CISC 3343: Telecommunications

Text: Data and Computer Communications, 10th ed.

Reference #1 - Wireless Communications and Networks 2^nd ed.

Reference #2 - High Speed Networks and Internets 2^nd ed.

by - W. Stallings (Pearson/Prentice-Hall)

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Telecommunications

          Chapter 1:

          Chapter 9: Review Questions: 9.1 thru 9.10; HW Problems: 9.7 thru 9.14

          - Telecommunications Basics

          - A Communications Model

          - Station Interconnection

          - Switched Communications Networks

          - Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching Networks

          - Packet Switching Alternatives

          - Frame Relay Networks

          - Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks (ATM Networks)

          - Broadcast Networks: Satellite Networks, Radio Networks, LANs

          - The Internet

          - Intranets and Extranets

2. Data Transmission Fundamentals

          Chapter 3: Review Questions: 3.1 thru 3.10;

                     HW Problems: 3.1 thru 3.10, 3.15, 3.16, 3.18, 3.19, 3.21

          Appendix A,D:

          - Data, Signals, and Transmission

          - Analog vs. Digital

          - Channel Types: Simplex, Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex

          - Parallel vs. Serial Transmission

          - Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Transmission

          - Time Domain Concepts

          - Frequency Domain Representation of Signals

          - Bandwidth

          - Filters

          - Transmission Impairments: Attenuation, Delay Distortion, Noise, Echo

          - Channel Capacity

3. Data Encoding

Chapter 5: Review Questions: 5.1 thru 5.11; HW: 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.19, 5.20

          Chapter 8: Review Questions: 8.1 thru 8.7; HW: 8.1, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.12, 8.13

          Chapter 16: (Section 16.1): Review Question: 16.1

          - Digital Data <---> Digital Signals (Transceivers)

          - Digital Data <---> Analog Signals (Modems)

          - Analog Data <---> Digital Signals (Codecs)

          - Speech Encoding: PCM, ADPCM

          - Analog Data <---> Analog Signals

          - Muliplexing: FDM & TDM

          - DSL Lines: T-1, E-1, ISDN, ADSL, xDSL

          - ISDN BRI and PRI Channels and Services

Examination #1: exam#1 outline

4. Transmission Error Control:

Chapter 6: Review Questions: 6.1 thru 6.10; HW: 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14

          Chapter 16: (Section 16.2): Review Questions: 16.2 thru 16.5; HW: 16.4, 16.7, 16.8

          Reference #1 - Chapter 8:

          - Transmission Error Sources

          - Error Detection Techniques: Parity Checks, Block Codes, CRCs

          - Error Correction Coding: Hamming Codes

          - BCH, Reed-Solomon, and Convolutional Codes

          - Low-Density Parity-Check Codes (LDPC)

5. Data Compression

Reference #2 - Chapters 19, 20, and 21:

          - Lossless vs. Lossy Compression

          - Huffman Coding

          - Fax Compression: MH, MR, MMR

          - Arithmetic Coding

          - LZ and LZW Algorithms

          - JPEG and MPEG Compression

Examination #2: exam#2 outline

6. Telephony Signaling

Lecture Notes

          - Architecture of a Public Telephone Network

          - The Local (Subscriber) Loop

          - Making a Phone Call: Control Signaling

          - In-Channel vs. Common Channel Signaling

          - Loop Signaling: On-Hook Off-Hook Signaling

          - Analog Telephony Signaling

          - Digital Telephony Signaling: T-1, E-1

          - DID, DNIS, and ANI Services

          - Interoffice Signaling

          - Signaling System No. 7 (SS7)

          - SS7 Protocol Architecture: MTP, SCCP, TUP, ISUP

7. Wireless and Cellular Communications:

Chapter 10: Review Questions: 10.1 thru 10.10; HW: 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

          Chapter 17: Review Questions: 17.1 thru 17.7; HW: 17.2

          - Cellular Telephony

          - The Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO)

          - Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS)

          - Cellular and Cordless Network Reference Models

          - IS-41 North American Cellular Signaling Protocol

          - The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)

          - IS-54 North American Digital TDMA Cellular Standard

          - IS-95 North American Digital CDMA Cellular Standard

          - Cellular Network Generations (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G)

          - LTE and LTE-Advanced Technologies

8. Wireless LANs:

Chapter 13: Review Questions: 13.1 thru 13.6; HW: 13.1

          - Overview

          - IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services

          - Gigabit WiFi

          - IEEE 802.11 Security Considerations

9. Wireless Networks:

Chapter 18: Review Questions: 18.1 thru 18.7;

          - Fixed Broadband Wireless Access

          - WiMAX/IEEE 802.16

          - Bluetooth Overview

Final Examination: final exam outline