Postgraduate Course: Operational Research in Telecommunications (MATH11041)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 5 | 
ECTS Credits | 2.5 | 
 
 
| Summary | Introduction: Telecommunications networks, Networks configurations, Examples of networks. 
 
General network design problems: Formulations (Modelling): Topology problems, Local access, Routing problems, Capacity assignment problems, Survivability problems. 
 
Technology related problems: Wavelength assignment problems, Routing in IP networks, Ring networks, Frequency assignment problems. 
 
Network design problems: Optimization: Local access, Capacity assignment problems, Survivabilty problems. | 
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Learning Outcomes 
|     Understanding of real life applications in Telecommunications.
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Julian Hall 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5075 
Email: J.A.J.Hall@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Frances Reid 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883 
Email: f.c.reid@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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