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Instructors
Dr. David D. Clark
Dr. Frank Field
Sharon E. Gillett, Instructor in charge
Dr. William Lehr
Lecture notes files.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
INSTRUCTORS |
| Module 1: Technology |
| 1 |
A Quick Guide to the Internet (PDF) |
Clark |
| 2 |
Application Design on the Internet (PDF) |
Clark |
| 3 |
EE 101 (PDF) |
Clark |
| 4 |
Internet Interconnection (PDF) |
Clark |
| Module 2: Policy Rationale and Methods |
| 5 |
Why have Regulators been so involved in Telecommunications? (PDF) |
Gillett and Lehr |
| 6 |
Overview of Methods of Technical and Policy Analysis Applicable to the Final Project. Discussion of Problem Definition and Issue Framing for Topics with Interwoven Technical, Social, Economic, and Political Dimensions |
Gillett and Lehr |
| Module 3: Deep Dives into Four Topics |
| Module 3a: Spectrum Policy |
| 7 |
Spectrum Management Reform, Part 1 (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
Lehr |
| 8 |
Spectrum Management Reform, Part 2 (PDF) |
Lehr |
| Module 3b: Information Policy |
| 9 |
Intellectual Property: Content and Digital Telecommunication Policy (PDF - 1.1 MB)# |
Field |
| 10 |
Architecture and Control (PDF - 1.8 MB)# |
Field |
| 11 |
Culture, Content and Copyright (PDF)# |
Field |
| Module 3c: Interconnection |
| 12 |
Challenges for Convergence: Interconnection (PDF 1) (PDF 2)# |
Lehr |
| 13 |
Challenges for Convergence: Interconnection (cont.) |
Lehr |
| Module 3d: Broadband Access |
| 14 |
Competition in Access Networks (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
Gillett |
| 15 |
Case Studies: VoIP (PDF 1) (PDF 2), Municipal Broadband |
Gillett |
| 16 |
Municipal Broadband (cont.) |
Guest Lecturers: Patrick McCormick (Brookline Wireless) and Steven Gag (Technology Advisor to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino) |
| 17 |
Network Neutrality (PDF) |
Gillett |
| 18 |
Network Neutrality (cont.) |
Gillett |
| 19 |
IPTV (PDF) (Courtesy of Marie-José Montpetit. Used with permission.) |
Marie-José Montpetit, Motorola |
| Module 4: Miscellaneous Topics |
| 20 |
Internet Governance |
Scott Bradner, Harvard University |
| 21 |
Open Access, or Making Money Openly (PDF) |
Clark |
| 22 |
One Laptop per Child (aka $100 Laptop); the Internet and Developing Countries |
Michail Bletsas, MIT Media Lab |
| Module 5: Student Presentations |
| 23-25 |
Classroom Presentations and Discussion |
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