University of Pennsylvania
TCOM
670 - Telecommunications Seminar (Spring
2008)
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Course Information
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Time/Location:
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Friday 1-4pm, Moore
212
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URL:
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www.seas.upenn.edu/~tcom670
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Professor:
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Sanjay Udani (udani@seas)
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Office: TBD
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Teaching Assistant:
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Arvind Murali
(arvinmur@seas)
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Office Hours/Location: TBD
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Details
A course pack (required) is available from the Copy
Center in the Moore building. There are no textbooks
required for this course as most of the topics discussed are rapidly changing;
a significant portion of the course will involve Web-based research. Grading
will be based on class participation[1], weekly paper reviews,
current topic discussion, presentations and a final paper.
Assignments
- The
paper selected for each week will be discussed in class and everyone will
be expected to participate. Each student will hand in a printed 1-2 page
critical evaluation (not summary)
of the paper/topic the week it is being discussed.
- One
student per week will be responsible for leading a current topic for discussion in class, and the lead is
expected to have read background material on the topic prior to the class.
A one-page summary for the class may be useful. The current topic will be
selected during the prior week based on class suggestions.
- Each
student will also pick a main research topic (some topics are listed on
the next page) for which they will make a 45 minute presentation in class
as well as write a 20-25 page research paper by the end of the semester.
In addition, within the first few weeks of class, each student will be
required to do a 1-2 slide presentation to talk about their proposed
topic. Needless to say, copying paragraphs from print/web sources is
not allowed (unless used as a quote) for the paper, and any graphics
used must be appropriately referenced.
- Final
papers are due the last day of class; there will be no extensions.
Summary: The typical class will have three items. First, there will be
a paper discussion with participation from the whole class. Second, a student
will present a current topic followed by discussion. Third, a different student
will make a presentation on their main topic.
There are no midterms or finals planned for this class.
Code of Academic Integrity
Students who fail to comply with the Code of Academic Integrity
will be given a zero grade for the course.
Potential Presentation Topics
- Should a global body (e.g. UN)
run/manage the Internet (DNS etc.)?
- Spam: Analysis of proposed solutions
- What rules/laws should apply to the Internet?
- The state of broadband 20 years from now
- Internet traffic analysis (What kind of
traffic is flowing on the Internet?)
- Frequency spectrum allocation (How to do
it?)
- Web Privacy (web bugs, logging)
- Content protection vs. User rights
(DRM, copyrights)
- Cellular broadband (3G, 4G and beyond)
- IPTV & IP-based video delivery
issues
- What’s the best way to deliver
video – real-time, or as a file transfer?
- Net Neutrality
- Global deployment of broadband
- Emergency telecommunication services
- Is the Internet a basic necessity (e.g.
like water and electricity)?