No

Topic

Level of

No of
 hours

knowledge

skills

A

B

C

D

E

1.

Networks in the era of convergence of IT, media and communications. User’s expectations

X

X

1

2.

Evolution of broadband access networks

X

X

1

3.

Networks evolution towards NGN

X

X

1

4.

Wireless networks evolution: 3G, 4G

X

X

1

5.

Evolution of services and applications. New role of communications

X

X

1

6.

Speech compression. Standard codecs

X

X

1

7.

VoIP protocols: SIP, H.323, MGCP, MEGACO/ H.248

X

X

1

8.

Softswitch concept

X

X

1

9.

SIP protocol components

X

X

1

10.

SIP: example signalling

X

X

1

11.

NGN services: Instant Messaging and Presence service

X

X

1

12.

Multimedia and TCP/IP. Motivation for IMS

X

X

1

13.

IMS architecture

X

X

1

14.

IMS platform layers

X

X

1

15.

Basic IMS components

X

X

1

16.

3G network services

X

X

1

17.

IMS in UMTS architecture

X

X

1

18.

Selected IMS applications

X

X

1

19.

IMS as a common service platform for fixed and 3G networks

X

X

1

20.

3GPP IMS standards

X

X

1

21.

ETSI – TISPAN IMS standards

X

X

1

22.

IMS evolution: convergence of IT and communications

X

X

1

23.

Implementation of communications services on the IMS platform

X

X

1

24.

Standard API in communications

X

X

1

25.

3GPP OSA, JAIN, PARLAY/OSA API

X

X

1

26.

Parlay OSA: basic IMS API

X

X

1

27.

Service implementation based on Parlay Web Services

X

X

1

28.

Management and security aspects

X

X

1

29.

Overview of IMS concepts

X

X

1

30.

IMS perspectives

X

X

1

Total

30

No

Topic

Level of

No of
 hours

knowledge

skills

A

B

C

D

E

1.

Chat servers

X

2.

Joint Editing

X

3.

Multiprotocol communicators system

X

4.

Communicators – using SIMPLE and XMPP technologies

X

5.

Mobile IPv4 system

X

6.

Mobile IPv6 system

X

7.

Design of a system enabling the distributed users to on-line create graphics jointly

X

8.

Using SIP for conference purposes (using GSM)

X

9.

IP telephony

X

10.

Teleconference system

X

11.

Videoconference using SIP/H323

X

12.

Implementation of a group communications protocol

X

13.

Intelligent house system using Parlay/GSM

X

14.

Mobile information system using PARLAY/GSM

X

15.

Car monitoring system using PARLAY/GSM

X

30