FIK3613 Techno-Economics of Optical Networks 7.5 credits
Information for research students about course offerings
The course was offered during spring 2014.
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
• Cost structure considered in total cost of ownership
• Market structure, type of actors and business relations at telecom markets.
• Telecom regulation and type of regulated markets and services.
• History of broadband access technologies
• Network dimensioning principals and related tools and methods
• Business viability evaluation criteria
• Deployment strategies and migration paths
Intended learning outcomes
The course will enable the student to describe, design and calculate the total cost of ownership for any type of access networks, both from technical functionality and performance perspective taking into account the architecture, deployment, operation, service delivery, market, cost structure and revenue aspects.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
The student should pass the course "IO3654 Advances in Optical Networks" or equivalent.
Recommended prerequisites
Equipment
Literature
TONIC tool manual
Related published papers
OASE project deliverables
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Grading scale: P/F
Other requirements for final grade
• Writing a report summarizing the methodology and various important factors for the cost study of optical access networks (3,5 grade scale: P, F).
• Implementation of the method in order to be used in the further projects for cost studies (4.0, grade scale: P, F)
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.