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Telecom Course Outline

This 5 ECTS credit course on Telecommunication Networks is offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mizan Tepi University. The course objectives are to summarize features of modern telecommunication networks and standards, understand digital signaling techniques, and sensor/adhoc networks. Over 7 weeks, topics will include the history and evolution of telecom networks, digital transmission principles, networking fundamentals, technologies like SDH, PDH, SONET and ATM, and access methods including PSTN, DSL and wireless networks. Assessment includes quizzes, assignments, tests and a final exam. Students are expected to abide by the university code of conduct and attend 80% of classes.

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Telecom Course Outline

This 5 ECTS credit course on Telecommunication Networks is offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mizan Tepi University. The course objectives are to summarize features of modern telecommunication networks and standards, understand digital signaling techniques, and sensor/adhoc networks. Over 7 weeks, topics will include the history and evolution of telecom networks, digital transmission principles, networking fundamentals, technologies like SDH, PDH, SONET and ATM, and access methods including PSTN, DSL and wireless networks. Assessment includes quizzes, assignments, tests and a final exam. Students are expected to abide by the university code of conduct and attend 80% of classes.

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Mizan Tepi University

College of Engineering and Technology


Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course Code ECEg4282
Course Title Telecommunication Networks
Degree Program BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lecturer Zelalem M.
ECTS Credits 5
 To inspect and summarize the major features of today's most popular
telecommunication networks as well as the forthcoming ones
 To get oneself familiar to the related standardization work established
Course Objectives & by ITU (International Telecommunications Union), ETSI (European
Competences to be Acquired Telecommunications Standards Institute) and various other worldwide
standardization bodies.
 To understand digital signaling techniques
 To understand sensor and adhoc networks
The main aim of this course is exploring historical evolution of
telecommunication networks and today’s telecommunication networks
and standards. The course also introduces different types of
telecommunication core network technologies used previously and in
today’s telecommunication technology. The advantage and disadvantage
of different channel sharing technologies that are SDH, PDH, SONET
Course Description and ATM will be explored. In addition to these multiplexing techniques
the access technologies used in telecommunication, starting with the old
public switched telephone networks up to the modern
telecommunication technologies i.e. ISDN and DSL will be dealt. And
finally the access technologies used in wireless mobile communication
i.e. CDMA and GSM will be considered.

Contact hour Course Contents

1. History and Evolution of Telecommunication networks


 Introduction
 History of Telecommunication
 Standardization and Standards Organizations
 Telecommunication Services
 Telecommunication Networks
Week
2. Digital Transmission Principles:
 Digital Representation of Information
 Digital Representation of Analog Signals
 Digital Modulation Techniques
 Transmission Media
3. Fundamentals of Telecommunication Networks
 Multiplexing Techniques
 Digital Hierarchy Technologies
 Switching and Signaling
4. Introduction to digital telecom signaling and applications;
overview of SDH, PDH, SONET and ATM

5. Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Public Land


Mobile Networks

6. Introduction to Digital Subscriber Line Technologies; DSL,


ADSL. HDSL, SDSL.VDSL. Overview of packet-switched
networks, local loops and its access mechanisms.

7. Packet Switched Networks: OSI and IP models: Ethernet (IEEE


802.3); token ring (IEEE 802.5), FDDI, DQDB, frame relay:
SMDS: Internet working with SMDS, Internet protocol; TCP and
VDP, performance of TCP / IP networks circuit -switched
networks:

Pre-requisites Communication Systems


Assessment Methods Continuous Assessment quiz (2):10%; Assignment (1):15% tests (1);
(25%)
 Final Exam……………………………………. 50%

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students


Senate Legislation of our University throughout this course.
 Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism
will not be tolerated.
 Class activities will vary day to day, ranging from lectures to
discussions. Students will be active participants in the course.
 You are required to submit and present the assignments provided
Course policy
according to the time table indicated.
 80 % of class attendance is mandatory! Please try to be on time for
class. I will not allow you enter if you are late more than five
minutes.
 Active participation in class is essential and it will have its own value
in your grade
 Cell phones MUST be turned off before entering the class.

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