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Electronics - ELTR 202

Communication Systems

• History of telecommunications networks.
• Describing the Telegraph system.
• Describing the evolution of the telephone network.
• Describing the telephone set and operation.
• Identifying the different dialing systems.
• Describing the subscriber’s local loop in wired telephone networks.
• Analyzing the local loop as a transmission line.
• Describing the process to convert an analog signal to digital.  Emphasis on voice signals over the telephone network.
• Describing multiplexing several analog and digital signals to share a single transmission media.
• Describing the American and European digital hierarchical MUX systems.
• Describing the synchronous optical network.
• Describing Frame Relay structure and applications.
• Describing ATM structure and applications.
• Identifying advantages and applications of the different transmission media.
• Determining the causes of crosstalk in a wire.
• Describing a coaxial cable and its applications.
• Numerating the different optical fiber systems and their characteristics.
• Describing voice channel switching on telephone networks.
• Describing the PSTN hierarchical structure and components.
• Analyzing telephone systems using basic traffic engineering.
• Identifying signaling as a key component of the PSTN.
• Describing SS7 signaling structure, components and applications.
• Identifying ISDN types of services and associated systems.
• Describing the basic elements and concepts on digital communications.
• Identifying the different methods to modulate digital data over an analog carrier.
• Calculating signal-to-noise rations (SNR) and expressing it in decibels.
• Applying the Shannon’s law to calculate channel capacity.
• Enumerating the different digital modem standards.
• Enumerating error correction techniques and their advantages.
• Describing DSL technologies capabilities, operation, and importance.
• Identifying the different DSL formats and their applications.
• Describing the different components of a CATV network.
• Describing HFC technology and bandwidth sharing concept.
• Describing CATV network as Internet access infrastructure.
• Identifying the different topologies used in computer networking.
• Enumerating the different types of network regarding the covered area.
• Enumerating the computer networking applications.
• Describing the Open System Interconnect model and its importance.
• Enumerate all the OSI model layers and their functions.
• Describe Ethernet technology and its importance in today’s computer networks.
• Enumerating the different standards associated with Ethernet.
• Describing and building cables for computer networking.