it 4323 - modern telecommunications (3) sp

comprehensive overview, including current status and future directions. topics include review of evolution of telecommunications; voice and data services; basics of signaling, digital transmission, network architecture, and protocols; local area, metropolitan, and wide area networks and narrow band isdn; asynchronous transfer mode and broadband isdn; and satellite systems, optical communications, cellular radio, personal communication systems, and multimedia services. provides examples of real-life networks to illustrate basic concepts and gain further insight.

prerequisite: it 3313 with a grade of “c” or higher.