Telecommunications Switching and Transmission

EE/TE 4367-001

Class Hours: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM TR Instructor: Dr. Muhammad Kalam

Office Hours: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM M Office: EC 3. 510
Other times by appointment Phone: 972 883 4623
Web Site: www.utdallas.edu/~mkalam/EE4367 Email: mkalam@utdallas.edu

Course Objective: The objective of this course is to introduce the student to switching and trunking as applied
within the telecommunications infrastructure of North America.
Text: Intro. to Telecommunications, 2nd Edition, Marion Cole, Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN 0-13-060890-4.
Course Content: The objective of this course is to introduce the student to switching and transmission as
applied within the telecommunications infrastructure of North America. The material to be discussed during
this course will include the background and terminology of telecommunications in the U.S., digital transmission
and multiplexing, digital switching, network synchronization, control and management, fiber optic transmission
systems, SONET and Packet Switching Technologies.
Class Schedule: A detailed schedule with assignments is provided on page 2.
Examinations: There will be three exams during the course. The exams will be closed book, but will be
limited to material covered during the immediate unit.
Homework: Homework is due as assigned. Students may discuss problems together, but the assignments that
are turned in for grading must be the student's own work. Scholastic integrity will be enforced.
Prerequisite: The co-requisite for EE 4367 501 is Communication Systems, EE 4350. You must be currently
enrolled in, or have already taken, EE4350, to participate in this class.
Grading: The grade each student earns from this class will be based on the following scale:
Test 1 30%
Test 2 30%
Test 3 30%
Homework 10%
Total: 100%
[ A bonus of maximum 5% may be awarded for attendance and participation ]
Semester Grades will be assigned based on the following scale:
A ----------90.0 - 100
B+-------- 87.0 - 89.9
B --------- 80.0 - 86.9
C+-------- 77.0 - 79.9
C --------- 70.0 - 76.9
D+ ------- 67.0 - 69.9
D --------- 60.0 - 66.9
F --------- Below 60.0
Scholastic Integrity: The value of an academic degree depends on the absolute integrity of the work done by
the student to earn that degree. It is imperative that a student maintains a high level of individual honor in his
or her scholastic work. Scholastic dishonesty at The University of Texas at Dallas includes, but is not limited
to, plagiarism and/or collusion. Scholastic Dishonesty will not be tolerated. A grade of zero will be assigned
for any assignment or test in which plagiarism/collusion occurs.
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Class Schedule – Fall 2009
Date Subject Reading Homework Due
20-Aug Introduction to Telecommunications 1 to 22
25-Aug Telecommunications Legislative History 25 to 58
27-Aug Telecommunications PSTN Technology 63 to 89
01-Sep Telecommunications PSTN Technology 90 to 106
03-Sep Customer Provided Equipment - Telephones 109 to 148
08-Sep CBX, PBX’s and The Medium – Local loop 153 to 172
10-Sep Data on the Local Loop and Fiber Optics Cable 172 to 188
15-Sep Multiplexing - Types 192 to 206 Assignment 1
17-Sep PCM & WDM 207 to 219
22-Sep Analog and Digital Signals 222 to 249 Assignment 2
24-Sep Review
29-Sep Test
01-Oct Data Communications - Standards 251 to 274
06-Oct Internet Connectivity 274 to 280 Assignment 3
08-Oct ISDN 286 to 310
13-Oct ADSL 310 to 317 Assignment 4
15-Oct Data Networking via LAN’s 320 to 330
20-Oct LAN Connectivity 330 to 340
22-Oct WAN 343 to 366
27-Oct ATM and Frame Relay Slides Assignment 5
29-Oct Internet Services 369 to 386
03-Nov Review
05-Nov Test 2
10-Nov SONET Overview Slides
12-Nov TCP/IP Slides
17-Nov IP Addressing Slides
19-Nov VoIP
24-Nov VoIP Continued
01-Dec Review
03-Dec Test 3

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