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Phone #:
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Office Hours:
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Program Advisor:
Hyder Khoja
416 –675-6622X4784
khoja@uoguelph.ca
Determined by faculty
GH 408I
Carl Hassanali
Cheryl Nicholas
COURSE OUTLINE
FALL 2006
Course Code and Title:
DCCT 2010
Principles of Telecommunications.
Course Description:
This course provides the technical background and material needed in the field of Telecommunications.
Fundamental principles of Telecommunications will be covered and hands-on techniques will be used to
acquire skills needed to analyze and troubleshoot modern communications links. Topics covered includephysical layer interfaces, PC serial port operation and interrupts, Digital network, noise and error analysis, data
link layer, LANS and multimedia transmission
Course Learning Objectives:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Perform physical layer measurements and testing.
2. Monitor and troubleshoot serial communication links using specialized equipment.
3. Explain the operation of a PC serial port
4. Test and troubleshoot T-Carrier systems
5. Identify sources of noise in communication systems and apply error detection and
correction techniques for noise and echo reduction
6. Construct simple Local Area Networks using Ethernet topologies and hardware
7. Analyze and solve problems involving link level issues.
General skill objectives:
On completion of this course the student will demonstrate competencies in:
1.
Personal organization, time management and resource management by
undertaking assignments with significant time requirements in a timely and
efficient fashion.
2.
Adaptability and learning by developing an ability to acquire, remember and
apply proven tools and techniques in novel situations.
3.
Problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making by applying tools and
techniques in novel ways.
4.
Reading, writing, speaking and listening by developing documentation,
explaining concepts, and learning from peers and educators in this complex
domain.
5.
Teamwork and interpersonal skills by cooperating with others where directed
to work in teams on complex computer communications applications.
Learning Values (objectives):
The student will continue to develop toward holistic maturity through:
1. Moral maturity (honesty, self-reliance) in personal self-assessment outlining the
continued need for professional growth.
2. Depth and breadth of understanding of the complex tools, protocols and structures of
distributed computing.
3. Independence of thought (self-reliance) in developing an individual plan of action in
response to problems posed.
4. Love of learning as reflected in ways of behaving throughout the course, the knowledge
acquisition, and in the assignments.
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Course Schedule
WEEK1: Physical Layer
Basic Concepts and Terminologies, Telephone System, telephone Signals, Telephone hierarchy, Call
establishment procedures, Advanced features, North American numbering plan
WEEK 2: Serial transmission and Codes
Serial/Parallel Transmission, Transmission Protocols, Transmission Codes, dbm Measurements and
calculations, Telephone line computations
WEEK 3: Physical Interfaces:
Communication Standards, RS-232, 422 and 423 Standards, USB, Cable Modem and ADSL
Technology
WEEK 4: Digital Transmission
Digital Transmission Techniques, Voice Digitization, Quantization, Digital and Analog Compression,
Line Encoding.
WEEK 5: Digital Multiplexing.
Digital Multiplexing, Framing, Super frame, Signalling, T-carriers Systems, North American and
European Digital Hierarchies.
WEEK 6: Noise and Errors
Sources of Noise in Communication Systems, Noise Analysis, Effect of noise on channel capacity,
Shannon’s law.
WEEK 7: Review and Midterm
WEEK 8: Error Detection and Correction Techniques.
LRC, VRC Technique, Cyclic Redundancy Check, CRC polynomial, CRC Compuations
WEEK 9: Data Link Layer
Link Layer Protocols, HDLC, PPP, FR and ATM Link Level Issues
WEEK 10 : Local Area Network
LAN Architecture, Protocols, Topologies, Media Access Methods, LAN Hardware and LAN Cabling
WEEK 11: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Wireless LANs
WEEK 12: Gigabit Ethernet
WEEK 13: Review
WEEK 14: FINAL EXAM
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8) ON-LINE ACTIVITY
ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION:
Students will be evaluated on this course through:
1. Midterm Test
35%
2. Final Exam
45%
3. Assignment, quizzes and labs
20%
RESOURCES SUPPLIED BY STUDENT:
Texts: Telecommunications by HIOKI, 4rth Edition,
Prentice Hal, ISBN 0-13-020031-X
Other: Reference Text:
Electronics Communications System, 5th Edition
By Wayne Tomasi ISBN 0-13-049492-5, Prentice Hal
ACADEMIC POLICIES
It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with the University’s Academic policies.
