Communication And Network

EEE 347 Telecommunication Switching Systems

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 347
Course Title:	Telecommunication Switching Systems
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Communication Engineering EEE 341L Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 347 Telecommunication Switching Systems

B. Course Catalog Description Content):
Evolution of telecommunication switching and circuits: Evolution of Public Switched Telecommunication Networks Strowger exchange, Crossbar exchange, Stored programme exchange. Digital exchange – Basic Telecommunication equipment – Telephone handset, Hybrid circuit, Echo suppressors and cancellors, PCM coders, Modems and Relays. Electronic switching: Circuit Switching, Message switching, Centralized stored programme switching, Time switching, Spare switching, Combination switching – Digital switching system hardware configuration, Switching system software, Organization, Switching system call processing software, Hardware software integration. Telecommunication signaling and traffic: Channel associated signaling, Common channel signaling, SS7 signaling protocol, SS7 protocol architecture, Concept of Telecommunication traffic, Grade of service, Modeling switching systems, Blocking models and Delay systems. Integrated digital networks: Subscriber loop characteristics, Local access wire line and wireless PCM / TDM carrier standards transmission line codes, Digital multiplexing techniques, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Plesiocronous multiplexing techniques, SONET / SDH, Integrated Digital Network (IDN) environment – Principles of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) – Cellular Mobile Communication Principles.

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to
a. Introduce the working of telecommunication system and its different services and operation (multiplexing, switching and signaling).
b. Familiarize students with the evolution of telecommunication switching systems and basic telecommunication equipment and general terminologies and core concepts of tele-traffic engineering.

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Analyze different aspects of telecommunication switching.
CO2	Solve problems related to tele-traffic management.
CO3	Apply knowledge of multiplexing techniques in practical scenarios.
CO4	Explain the principles of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) & Mobile Cellular Communication Principles.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Analyze different aspects of telecommunication switching.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO2	Solve problems related to tele-traffic management.	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO3	Apply knowledge of multiplexing techniques in practical scenarios.	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO4	Explain the principles of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) & Mobile Cellular Communication Principles.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam

EEE 349 Microwave Engineering
EEE 349IL Microwave Engineering Laboratory – v3
EEE 350 Microwave Engineering Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 349 EEE 349IL
Course Title:	Microwave Engineering Microwave Engineering Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 349 Microwave Engineering ECE 349IL Microwave Engineering Laboratory EEE 350 Microwave Engineering Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2 ECE 350 Microwave Engineering Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
Frequency spectrum, VHF, UHF and microwave frequency ranges, microwave, advantages and applications, overview of Maxwell’s and Helmholtz Equations, Plane wave and its solution, Poynting’s theorem, plane wave reflection for normal and oblique incidence. Transmission Line: Voltage and current in ideal transmission lines, reflection, transmission, standing wave, impedance transformation, Smith Chart: impedance matching and lossy transmission lines. Waveguides: General formulation, modes of propagation and losses in parallel plate, rectangular and circular waveguides, strip-line, micro strips, Resonators: structures and characteristics. Rectangular Resonant Cavities: Energy storage, losses, Q. Microwave circuit and devices: Microwave tubes, transmit time and velocity modulation, Klystron, Multi-cavity Klystron, Oscillator, and Magnetron. Radiation: Small current element, radiation resistance, Radiation pattern and properties, Hertzian and half-wave Dipoles, Beam solid angle, radiation intensity, directivity, and effective aperture. Antenna: Introduction to antenna arrays and their design, radiation from a dipole antenna, antenna temperature, Mono-pole, horn, rhombic and parabolic reflectors. Microwave Communication systems: Types, Friis power transmission formula, Microwave transmitters and receivers. RADAR systems: Application, Radar equation, range, Types of Radar, Polarization, noise, interference, Atmospheric and ground effects. Other applications of microwave, microwave oven etc. In addition to class lectures, 3-hours/week integrated laboratory (EEE349IL) exercises are also designed so that theoretical knowledge may be coincided with practical.

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of the course are to
• Introduce students to the concepts of microwave signal and its usage in various applications such as transmission lines, waveguides, antennas, radar, resonators, etc. on the basis of Electromagnetic theorems.
• Enable students design and analyze different parameters of microwave devices

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Explain the working principles of microwave circuits, waveguides, transmission lines, resonators, antennas, radar, and other microwave devices.
CO2	Analyze various parameters and characteristics of microwave devices such as antennas, transmission lines, waveguides etc.
CO3	Design and analyze various parameters of microwave devices such as antennas, transmission lines, waveguides etc.
CO4	Operate laboratory equipment to verify practically the theories and concepts of microwave engineering.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Explain the working principles of microwave circuits, waveguides, transmission lines, resonators, antennas, radar, and other microwave devices.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, notes	Quiz, Exam
CO2	Analyze various parameters and characteristics of microwave devices such as antennas, transmission lines, waveguides etc.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lectures, notes	Assignment, Exam
CO3	Design and analyze various microwave devices such as antennas, transmission lines, resonators, waveguides, etc.	c	Cognitive/ Create	Lectures, notes	Assignment, Exam
CO4	Operate laboratory equipment to verify practically the theories and concepts of microwave engineering.	e	Cognitive/ Apply Psychomotor/ Precision	Lab Class	Lab Work, Lab Exam

