Support materials for the "Technology of Communication Networks" course of the MSc in Communication Networks Engineering of IST. Program Communication networks technologies: access technologies based on metallic pair, coaxial cable, radio, optic fiber and power lines. Distribution of audio and video based on radio and satellite. Technologies LMDS, DAB and DVB. Protocols and interfaces associated to the different technologies. Home network technologies. Technological evolutions in the transmission and switching (Access and Core) General Objectives After concluding with success this course the students should: ? know the different access Technologies available, its main characteristics, advantages and limitations. ? know the different access protocols used in the different access technologies. ? know the main home network technologies and its protocols. ? know the most recent technologies and its foreseen evolution for home, access and core networks. ? know how to configure and manage different access networks and LMDS, DAB and DVB technologies. Support Materials: Lectures: - Presentation - Introduction - The PPP protocol - The RADIUS protocol - The xdsl technologies - The ADSL technology - HFC technologies - PON technologies - VoIP techologies - FSO - FWA - IP Multimedia Subsystem Professor Serafim Antunes texts: - Part A: Architectures - Part B: Protocols - Part C: DSL - Part D: HFC - Part E: Fibre - Part E1: FSO - Part F: Radio Miscellaneous: Labs * lab1.pdf plus TRC_lab1 and TRC_lab2 DSL * Single-Pair High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line * HDSL * ADSL (specs). HFC * CDMA - Tutorial PON * Passive Optical Networks in the First Mile VoIP * H323 and SIP: a comparison * Voice over IP System in an Academic Environment * Application-Layer Mobility Using SIP Radio Access * LMDS IMS * IMS Whitepaper