ADVANCED NETWORKING TECHNIQUES

1. Digital communication elements. VS analog digital communications. Long distance transmission. Types of modulations (amplitude, frequency, digital). Brief introduction of fiber-optic communications 2. The concept of network systems and services. Definitions. Topologies (bus, star, tree, Point-to-point, peer-to-peer, LAN, MAN, WAN 3. Service infrastructures: LAN Local Area Network, VLAN Value Added Network; Core network services: the WLAN Wireless Local Area Network, VLAN- Virtual Local Area Network 4. Radio communication. Performance radio frequency bands. Radio communications standards. 802.11. Security in radio transmissions 5. CAN- Controller Area Network, WAN- Wide Area Network, GSM- Global System for Mobile Communications 6. Services data communications: PAN- Personal Area Network, SAN- Storage Area Network, PAN, Zigbee, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth, I-Mode, WAP, Wireless and packet switching; 7. Applications of networks for sensor systems.

• Explaining and interpreting the hardware and software specific structures required in the fields of computer programming, high-level languages and specific CAD techniques for achieving electronic modules, microcontrollers, computer systems architecture, electronic programmable systems. • programming VPN, SAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, IEEE 1451 • programming WiFi networks based on ESP-nodeMCU • using different types of communication protocols