F. Text and Reference Books:

Sl.	Title	Author(s)	Publication Year	Edition	Publisher	ISBN
Text Book:
1	Microwave Engineering	D. M. Pozar	2011	4^th Ed.	Wiley	978-0-470-63155-3
Reference Books:
1	Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics	S. Ramo, J. R. Whinnery and T. V. Duzer	1994	3^rd Ed.	Wiley	978-0-471-58551-0
2	Microwave Engineering	A. Das and S. K. Das	2008	2^nd Ed.	McGraw-Hill	0-07-463577-8
3	Antennas	J. D. Krauss and R. J. Marhefka	2001	3^rd Ed.	McGraw-Hill	978-0071232012
4	Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design Technology	C. A. Balanis	2016	4^th Ed.	Wiley	978-1-118-64206-1
5	Antennas and Radio Propagation	R. E. Collins	1985	1^st Ed.	McGraw-Hill	978-0070118089
6	Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems	E. C. Jordan and K. G. Balmain	1968	2^nd Ed.	Prentice Hall	978-8120300545

EEE 361 Data Communication
EEE 361IL Data Communication Laboratory

A. Course General Information:

Course Code and Title	EEE 361 Data Communication EEE 361IL Data Communication Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 361 Data Communication CSE 320 Data Communication

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course will present introduction to purpose and methods of communication. Necessity for modulation and techniques. Technical aspects of data communications. Effects of noise and control. Basic concepts such as fundamental limits, encoding, modulation, multiplexing, error detection and control. Topics include: Data Transmission Protocols, different layers in data communication systems, LANs, WANs linked with telephony. This course has 3 hours/week integrated laboratory session (EEE361IL).

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to:
a. Introduce the elements of data communications, network topology and models.
b. Explain the basics of signal, bit and performance measurements and various signal conversion techniques.
c. Expose students to the bandwidth utilization techniques using multiplexing
d. Introduce how to analyze different transmission media, calculate error detection and correction processes (CRC, checksum, etc.).
e. Explain the framing, flow and error control concepts.
f. Expose to both circuit and packet switching paradigm

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Explain various performance measurements, signal representation, conversion and modulation techniques
CO2	Decide which bandwidth utilization technique to use in a practical scenario by analyzing and identifying various Multiplexing approaches.
CO3	Analyze the major components of telephone and cable networks and different transmission medium based on their physical properties in data transmission.
CO4	Breakdown the working principle and calculations of various error detection and correction processes like block coding, CRC, Checksum.
CO5	Discuss the concepts of framing, flow and error control like: Sliding window, window size, different ARQ protocols and HDLC frames circuit switching, packet switching and related protocol issue.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Explain various performance measurements, signal representation, conversion and modulation techniques	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Discussion	Assignment, Quiz, Exam
CO2	Decide which bandwidth utilization technique to use in a practical scenario by analyzing and identifying various Multiplexing approaches.	b	Cognitive/ Evaluate	Lecture, Discussion	Assignment, Quiz, Exam
CO3	Analyze the major components of telephone and cable networks and different transmission medium based on their physical properties in data transmission.	a	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Discussion,	Assignment, Lab Work, Project
CO4	Breakdown the working principle and calculations of various error detection and correction processes like block coding, CRC, Checksum.	a	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Discussion	Assignment, Lab Work, Project
CO5	Discuss the concepts of framing, flow and error control like: Sliding window, window size, different ARQ protocols and HDLC frames circuit switching, packet switching and related protocol issue	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Discussion	Assignment, Quiz, Exam

EEE 363 Multimedia Communication

A. Course General Information:

Course Code	EEE 363
Course Title	Multimedia Communication
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 363 Multimedia Communication

A. Course Catalog Description (Content):
Types of media: text, graphic, images, audio, animation and video. Multimedia signal characteristic: sampling, digital representation, signal formats. Signal coding and compression: entropy coding, transform coding, vector quantization. Coding standards: H.26x, LPEG, MPEG. Multimedia communication networks: network topologies and layers, LAN, MAN, WAN, PSTN, ISDN, ATM, internetworking devices, the internet and access technologies, enterprise networks, wireless LANs and wireless multimedia. Entertainment networks: cable, satellite and terrestrial TV networks, ADSL and VDSL, high speed modems. Transport protocols: TCP, UDP, IP, Ipv4, Ipv6, FTP, RTP and RTCP, use of MPLS and WDMA. Multimedia synchronization, security, QoS and resource management. Multimedia applications: The WWW, Internet telephony, teleconferencing, HDTV, email and e-commerce.

EEE 367 Random Signals and Processes

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 367
Course Title:	Random Signals and Processes
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 343 Digital Signal Processing EEE 343L Digital Signal Processing Laboratory STA 201 Elements of Statistics and Probability
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 367 Random Signals and Processes

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course provides introduction to the Basics of Probability: Axioms of probability, Joint and Conditional probabilities, Independence and Bayes' theorem. It begins with a brief discussion on Discrete and Continuous random variables, Probability density function, Probability distribution function along with Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Uniform, Exponential, Gamma and Normal distributions. It deals with Joint probability distribution and Joint probability density function of two random variables. Covariance, Correlation, Joint moments, Joint characteristic functions, Functions of two random variables, One function of two random variable, Transformation of random variables and Central Limit Theorem are covered as well. Discussion about Random Process includes definitions and examples of First order, Second order, Strictly Stationary, Wide-sense Stationary and Ergodic processes along with Discrete and Continuous random processes. The course also provides insight about Auto correlation, Cross correlation, Variance, Power spectral density, Cross power spectral density for random processes and Wiener-Khintchine theorem. Detailed discussion about Linear Systems with Random inputs: Auto correlation and Cross correlation functions of input and output, Power spectral density of output. Cross power spectral density of input and output are also provided.

