MSc. Digital Technology

 

ELET6410 Digital Communications

 

Guest Lecture on:

 

Fiber Optic Transport and Access Networks in Jamaica:

Topology, Capacity and Performance

 

By: Darren Richer,

Chief Technical Officer,

Columbus International.

 

Main areas to be discussed include:

 

• Flows vision of its role in developing a national broadband infrastructure to

support the ICT sector and the advancement of the national economy.

• Considerations of the reliability and survivability of external connectivity

and domestic networks in relation to hurricanes and other threats, and

• The roles and status of technologies of WDM and Ethernet in wireless

backhaul and in last mile fixed access.

 

Date and Venue:

 

Date: Saturday, February 26th 2011 11.am to 12.30 pm @

Venue: Virtual Lab, Physics Dept. UWI, Mona.

 

Seating: Please call Ms. Little @ 927-2480 for reservations.