ISDN networks and applications
L Zhang
6 points * 3 hours per week * Irregular availability * Clayton *
Overview of ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network). ISDN services. ISDN architecture. ISDN protocols - LAP-D. Applications of primary and basic rate ISDN, terminal equipment for use with ISDN, case studies. All students will use ISDN protocol analysers and ISDN multiplex equipment. Common channel signalling - signalling system No. 7. Network performance analysis.
Assessment
Examination (2 hours): 50% * Written: 50%
Prescribed Texts
Stallings W ISDN and broadband ISDN 2nd edn, Macmillan, 1992
Recommended texts
Handel R and Huber M Integrated broadband networks: An introduction to ATM-based networks Addison Wesley,1991
Kleinrock L Queueing systems vol. 1, Wiley, 1979
Schwartz M Telecommunication networks: Protocols, modelling and analysis Addison Wesley, 1987