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to
a. Introduce the core concepts and fundamental elements of probability and random variables from engineering perspective.
b. Familiarize students with various aspects of random processes and the output characteristics of linear system for random inputs

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Discuss various probability distribution functions and their statistical properties.
CO2	Explain joint probability functions, characteristic functions and moments for two random variables.
CO3	Analyze correlation, covariance and power spectral density for random processes.
CO4	Apply the knowledge of random processes to determine the output characteristics of LTI system for random inputs.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Discuss various probability distribution functions and their statistical properties.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO2	Explain joint probability functions and moments for two random variables.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO3	Analyze correlation, covariance and power spectral density for random processes.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO4	Apply the knowledge of random processes to determine the output characteristics of LTI system for random inputs.	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam

EEE 441 Wireless and Mobile Communications
EEE 441L Wireless and Mobile Communications Laboratory – v3
EEE 442 Wireless and Mobile Communications Lab. (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 441 EEE 441L
Course Title:	Wireless and Mobile Communications Wireless and Mobile Communications Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 1
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering. EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory.
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 441 Wireless and Mobile Communications ECE 441L Wireless and Mobile Communications Laboratory EEE 442 Wireless and Mobile Communications Lab. (1.5 credits) – v1, v2 ECE 442 Wireless and Mobile Communications Lab. (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course provides introduction to basic principles of wireless mobile communication, concepts of cell and reusing resources such as time, frequency and codes. It begins with a brief discussion on fading mechanism and path loss models. Different types of diversity techniques (Time diversity, Frequency diversity, Code diversity etc.) are also discussed in the course. It also deals with different multiple access techniques such as FDMA, TDMA, CDMA and their applications. This course also covers the basics of GSM communication.

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to
a. Understand the modern communication technology, in particular in wireless communications, requires mathematical modeling and problem solving.
b. Apply mathematical modeling to problems in wireless communications.
c. Analyze and synthesize the wireless communication methods and algorithms within the field.
d. Formulate a mathematical model which is applicable and relevant in the practical field.

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Explain concepts and fundamentals of cellular systems, frequency management, channel assignment, frequency reuse
CO2	Analyze the propagation models, multipath fading and base band impulse response models, multiple access schemes.
CO3	Apply the knowledge of Trunking and Erlang in capacity calculations.
CO4	Discuss the basic concepts of GSM technology.
CO5	Use hardware and software modules to perform experiments on various modulation schemes.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
EEE 441 Wireless and Mobile Communications
CO1	Explain concepts and fundamentals of cellular systems, frequency management, channel assignment, frequency reuse	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO2	Analyze the propagation models, multipath fading and base band impulse response models, multiple access schemes.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO3	Apply the knowledge of Trunking and Erlang in capacity calculations.	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO4	Discuss the basic concepts of GSM technology.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
EEE 441L Wireless and Mobile Communications Lab
CO5	Use hardware and software modules to perform experiments on various modulation schemes.	e	Cognitive/ Apply Psychomotor/ Manipulation	Lab Class, Lectures, Tutorial	Lab Work, Lab Exam

F. Text and Reference Books:

Sl.	Title	Author(s)	Publication Year	Edition	Publisher	ISBN
01	Wireless Communications	Andrea Goldsmith	June 2012	2^nd	Cambridge University Press	ISBN-10: 0521837162
02	Wireless Communications & Networking	Jon W. Mark & Weihua Zhuang	2002	2^nd	Prentice Hall	13: 978-0130409058
03	Mobile Communications Engineering: Theory and Applications	Lee W.C.Y.	1998	2^nd	McGraw-Hill, New York	13: 978-0070371033

EEE 443 Optical Communications
EEE 443IL Optical Communications Laboratory – v3
EEE 444 Optical Communications Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 443 EEE 443IL
Course Title:	Optical Communications Optical Communications Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 309 Semiconductor Device Physics EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 443 Optical Communications ECE 443IL Optical Communications Laboratory EEE 444 Optical Communications Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2 ECE 444L Optical Communications Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course provides introduction to basic principles of Evolution of fiber optic system, Light propagation through optical fiber, Ray optics theory and Mode theory. It begins with a brief discussion on optical fiber types and characteristics, Transmission characteristics, fiber joints and fiber couplers. It also deals with different modes of signal degradation in optical communication such as Attenuation– Absorption losses, Scattering losses, Bending Losses, Core and Cladding losses. Detail discussion about different Light sources: Light emitting diodes and laser diodes, Detectors: PIN photo-detector and Avalanche photo-detectors and Receiver analysis: Direct detection and Coherent detection are included in the scope of the course. This course also covers Transmission limitations: Chromatic dispersion, nonlinear refraction and Four wave mixing. The course also provides insight about Optical amplifier: Laser and fiber amplifiers, applications and limitations and Multi-channel optical system: Frequency division multiplexing, wavelength division multiplexing and co-channel interference. This course has 3 hours/week mandatory integrated laboratory session (EEE433IL).

