ELEC 221V - Broadband Services

4 credits

Students will understand and use a range of upper level services supported by TCP/IP protocols and broadband transmission services. Emphasis is given to the design and operation of Voice over IP (VoIP) and Video over IP applications. Students will define VoIP architectures, protocols, and formats and evaluate and use VoIP, PC-based servers. Students will use IP phones and understand and configure soft phones. In Video over IP, students will describe a range of video basics and codecs and understand video compression technology. They will evaluate and select video players and describe and use different video delivery processes. They will also understand the evolution of the Internet, and its impact on network needs and technologies. Students will work in a networked environment with VoIP phones to set up an enterprise-level phone system as well as work with computer software simulations to model their system.

Prerequisites: ELEC 121V Network Infrastructure .