These policies can be found at
http://www.guelphhumber.ca/cstudents/policies/index.shtml#academic_policies
Important University of Guelph-Humber Policies
Academic Integrity / Academic Honesty
At the University of Guelph-Humber, students, faculty and staff are establishing the
foundations of a new tradition in education. As individuals within this community, we all
benefit when we strive for the highest achievable standards of excellence in our academic
and applied work. In reflection, all members of the University have the obligation to
maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. It is the responsibility of members of
faculty and staff to follow acceptable standards of academic conduct and to foster it in
others, and of students to be mindful of and abide by such standards.
The University takes a serious view of academic misconduct and will penalize
students, faculty and staff who are found guilty of offences associated with academic
dishonesty, misrepresentation of personal performance, restrictions of equal
opportunities for access to scholarly resources, and damage to the integrity of scholarly
exchanges.
University of Guelph-Humber students are responsible for familiarizing themselves
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with and abiding by the University’s policy on student academic misconduct regardless
of their location of study. Faculty, staff and students have the responsibility to create an
environment that discourages misconduct. Students are encouraged to review the policy
at: http://www.guelphhumber.ca/downloads/GH_Academic_Regulations_20022003.pdf
Grading Procedures
Feedback to students on work completed or in progress is an integral part of teaching and
learning in that it allows students to measure their understanding of material and their
progress toward achieving learning objectives. Feedback often goes beyond grading and
should be an indication of the standard a student has achieved and should to include
comments on the particular strengths and weaknesses of a student’s performance. While
the nature and frequency of such feedback will vary with the course, the University of
Guelph-Humber is committed to providing students with appropriate and timely feedback
on their work. Faculty members are urged to provide meaningful feedback
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(approximately 20% of the total course evaluation is the standard), prior to the 40 class
day. This is the last day that students are permitted to drop classes without incurring any
academic penalties.
Missed Final Exams / Deferred Privileges
When students do not write a required final examination, complete a final assignment,
or complete a work term report prior to the last class date, they must request Academic
Consideration to be considered for a deferred privilege. When granted, a deferred
privilege allows a student the opportunity to complete the final course requirements
after the end of the semester, but during established timelines.
Please note that faculty members do not grant deferred privileges. Faculty can only
grant academic consideration for work that is due during the semester and cannot grant
extensions beyond their deadline for submission of final grades.
The nature of the deferred privilege may take the form of either a deferred condition or
a deferred examination. The Admissions and Academic Review Sub-Committee grants
deferred privileges on the basis of medical, psychological or compassionate
consideration. Please see your Admission and Program advisor for details.
Accommodation Procedures
Students will identify themselves to Services for Students with Disabilities and, where
required, provide appropriate documentation of their need. Where appropriate, students
will inform individual instructors of their disabilities and academic accommodations
required, by distributing the "SSD Memo to Faculty".
When students require test accommodations, they will:
 Remind instructors at least one week in advance of each test or as soon as possible,
that they require test accommodations
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
Book the test date and time in the SSD office or make the appropriate arrangements
to write in the Test Centre at least one week in advance of each test, or as soon as
possible.
Students with special needs are accommodated through Humber ITAL Services for
Students with Disabilities. Students should make themselves familiar with the policies
relating to special accommodations by visiting the website at:
http://studentservices.humberc.on.ca/ssd/pnp/fac_resp.htm.
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