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to
a. Introduce the core concepts and fundamental elements of optical communication system.
b. Provide students with the design and operating principle of modern optical communication systems.

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Explain different linear and nonlinear impairments in fiber-optic transmission lines.
CO2	Describe the basic operating principles of light sources, detectors, modulators and amplifiers.
CO3	Apply the knowledge of optical channel to determine the system performance.
CO4	Analyze the characteristics of multichannel transmission through optical fiber.
CO5	Use software simulation and hardware tools to perform experiments on various aspects of optical communication.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Explain different linear and nonlinear impairments in fiber-optic transmission lines.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO2	Describe the basic operating principles of light sources, detectors, modulators and amplifiers.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO3	Apply the knowledge of optical channel to determine the system performance.	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO4	Analyze the characteristics of multichannel transmission through optical fiber.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO5	Use software simulation and hardware tools to perform experiments on various aspects of optical communication.	e	Cognitive/ Apply Psychomotor/ Manipulation	Lab Class, Lectures, Tutorial	Lab Work, Lab Exam

F. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Explain different linear and nonlinear impairments in fiber-optic transmission lines.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO2	Describe the basic operating principles of light sources, detectors, modulators and amplifiers.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO3	Apply the knowledge of optical channel to determine the system performance.	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO4	Analyze the characteristics of multichannel transmission through optical fiber.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO5	Use software simulation and hardware tools to perform experiments on various aspects of optical communication.	e	Cognitive/ Apply Psychomotor/ Manipulation	Lab Class, Lectures, Tutorial	Lab Work, Lab Exam

EEE 445 Digital Communications
EEE 445L Digital Communications Laboratory – v3
EEE 446 Digital Communications Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 445 EEE 445L
Course Title:	Digital Communications Digital Communications Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 1
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 445 Digital Communications ECE 445L Digital Communications Laboratory EEE 446 Digital Communications Laboratory(1.5 credits) – v1, v2 ECE 446 Digital Communications Laboratory(1.5 credits) – v1, v2

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course provides introduction to the review of modern digital communication system, Probability, Random variables and Random processes. It begins with a brief discussion on Mathematical models of information and Entropy measurement of a source. It deals with different source coding techniques like Shannon Fano coding, Huffman coding and Lemple-Ziv coding. The course also provides insight about Channel models and capacities and selection of codes: Block codes and Conventional codes for channel coding purpose. Detailed discussion about Base band digital communication, inter-symbol interference, bandwidth, power efficiency, modulation and coding trade-off are provided. This course also covers the scope of Receiver for AWGN channels: Correlation demodulator, Matched filter demodulator and Maximum likelihood receiver.

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to
a. Introduce the core concepts and fundamental elements of digital communication system.
b. Familiarize students with different coding schemes and performance analysis of modern digital communication systems.

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Discuss various source coding algorithms with practical implementation as well as different channel models and capacity for channel coding purpose.
CO2	Explain different channel models and capacity for channel coding purpose.
CO3	Compare between the performances of different receiver models for AWGN channel.
CO4	Analyze signal rate, data rate and bandwidth requirement for different line coding scheme.
CO5	Use simulation tools to perform experiments on various aspects of digital communication.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
EEE 445 Digital Communications
CO1	Discuss various source coding algorithms with practical implementation as well as different channel models and capacity for channel coding purpose.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO2	Explain different channel models and capacity for channel coding purpose.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO3	Compare between the performances of different receiver models for AWGN channel.	a	Cognitive/ Evaluate	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO4	Analyze signal rate, data rate and bandwidth requirement for different line coding scheme.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam
EEE 445L Digital Communications Laboratory
CO5	Use simulation tools to perform experiments on various aspects of digital communication.	e	Cognitive/ Apply Psychomotor/ Manipulation	Lab Class, Lectures, Tutorial	Lab Exam, Report,

EEE 447 Satellite Communication
EEE 447IL Satellite Communication Laboratory

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 447 EEE447IL
Course Title:	Satellite Communication Satellite Communication Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture +Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:
Equivalent Course	ECE 447 Satellite Communication ECE 447IL Satellite Communication Laboratory

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
Orbital parameters: Orbital parameters, Orbital perturbations, Geo stationary orbits. Low Earth and medium Earth orbits. Frequency selection, Frequency co-ordination and regulatory services, Sun transit outages, Limits of visibility, Attitude and Orientation control, Spin stabilization techniques, Gimbal platform. Link calculations: Space craft configuration, Payload and supporting subsystems, Satellite up link-down link, Link power budget, C/No, G/T, Noise temperature, System noise, Propagation factors, Rain and Ice effects, Polarization calculations. Access techniques: Modulation and Multiplexing: Voice, Data, Video, Analog and Digital transmission systems, Multiple access techniques: FDMA, TDMA, T1- T2 carrier systems, SPADE, SS-TDMA, CDMA, Assignment Methods, Spread spectrum communication, Compression techniques. Earth station parameters: Earth station location, Propagation effects of ground, High power transmitters. Receivers: Low noise front-end amplifiers, MIC devices, Antennas: Reflector antennas, Cassegranian feeds, Measurements on G/T and Eb/No. Satellite applications, Mobile Satellite services. This course has 3 hours/week integrated laboratory work (EEE447IL)

