Introduction

Research on telecommunication systems started in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering (E&ECE) at IIT Kharagpur in early fifties. From the last century following 2nd world war, the whole world has witnessed an all-pervasive growth in the technology of telecommunication networks. IIT Kharagpur has also followed this advancement and continued to make its own contributions through teaching as well as research activities in this area. Recently, realizing the needs for hands-one training in this area to bridge the gap between theory and practice, E&ECE Department has developed a State-of-the-Art Laboratory under the FIST programme of DST, Govt. of India. The laboratory has been setup with a wide range of modern telecommunication equipments, including IP routers, Ethernet and ATM switches, ISDN and EPABX systems, ADMs as SDH nodes, wireless access points, network access control and intrusion detection software, etc., This networking infrastructure is used across the department building to form in-house network test-beds with different possible practical topological formations, with which our students carry out wide range of experimentations on networking concepts. To share the fallouts and benefits of this rare networking facility at IIT Kharagpur, we have designed this short-term course, sponsored by AICTE. The proposed 10-days-long comprehensive training would consist of theory and laboratory classes going hand-in-hand. Thus, the short-term course will offer, along with stimulating lectures in the area, a rare opportunity to gather a hands-on experience on how telecommunication networks are formed in practice and, how data, voice and video are transferred between heterogeneous networks therein, through Ethernet, router, ATM, SDH based networking infrastructures. The course will also provide a forum for professional interaction between the IIT community and others, which would hopefully lead to useful research collaboration amongst the participating organizations in due course of time.

Areas to be Covered

• Introduction to Telecommunication Networks
• ISO-OSI Network Model
• TCP/IP Network Protocols
• ATM and ATM-based Networking
• Medium Access Control Techniques
• Ethernet
• Wireless Networks IEEE 802.11
• Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
• SDH-based Optical Networking, EOS, POS
• Voice-over-IP
• Network Security
• Orientation on Networking Equipments / Software of the Laboratory
• Hands-On Experiments on Practical Networking Formations

Speakers

Invited Talk by Prof. S. L. Maskara, Ex-Professor, E&ECE, IIT Kharagpur. Professors Debasish Datta, Raja Datta, Prabir Kumar Biswas, Sant Saran Pathak and other faculty members of IIT Kharagpur

Registration Fees

No Registration Fee will be charged from the teachers of AICTE approved Engineering Colleges/Universities.

TA

The selected teachers from AICTE approved Engineering Colleges/Universities will be paid TA (limited to a maximum of AC-III tier by the shortest route).

Food and Accommodation

Participants will be provided food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and accommodation in the Institute campus. Details of accommodation will be sent to the participants after we have received the completed registration form.

Important Dates

Last date for registration : 15th January, 2010 (Friday)
[Complete application should be received by the coordinator by this date]
Course Duration : 17th February - 28th February, 2010

Course Material :

Necessary course materials will be provided to the participants during the course.

Who can Apply :

Teachers of AICTE approved Engineering Colleges/ Universities.

How to Apply :

Download Registration Form. Filled in registration form should reach the course coordinator on or before January 15, 2010. The original copy of the filled in registration form may be sent by post. Participants should provide the proof of fulltime employment from the employer (HOD/Head of the institute).

The total number of seats in this course is limited to 45. We would prefer to have a balanced mix among the participants from different institutes.

Contacts

For any queries please contact:

Mr. Amitabha Das, Telecom Networks Lab (E & ECE)
Phone: +91-3222-281468 / 281481
Fax: +91-3222-255303 / 282264
Email: amitabha.iit@gmail.com

Address: Coordinator,
"STC on Telecommunication Networks with
State-of-the-art Hands-on Experiments",
Dept. of Electronics & ECE,
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,
P. O. KHARAGPUR-721302
INDIA

Prof. Raja Datta, Coordinator
Email : rajadatta@ece.iitkgp.ernet.in
Phone : +91-3222-283514
Prof. Debasish Datta, Co-coordinator
Email : ddatta@ece.iitkgp.ernet.in
Phone : +91-3222-283518