3-day instructor-led, 0900 - 1700

After completing the training, the participant will be able to:

• Know the basics of Telecommunication
• Understand different terms in Telecommunication
• Can differentiate between wireless and wireline structure
• Easily acquire the knowledge about the Telecom basics for Non Technical professionals
• Learn about the past, present and future of Telecommunication

The Telecommunications landscape is in a constant flux of change. For the Non-Technical professional, Technical competence is strategic in this ever-changing Industry. The ABCs of Telecommunications is a three (3) day course which provides Non-Technical Professionals the fundamental Technical concepts in the area of Wireless and Wireline Technology.

The course starts from a discussion on Modulation and Multiplexing techniques and proceeds to branch out into Wireless Technologies: AMPS, NMT, TACS, GSM, GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE and Third generation technologies. Transmission Technologies are also covered: PDH, SDH, Wireless local loop.

For the Wireline Technologies, the course branches into Telephony, Intelligent Networks and Data communications: LAN and broadband networks: ATM, Frame relay, ISDN. A discussion on Telecommunications business trends is also covered. The Non-Technical Professional will highly benefit from this three (3) day course and will form a foundation for the individual to branch out into the more Technical courses under Telecommunications.

The participants will gain a detailed end-to-end knowledge of the GSM technology, its benefits and potential pitfalls. Furthermore, they will able to address real-world problems of the indoor design deployment.

After the three-day course, the participants shall be able to:

• Understand the concept of Modulation and Multiplexing techniques
• Understand how Wireless and Wireline networks, devices and equipment function
• Understand different terminologies in Telecommunications
• Appreciate Business trends and technologies in Telecommunications
• Understand the meaning of different terminologies used in the world of Tele communications
• Understand the following technologies:
• Wireless : Analog: AMPS, NMT, TACS, Digital: GSM, GPRS, HSCSD, Cdma: EDGE and UMTS
• Transmission Technology: PDH, SDH, DWDM
• Wireline: Telephony, Intelligent Networks
• Data communications: Local Area networks, High Speed networks: ATM, ISDN, Frame relay, Xdsl

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Technical and non-technical professionals, who are looking for a clear understanding of the foundations of Telecommunication.

DAY 1: Basic Concepts

1. Block Diagram of Basic Communication System
• Understand the basic building blocks that make up a communication system
• Be able to trace the flow of transmission & reception of electronic signals.


2. System Components
• Differentiate a transmitter from a receiver
• Define a channel & its bandwidth
• Effect of noise in the system


3. Electronic Signals
• Amplitude, Frequency, Phase, Period, Wavelength, Bandwidth etc Analog vs. Digital, Voice, Data, Video Characteristics
• Understand these essential terms in telecommunication
• Enumerate the advantages of digital vs. analog systems
• Identify the characteristics of voice, data & video signals


4. Transmission Medium
• Wired Medium
• Twisted Pair, Coaxial Cable, Fiber Optics Wireless Medium
• Electromagnetic Spectrum, Antennas, Microwave, Satellite System
• Differentiate physical and non-physical media and when to use them
• Identify their capabilities and capacities as well as immunity to noise


5. Multiplexing Techniques
• FDM, TDM, CDM, WDM
• Understand multiplexing and demultiplexing
• Learn the principles of FDM, TDM, CDM, & WDM


6. Modulation Techniques
• AM , FM , PM
• Understand modulation and enumerate the reasons why we need it
• Identify an AM vs an FM signal


7. Switching Types
• Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching
• Understand the concept of circuit vs. packet


8. Networks
• Physical Networks
• Logical Networks
• Learn the different topologies e.g. ring, mesh, bus, etc...


9. The Fixed Network
• Block Diagram of a Public Switched Telephone Network
• Local Loop , Multiplexers, Cross Connect, Central Office, Switch, ...
• Hierarchy of Switches Traffic Engineering, Erlang B Table
• Basics of PABX Access, How switching is done.
• Understand the functionalities of a switch,multiplexer,cross connect,etc.
• Understand the E.164 numbering plan in PSTN