C. Course Objective:
a. Understand the basic concept for satellite communication systems and its application
b. Identify effects of orbital inclination, azimuth and elevation and placement of a satellite in a geostationary orbit.
c. Develop the satellite subsystems and also design various satellite links for specified frequency ranges.
d. Analyze the environmental effect on satellite communication such as atmospheric absorption, cloud attenuation, fading and Scintillation
e. Distinguish various types of multiple access techniques used for communicating with the satellites.
f. Understand the concepts of transmitters, receivers, antennas, tracking systems and terrestrial interface.
g. Demonstrate the impacts of GPS, Navigation, constellation design for tracking and launching
h. Explain various message transmission techniques by using satellite packet communications.

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Explain the orbital and functional principles of satellite communication systems
CO2	Architect, interpret, and select appropriate technologies for implementation of specified satellite communication systems.
CO3	Analyze and evaluate a satellite link and suggest enhancements to improve the link performance
CO4	Select an appropriate modulation, multiplexing, coding and multiple access schemes for a given satellite communication link.
CO5	Specify, design, prototype and test analog and digital satellite communication systems as per given specifications

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Explain the orbital and functional principles of satellite communication systems	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO2	Architect, interpret, and select appropriate technologies for implementation of specified satellite communication systems.	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lectures, notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO3	Analyze and evaluate a satellite link and suggest enhancements to improve the link performance	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lectures, notes	Assignment, Exam,
CO4	Select an appropriate modulation, multiplexing, coding and multiple access schemes for a given satellite communication link.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lectures, notes	Assignment, Exam,
CO5	Specify, design, prototype and test analog and digital satellite communication systems as per given specifications	c	Cognitive/ Create	Lectures, notes	Exam, Design Project

EEE 449 High Performance Communication Networks

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 449
Course Title:	High Performance Communication Networks
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 449 High Performance Communication Networks

B. Course Catalog Description Content):
Basics of networks: Telephone, computer, cable television and wireless networks, networking principles, and digitization: service integration, network services and layered architecture, traffic characterization and QOS, network services: network elements and network mechanisms. Packet switched networks: OSI and IP models: Ethernet (IEEE 802.3); token ring (IEEE 802.5), FDDI, DQDB, frame relay: SMDS: Internet working with SMDS. Internet and TCP/IP networks: Overview; Internet protocol; TCP and VDP, performance of TCP / IP networks circuit -switched networks: SONET; DWDM, Fiber to home, DSL. Intelligent networks, CATV.ATM and wireless networks: Main features - addressing, signaling and routing; ATM header structure - adaptation layer, management and control; BISDN; Interworking with ATM, Wireless channel, link level design, channel access; Network design and wireless networks. Optical networks and switching: Optical links - WDM systems, cross-connects, optical LANs, optical paths and networks; TDS and SDS: modular switch designs – packet switching, distributed, shared, input and output buffers.

EEE 451 Telecommunication Policy and Management

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 451
Course Title:	Telecommunication Policy and Management
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 451 Telecommunication Policy and Management

B. Course Catalog Description Content):
Radio frequency management, allocation of spectrum, regulations for spectrum use, common carriers, satellite and cables, competition and compliance, ITU, long term policy planning and management and operations of telecommunication industry.

C. Course Objective:
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the topics of telecommunication policy, regulation and management. Telecommunication industry has seen significant technological and regulatory challenges with respect to the utilization and distribution of its most vital resource, the spectrum. Management of spectrum has historically been a crucial task and with the changing nature of demands with time, especially in the current and upcoming decades where most of the mobile traffic is being shifted to data services than voice. This course is all about making a telecommunication engineer aware about what is going on the real market.

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Describe the fundamentals of the mobile operator business and strategies.
CO2	Analyze the techno-economic problem related to telecommunication network planning e.g.- the dimensioning and cost structure of a wide area data service network.
CO3	Justify viewpoints on the debatable issues in telecommunication policy and back those with valid evidences.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Describe the fundamentals of the mobile operator business and strategies.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Midterm
CO2	Analyze the techno-economic problem related to telecommunication network planning e.g.-the dimensioning and cost structure of a wide area data service network.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Midterm, Final
CO3	Justify viewpoints on the debatable issues in telecommunication policy and back those with valid evidences	b	Cognitive/ Evaluate	Lecture, Notes	Assignment, Exam

EEE 453 LAN Switching and WAN Technologies
EEE 453IL LAN Switching and WAN Technologies Laboratory – v3
EEE 454 LAN Switching and WAN Technologies Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

A. Course General Information:

Course Code	EEE 453 EEE 453IL
Course Title	LAN Switching and WAN Technologies
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication EEE 465 Computer Networks
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 453 LAN Switching and WAN Technologies ECE 453IL LAN Switching and WAN Technologies Laboratory EEE 454 LAN Switching and WAN Technologies Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2 ECE 454 LAN Switching and WAN Technologies Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course provides a comprehensive, theoretical, and practical approach to learning the technologies and protocols needed to design and implement a converged switched network. And also discusses the WAN technologies and network services required by converged applications in enterprise networks. The course explains design issues, how to configure a switch for basic functionality and how to implement Virtual LAN’s, VTP, and Inter-VLAN routing in a converged network. Later part of the course uses the Cisco Network Architecture to introduce integrated network services and explains how to select the appropriate devices and technologies to meet network requirements. Students learn how to implement and configure common data link protocols and how to apply WAN security concepts, principles of traffic, access control, and addressing services, and covers trouble shooting issues. This course has 3 hours/week integrated laboratory session (EEE453IL).

