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Basics of Telecommunications

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: IIA0501
Type: Compulsory / Basic Studies
Curriculum: I-IT 2007
Level: Bachelor of Engineering
Year of Study: 2 (2008-2009)
Credits: 4 cr
Responsible Teacher: Gao, Chao
Language of Instruction: English

Courses During the Academic Year 2008-2009

Impl.Study TimeTeacher(s)Language
32008-08-25 – 2008-10-25Chao GaoFinnish

Learning Outcomes

The student will get an overview of the telecommunication and the phenomena appearing in it. The student will also know the basic functions/techniques applied in modern telecommunication systems.

Student's Workload

Total workload: 112h
-Rules of procedure of the study: 56h
-The self-study: 56h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basic mathematics such as logarithm, exponential, sinusoidal functions, vector representation.
Basic physics and circuit theory.
Basics of digital number system, binary, octal, hexadecimal, etc.

Contents

The course should answer to the following concepts:
What is telecommunication? Noise (SNR) and how it affects to the signal in the channel. Decibel (dB) calculations. Types of modulations. Digital TV and HDTV. Encoding techniques. Transmission medias. Basic ideas of different telecommunication systems.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Gao, C. Handouts
Hioki, W. Telecommunications, 4th ed., 2001, Prentice Hall
Forouzan, B. A., Datacommunications and networking, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2007, 4th ed. ISBN 007-125442-0

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1: understand basic idea of modulation, the difference between different analog modulation techniques, basics of signal/noise strength/power calculation in decibels, basics of data encoding techniques (binary, BCD, Hex, etc), basics of telecommunication network structure (e.g., telephony network)

Grade 3: know the signal/noise calculation well, no problem in decibel calculation, understand amplification/attenuation in decibels, free conversion in different encoding schemes, interaction between the different network components in a telecommunication system.

Score 5: deep understanding of signal/noise representation, details of different type of noise/signal, fully understand the structure and functionality of a telecommunication network, know the properties of different systems.

Assessment Methods

Assignments, Presentations and Exam. Numeric grading.


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