Course No.	CIS 651
Sections	001,101
Title	Multimedia Telecommunications
Course Website	http://www.cs.njit.edu/verkhov/classes.htm
Prerequisite(s)	Basic knowledge of calculus and elements of probability theory Good programming skills
Instructor	Boris Verkhovsky Office Room No. : 4407 GITC Office Phone : 973-596-3393 Fax : 973-596-5777 Email : verb@njit.edu Website: http://www.cs.njit.edu/verb Lab : Cryptography & Telecommunication Laboratory (GITC
Instructor Office Hours
Description	Convergence of voice, data and video networks. Elements of multimedia telecommunication networks. Fundamentals of system analysis and design of communication networks. Text and image compression algorithms. Integrated networks with dedicated and shared facilities. Flow and congestion control algorithms. Routing strategies. Data, voice and integrated networks performance evaluation. Multimedia load distribution. Satellite communication networks.
Topics	Classification of communication systems & related problems Elements of queuing theory Poisson networks Communication system flow analysis Quality of Service (QoS) concepts QoS: voice networks QoS: data networks Spanning-tree problem and cable networks Shortest-path algorithm (SPA) Shortest-path trees and routing tables Constraint-shortest path problem Elements of dynamic programming Multimedia SPA Optimal distribution of network flow QoS: multimedia communication Satellite communication systems Multimedia load balancing Voice network design Communication system capacity expansion Data communication system design Huffman code and textual compression Movable-boundary protocol Communication system design: cost analysis Multi-link path: analysis & design Multi-path network: analysis & design Search algorithms & communication systems design Solution of inverse problems and systems design Security problems and countermeasures Communication over unreliable channels Future frontiers: communication without channels
Text Book(s)	Computer Networks, 4 th edition by Andrew Tanenbaum. Prentice Hall,2002. Additional reading (optional) Ahuja, Magnanti, Orlin, "Network Flows", 1993 Comer, "Computer Networks and Internets", 1997 Halsall, "Multimedia Communication", 2001 Peterson & Davie "Computer Networks", 2000 Richharia, "Satellite Communication Systems", 1995
Time & Place	Friday 1:00 pm - 3:55 pm Kupf 107 Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:05 pm Tier Lect #1
Other Info	Equipment: Programmable scientific calculator Evaluation is based on Quiz, Mid Term, Semester Project, Final Test Academic Honor Code The NJIT academic honor code (http://www.njit.edu/academics/honorcode.php)applies in full to this class. Note in particular that copying programs, in full or in part, is forbidden. You may discuss ideas and concepts with your fellow students, but you may NOT copy any code.

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