EEE 455 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs
EEE 455IL Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Laboratory – v3
EEE 456 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Lab. (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

A. Course General Information:

Course Code	EEE 455 EEE 455IL
Course Title	Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 455 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs ECE 455IL Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Laboratory EEE 456 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Lab. (1.5 credits) – v1, v2 ECE 456 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Lab. (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course focuses on the design, planning, implementation, operation, and troubleshooting of wireless networks. It covers a comprehensive overview of technologies, security, and design best practices. Acquired competencies include design a logical wireless LAN architecture for mobile wireless users in compliance with IEEE 802.11 standards. Demonstrate knowledge of the theory regarding the most common factors that influence WLANs (including EM spectrum, radio wave propagation, modulation techniques, and frequency and channel usage in wireless technologies). This course will also provide installation guideline of in-building and building-to-building WLANs that meet mobility and throughput specifications, including the site survey and documentation. Performing hardware setup and software configuration of wireless products including security using WEP, Cisco LEAP, and 802.1x protocols and vendor interoperability strategies will also be covered. This course has 3 hours/week integrated laboratory session (EEE455IL).

EEE 463 Protocol Engineering

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 463
Course Title:	Protocol Engineering
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 463 Protocol Engineering

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
Protocols and languages. Protocol structure. Structured protocol design. Fundamentals of protocol engineering. Specification and modeling. State machines and reach-ability analysis. Formulation of desirable properties of protocols. Formal logic and deduction. Verification techniques. Formal description language (e.g., using PROMELA). Validation and conformance testing. Computer aided design tools for protocol engineering (simulation and verification tools); for example, Spin. A major project involving comprehensive design and verification of a non-trivial protocol (like Signaling system 7 for telecommunication, HTTP, SNMP, TCP, etc)

EEE 465 Computer Networks
EEE 465IL Computer Networks Laboratory – v3
EEE 466 Computer Networks Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

C. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 465 EEE 465IL
Course Title:	Computer Networks Computer Networks Laboratory
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 3
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture + Laboratory
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 465 Computer Networks CSE 421 Computer Networks ECE 465IL Computer Networks Laboratory EEE 466 Computer Networks Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2 ECE 466 Computer Networks Laboratory (1.5 credits) – v1, v2

D. Course Catalog Description (Content):
An introduction to fundamental concepts in the design and implementation of computer communication networks, their protocols, and applications. Topics to be covered include: overview of network architectures, applications, network programming interfaces (e.g., sockets), transport, congestion, routing and data link protocols, addressing, local area networks, wireless networks and network security. Examples will be drawn primarily from the Internet (e.g., TCP, UDP, and IP) protocol suite. This course has 3 hours/week integrated laboratory session (EEE465IL).

E. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to:
a. Introduce the concepts of network architectures, topologies, layering and protocols.
b. Make student understand the application layer concepts such as network services required by applications, clients and servers
c. Introduce transport layer concepts, relationship with the network and application layers, and services such as principles of reliable data transfer and congestion as well as network layer concepts, routing principles, algorithms, and addressing and Internet’s various protocols.
d. Introduce link layer services, link layer address and multi-access techniques, operation of wireless LANs based on the IEEE802.11 standards, and mobility.
e. Familiarize basic understanding of cryptography and network security issues
f. Expose students to network programming and simulation tools for observing and analyzing the behaviors of networking protocols.
g. Prepare student for designing and developing small network for an organization.
h. Make student aware the ethical issues in network system design

F. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Describe application layer concepts, protocol principles and applications such as HTTP, SMTP, P2P and DNS protocols.
CO2	Analyze various principles, operations, algorithms and protocols related to transport layer and network layer including data transfer and congestion control in TCP/UDP, routing and addressing in IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, NAT and ICMP.
CO3	Identify link layer concepts, protocols and services including error detection, addressing and multi-access techniques for both wired and wireless (IEEE802.11 )LANs
CO4	Explain basic concepts of cryptography and network security.
CO5	Build a small network solution for an organization.
CO6	Use networking programming and simulation tools to observe and analyze behaviors of networking protocols and to develop simple datagram and internet socket programming
CO7	Identify the ethical issues, responsibilities and norms related to computer network system design

G. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Describe application layer concepts, protocol principles and applications such as HTTP, SMTP, P2P and DNS protocols.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, Notes	Quiz, Assignemnt, Exam
CO2	Analyze various principles, operations, algorithms and protocols related to transport layer and network layer including data transfer and congestion control in TCP/UDP, routing and addressing in IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, NAT and ICMP.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lectures, Notes	Assignment, Exam, Lab Work
CO3	Identify link layer concepts, protocols and services including error detection, addressing and multi-access techniques for both wired and wireless LANs	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, Notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO4	Explain basic concepts of cryptography and network security.	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO5	Build a small network solution for an organization.	c	Cognitive/ Create	Lab Class	Lab Work, Project
CO6	Use networking programming and simulation tools to observe and analyze behaviors of networking protocols and to develop datagram and internet socket programming	e	Cognitive/ Understand Psychomotor/ Precision	Lab Class	Lab Work, Project
CO7	Identify the ethical issues, responsibilities and norms related to computer network system design	h	Cognitive/ Understand	Class discussion	Case-study report

