StarTel SLC: Telecommunications networks e-learning
The Startel suite of six courses provide an introduction to telecommunications.
Analogue and digital signals
Transmission fundamentals
Data communication principles
Principles of voice encoding and transmission
Telecoms networks
Telecoms services
Telecoms networks course
This course provides an introduction to the features, components and operation of modern telecoms networks including transmission networks, the PSTN, mobile networks and data networks.
Prerequisites:
An understanding of the underlying fundamentals of telecommunications. It is recommended that the previous PTT courses in the StarTel suite are studied before attempting this course.
Summary of topics covered:
Properties and applications of twisted pair, coax and fibre-optic cable.
Structure of a PSTN local access network.
Components of fixed microwave links, mobile radio links and satellite systems.
Principles of circuit switching; components of a PSTN exchange.
Principles and advantages of packet switching.
Capabilities of leased lines, circuit switched connections and virtual circuits.
Principles of connectionless operation of the Internet and Internet protocols.
Introduction to PDH, SDH and SONET based transmission networks.
Structure of the PSTN inc. the switching hierarchy; numbering issues.
Principles of X25, Frame Relay and ATM based Wide Area Networks.
Number of chapters: 7 Study time: 5 hours
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