TEACHING PLAN / EKT440 TELECOMMUNICATION AND SWITCHING NETWORK
This course is about signaling in telecommunication and data networks. Its main objective is to
provide to the students solid understanding of the main characteristics of several important signaling and
switching systems. In addition, it also provides the essentials of traffic engineering in telephone networks
and exposes the students to the basic principles of telephone and data networks.
StudyWeek
Course Content
1-3
Examination;
1. Evolution of Telecommunication Switching and Circuits:
Evolution of public switched Telecommunication Network
Assignment;
(PSTN); Brief description of Strowger and cross bar
exchanges; The Need of Networks; Subscriber Loop System, Quiz; Test
Transmission Plan and Numbering Plan; Layered
Communication Architecture; Signaling Techniques.
3-5
Examination;
2. Electronic Switching:
Circuit switching, Message switching, Centralized stored
Assignment;
program switching, Spare switching, Combination switching
– Digital switching hardware configuration, switching system Quiz; Test
software organization, switching system call processing
software, Hardware software integration.
6-8
Examination;
3. Telecommunication Signaling and Traffic:
Channel associated signaling, common channel signaling SS7
Assignment;
signaling protocol. Concepts of telecommunication traffic,
grade of service. Modeling switching systems - blocking Quiz; Test
models and delay systems.
9-11
Examination;
4. Integrated digital networks:
Subscribers loop characteristics, local access wire-line and
Assignment;
wireless PCM/TDM carrier standards, transmission line
codes, digital multiplexing techniques, synchronous and Quiz; Test
asynchronous multiplexing techniques, SONET/SDH,
integrated digital network (IDN) environment, principles of
integrated services digital network (ISDN)
12-14
Examination;
5. Data Networks:
Data transmission in PSTN – connection oriented and
Assignment;
connection less protocols. Packet switching. ISO-OSI
architecture - LAN - WAN standards. TCP / IP internet Quiz; Test
protocols. Principles of ATM networks.
15
16-18
TEXT BOOK
1. Vishwanathan T. “ Telecommunication Switching Systems and Networks”.
Prentice Hall of India Ltd.1994.
2. Behrouz Forouzan, “Introduction to Data Communication and Networking”,
McGraw Hill 1998.
3. Syed R. Ali, “Digital Switching Systems”, McGraw Hill Inc. New York 1998.
Roger L. Freeman, “Telecommunication Systems Engineering”, McGraw Hill Inc.
New York 1998.