EEE 477 Fiber Optic Networks

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 477
Course Title:	Fiber Optic Networks
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 477 Fiber Optic Networks

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):

This course covers architecture, protocol, and performance and design aspects of fiber optic networks, components and technologies etc.. Topic covered: optical layer and relationship to classical layer models, optical network model, enabling technologies including optical transmitter, receiver, optical filters, optical amplifier, optical switches and routers, wavelength converters, WDM multiplexers/demultiplexers point-to-point transmission analysis, wavelength routed networks, connection oriented optical networks, packet switched optical networks, optical network applications

EEE 479 Wireless Sensor Network

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 479
Course Title:	Wireless Sensor Network
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 479 Wireless Sensor Network

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
The course covers concepts in sensor networks: Introduction to wireless networks, architectures and technologies,, Wireless sensor network platforms: Hardware and Software, Communication architecture and protocols for WSN (MAC, Link, Routing), Energy management, Sensor data acquisition, processing and handling, Signal processing, target localization and tracking, self-organization, Modeling and Simulation of WSN, Application case studies (health, environmental monitoring, and smart home)

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of the course are that students will develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of wireless sensor networks. Topics will include sensor network architectures, hardware platforms, physical layer techniques, medium access control, routing, topology control, and quality of service (QoS) management, localization, time synchronization, security, storage, and other advanced topics. After completing the course, students should be able to
a. explain the basic concepts of wireless sensor networks, sensing, computing and communication tasks
b. explain the architectures, features, and performance for wireless sensor network systems and platforms
c. describe and explain radio standards and communication protocols adopted in wireless sensor networks
d. describe and analyze the specific requirements of applications in wireless sensor networks for energy efficiency, computing, storage and transmission

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Describe the essential communication, control, optimization, and signal processing tools to cope with WSNs
CO2	Apply the concept to design the practical of wireless sensor network (WSNs).
CO3	Analyze the specific requirements of applications in wireless sensor networks for energy efficiency, computing, storage and transmission.
CO4	Develop new wireless sensor network applications using appropriate algorithms.

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Describe the essential communication, control, optimization, and signal processing tools to cope with WSNs	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, Notes	Assignment, Quiz, Exam
CO2	Apply the concept to design the practical of wireless sensor network (WSNs).	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lectures, Notes	Assignment, Quiz, Exam
CO3	Analyze the specific requirements of applications in wireless sensor networks for energy efficiency, computing, storage and transmission.	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lectures, Notes	Quiz, Exam
CO4	Develop new wireless sensor network applications using appropriate algorithms.	c	Cognitive/ Create	Lectures, Notes	Quiz, Exam

EEE 481 Mobile Networks and Services

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 481
Course Title:	Mobile Networks and Services
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication EEE 441 Wireless and Mobile Communications
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 481 Mobile Networks and Services

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
The course relies on a solid understanding of data communications and mobile networks. It introduces some of the most debated research topics in mobile networking and presents an overview of different technical solutions. The general areas covered are wireless internet, mobility management, quality of service in mobile and IP networks, ad hoc networks and cellular network architectures. The main objective of this course is to introduce a wide range of current and next-generation wireless networking protocols and technologies. Moreover, it focuses on the most widely used mobile and wireless network standards including cellular (LTE), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. Given wireless and mobile networking is a very dynamic and constantly changing area, the course will cover emerging research advances in the areas of 5G, Internet-of-Things, LTE-direct, and other work from recent conferences in the field.

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to:
a. identify the foundation and describe properties and capabilities of commonly used wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, WiMAX, low-rate WPAN including Bluetooth, Zigbee, LoRA, and others
b. Introduce students to a range of Mobile and Wireless Network technology, research challenges, real-world application areas and systems thinking.
c. introduce some of the currently most debated research topics in mobile networking and presents an overview of different technical solutions

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Explain the infrastructure and requirements of Mobile IP and Mobile IPv6
CO2	Demonstrate an understanding of existing technologies for mobile Internet and how they can be used, optimized, and enhanced for practical situations using concepts and techniques presented
CO3	Identify the structure of current 4G cellular networks (including LTE) and the requirements of 5G cellular networks
CO4	Review research papers on recent proposals in the area of mobile and wireless networking and present through a technical paper and presentation

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Explain the infrastructure and requirements of Mobile IP and Mobile IPv6	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, notes	Quiz, Exam
CO2	Demonstrate an understanding of existing technologies for mobile Internet and how they can be used, optimized, and enhanced for practical situations using concepts and techniques presented	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lectures, notes	Quiz, Assignment, Exam
CO3	Identify the structure of current 4G cellular networks (including LTE) and the requirements of 5G cellular networks	a	Cognitive/ Remember	Lectures, notes	Quiz, Exam, Design Project
CO4	Review research papers on recent proposals in the area of mobile and wireless networking and present through a technical paper and presentation	l	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lectures, notes	Technical Paper

EEE 483 Network and Cyber Security

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 483
Course Title:	Network and Cyber Security
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 483 Network and Cyber Security

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
In this course, student will learn the fundamental principles of computer and network security by studying attacks on computer systems, network, and the Web. Students will learn how those attacks work and how to prevent and detect them. The course emphasizes "learning by doing", and requires students to conduct a series of lab exercises. Through these labs, students can enhance their understanding of the principles, and be able to apply those principles to solve real problems.

C. Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to:
a. Explain basic principle and security assessment of networks
b. Use the basic concepts of secure communication via insecure networks to design secure architectures;
c. Describe and justify various security mechanisms.
d. Implement security management in networks

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Analyze security principle and risks in networks
CO2	Evaluate software systems for its security properties,
CO3	Explain how various security mechanisms work, and correlate these security mechanisms with security principles
CO4	Apply network security principles to solve the network security threats and problems

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s Taxonomy Domain/Level	Delivery Methods, Activities	Assessment Tools
CO1	Analyze security principle and risks in networks	b	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lecture	Assignment, Quiz, Exam, Project
CO2	Evaluate software systems for its security properties	a	Cognitive/ Evaluate	Lecture	Assignment, Quiz, Exam, Project
CO3	Explain how various security mechanisms work, and correlate these security mechanisms with security principles	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lecture	Assignment, Quiz, Exam
CO4	Apply network security principles to solve the network security threats and problems	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lecture	Assignment, Quiz, Exam, Project

EEE 485 Software Defined Networks

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 485
Course Title:	Software Defined Networks
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 361 Data Communication
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 385 Software Defined Networks

C. Course Catalog Description (Content):

This course provides a broad overview of software-defined radio systems, standards, tools and processing platforms for software implementation of radio communications.

EEE 487 Antennas and Propagation

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 487
Course Title:	Antennas and Propagation
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	EEE 341 Introduction to Communication Engineering EEE 341L Introduction to Communication Engineering Laboratory
Co-requisites:	None
Equivalent Course	ECE 487 Antennas and Propagation

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
The course covers : Introduction: design issues, examples of typical antennas; Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation: Maxwell’s equations, potential functions, wave equation, retarded potential, short current element, near and far fields; Poynting’s theorem; Basic antenna parameters: radiated power, radiation resistance, radiation efficiency, input impedance, radiation pattern, directivity and gain; Design of simple wire antennas: linear dipole, /2-dipole, folded dipole, monopoles, loaded dipoles; Design of matching and feeding networks: quarter-wave transformer, series section transformer, stub matching, lumped element networks, feed point location, delta- and Tmatch, baluns; • Design of antenna arrays: principle of pattern multiplication, broadside and endfire arrays, array synthesis, coupling effects and mutual impedance, parasitic elements, Yagi-Uda antenna; Design of aperture-type antennas: rectangular aperture, circular aperture, horn antenna, reflector antennas, microstrip patch antennas ; Properties of receiving antennas: reciprocity, effective antenna area, radar cross section; Transmit-receive system: Friis transmission formula, radar; Radio-wave propagation: ground effects, reflections, diffraction, scattering, multipath propagation, fading.

C. Course Objectives:
Antennas and propagation effects play a crucial, even though often overlooked, role in RF systems. In practice, the design of a working system such as mobile phone networks, WiFi, RFID, Satellite communication and GPS requires a good understanding of these components. This course teaches the fundamentals of antenna and propagation and shows the application in practical examples.
After completing the course, students should be able to understand
• Describe and evaluate important basic antenna parameter
• Evaluate electric dipole and loop antenna
• Characterize various types of antenna and its application
• Analyze concept of antenna measurement technique

D. Course Outcomes (COs):
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Sl.	CO Description
CO1	Identify basic antenna parameters
CO2	Interpret the important elements of antenna and propagation theory;
CO3	Design and analyze matching and feeding network, antenna arrays
CO4	Apply theoretical principles to design an antenna

E. Mapping of CO-PO-Taxonomy Domain & Level- Delivery-Assessment Tool:

Sl.	CO Description	POs	Bloom’s taxonomy domain/level	Delivery methods and activities	Assessment tools
CO1	Identify basic antenna parameters	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, Notes	Assignment, Quiz, Exam
CO2	Interpret the important elements of antenna and propagation theory;	a	Cognitive/ Understand	Lectures, Notes	Assignment, Quiz, Exam
CO3	Design and analyze matching and feeding network, antenna arrays	c	Cognitive/ Analyze	Lectures, Notes	Assignment, Exam
CO4	Apply theoretical principles to design an antenna	a	Cognitive/ Apply	Lectures, Notes	Assignment, Exam

EEE 494 Special topic in Communication and Network

A. Course General Information:

Course Code:	EEE 494
Course Title:	Special topic in Communication and Network
Credit Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Contact Hours (Theory + Laboratory):	3 + 0
Category:	Program Elective
Type:	Optional, Engineering, Lecture
Prerequisites:	Set by Department/Instructor

B. Course Catalog Description (Content):
This course will explore an area of current interest in Communication and Network area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The emphasis will be on thorough study of a contemporary topics in Communication area within EEE, and the course will be made accessible to students with an intermediate, undergraduate EEE background. The syllabus should be approved by the department chair prior to commencement of the term, and a detailed description will be provided before the registration period.