Program Overview

COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR EMERGENCY AND MONITORING

Program Details

• Code: 94630
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Credits: 5 cfu anno 1 ENGINEERING FOR NATURAL RISK MANAGEMENT 11921 (LM-26 R) - SAVONA
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: ING-INF/03
• Language: English
• Teaching Location: SAVONA
• Semester: 2° Semester
• Modules: This teaching is a module of: TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC SYSTEM

Overview

In order to deal with various emergencies, disasters, and accidents happening in the world and with the strong need of constant monitoring, the use of rapidly deployable, reliable, and efficient, stable communication networks is developing more and more. Remote control and monitoring are based on fundamental parameters such as sense, communication, computing, and control. In this perspective, the knowledge of telecommunication networks is of great importance for the comprehension and design of future systems.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

The module will provide students with:

• Basic concepts on modern Network and Internet technologies
• Introduction to the architecture and protocols for wireless communication
• Basic concepts on Radio Cellular Networks, WiFi, Bluetooth, and sensor networks technologies
• Machine to Machine standards
• Laboratory practical and simulative experiences will also be conducted

Aims and Learning Outcomes

At the end of the module, a student will be able to:

• Describe the main elements constituting a modern telecommunications network and the Internet
• Define the main Internet interconnection elements: hubs, switches, routers, gateways, terminals
• Design the main features of protocols acting at data link, network, transport, and application layer
• Read and understand technical documents concerning telecommunication infrastructures for remote control and monitoring

Teaching Methods

Lectures supplemented by possible practical tests in the laboratory.

Syllabus/Content

• Introduction to TLC Networks
• Packet and circuit switching
• Protocol and service concepts
• Functional level architecture
• Ethernet, 802, 802.1q, Fieldbus, Industrial Ethernet
• HDLC, PPP
• IP
• TCP / UDP
• Networks for control and monitoring

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• Slides used during the lectures
• Behrouz A. Forouzan, TCP / IP protocols, Mc-Graw-Hill, 2006
• Notes issued by the lecturer on specific topics
• Extracts of international regulations and scientific documentation provided by the lecturer

Teachers and Exam Board

Teacher

• MARIO MARCHESE
  • Office Hours: Fixed on request. The request should be addressed to the lecturer.

Exam Board

• MARIO MARCHESE (President)
• FABIO PATRONE
• SANDRO ZAPPATORE
• LUCA LAZZARONI (President Substitute)

Lessons

Lessons Start

The timetable for this course is available at the Portale EasyAcademy.

Exams

Exam Description

The exam consists of a written test consisting of 4 questions of identical value followed by a brief oral comment on the writing test.

Assessment Methods

The written test is aimed at checking the skills of the students:

• To describe the features of main elements constituting a modern telecommunications network both concerning the infrastructure and the protocols
• To understand technical specifications concerning telecommunication infrastructures for remote control and monitoring
• To design basic elements of protocols acting at data link, network, transport, and application layer Concerning:

1. Technical knowledge
2. Methodology
3. Clarity of the description

Exam Schedule