EC 100 Basic Telephony

Study the history of telecommunication from 1844 to today. Explain regulatory milestones. Understand the components of the telephone and telephone line. Study the basic telephone local loop and tests that are performed. Describe types of circuits to connect phone switches. Overview of data network infrastructure. Define modulation schemes and describe analog to digital conversion. Overview of data communications basics, OSI Model. Define Telecom Network Physical Infrastructure. Explain how voice networks operate, the evolution from analog to digital, an overview of the transition from circuit to packet switching. Introduction and identification of the components of the Outside Plant.

Credits

3

Distribution

Engineering Technologies

Offered

Spring Semester