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

See the Calendar on the web site of the Polytechnic School of the University of Genoa.

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written or Oral

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Test and exercises resolution.

Exam schedule