1.
Introduction; Evolution of Telecommunication; Components and Examples of
Telecommunication systems
2.
Telephone Systems; Pulse dialing & Tone dialing; Telephone Instruments -
rotary dial and push button types.
3.
Telecommunication Transmission Lines- G.I, Copper, Co-axial, and Fiber optic
cables; Transmission Bridge -Hybrid circuit for 2-wire to 4-wire conversion and
vice versa. PCM Carriers; American and European standards of carrier
channels.
4.
Subscriber loop systems, BORSCHT Functions; Switching hierarchy & routing,
signaling techniques-in channel & common channel signaling, SS7.
5.
Basics of Switching System: Classification of Switching System, Automatic
Switching System,
6.
Principle of Operation of Strowger & Crossbar Electro-mechanical Systems;
Step by step Circuit Switching, - Director and Non-Director systems.
7.
TDM, FDM and SDM; Time/Digital Switching systems - Time division Time
switch, Time multiplexed Space switch, Time multiplexed Time switch,
Hybrid switching, ; TS, ST, STS, TST systems; Architecture of 5ESS
systems; Generation of Electronic Exchanges
8. Stored Program Control, Software architecture, Application software;
9.
Traffic Engineering: Blocking network, blocking probability, grade of service,
traffic load, Erlang-B and C-congestion formulas-case studies
10.
Modems and their standards, RS 232C; DTE and DCE, Facsimile
Transmission
11.
Introduction to ISDN channels & access arrangements, formats, service
capabilities and user-network interfaces; Limitations of ISDN, Introduction to
B-ISDN.
12. Introduction to cordless telephones, Digital PABX and WLL