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Course Policy and Outline (Syllabus):Telecommunications Networking I (Winter 2000)Attendance-Grading-Telecommunication Networking I-IISummaryOverview---1 hourTelecommunications Networking IITelecommunications ICourse Policy and Outline (Syllabus): Telecommunications Networking I (Winter 2000)Instructor: S.D. Personick (SDP): [email protected], Commonwealth 420TA: TBDCourse Web Site: TBAPrerequisites: None, other than an interest in learning about the technical aspects modern telecommunications networking, and the ability to quickly grasp new technical concepts. Normal, everyday experience using telecommunications and computer communications applications.Welcome to Telecommunications Networking I. This is the first quarter of a two-quarter sequence covering the fundamentals of modern telecommunications networks, systems, technologies, and their associated applications. This quarter, we will cover the following traditional/basic telecommunications networking topic areas: 1. Capturing and representing information within a “signal” that can be stored or communicated over distance. Quantifying the number of bits needed to represent information in digital form2. Measures of quality of communication (e.g., signal-to-noise ratio and bit-error-rate)3. Wire-pair and coaxial cable communication links and systems4. Optical fiber communication links and systems5. Wireless communication links6. Circuit switching and circuit-switched telecommunications networksNext quarter we will cover “hot” topics and emerging areas in telecommunications networking as outlined below, and described in more detail in the course policy and outline for Telecommunications Networking II.A detailed schedule of lectures is provided below.Our objectives are as follows:1. To review, and understand how audio, images, and video are abstractly represented; and to understand how these information types can be captured and placed within analog and digital signals for storage, and for communication over distance. To be able to calculate the number of bits required to represent various types of audio, images/graphics, and video information, with varying degrees of objective fidelity and subjective perceived quality; including the use of compression coding.2. To review and understand the concepts and mathematical approaches used to quantitatively describe the accuracy with which information, or a signal representing information, is: captured, converted to digital form, communicated over distance, and/or re-converted to analog form in communications applications. To be able tocalculate the effects of noise, interference, quantization, and distortion on informationthat passes through communication systems.3. To review and understand the capabilities and limitations of wire-pair and coaxial cable transmission systems. To understand the concepts and the implications of: additive thermal noise, frequency-dependent loss, equalization, and crosstalk. To understand what an “eye diagram” is. To be able to calculate the transmission distances that can be achieved with wire pair and coaxial cable media as a function of the data rate, the cable characteristics, and the transmitter and receiver characteristics. 4. To review and understand the capabilities and limitations of optical fiber transmissionsystems. To understand the concepts and the implications of: multimode and single mode fiber, loss, pulse spreading (“dispersion”), and noise in optical fiber system receivers. To be able to calculate the transmission distances that can be achieved with optical fiber media as a function of the data rate, the fiber characteristics, and source and receiver characteristics.5. To review and understand the capabilities and limitations of wireless communication systems. To understand the concepts and the implications of: antenna radiation patterns, noise sources in wireless systems, and wireless system receiver sensitivity. To be able to calculate the transmission distances that can be achieved with wireless systems as a function of transmitter and receiver antenna sizes, radiated power level, and receiver equivalent noise temperature. 6. To understand the concepts of circuit switching, and the various approaches to designing and implementing circuit switches and circuit switched networks, including: alternative switching matrix designs, blocking, traffic engineering, and time-space-time switching, and “intelligent networks”. Resources:The instructor and the teaching assistant are available to you as resources. They will be glad to help you succeed. Feel free to make an appointment using E-mail (preferred method), or just stop by. They can help you with: concepts you are having difficulty with;questions you have; and they can suggest references for further study. If you have a question, your classmates may have the same question. Asking questions helps the instructor and the TA to anticipate problems that your fellow students may be having.The bookstore will have a complete set of notes for this course. All of the slides used in lectures will be posted on the course Web site, and these may include some additional or modified slides (vs. the complete set in the bookstore). Slides will generally be posted in advance of the lectures. Notes may be brought to exams for reference.Suggested reading materials will be posted on the Web site; and additional suggested reading materials will be provided by the instructor, on request.Doing the homework will not only provide you with credit toward your final grade, but will also provide you with practice in applying what has been presented in the lectures. Doing the homework may help you identify concepts that you don’t yet understand.Recitation sections will generally be used to go over the homework solutions; and these represent another opportunity to test your understanding of the work that has been presented. Policies:Attendance-Students registered for credit are expected to attend all lectures and all of their recitation sessions. Occasional absences are understandable. Excessive absences may result in a grade of incomplete. Dependence upon posted course notes in lieu of attendance is not recommended. Attendance will be taken during most lectures and recitation sessions. Registered students who miss more than three (3) lectures and/or recitation sessions will have 3.33 points deducted from their “raw score” in the course (see below) for each absence in excess of three (3).


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