COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Paolo ADDESSO COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
EQF7
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FOR DIGITAL ENERGY
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
18EXERCISES
18LAB
Objectives
THE COURSE FOCUSES ON METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS.


KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

DEVICES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS – WORKING PRINCIPLES. MAIN ARCHITECTURES AND DATA TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND SMART GRIDS. CODING AND DATA PROCESSING FOR RELIABILITY AND SECURITY OF NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS. INTELLIGENT DEVICES FOR SMART METERING – WORKING PRINCIPLES. DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN DEVICES AND OTHER NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES.


APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

SELECTING SUITABLE DEVICES AND ARCHITECTURES FOR SPECIFIC DATA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONFIGURING SIMPLE DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORKS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF METERING, CONTROL, AND SMART DEVICES. SELECTING SMART METERING SYSTEMS BASED ON INTELLIGENT SENSORS FOR DATA ACQUISITION IN ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS.
Prerequisites
APPROPRIATE MATHEMATICAL BACKGROUND.
Contents
DIDACTIC UNIT 1: DIGITAL SIGNALS (TOTAL LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 6/2/2)

-1 (2 HOUR LECTURE): INTRODUCTION. CONCEPT AND REPRESENTATION OF A “SIGNAL”. ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNALS.
-2 (2 HOUR LECTURE): DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS. ANALOG/DIGITAL (A/D) CONVERSION. BANDWIDTH AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS.
-3 (2 HOUR LECTURE): SPECTRAL ANALYSIS AND SIGNAL FILTERING.
-4 (2 HOUR PRACTICE): A/D CONVERSION.
-5 (2 HOUR LABORATORY): SPECTRAL ANALYSIS AND SIGNAL FILTERING.


KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
BASIC ELEMENTS FOR DIGITAL SIGNALS REPRESENTATION AND PROCESSING.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
IMPLEMENTATION VIA SOFTWARE TOOLS OF SIMPLE ALGORITHMS FOR THE REPRESENTATION AND PROCESSING OF DIGITAL SIGNALS.


DIDACTIC UNIT 2: TRASMISSION (TOTAL LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 10/2/2)

-6 (2 HOUR LECTURE): SIGNAL SPACE. DIGITAL MODULATIONS AND DECISION CRITERIA.
-7 (2 HOUR LECTURE): PAM AND PPM MODULATIONS.
-8 (2 HOUR LECTURE): PSK, QAM, AND FSK MODULATIONS.
-9 (2 HOUR LECTURE): ELEMENTS OF PROBABILITY. RANDOM VARIABLES. PMF, CDF, AND PDF.
-11 (2 HOUR LECTURE): USEFUL DISTRIBUTIONS. NOISE (DEVICES AND CHANNELS).
-11 (2 HOUR PRACTICE): PERFORMANCE OF DIGITAL MODULATIONS.
-12 (2 HOUR LABORATORY): SIMULATION OF DIGITAL MODULATIONS.


KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
BASIC ELEMENTS FOR DIGITAL TRANSMISSIONS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
EXAMINING REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MOST COMMON DIGITAL MODULATIONS.

DIDACTIC UNIT 3: NETWORK ARCHITECTURES (TOTAL LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 10/2/0)

-13 (2 HOUR LECTURE): LAYERING. TCP/IP MODEL. PHYSICAL AND DLC LAYERS.
-14 (2 HOUR LECTURE): NETWORK AND TRANSPORT LAYERS.
-15 (2 HOUR LECTURE): MAIN SERVICES AND COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURES FOR SMART GRIDS (WAN AND FAN).
-16 (2 HOUR LECTURE): WIDEBAND NETWORKS. OPTICAL NETWORKS. WIRELESS NETWORKS: 3G/4G/5G AND WIFI/BLUETOOTH, IEEE 802.15.4
-17 (2 HOUR LECTURE): OVERVIEW OF MAIN SERVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR SMART GRIDS. TELEPROTECTION, ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI).
-18 (2 HOUR PRACTICE): NETWORK ARTCHITECTURES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
MAIN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK ARCHITECTURES FOR SMART GRIDS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
BASIC NOTIONS FOR THE SIMULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS.


DIDACTIC UNIT 4: SMART GRIDS (TOTAL LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 6/2/4)

-19 (2 HOUR LECTURE): ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTROL, ACQUISITION, AND PROCESSING. SMART GRID DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
-20 (2 HOUR LECTURE): SMART METERING.
-21 (2 HOUR LECTURE): INTELLIGENT SENSORS. NETWORK STATE ESTIMATION. OPTIMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
-22 (2 HOUR PRACTICE): NETWORK SECURITY.
-23 (2 HOUR LABORATORY): MONITORING AND ACQUISITION OVER INTELLIGENT NETWORKS.
-24 (2 HOUR LABORATORY): OPTIMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION OVER SMART GRIDS.


KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
MAIN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE OVER INTELLIGENT NETWORKS (INTELLIGENT SENSORS, SMART METERING, SMART GRID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM).

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
SIMULATING A SIMPLE SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION, DATA ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OVER A SMART GRID.


TOTAL LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 32/8/8
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LECTURES AND COMPUTER-AIDED EXERCISES.
Verification of learning
SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LEARNING OUTCOMES WILL BE ASSESSED THROUGH THE DISCUSSION OF A PROJECT WORK AIMED AT EVALUATING: THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPTS INTRODUCED DURING THE COURSE;
THE ABILITY OF CONFIGURING SIMPLE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; SELECTING SUITABLE DEVICES AND ARCHITECTURES; SOLVING DIMENSIONING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROBLEMS FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION IN APPLICATIONS RELEVANT TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS.
Texts
D. BERTSEKAS, R. GALLAGER, “DATA NETWORKS”, PRENTICE HALL, 1992.

KENNETH C. BUDKA, JAYANT G. DESHPANDE, MARINA THOTTAN, “COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR SMART GRIDS - MAKING SMART GRID REAL”, SPRINGER-VERLAG , 2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE UNIVERSITY E-LEARNING PLATFORM (HTTP://ELEARNING.UNISA.IT) ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS USING THEIR OWN UNIVERSITY CREDENTIALS.
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