3100 - Computer Laboratory

Laboratory 1256 - Signals and Systems

The laboratory was renovated in 2006 and later in 2014. It was refurbished with modern computer equipment. In the lab there are 15 workplaces with 15 computers. There are high-speed Internet connection and free WiFi access.

The available specialized hardware equipment in the laboratory is: Digital oscilloscope; Arbitrary waveform signal generator; Spectrum analyzer; Tracking generator; FPGA development boards; Specialized modules for amplification and high resolution analog-to-digital conversion of ECG signals; Specialized modules for amplification and high resolution analog-to-digital conversion of EEG signals; Specialized boards for interfacing to PC.

The installed specialized software products are: LabView - a software platform for virtual instruments development, signal processing and others; Xilinx Vivado (Design Edition) - a software platform for synthesis and analysis of electronic designs-based on Xilinx products; Signal Hound - specialized software for communication with the Signal Hound spectrum analyzers and tracking generators.

The laboratory is used by students of bachelor and master programs: Signals and systems; Computer aided diagnosis and therapy; Medical image processing.

The laboratory used by graduate students of doctoral program "Theoretical fundamentals of communications technique".

Laboratory 1257 - Optoelectronics

The Laboratory is fully renovated with financial assistance of Telenor LTD (former Globul) in 2008. There are 12 work seats for students (bachelors or masters) and 2 for PhD students. There is year-round work with doctoral students. The Laboratory is a place for preparing a masters and bachelor theses too.

This laboratory is mainly hardware oriented: optical source for fiber attenuation testing; optical powermeter for fiber testing; optical time domain reflectometer with additional fiber 4 км; splicer; laboratory test set; media converters, cords, splitters, attenuators; digital scope; infrared camera; infrared thermometer; tool for wind speed measurement; programmer - Microchip; computers 3 pcs; Multifunction I/O National Instruments.

Software (special): Optiwave 13 – fiber optic systems simulation tool; Lab View ADD ON - Biomedical toolkit.

PhD programs: "Cable and optical communication systems"; "Optical laser apparatus and methods".

Laboratory 1258 - Аudio technology

There are several disciplines in area of audio technology in the laboratory for the students in Faculty of Telecommunications. The laboratory is renovated in 2009 year. The students have Internet access in the laboratory. There are 15 work places separated on different themes for laboratory work. Тhere аre in the laboratory a laptop, an audio mixer YAMAHA, a processor for audio effects, mic C1 - 3 pcs., active speakers in 2080-2 pcs., a mixing console XENYX802 - 1 pc., two MIDI keyboards, a digital mixer 01V96 - 1 pc., a digital input-output adapter for digital console MY 16 AE - 1 pc., digital oscilloscopes – 2 pc., an audio processing system, a system for rooms and studios acoustic analysis and measurements, a microphone array system for research in area of sound waves propagation in acoustics.

The following specialized software is installed in the laboratory: Matlab, LabView software and CUBase software.

The laboratory is used by students in the following disciplines: Basics of video and audio technologies; Audio systems; Audio engineering; Video audio engineering.

The PhD program for the PhD students in the laboratory is "Acoustic , audio technics and cinema technics".

Laboratory 1259 - Computers communications

The laboratory is a computer class with nine computer workstations, twenty-five working places, multimedia projector and whiteboard. Renovated in 2009 it is equipped with modern personal computers and high speed internet connection. The laboratory is available for all students and PhDs for theoretical and practical exercises and project discussions.

The computers are Windows based with Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition, MATLAB, Code Composer Studio, Ansoft Designer and Bootable Linux with GNU Radio.

The laboratory is used for exercises of the following disciplines: Data transmission and computer communications; Mobile communications; Wireless Communications;

PhDs in following programs: "Automated systems for data processing and control"; "Radio Transmitters and Radio Receivers Equipment"; "Electrodynamics and antenna-feeder devices".

Laboratory 1260 - Mobile communications

Totally renovated in 2008, the laboratory is equipped with modern workstations. There are available eighteen working places, six computers, high speed internet connection and Wi-Fi hotspot.

