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.