II4001 Broadband Access Technologies Syllabus:

II4001 Broadband Access Technologies Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

The students will be able to
 explain fundamental concepts related to broadband access technologies.
 understand the current and emerging wired and wireless access technologies.
 acquire knowledge about cable modems and fiber access technologies.
 have an exposure to different systems standards for next generation broadband access networks.

UNIT I REVIEW OF ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES

Phone-Line modem, cable-access, ISDN, Emerging Broad band Technologies, Cable DSL, Fiber and Wireless, Standards for access network.

UNIT II DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES

Asymmetric Digital subscriber lines (ADSL) – Rate Adaptive subscriber line (RADSL)-ISDN Digital subscriber line (IDSL) – High bit rate DSL (HDSL)-Single line DSL (SDSL) – very high bit rate DSL (VDSL) – Standards for XDSL & Comparison.

UNIT III CABLE MODEM

Cable Modem, DOCSIS – Physical Cabling, Dual Modem Operation, Hub Restriction, Upstream Operation – Downstream operation – Access control – framing Security sub layer – Data link layer – LLC & Higher layers – ATM centric VS IP – centric cable modem.

UNIT IV FIBER ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES

Optical Fiber in access networks, Architecture and Technologies- Hybrid fiber – Coax (HFC) system, Switched Digital Video (SDV) – Passive optical networks (PON) – FTTX (FTTH, FTTB, FTTC, FTT cab) comparison, Broadband PON , Gigabit-Capable PON.

UNIT V BROAD BAND WIRELESS

Fixed Wireless, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), Multi channel multi point distribution services (MMDS), Local multi point distribution services (LMDS), and Wideband integrated Digital Interactive Services (WIDIS), Mobile Wireless 3G – IMT 2000 – Introduction to LTE-A.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

The students will be able to to design systems meeting out the requirements of the recent standards.
 meet out the industry requirements for man power in next generation networks.
 contribute towards the enhancement of the existing wireless technologies.

REFERENCES:

1. Dennis J. Rauschmayer, “ADSL/VDSL Principles: A Practical and Precise Study of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines and Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Lines”, Macmillan Technology Series, 1998.
2. Gilbert Held, “Next Generation Modems: A Professional Guide to DSL and Cable Modems”, John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
3. Leonid G. Kazovsky, Ning Cheng, Wei-Tao Shaw, David Gutierrez, Shing-Wa Wong, “Broadband Optical Access Networks”, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, 2011.
4. Martin P. Clarke, “Wireless Access Network: Fixed Wireless Access and WLL Network Design and Operation”, John Wiley & Sons 2000.
5. Niel Ransom and Albert A. Azzam, “Broadband Access Technologies: ADSL, VDSL Cable Modem, Fiber and LMDS”, McGraw Hill, 1999.
6. Sassan Ahmadi, “LTE-Advanced – A practical systems approach to understanding the 3GPP LTE Releases 10 and 11 radio access technologies”, Elsevier, 2014.
7. Walter J Woralski, “ADSL and DSL Technologies”, McGraw Hill Computer Communication Series, Second Edition Oct 2001.
8. William Webb, “Introduction to Wireless Local Loop Broadband and Narrow Band System”, Mobile Communication Series, Artech House Publishers, Second Edition 2000.