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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EECT 229 - Telecommunications and Networks
PREREQUISITES: EECT 111 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis and EECT 112 - Digital Fundamentals .
PROGRAM: Electronics and Computer Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Covers communication of digital information used in telephone, television, and the Internet. Includes discussion of analog RF, A/D conversion, modulation schemes, and information theory. Considers network topology, cellular service, wireless networks, Internet, devices, and software. Issues include error detection/correction, security, reliability, protocols, cabling, and performance. Emphasizes hands-on experience in transmitting, receiving, and network configuration.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:
- Describe data communication systems and their basic characteristics.
- Analyze signals in the time and frequency domains.
- Describe and analyze hardware for generation, transmission, and reception of RF signals.
- Explain the need for and types of modulation schemes in a communication system.
- Explain the concept of signal-to-noise ratio and its importance to communications.
- State the relationship between bandwidth and information rate for a communication system.
- Solve typical problems in computer communications and networking technologies.
- Describe and explain various types of computer networks and topologies.
- Describe the foundations of data communications, including digital signals, serial and parallel transmission, encoding, encryption, and error detection methods.
- Describe media such as twisted-pair and coaxial cable, fiber optics, and wireless.
- Describe and explain how local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) are configured and specified.
- Describe and explain how data is transmitted through interconnected networks from both hardware and software aspects, including multiplexers, de-multiplexers, switching technology, repeaters, bridges, routers, and gateways.
- Explain the layers of Internet architecture, including TCP/IP, IP, Ipv6, and Internet II.
- Install and manage a LAN with available hardware and software.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Basic communications model
- Representations of signals
- Data transmission and transmission media
- Data encoding and error detection/correction
- Data communication interface and data link control
- Network architecture and models
- Devices used in computer networking
- Topologies and protocols in computer networking
- Multiplexing and switching
- WiFi, Cellular, Internet networks
- Cabling and other network equipment techniques
Laboratory Experiments: May include
- LabVIEW simulation on analog and digital signals (including sampling)
- LabVIEW simulation on mixing signals
- Modulation techniques with LabVIEW simulation and hardware
- Software-defined ratio
- Error detection/correction
- Basic LAB cabling and configuration
- Wireless devices and troubleshooting
- Devices used in computer networking
- Network software installation, configuration, maintenance, and management
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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