The laboratory is equipped with: Spectral Analyzer; Frequency Meter up to 12 GHz; Oscilloscopes; Generator with Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS) up to 3 GHz; Functional Generator; Texas Instruments SDP Boards; Software defined radio Ettus USPR N210; Software defined radio Ettus USPR N200; Software defined radio Ettus USPR B100; Radio transmitter-receiver USPR with frequency band 400 MHz – 4 GHz; Software defined radio Signal Hound USB 124A; Software defined analyzer with tracking generator Signal Hound USB-SA44B;

MATLAB, Code Composer Studio v5- software for DSP, Ansoft Designer SV and Signal Hound specific software are available on the workstations.

The laboratory is used for exercises of the following disciplines: Data transmission and computer communications; Mobile communications; Analog schematics.

PhDs in following programs: "Automated systems for data processing and control"; "Radio Transmitters and Radio Receivers Equipment"; "Electrodynamics and antenna-feeder devices".

Laboratory 1261 - Radiocommunications

The laboratory is fully renovated in 2008. There are 17 training places. The laboratory is equipped with 10 desktop computers, a laser printer and a video projector. It offers a wide range of modern laboratory equipment: HM8135 Rohde & Schwarz/Hammeg 3 GHz RF synthesizer; HM8021 Rohde & Schwarz/Hammeg 1.6 GHz counter; HM8030 Rohde & Schwarz/Hammeg 10 MHz function generator; HMO722 Rohde & Schwarz/Hammeg 70 MHz digital oscilloscope; 4.4 GHz Signal Hound spectrum analyzer with tracking generator; Gw Instek GFC-8270H 2.7 GHz counter; two Tectronix 100 MHz analog oscilloscopes; Promax 1 GHz spectrum analyzer; TR0420 2 GHz sweep generator; Q-meter; laboratory power supplies etc.

The following software packages are installed: Matlab 2011 and Serenade 8 SV Design Environment for simulation of RF circuits.

Exercises on the following subjects are conducted in the laboratory: "Radiocommunication Equipment", "Communication Equipment", "Fundamentals of Telecommunications" and "Telecommunications".

PhD students are trained here on the program "Radio Transmitters and Receivers".

Laboratory 1262 - Video Communications and Technologies

The laboratory is equipped with the most modern technology in the field of video processing, image and gestures recognition, virtual and augmented reality. Students can see and work with the latest technical achievements in the field such as Kinect One, Oculus Rift Developer Kit2, Myo Armband, Leap Motion and many others. The laboratory is equipped with 12 working stations for students and 6 stations for faculty and graduate students.

In it are held many seminars in various disciplines of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum such as: "Digital Image Processing", "Audio Systems and Speech Coding", "Multimedia Systems", "Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks", "Adaptive Audio and Video Processing", "Audio and Video Compression in Telecommunications" and "Algorithms and Simulation Modelling".

Students can learn and work with specialized software: Matlab 2014 - software environment for processing and recognition of signals and images, Visual Studio 10 Express, Easy PHP, Java 7 SDK, OpenCV, Android Studio 1.2. Students can develop their own applications under Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and Web for all available in the lab hardware systems.

Laboratory 1263 - Measurements in Communications

In 2001, the laboratory was renovated and equipped with new modern computer equipment. In 1263 laboratory are available 18 work places. There are high-speed Internet connection and free WiFi access. It has 15 desktop computers. Also the laboratory has 2 laptops for conducting research, conferences and lectures.

The laboratory is equipped with specialized hardware: Digital oscilloscopes 60MHz - Tektronix TDS - 2012, GwInstek - 2064; Analog oscilloscope 30 MHz - HAMEG Rohde & Schwarz HM303-6; Spectrum Analyzer 2 GHz - Rigol DSA1020; Calibrator to generate and measure the current and voltage -V & A VA70; Function generators - GwInstek - GFG3015, HAMEG Rohde & Schwarz HM8030-6; Multimeters - MASTECH MY-64, MASTECH MAS-345; Frequency 1,6 GHz - HAMEG Rohde & Schwarz HM8021-4; Power supplies - TES1300K, HY 3005D-2; Meter temperature and relative humidity - V & A VA8010; Barometer; Multipurpose Internet-based systems for the collection and processing of data; ZigBee networks are self-organizing; LabView – modules; meter power - HM8115-2.

