Telecommunications Engineering

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Telecommunications Engineering

• Introduction to course SYSC 4700
• Engineering principles for the design, evolution,
  operation and management of telecommunication
  networks and systems.

2
Networks

• Means for interconnecting sources and
  destinations of information
• Examples
• Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
• The internet
• CATV networks
• Ad hoc networks
• Sensor networks
• Private in-house networks
• LANs
• Internal telephone networks

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Course Content

• Network overview
• Basic principles of network components
• information, telephone systems, transmission
  media, access, multiplexing, switching,
  synchronization, signalling, video compression
• Network design and evolution
• Standards, planning, teletraffic, wireless,
  broadband ATM, the internet, optical networks,
  multihop networks, network evolution
• Network operation, security
• Network management and control, CO visit, INOC
  visit
• Political and business aspects
• Economic/financial analysis, federal
  telecommunications policy, CRTC regulation

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Lecture Team

• University
• Industry
• Alcatel
• Bell Canada
• Cisco
• Mitel
• Nortel
• Softwright
• ThinkRF
• Shape Innovations
• Government
• CRC (Communications Research Centre of Canada)
• CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and
  Telecommunications Commission).
• Correctional Service of Canada

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The Course

• Broader than most other courses youve had.
• It gives you the Big Picture.
• Follows from earlier courses, notably
• SYSC3501 Communication Theory or SYSC3503 Comm
  Theory II
• SYSC4602 Computer Communications
• Supplements other courses (such as SYSC4600
  Digital Communications).
• Will be useful in career planning. Many
  engineering and computer science careers are
  related directly or indirectly to the
  telecommunications industry.
• prerequisites

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Important Points

• Attend all the lectures.
• Ask questions - most of the lecturers are from
  industry or government. They will expect and
  appreciate questions, even more than professors
  do.
• There will be many acronyms. If you dont know
  them, ASK!
• Put effort into doing the assignments and the
  project.
• Participate in the INOC (International Network
  Operations Centre) visit.
• Make use of the course textbook, the 3-volume
  text Telecommunications Mosaic (available from
  the Library reserve desk), and other course
  references, such as issues of IEEE Communications
  Magazine.

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Central Office and INOC Visits(subject to final
arrangements)

• Sign up for one CO visit (compulsory)
• (on sheet posted on door of Room 7032MC, after
  Jan. 17.)
• Sign up early in the term. Only a limited number
  (10) can be accommodated on each visit, so sign
  up early to get the time you want.
• Write clearly (the CO must know in advance who is
  coming).
• Arrive at the CO at 1501 OConnor on time.
  Otherwise you will not be admitted. The tour will
  last 1 1/2 to 2 hr.
• See the visit rules in the handout.
• Likewise, choose and sign up for a visit to the
  INOC (International Network Operations Centre) on
  Saturday, March 29. A separate signup sheet will
  be posted.

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Mechanics

• Copies of lecturers overheads are available on
  the web site.
• Reference book available from the Library
  reserve desk.
• Several assignments.
• Group project to be announced.
• Laboratory periods will be used for CO visits.
• Midterm exam (closed book, in class) scheduled on
  Thursday, February 14.