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Courses

In the scope of the BSc Course on Informatics Engineering of the University of Coimbra 

  • Communication Protocols - Communication protocols: issues and trends. IP addressing: IPv4 and IPv6. Internet routing protocols: RIP, OSPF, BGP, other. Transport protocols: TCP, UDP, RTP, SCTP, other. Conclusion: challenges and perspectives.

In the scope of the MSc Course on Informatics Engineering of the University of Coimbra

  • Mobile Internet - Fundamentals and evolution of wireless networks. Wireless Local Area Networks. 3G systems. 4G systems. Ad Hoc networks. Quality of service in wireless networks (3G, 4G and ad hoc). Host mobility. Network mobility. Security in wireless networks. Wireless sensor networks.
  • Communications Laboratory - The course provides an introduction to R&D methodology. The students are rerquired to write a state-of-the-art survey on a topic of their choosing within several proposed topics. Additionally, they must perform lab work related to that topic, either based on implementation, emulation or simulation. All students are required to present their work during a final one-day workshop.

In the scope of the Doctoral Program in Information Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra

  • Advanced Topics in Communications -  1 - Introduction. 2 - Motivations and challenges for next generation networking. 3 - Mobility fundamentals. 4 - User and network mobility. 5 – Routing for next generation networks. 6 – Signalling in the future Internet. 7 – Network management. 8 – Wireless Sensor Networks. 

For more information on these courses please go to the Department of Informatics Engineering (for some of them, the available information may be in Portuguese only).