OVERVIEW

This course provides a unitary vision of the main subjects in the telecommunications field: signal representation and analysis; signal transmission over communication channels, and information transmission by telecommunications networks. Basic theretical principles will be briefly recalled and the main techniques at the basis of modern devices and systems will be presented.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge of continuous and discrete signal analysis and representation, of telecommunication systems devoted to signal transmission, and of interconnection of systems by means of telecommunication networks.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

Aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge of continuous and discrete signal analysis and representation, of telecommunication systems devoted to signal transmission, and of interconnection of systems by means of telecommunication networks.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lectures and lab exercises.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

·       Introduction to signal theory and telecommunications.

·       Linear time-invariant systems and convolution integral.

·       Fourier transform in signal theory.

·       Signal energy and power.

·       Sample and hold sampling.

·       Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion by PCM.

·       Digital transmission (PAM).

·       Multiplexing in the frequency (FDM) and in the time (TDM) domain.

·       Probability theory, random variables, and random processes in signal theory and telecommunications.

·       Linear and angular modulations and their performances in presence of noise.

·       Introduction to Telecommunications Networks

·       Packet and Circuit Switching

·       Concepts of Protocol and Service

·       Layered Architectures

·       Ethernet, 802 paradigm, 802.1q, Fieldbus, Industrial Ethernet

·       HDLC, PPP

·       IP, TCP/UDP

-       PMU and PMU Networking

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- A.B. Carlson, P. B. Crilly, J. C. Rutledge, Communication Systems, Mc Graw-Hill, 2001 (4th edition).

- Behrouz A. Forouzan, I protocolli TCP/IP, Mc-Graw-Hill, 2006.

​- notes and slides prepared by the teachers.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARIO MARCHESE (President)

SEBASTIANO SERPICO (President)

MARCO CELLO

FRANCO DAVOLI

GABRIELE MOSER

ANDREA TRUCCO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 19, 2016, at 8:15 a.m.

Class schedule

FUNDAMENTALS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

Exam schedule