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8/24 | Welcome/ Syllabus / |
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8/31 | Lecture 1 - Introduction to optical Communications and networking | ||||
9/7 | Lecture 2 - Propagetion trhough optical fiber - Part I | Article 1 is due/submit through discussion group/ | |||
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9/21 | Lecture 3 - Propagetion trhough optical fiber - Part II | Complete homework#1 due 9/28 Complete the Simulation tool assignment - due 10/5
Simulation Survey / due 10/5 |
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9/28 | Lab 1* | homework#1 is due | |||
10/5 | Lect 4 - Components | Submit project abstract Lab 1 is due / Simulation and Survey is due |
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10/12 | Lab 2 - Optical Eye Diagram. | Article 2 is due/submit through discussion group/ | |||
10/19 | Midterm Exam * / Optical Sources | ||||
10/26 | Lecture on Physical Characteristics (link is available in teh discussion group) | Lab 2 is due / Link to instructions for Lab 3 is provided in the discussion group / Start working on Lab 3 | |||
11/2 |
SONET Basics / Protection - (Read Chapter 9 - up to 9.3) |
A very good tutorial in SONET |
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11/9 | Tutorial on ANT-20E - A SONET Analyzer
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Article 3 is due/submit through discussion group/ Lab 3 is due. |
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11/16 | Submit first draft of your paper for review / IP/Ethernet/ MPLS |
QUIZ - Chapter 6 upto 6.2 / Chapter 9 up to 9.3 |
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11/23 | Thanksgiving - No CLASS | ||||
11/30 | Line Encoding and Scrambling (Read Sections 4.1.1, 4.5 and related problems in the text)n | Submit SONET Lab | |||
12/7 | Optical Transport Networks (Read Sections 6.2 & 6.3) |
Article 4 is due/submit through discussion group/ Quiz - Line Encoding and SONET lab |
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12/14 |
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(Read Chapter 6 all / Chapter 9: up to 9.3)n Read Sections 4.1.1, 4.5 and related problems in the text) / Labs / |
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* Must be present unless slip from work/Doctor is provided.
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