{"id":38,"title":"Telecommunication Engineering","credit_hour":"3","lecture_hour":"45","outcome":"<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Know and understand the engineering principles and methodologies of digital transmission and detection and use this to analyze and design systems which minimize error rates and inter symbol interference.<\/li>\r\n<li>Have a comprehensive knowledge of the underlying technologies of digital communication networks and data transport technologies for use in access and core networks.<\/li>\r\n<li>Have a comprehensive knowledge of the underlying technologies of packet-based networks and use this to analyse the different components and layer functionality of such networks<\/li>\r\n<li>Use fundamental knowledge to assess communication system performance and identify the necessary compromises between bandwidth, signal quality and coding requirements.<\/li>\r\n<li>Calculate the design requirements for coding in systems for speech and video transmission.<\/li>\r\n<li>Understand the contexts in which communication engineering knowledge can be applied.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>","description":"<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The course presents a general introduction to telecommunications aspects such as signal acquisition, transmission and processing in communication systems. Topics include: Characteristics of typical communication channels; Typical signals (speech, audio, video, data) and their characteristics; Basic analogue and digital techniques; Key techniques in handling transmission system issues (modulation, coding, multiplexing, etc); System performance and evaluation (channel noise, inters symbol interference, bit error rate, etc.); Major communication systems including telephony, radio, TV, satellite, mobile phone, optical fiber, radar and networks.<\/p>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>","books":"<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><em>Wireless Personal Communications<\/em> by Theodore S. Rappaport, Brian D. Woerner, Jeffrey H. Reed and William H. Tranter<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>","created_at":"2016-09-03 12:42:48","updated_at":"2016-09-03 12:42:48"} Details | Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IUB

CEN 485: Telecommunication Engineering

Offered Under: B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (CEN)

Description

The course presents a general introduction to telecommunications aspects such as signal acquisition, transmission and processing in communication systems. Topics include: Characteristics of typical communication channels; Typical signals (speech, audio, video, data) and their characteristics; Basic analogue and digital techniques; Key techniques in handling transmission system issues (modulation, coding, multiplexing, etc); System performance and evaluation (channel noise, inters symbol interference, bit error rate, etc.); Major communication systems including telephony, radio, TV, satellite, mobile phone, optical fiber, radar and networks.

Prerequisites:

CEN 430 + Lab : Data Communication and Computer Networks

CEN 210 + Lab : Electronics I

Course Type	Major
Credit Hour	3
Lecture Hour	45

Expected Outcome(s):

Know and understand the engineering principles and methodologies of digital transmission and detection and use this to analyze and design systems which minimize error rates and inter symbol interference.
Have a comprehensive knowledge of the underlying technologies of digital communication networks and data transport technologies for use in access and core networks.
Have a comprehensive knowledge of the underlying technologies of packet-based networks and use this to analyse the different components and layer functionality of such networks
Use fundamental knowledge to assess communication system performance and identify the necessary compromises between bandwidth, signal quality and coding requirements.
Calculate the design requirements for coding in systems for speech and video transmission.
Understand the contexts in which communication engineering knowledge can be applied.

Suggested Books:

Wireless Personal Communications by Theodore S. Rappaport, Brian D. Woerner, Jeffrey H. Reed and William H. Tranter

Grading Policy:

Biweekly Quiz, One Midterm Exam, One Final Exam, Project

Letter Grade	Marks	Grade Point
A	90 - 100	4.00
A-	85 - 89	3.70
B+	80 - 84	3.30
B	75 - 79	3.00
B-	70 - 74	2.70
C+	65 - 69	2.30
C	60 - 64	2.00
C-	55 - 59	1.70
D+	50 - 54	1.30
D	45 - 49	1.00
F	00 - 44	0.00