Introduction to Telecommunications

This course looks at the fundamentals of telecommunication as it exist nowadays in addition to provide a comprehensible in addition to uncomplicated thoughtful of many of the machinery in addition to operation of telecommunication systems. Focusing very much on the voice side of telecommunications, we also look into into aspect of voice plus data addition since it is such key significance today. This course is intended as an foreword to telecommunications.

Program Study
Background plus Technical Terms

* Early History
* The Electromagnetic Spectrum
* Voice Characteristics
* Full plus Half Duplex
* Functions of a Telephone Network

Fundamental Telephony

* Voice connection
* Switch
* PSTN
* Typical system pecking order
* Telephones/Terminals
* Exchanges or else switch
* Telephone Addresses
* Local round
* Trunks
* Signaling
* Routing
* Network organization
* Billing system

Analogue broadcast

* Local Loop
* Trunks
* Dealing with Echo
* Signal/Noise relative amount
* Attenuation & Modulation

Digital Transmission

* Advantages
* Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM)
* Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
* Differential Encoding
* Mean Opinion Scores


Multiplexing

* Multiplexing Techniques
*
o Amplitude
o Frequency
o Time

* WAN Multiplexing (E1/T1)
*o 24 Slot
o 30 Slot

* Digital Hierarchies
*
o PDH
o SDH plus Sonet
* SDH Implementation

Narrow plus ISDN

* Objective
* Channel
o Primary velocity
o Basic velocity
* Arrangement
* Interfaces
* Application

Physical Media

* Cables
* Fiber

ISDN

* Digital Subscriber Loops
o x DSL Family
o Advantages
o Problems
* Voice over DSL
* Local Loop Unbundling
* Competition to DSL

Switches

* Switching
o Space & Time Switching

* Digital Switches
* Blocking
* Traffic Analysis

Signaling & Routing

* Local Loop Signaling
* Pulse Dialing
* Tone Dialing
* Trunk Signaling
* User-User Signaling
* Signaling Systems
o Signaling System 7 (SS7)
o Static steering
o Alternative steering
o Diverse steering

Network Management, IN plus Billing

* Network organization
* Network administration Protocol
* SNMP plus CMIS CMIP
* Telecommunications administration Network
* Intelligent network
o Key Concepts
o Cell Structure
o Virtual Channels
* Signaling
* Quality of Service
* The Internet Protocol Suite
o Architecture
* Gateway Location
* Gateway Decomposition
* Megaco
* SIGTRAN
Wireless & Mobile Networks

* Cellular Networks
* FDMA
o TDMA
o CDMA
* Components
*o Base Stations
o Air Interface
o Message Switching Centre
* GPRS
* UMTS
*
o Subsystems
o Protocols
o CDMA 2000
* WAP
* Mobile Devices
* Bluetooth
* Home RF
* WLANs
o 802.11x
o 5GHz LANs
* WiMAX
* Satellite Communications