Transmission Systems 1

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Department of Telecommunications Engineering

Synopsis:

The Transmission systems are one of the branches of the communication technology, they cover remote transmission of telecommunication signals (for example: telephone, radio, facsimile, data transmission, signalizing and control signals). This subject introduces basic principles, concepts, used equipment and methods of measurement.

Requirements:

Labs measurement protocols, homework, test.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Basic concept, telecommunication networks, signals, quantities

2. Parameters of telecommunication canals. Measurement

3. Circuit. Amplifiers. Stability. Echo

4. FDM transmission systems

5. TDM transmission systems

6. Digital modulation DM, ADPCM

7. PCM modulation

8. Multiplex equipment, CRC, Alarms

9. Data multiplex. Digital cross-connect

10. PDH architecture. Stuffing

11. Digital tracks. Line signals. Regenerators

12. Optical transmission systems

13. Principles SDH architecture. Network nodes of SDH

14. Radio and TV transmission systems. Principles

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction. Safety measures

2. Basic units and quantities

3. Measurement devices

4. Measurement of telephone canals

5. Measurement of quantisation distortion

6. Measurement by spectral analyzer

7. Measurement of digital transmission systems

8. Measurement of regenerators

9. Testing of flexible muldex

10. Measurement of bit error rate

11. Measurement of block error rate

12. Excursion

13. Test

14. Credit

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Study materials:

[1] Freeman, L. R. Telecommunication Transmission Handbook. New York: John Wiley, 1991.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: