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  • TCOM 520: Economics of Telecommunications

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Management of telecommunications networks; economic concepts in changing climate of telecommunications ownership, deregulation, and privatization; resource allocation fundamentals based on internal rate-of-return, net present value, opportunity costs; valuation of potential acquisitions in broad telecommunications market; financial modeling techniques. Prerequisites Graduate standing; TCOM 500 Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 521: Systems Engineering for Telecommunications Management

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Advanced software principles, techniques, and processes for designing and implementing complex telecommunication systems. Planning and implementation of telecommunications systems from strategic planning through requirements, initial analysis, general feasibility study, structured analysis, detailed analysis, logical design, and implementation. Current system documentation through use of classical and structured tools and techniques for describing flows, data flows, data structures, file designs, input and output designs, and program specifications. Practical experience gained through project. Prerequisites TCOM 500 Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 526: Advanced Global Positioning System

    1.50 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 1.5 Advanced concepts in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) such as the American GPS (global positioning system), the European Galileo and the Russian GLONASS (GLObal Navigation Satellite System) System-level description, architecture and design of a wide area augmentation system (WAAS) comprising geostationary satellites overlaying GPS satellites and its vast network of monitoring and control ground stations. The equivalent EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), a precursor to Galileo and the Japanese MSAS (Multitransport Satellite-based Augmentation System) Updates on evolving GNSS technology and GNSS backup alternatives. Prerequisites TCOM 516 Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 1.5 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 529: Advanced Internet Protocols

    1.50 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 1.5 Presents Link-State Routing Protocols (OSPF, IS-IS): functionality, features, design criteria; TCP Performance Tuning; Routing Architectures: routing vs. forwarding tables, shortest path routing algorithms, Internet architecture; Routing Between Peers: BGP/IGP interactions; Internet Security: IPSec, SSL protocols; Internet Multicasting: Layer 2 and 3 Multicast, functionality and features, IGMP and multicast routing protocols; Mobile IP: mobility, routing and addressing; Next Generation Internet (IPv6): functionality and features, pros and cons; Internet Applications: DNS, TELNET, FTP, SNMP, HTTP, etc.) Prerequisites TCOM 509 or a strong background in networking protocols. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 1.5 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 539: Advanced Voice over IP

    1.50 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 1.5 Presents VoIP applications using Softswitches: Softswitch paradigm, advanced functionality and features. Different use of Softswitch architecture; VoIP QoS: QoS components, protocols, trade-offs. VoIP Security: Aspects of VoIP vulnerabilities, industry-standard remedies; VoIP network design considerations, traffic forecasting, product and vendor selection criteria; case studies: Enterprise and service provider implementations. Vonage example; Advanced topics (e.g., vendor interoperability issues, business case analysis, and future of VoIP). Prerequisites TCOM 519 Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 1.5 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 540: Telecommunications Network Optimization:Routing,Flow Management,and Capacity Modeling

    1.50 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 1.5 Provides state-of-the-art knowledge and techniques to apply operations research knowledge to optimal dimensioning, design and use of telecommunication networks. Includes review of traffic models in telecommunication networks including models for particular streams and multiplexing, as well as multirate and multihour models. Theory, algorithms and computational aspects of linear, network, and integer programming; formulation of telecommunication problems as optimization models, and review of solution strategies. Topics include maximum flow, shortest paths, minimum cost flows; data structure for trees and graphs; applications, modeling, theory and algorithms for optimal location of service facilities (concentrators, multiplexers) in telecommunication networks. Prerequisites TCOM 500 Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 1.5 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 541: Network Design and Pricing

    1.50 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 1.5 Capacity planning, capital budgeting and reliability modeling for determining optimal design. Economic models of pricing alternative telecommunications systems, project selection evaluation, and mechanisms for determining reliability of complex networks. Concentrates on modeling and evaluation. Software tools provided and tested throughout course. Prerequisites TCOM 500 Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 1.5 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 542: Stochastic Models in Telecommunications

    1.50 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 1.5 Review of teletraffic theory: Erlang's loss formula, equivalent random method, delay and delay-loss systems; complex simulation modeling and statistical analysis of outputs. Parameter estimation, evaluation of quality. Prerequisites TCOM 500. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 1.5 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 545: Reliability and Maintainability of Networks

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Stochastic modeling of network reliability, simulation modeling, modeling replacement strategies. Introduces quality control, sampling for acceptance, economic design of quality control systems, and system reliability. Also covers faulty tree analysis, life testing, repairable systems and role of reliability, quality, and maintainability in life-cycle costing. Prerequisites TCOM 500. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • TCOM 546: Financial Models of Telecommunications Systems

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Telecommunication properties and systems. Broadcast, cable, and common carrier capitalization. Pricing, acquisition criteria, and forecasting techniques. Economic analysis of regulations and policies affecting telecommunications. Compares policy objectives with actual effects of policies, emphasizing economic principles. Determining appropriate discount and hurdle rates, life-cycle costing, evaluating technology horizons, and depreciation concerns will be discussed. Studies the economic analysis of regulations and policies affecting the mass media. Compares policy objectives with actual effects of policies, emphasizing economic principles. Uses economic and sociological theories to analyze impact of information technologies on economic organizations, markets, competitive strategies, and communication policy design. Prerequisites TCOM 500. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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