Eogogics

Technical audiences.

As increasingly sophisticated and complex technologies provide ever-increasing capacity on the air interface, we sometimes forget that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.  The interconnect portion of the network is but a link in the end-to-end chain!  What are the key issues to consider in designing interconnects?

In this course, we will study the various alternative approaches to the implementation of the interconnect portion of the mobile communications network.   We will examine issues specific to the technology used for implementation such as T1, microwave links, or fiber.  We will also look at the issues related to topology, e.g., which BSC should a BTS be connected to.  We will consider these issues at both qualitative and quantitative levels, including the process for quantifying capacity and performance metrics that these links must satisfy to meet the end-to-end performance requirements of the end user applications.    All in all, you will go away from this course with a solid understanding of both the technological and methodological issues that underlie the design of inter-connections in the core network.