Introduction to Telecommunications:(2nd Edition)

Fundamentals of Telecommunications
Overview of Telecommunications
Telecommunications Standards Organizations
Basic Terms and Technologies in Telecommunications

Telecommunication Networks
Telephony Networks
Analog and Digital Transmissions
Transmission Mediums

Basics of Telephony
Customer Premises Equipment
Numbering Plan
Common Signaling Tones and Call Establishment

Electronic Switching Networks
Voice Digitization
Stored Program Control Switch
Switching Hierarchy
Interexchange Signaling
Network Nodes in SS7
Types of Links in SS7
Layers of the SS7 Protocol

Business Telephone Systems
Connections to the Exchange
Enhanced Services
Traffic Engineering
The Traffic Engineering Process

Basic Networking Concepts
Computer Networks
Network Topology
Data Communication Models

Basics of Wireless Communication
Wireless Communication
Mobile Communication

Modern Telecommunication Technologies
Wired Communication Technologies
Wireless Communication Technologies
Recent Trends in Telecommunications

Operations Support Systems
Support Service Systems
Network Management Systems

After completing this course, students will know how to:

describe the various components of telecommunications, and the various standards and technologies adopted.
describe telephony networks, their supporting technologies, and the transmission mediums used in these networks.
examine Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), the numbering plan, and the dialing mechanisms and tones.
explore the components of electronic switching networks and the role of SS7 protocols in these networks.
examine the different services offered by telecom service providers to meet specific business demands and the facts to be considered while deciding on the type of service suitable for a business.
describe the basic networking concepts.
explore some basic concepts related to wireless communication and examine the components of a cellular network.
describe the modern technologies used in wired and wireless communications.
describe how the telecom service providers use different systems to manage the needs of customers and networks.

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer and its
operating system.