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Module  1. Introduction to Telecommunications and ITS

• Telecommunications and ITS
• What Is Telecom Used for in ITS?
• National ITS Architecture and Applications to ATMS
• Telecommunications and ATMS Applications
• Macroscopic View of Area-Wide Telecommunications
• So Now What? SE Process
• Fundamental Elements of a Telecommunications Network
• OSI Model
• Host Devices and Terminal Equipment
• Last-Mile Telecom Services

Module  2. Physical Communications Media

• Physical Media (OSI Layer 1)
• Twisted Pair Copper Services
• Twisted Pair Cable
• Optical Fiber
• Optical Fiber Testng
• End-To-End Tests
• OTDR Tests
• OTDR Setup
• OTDR Outputs
• System Documentation
• Chromatic and Polarization Mode Dispersion
• Wireless Radio Systems

Module  3. Transmission of Communications Signals

• What Is Electronic Communication?
• Analog and Digital
• State of Practices
• Digitizing the Analog Signal
• Analog/Digital Signal Conversion
• Transmission Modes
• Signal Properties
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Managing the Electromagnetic Spectrum
• U.S. Frequency Allocations
• Channel (Frequency Band)
• Bandwidth
• Analog Modulation
• Angle Modulation
• Voice (Analog) Transmission
• Two Transmission Techniques
• Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
• Multiplexing

Module  4. Data Networks and Data Communication Protocols

• Data Communication Networks
• Standards
• Local Area Networks (LANs)
• LAN Topology
• LAN Access Method
• LAN Method
• LAN Equipment
• Repeaters
• Switches
• Routers
• Gateway
• Wireline and Wireless LANs
• Ethernet
• Brief History of the Ethernet
• Example of Layer Encapsulation
• Ethernet Frame Assembly
• Ethernet Addresses and MAC Addresses
• Ethernet Medium Access Control
• Network Wiring
• Hub vs Switch
• Full Duplex Ethernet
• Physical Layer Limitations
• Ethernet Switching and IP Routing
• Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
• Ethernet over SONET/ATM
• Basic Ethernet Components
• Ethernet Switching Network
• Error Control
• TCP/IP
• TCP/IP and the Internet
• OSI Layering vs TCP/IP Layering
• Wireless LANS – IEEE 802.11 (WiFi)
• Microwave Radio Systems
• Satellite
• Cellular Mobile Radio
• GSM Wireless Technologies
• Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
• Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
• Wide (Metropolitan) Area Networks
• Wireless Systems: Wide-area and Short-range
• Guidelines When Considering
• Telecommunications Technologies for ATMIS

 

Who Should Attend

Duration

10 Days