OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

03f-02
MODERN COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

Shozo KOMAKI, Ken-ichi KITAYAMA, et al. (Graduate School of Engineering)

Objective
This course is designed to promote a better understanding of technologies related to modern communications engineering by faculty members of the department of communications engineering. The class will cover the history of various areas of communications, summaries of individual technologies and recent topics in communication research.

Lecture Outline
1. Overview of communication systems
Mobile communications, satellite communications, broadcasting
2. Fiber optic communications
Optical fiber, optical devices, fiber optic transmission systems
3. Multimedia networks
Evolution of information networks, internet, World Wide Web (WWW)
4. Information Security
System security, network security, human society and information-oriented society

Grading
Participation in class 100%
Term paper to be submitted at the end of the course 0%