The lab is installed following specialized software: LabView software; moodle; PHP; C; MySQL database; PSpice.

The laboratory is used by students in the following disciplines: Measurements in communications; Pulse and Digital Devices.

The laboratory used by PhD students in the PhD program “Automated systems for data processing and control".

Laboratory 1264 - Computer Laboratory

The computer lab has entirely renovated facilities and offers 19 stations for students, equipped with HP Compaq 6300 Workstations.

In it are held many seminars in various disciplines of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum such as: "Programming 3", "Coding Theory", "Mobile Communications", and "Interactive TV Systems".

Students can learn and work with specialized software: Matlab 2011 - software environment for numerical analysis, mathematical calculations and signal processing; Visual Studio 10 Express; Easy PHP, Java 7 SDK - software development environments standalone for applications under Windows, Linux, Android and Web; Code Composer Studio v5 - software platform for application development for TI DSP.

Laboratory 1310 - Audio technics and signal processors

The laboratory is fully equipped and renovated in 2010. There are 12 work places and additional places for laptops in the laboratory. In the laboratory is carried out development, research and experimental tests in areas related to both the laboratory work and in the doctoral programs field in specialty "Acoustic, audio technics and cinema technics". There are high-speed Internet connection in the laboratory.

There are 12 computers and specialized equipment in the laboratory. All equipment is available for students, graduates, postgraduates and teachers.

In the laboratory is available the specialized equipment: WEB cameras; Digital videocameras; Digital Cameras; Computer sound card; Digital multiband multifunctional processor 1.8 MHz; DSP Card / High Resolution Audio Proc. Universal Audio Studio Pack; 1 CUBase and 8 Xilinx digital signal processors; Computers; а mobile robot platform Pioneer III Dxe, Robosoft company; а modular mobile robot Lego Mindstorme NXT, Lego company; laser sensors and a telemeter for the robot orientation; microcontrollers as the robot walking control; range of video and audio sensors equipping for mobile robot Lego Mindstorme NXT Lego company; microphones as audio sensors for mobile robot Pioneer III Dxe company Robosoft and mobile robot Lego Mindstorme NXT Lego company; Modules with programmable logic matrix for mobile robot Pioneer III Dxe company Robosoft and mobile robot Lego Mindstorme NXT Lego company; portable personal computers for installation in mobile robot Pioneer III Dxe company Robosoft and mobile robot Lego Mindstorme NXT Lego company; Notebooks; Evaluation Boards; Specialized module for image processing; Thermal camera EasIR-9; Specialized one-dimensional signals processing systems; Development environment for images; specialized system for parallel processing of audio signals in cochlear implants; modules for the microphone grate development and control; a specialized system for acceleration measuring for composite materials vibration by frequencies; a precision vibrometar.

In the lab the following specialized software is installed: Programming system Cubase SX 3.x; Programming System Pro Tools; Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Professional; Eclipse for Windows 8 64 bit; VHDL; LabView.

The laboratory is used by students in the following disciplines: Video and audio home systems; Integrated and programmable communication devices; Design Technology in Telecommunications (Signal Processors).

The PhD program for the PhD students in the laboratory is "Acoustic , audio technics and cinema technics".

Laboratory 1436 - Microwave Engineering

In 2009, the laboratory was completely renovated. In 1436 laboratory are available 14 job places. There is a high-speed Internet connection. It has 5 desktop computers.

The laboratory is equipped with specialized hardware: Spectrum analyzer HAMEG up to 3 GHz; Measurement generator with digital frequency synthesizer HAMEG HM8135 3 GHz; Software defined radio - spectrum analyzer Signal Hound USB 124A, frequency range of 100KHz - 12.4 GHz; Software defined radio - spectrum analyzer Signal Hound USB-SA44B, frequency range of 1 Hz -4.4 GHz; tracking generator Signal Hound USB-TG124A: frequency range of 10 Hz - 12.4 GHz; 4 pcs. directional couplers ZFDC-10-5-S + 2 GHz; Power meter 6 GHz PWR-6GHS, USB interface; Waveguide elements and couplers; Microwave slot lines.

