Courses

Provides a comprehensive overview of basic programming concepts, the Java programming language using an object-oriented approach, and the software development life cycle for students with little to no previous programming experience. Prerequisites: Restricted to Leeds School of Business or College of Engineering graduate students only.

Offers students a hands-on experience programatically managing network hardware and essential network services such as DHCP, DNS, ARP, FTP, Telnet, HTTP, SSH, SMTP, TFTP, and SNMP through the use of cross-platform scripting. Students with little or no programming experience will learn scripting by replicating functionality provided in common management suites such as HP OpenView, Nagios, Zennos, IBM Netview and others. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides a detailed technical study of Internet and Internet-related protocols following a top-down approach through the protocol stack. Bit-level analysis of a large number of Internet and Internet-related protocols, including the study of classic protocol suite principles. Covers real time and near real-time data streaming, IP mobility, IPV6, and an introduction to Internet security. Prereq., TLEN 5330 or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) or gaduate students in the College of Engineering or Leeds School of Business only.

Covers the co-evolution of traditional multimedia services (such as telephony and television) and traditional data services onto a common network infrastructure: representation and compression for speech, audio, images, and video; media transportusing Real time Transport Protocol (RTP); quality of service. Prereq., TLEN 5330. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) or gaduate students in the College of Engineering or Leeds School of Business only.

Provides direct experience with telecommunications functions and equipment through experiments and demonstrations. Student teams learn the fundamental techniques of signal transmission and impairment measurement, voice and data switching,and systems administration, and the fundamental functions of data networking and services. Each experiment is designed to focus on some particular aspect of system management, development, or maintenance for either enterprise telecommunications customers or telecommunication service providers. Procedures require the use of actual commercial equipment, services, observation, reporting of behavior, and performance, compared to specified requirements. Student teams and laboratory periods for the semester are established during the first class lecture meeting. Prereqs., TLEN 5310 and 5330. Credit not granted for this course and CSCI 4123. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) or gaduate students in the College of Engineering or Leeds School of Business only.

Presents advanced networking techniques through experiments with network measurement equipment, switches, routers, and management interfaces. Each experiment focuses on some particular aspect of system management, development, or maintenance. Procedures require the use of actual commercial equipment, services, observation, reporting of behavior, and performance, compared to specified requirements. Prereq., TLEN 5460. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Signaling in this context is the exchange of information associated with the establishment and control of a connection. Students will gain an understanding of modern signaling protocols and differences among these protocols. Students will gain an appreciation of actually implementing signaling protocols in the Internet Protocol environment. Prereqs., TLEN 5330 and C/C++. Recommended prereq., Java programming.

Provides the student with a description of optical fibers, lasers, and detectors at a level that allows them to analyze and design optical fiber communication systems. Prereq., TLEN 5310. Same as ECEN 4116. Prerequisites: Restricted to Leeds School of Business or College of Engineering graduate students only.

2-credit hour senior level lab. Experiments cover analog and digital information transmission on free space and guided wave optical carriers. Automated data acquisition and computer analysis of data are used to investigate transmission efficacy. Same as ECEN 4696.

Exposes students to Unix/Linux systems and network programming with an emphasis on practical programming problems and experience. Covers the unique challenges of programming distributed systems including resolving synchronization, threads, pipes, sockets, and other constructs for building TCP/IP network servers and clients.

Presents in detail the technologies and architectures employed in cellular and other modern wireless systems and discusses regulatory and other industry issues. Major topics include radio technology, multiple access techniques, analog and digital cellular telephony, and personal communications systems. Prereq., TLEN 5310 or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) or gaduate students in the College of Engineering or Leeds School of Business only.

Examines small-scale wireless networks particularly personal and local area networks. Covers licensed and unlicensed spectrum, indoor and small-scale radio propagation, modulation techniques, network topologies, ad hoc and infrastructure networks, protocol design, TCP/IP-wireless interactions, and protocol standards. Prereq., ECEN 3810 or APPM 3570 or MATH 4510. Recommended prereq., TLEN 5430. Same as ECEN 5122.

Examines the critical aspects of network security. a technical discussion of threats, vulnerabilities, detection, and prevention is presented. Issues addressed are cryptography, firewalls, network protocols, intrusion detection, security architecture, security policy, forensic investigation, privacy, and the law. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Applies what students have learned in computer and network security foundations in a simulated network environment. Topics to be covered include: system hardening, firewalls, intrusion detection, vulnerability assessment, and investigation. Prereqs., TLEN 5530. Recommended prereq., operating system experience. Credit not granted for this course and CSCI 4133.

Studies methods to protect information, and the ability to process and move information, from theft, misuse, tampering, destruction, and unauthorized access. Introduces foundational topics of computerand network security, including security models, cryptography, and authentication protocols. Prereqs., significant experience in coding (C or C++); some experience in networks; familiarity with TCP/IP, UDP, and ICMP. Recommended prereq., CSCI 5273. Same as CSCI 6268. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Serves as hands-on exploration of wireless communication systems. The course is designed to complement TLEN 5510 and TLEN 5520 by taking several subjects to greater depth. Students will work with and in some cases build radio frequency test equipment, transmitters, receivers, antennas, and wireless communication systems. Prereq., TLEN 5310. Coreq., either TLEN 5510 or 5520. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Implement fundamentals of IP Routing Protocols and apply them directly to design based networking problems. Design scenarios will incorporate physical and logical design, financial analysis, and laboratory configuration. Prereq., TLEN 5370. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Studies the role of communication and networking In creating efficient, extensible, and resilient energy networks. Describes existing networking technologies and standards such as SCADA and IEC61850 and upcoming technology developments. Cyber security, regulatory requirements, and the industry economic framework are discussed. Provides the tools to choose and design networking technologies for the smart grid. Recommended prereq., ECEN 5007. Co-reqs., TLEN 5310 and 5330. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides a series of weekly lectures with questions and discussion. Many of the speakers are nationally known experts in telecommunications. Fall and spring seminars are for 1 credit hour each, and attendance is required. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) or gaduate students in the College of Engineering or Leeds School of Business only.

Develop basic concepts and methods for pursuing quantitative and qualitative research. Students will develop a research proposal that will be completed in TLEN 5710 or as a Master's Thesis. Writing skills test required. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) or gaduate students in the College of Engineering or Leeds School of Business only.

Complete Capstone research project initiated in TLEN 5700, Research Methods. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as EMEN 5900.