Telecommunications and Networking Fundamentals (Blended)
Length: Approximately 6 hours.
Description
Telecommunications is the backbone of all ITS applications. It provides the means for sending data, voice, and video information between devices. This course is a primer on telecommunications for the ITS professional with little or no formal training in telecommunications. With so many ITS projects now requiring a telecommunications aspect, this course is a must for project managers.
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the differences among various communications technologies used in advanced transportation management information systems
- Describe the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model and how it is used to define telecommunications technologies and protocols
- Explain the fundamentals of data, voice, and video communications
Outline (click to display)
Lesson 1. Introduction to Telecommunications and ITS
- Telecommunications and ITS
- What Is Telecom Used for in ITS?
- National ITS Architecture and Applications to ATMS
- Telecommunications and ATMS Applications
- Macroscopic View of Area-Wide Telecommunications
- So Now What? SE Process
- Fundamental Elements of a Telecommunications Network
- OSI Model
- Host Devices and Terminal Equipment
- Last-Mile Telecom Services
Lesson 2. Physical Communications Media
- Physical Media (OSI Layer 1)
- Twisted Pair Copper Services
- Twisted Pair Cable
- Optical Fiber
- Optical Fiber Testng
- End-To-End Tests
- OTDR Tests
- OTDR Setup
- OTDR Outputs
- System Documentation
- Chromatic and Polarization Mode Dispersion
- Wireless Radio Systems
Lesson 3. Transmission of Communications Signals
- What Is Electronic Communication?
- Analog and Digital
- State of Practices
- Digitizing the Analog Signal
- Analog/Digital Signal Conversion
- Transmission Modes
- Signal Properties
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Managing the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- U.S. Frequency Allocations
- Channel (Frequency Band)
- Bandwidth
- Analog Modulation
- Angle Modulation
- Voice (Analog) Transmission
- Two Transmission Techniques
- Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
- Multiplexing
Lesson 4. Data Networks and Data Communication Protocols
- Data Communication Networks
- Standards
- Local Area Networks (LANs)
- LAN Topology
- LAN Access Method
- LAN Method
- LAN Equipment
- Repeaters
- Switches
- Routers
- Gateway
- Wireline and Wireless LANs
- Ethernet
- Brief History of the Ethernet
- Example of Layer Encapsulation
- Ethernet Frame Assembly
- Ethernet Addresses and MAC Addresses
- Ethernet Medium Access Control
- Network Wiring
- Hub vs Switch
- Full Duplex Ethernet
- Physical Layer Limitations
- Ethernet Switching and IP Routing
- Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
- Ethernet over SONET/ATM
- Basic Ethernet Components
- Ethernet Switching Network
- Error Control
- TCP/IP
- TCP/IP and the Internet
- OSI Layering vs TCP/IP Layering
- Wireless LANS – IEEE 802.11 (WiFi)
- Microwave Radio Systems
- Satellite
- Cellular Mobile Radio
- GSM Wireless Technologies
- Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
- Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
- Wide (Metropolitan) Area Networks
- Wireless Systems: Wide-area and Short-range
- Guidelines When Considering
- Telecommunications Technologies for ATMIS
Contributor(s)
Paul. R. Olson, P.E.
P.R.Olson Associates Ltd