The lab is installed following specialized software: Matlab 2015 - software environment for numerical analysis and programming language independent; Ansoft Designer SV 05 0610 - software environment for analysis and synthesis of microwave devices.

The laboratory is used by graduate students in doctoral programs: "Radio transmitters and receivers"; "Electrodynamics and antennas".

Laboratory 1504 - Signals and Systems

In 2014, the laboratory was renovated and equipped with new computers. There are high-speed Internet connection and free WiFi access. Seminars and laboratory exercises. It has 27 workplaces with 8 computers, multimedia projector and screen. The laboratory is equipped with specialized hardware and software.

Laboratory 1511 - Broadband communications and cable television

In 2007 the laboratory was fully renovated and in 2012 a partial repair was also done after the floods caused by the reconstruction works of the roof of block 1. In laboratory 1511 there are 16 work stations available, one of which is for PhD candidates from PhD programs. Internet connection and a possibility for free Wi-Fi access are provided. The following exercises are carried out in the laboratory: Radio and television systems and networks; Global communications; Radiocommunication systems; Technological practicum.

The following equipment and nodes are available: Real working Headends for cable television; Cable amplifiers; Coaxial cables; Television receivers; Modules of system for optical transmission; Cable modems; Set-Top-Box for ground, satellite and cable reception; Own antenna platform located on the roof of block 1 for reception of DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T/T2 signals; Measurement equipment for control, diagnostics and tuning; Simulator EPROM 512; Development system with programmer DS-750; Multimeters; Rectifiers.

The laboratory is used from PhD students from PhD programs: "Cable and fiber-optic communication systems"; "Radio transmitting and radio receiving technique"; "Communication networks and systems".

Laboratory 2504 - Visual and audio equipment and television systems

There are several disciplines in the area of audio and video technologies in the laboratory for the students in Faculty of Telecommunications. The students have Internet access in the laboratory. There are 15 work places separated on different themes for laboratory work.

Тhere аre in the laboratory: computers – 3 pcs, control television monitors – 4 pcs, a TV test generator, an analog oscilloscope, a digital USB oscilloscope.

The laboratory is used by students in the following disciplines: Television systems; Basics of video and audio technologies.

The PhD program for the PhD students in the laboratory is "Television and video equipment".

Laboratory 4236 - Electrodynamics and electromagnetic wave propagation

The lab is fully renovated in 2010. It has 18 work places, divided on 6 experimental setups. Each setup gives opportunity for practical training and reproduction of real physical processes and phenomena in wave propagation and antenna principles. The main feature of the lab is that students achieve on-hand experience working with high frequency devices and systems. The lab is training students from the Faculty of Telecommunications in following subjects: "Electromagnetic Wave Propagations", "Antennas and Microwave Technique", Faculty of Transportation – "Antennas and High Frequency systems", Faculty of Management – "Engineering Ecology".

Laboratory 4602 - Antenna and Microwave Techniques

The Research laboratory is fully renovated and equipped with new and contemporary instrumentation. There are 8 working places in the lab. There is high-speed and free Wi-Fi internet connectivity. The lab also has Antenna measurement range, experimental Microwave Radio-Releigh link at 28 GHz, Satellite communication measurement system.

The lab has measurement instrumentation as follow: Scalar and Vector Network analyzers up to 40GHz, Spectrum analyzers, Frequency counters (40GHz), Oscilloscopes, Noise figure meter, Power meter (18GHz), Frequency synthesizers (3GHz), Software defined radio Spectrum analyzer Signal Hound USB 124A, Tracking Generator Signal Hound USB.

The lab has installed following software: Matlab (math analysis and programming workbench), Antenna software - 4NEC2 and FEKO.