10. The Mobile Network
• Block Diagram of a Public Land Mobile Network
• Wireless Local Loop , Air Interface, Base Stations, Mobile Stations, ...
• Factors affecting Wireless Transmission Solutions to Problems
• Learn the basic architecture of PLMN
• Identify problems in a wireless network


11. Data Communication Network
• Layers of the OSI Model
• Components
• Repeaters, Amplifiers, Bridges, Routers, Gateways
• IP Basics
• IP Address , MAC Address
• E-mail Routing
• What`s happening in every layer of the OSI
• Learn basic LAN topologies and components
• Learn the structure of an IP packet and its addresses
• Identify other key protocols aside form IP


12. FDM, TDM, CDM, WDM Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching
• Identify which services use which type of multiplexing method
• Enumerate the advantages of each multiplexing type


13. Modulation Techniques
• Learn how modulation is being done by varying the amplitude,frequency or phase of a signal


14. Satellite Communications
• Frequencies used for Satellite Communications
• Use of repeaters, passive and active
• Basic Satellite Communication Topology

DAY 2: Wireline and Transmission Technologies

1. Workshop #1 Review of Day 1


2. Transmission Technologies and Principles
• Pulse Code Modulation
• Stages in Analog to Digital Conversion
• The PCM Frame, G.703 , E1
• Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
• Multiplexing Stages
• PDH Tributaries
• Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
• Components of an SDH Network
• The STM-1 Frame
• Multiplexing Stages
• Mapping PDH Tributaries to STM Frame
• Look into the capacity of an E1 frame
• Identify the problems of a PDH system
• Appreciate the capacity,management and security of an SDH network
• Understand how transmission and multiplexing is done in a PDH and an SDH network


3. Switching Technologies and Principles
• X.25 vs. Frame Relay
• Packets vs. Frames
• Packet Switching vs. Frame Relaying
• Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• Benefits of ATM
• The ATM Cell
• ATM Reference Model
• Virtual Circuits
• Describe x.25 protocol vs. Frame Relay
• Look at the strengths of X.25 vs. FR vs. ATM
• Look inside a container called "cell"
• Learn how cell switching is done


4. Signaling Technologies and Principles
• Channel Associated Signaling
• Common Channel Signaling System No. 7
• Components and Advantages
• Intelligent Networks
• Understand the importance of signaling in a communication network
• Differentiate CAS vs. CCS
• Enumerate Intelligent Network Applications

DAY 3: Mobility and New Telecommunications Technologies

1. Workshop #2 Review of Day 2


2. The Internet -
• The Internet Concept
• Web Browser, Switch, Router, Firewall, WWW
• Typical Internet Applications
• Internet Security
• Be able to trace the flow of request and download of information in and out of the internet
• Internet vs. Intranet
• Understand the functionalities of the different nodes used from a LAN to the internet


3. The Cellular Network
• Standards of the First and Second Generation
• Geographical Structure and Building Blocks
• GSM Principles and Specifications
• GPRS , The 2.5 Generation
• Enabling Technologies: WAP, Bluetooth, MMS, Video Streaming, MPS, WLAN
• Look at the basic architecture and geographical structure of a GSM network
• Understand the upgrades and changes made from GSM to GPRS to EDGE to 3G networks
• Trace the flow of a voice call in GSM , data flow in GPRS and multimedia transmission in 3G
• Learn the Basic concept of the enabling technologies e.g. Bluetooth and MMS


4. Welcome to the Third Generation!
• What`s New in 3G?
• UMTS Concept
• WCDMA Principles
• Learn the new nodes and terms in a 3G network
• Identify basic WCDMA codes and how they are being used


5. Broadband Technologies
• ATM, Frame Relay, ISDN
• Customer Access Network Technologies: Xdsl, Cable modems
• Understand the concept of DSL vs. cable modems
• Learn the basic topology of DSL and Cable Modem connections


6. High Speed Wireless Connectivity
• Wifi and WiMax
• HSDPA and HSUPA
• Look at the basic architecture of a Wifi and a Wimax network
• Understand new speed capabilities of HSPA