Telecommunication Networks

The course is a substitute for:

Telecommunication Networks (X32TSI)

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Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Telecommunications Engineering

Synopsis:

The subject provides basic overview of communication, i.e. transmission of information from source to sink of information. Introduces basic terms and principles of information transmission, services of telecommunications networks, quality of services, traffic engineering and dimensioning of connection elements of networks. Application of principles and methods is demonstrated on existing communication networks - ISDN, data transmission networks, fixed and mobile networks.

Requirements:

In order to obtain the credits, students have to meet the following conditions:

1) Be successful in the tests from the given tasks (at least 50% score).

2) Succesfully deliver 2 assigned reports.

3) Participate in all practical exercises.

4) Successfully pass the assessment test (at leat 66% score).

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Law, regulation and standardization in telecommunications

2. Communication chain, source of information - transmission and switching element - sink. The concept of network

3. Description of a source, transmission and switching element, types and basic characteristics of these elements

4. Technologies for information transmission and its protection

5. Model of Open System Interconnection (OSI)

6. Multiple utilisation of transmission media, modulations

7. Transmission media and their utilisation. Transmission systems

8. Telecommunication switching systems - basic characteristics. Signaling

9. Traffic, communication systems and their traffic models, basic parameters

10. Services in communication systems, their classification

11. Narrowband and broadband ISDN networks. Intelligent networks

12. Evaluation of quality of services (QoS) and network performance (NP)

13. Data transmission networks. Data transmission over host networks

14. Radiotelephone networks, paging

Syllabus of tutorials:

Laboratory work and seminars take two hours during one half of the semester.

1. An introduction to seminars and laboratories. Safety of laboratory work. Class Server as a communication tool.

Attenuation and gain, relative and absolute levels. Examples of computations and practical applications.

Individual task - Attenuation and gain.

2. Codes for protection of transmitted information. An example of code construction.

Individual task - Detection and correction codes.

Introduction to the cycle of laboratory exercises.

3. Laboratory exercise - Design, implementation and measurement of a wireless network.

4. Laboratory exercise - Analysis of a subscriber-dialled code in a telephone network.

Individual task - Traffic load (evaluation of a service system).

5. Laboratory exercise - Optical communications (implementation of a transmission path PC - optical line - PC)

6. Assessment test.

7. Assignment of credits.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Freeman, R., L.: Telecommunication System Engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons, INC., 1996.

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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:

• Společný plán- strukturované anglické studium (elective specialized course)
• Electronics and Communication Technology - structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Heavy-current Engineering- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Computer Technology- structured studies (elective specialized course)