The lab is used by: BSc, MSc and PhD students in the fields of Microwave Telecommunications - Antenna and Microwave techniques, Cellular and radio-relay networks, Satellite communications; Industry Research projects in the field of Antennas and Microwave systems.

Cabinet 3236A - Cabinet and PhD students’ laboratory

The cabinet, renovated in 2011, is appointed with six working places for PhD students. There are air conditioning, blinds, updated lighting. Each PhD student has a workplace equipped with the necessary equipment and tools. All have computers and are connected to a network through which use a scanner and printer. In the cabinet there is overhead projector, screen and whiteboard for training and discussions.

The cabinet is equipped with specialized hardware: Power supply - V & A instruments HY3005D; Power - Hyelec HY3005D-2; Programmable power - GwInstek PSP-405; Channel analog oscilloscope Tektronix 2235A; Digital oscilloscope Tektronix TDS2012B; Digital Oscilloscope - portable Siglent SHS806; Triangular signal generator, sine wave impulse - Rigol DG1022A; Signal generator synthesizing functional GwInstek SFG2120; Portable multimeter Mastech MAS-345; Calibrator multimeter 6 digits Rigol DM3061; Multimeter measures the L, C, R - Mastech MS5300; soldering station - Zhong-Di ZD-937; Hot air station - Zhong-Di ZD-939A; Programmer - STMMicroelectronics ST-LINK V1; Programmer - STMMicroelectronics ST-LINK V2; Programmer - Microchip PicKit 3; Programmer - Olimex ICD 2.

The cabinet used by PhD students in the PhD program "Automated systems for data processing and control".

Laboratory 1455 - Telecommunication services and applications

The laboratory is equipped with workplaces where the computer systems are connected in a network and provided with access to Internet which gives opportunity for conducting classes in the field of information and communication technologies. The available multimedia set helps in interactive education process for students, attending courses included in bachelor or master curriculum, namely "Information Technologies in Telecommunications", "Mobile Networks and Services", "Multimedia Networks" and "4G Networks - LTE".

Laboratory 1456

The laboratory has an area of 48 m² and has 16 working places for students. The laboratory has been reconstructed and fully renovated in 2013 with the financial support of the State Enterprise "Air Traffic Services Authorities".

The laboratory is provided with local connectivity (Ethernet and WiFi) and additional educational equipment and tools (interactive whiteboard, flipchart, ultrashort multimedia projector, electric projection screen).

In the laboratory are taught Bachelor and Master courses such as: Transport Telecommunications Networks; Databases; Broadband Networks; Access Networks; etc. The laboratory is equipped with specialized equipment and software such as professional multiplex equipment, line transmission equipment, digital repeaters and simulation software, specialized measuring equipment (signal and noise generators, artificial lines, error rate measuring sets) and high class All-in-One Computers. Most of the specialized equipment is a donation from the partners of the faculty and other companies working in the field of telecommunications.

The laboratory has a conference table and is used also for state examinations and diploma thesis defense.

Laboratory 1457 - Network Management and Data Bases

The Laboratory is equipped for education on Communications Networks, System Administration and Storage Area Networks at Department of Communication Networks, Faculty of Telecommunications is sponsored by HP Global Delivery Center and Smartcom Ltd., Bulgaria. It has 4 HP servers, 4 storage systems of different classes, 30 desktop computers, 5 core class Juniper routers, Cisco equipment, unlimited number of working licenses. The aim of the team in the laboratory is to allow students to understand foundation of communication networks, IP technology, operation systems, system administration, storage technologies, fiber channel protocol, network design and configuration. They can also develop their own ideas and experiments. Students are able to begin their system administration carrier on different types of equipment. The laboratory is a place for student research activities as well as education on Communication Networks, Telecommunication Protocols, Integrated Communication Networks, Telecommunication Software, Data Networks and Computer Communications, Storage Area Network. More than 300 students work in the laboratory annually.

Laboratory 1458 - Fiber optic and wire line cable systems

The Laboratory was fully renewed and refurbished in 2008 with the help of the Reichle & De-Massari – the leader in these technologies from the Switzerland. The lab is equipped with the latest devices for testing of fiber optic and cooper cabling systems. Certified as R&M authorized education center for the design, planning, installation and certification of structured cabling systems.

Laboratory 1459 - Communication switching systems

The laboratory has facilities for teaching of groups of up to 15 students divided in 4 or 5 subgroups.

The laboratory works of the following subjects are taught there – "Fundamentals of Networking Technologies", "Communication Switching Systems", "Communication Technology", "Telecommunications", "Basics of Telecommunications" with student from different faculties of the Technical University.

The laboratory is equipped with professional systems from different vendors 30/32 PCM System Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent 1660SM SDH multiplexer, MultiWave OTN system CIENA, analog, digital and IP switching systems, multimedia, screen and whiteboard.

The laboratory has measurement instruments – Level Generators and Meters, Universal Measurement Bridge, Psophometer, Digital Oscilloscope, Optical Time Domain Reflectometer etc. There are 6 PC configurations connected to the University network.

Laboratory 1462 - Reliability and security in communications

The laboratory has facilities for teaching of groups of up to 15 students divided in 4 or 5 subgroups. The laboratory supports some of the base subjects in the Communication networks specialization: "Reliability and security in communications", "Architectures and protocols for network communications with higher level of security", "Secure systems".

R&D topics: Reliability and security in communications; Safety Critical Systems and Network; Fault tolerance Systems; LTE-R railway communication networks; Cryptography – systems and algorithms; Data Maning; Adaptive systems.

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Laboratory 1210

The Laboratory is mainly dedicated to laboratory exercises oriented to computer aided design (CAD) of printed circuit boards (PCB). This is achieved mainly by means of established software products like Protel and Orcad. There are seven personal computers, i.e. workplaces dislocated in the room. Part of the laboratory exercises in "Technological Practicum" for students in Telecommunications are being conducted in the same room since 2013/2014 study year. Four corresponding workplaces comprising microcontroller Arduino – based development system are provided for them. Laboratory 1210 is also used for lectures for the following obligatory courses: "Diagnostics Fault Tolerance in Communications", "Automated Manufacturing Systems", "Computer-aided design of digital communication circuits with VHDL", "Telecommunications Law", "Nanotechnologies and Nanoelectronics in Telecommunications" etc. oriented to students from higher courses of education at the Faculty of Telecommunications.

Laboratory 1305 - Computer-aided Design

In the laboratory there are PCs, Internet and Wi-Fi connections. The laboratory disposes with licenses software - VIVADO (XILINX), Cadence ORCAD Design Suit 16.6, COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS 5.1. There is also software installed for design and simulation of nano communications structures, devices and networks: Nanotube Modeler and NanoEngineer 1. The open source platforms for SDR and Cognitive radio design - GNU Radio and OSSIE are installed, as well as drivers for hardware USRP1, 2, n210, daughterboard, antennas, etc. The research performed implements USRPs, developments boards with FPGA/CPLD of XILINX, ALTERA and CYPRESS. It disposes with measurement instruments as logical analyzer and signal vector generator. The laboratory is used for practical exercises of bachelor and master degree students, for bachelor and master degree thesis development, for ERASMUS+ students and for Ph.D. research. The laboratory is also involved in e-learning projects.

Laboratory 1306А - Communication Information Management Technologies

The Laboratory is an information and training center in the field of Communication technologies for data storing and data security. A Storage Area Network is configured and installed in the Laboratory. The available Equipment includes an entry-level enterprise storage array EMC CX300, optical switches, Fujitsu Siemens Computers server with two communication adapter (HBA). Main topics of the Lectures in the laboratory are Communication technologies for data storing, data security and information management and Integrated Primary and Secondary Data Center Solutions. Communication technologies cover the topics related to SAN, NAS, CAS Technologies, Corporate storage solutions design based on entry level, middle range and high end storage arrays and Information Lifecycle Management solutions. Integrated Primary and Secondary Data Center Solutions include Disaster recovery solutions, Data replication technologies and business continuity solutions: SRDF, TF, SnapView, Mirror View Software configuration and implementation and Cloud technologies and services.