Fundamentals of Communications Systems
Presenter: Dr Mike Ryan
27-29 Nov 2023 | 25-27 Mar 2024 | 2-4 Dec 2024
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Duration: 3 Days | Price: $2,970
Course Aim
The Fundamentals of Communications Systems course introduces attendees to the fundamental principles, concepts, technologies, and systems associated with modern communications systems. No prior technical or communications knowledge is assumed—in fact, the course is ideally suited to those who do not necessarily have a technical background. Attendees receive a copy of the presenter’s book Fundamentals of Communications and Information Systems.
Course Outline
Introduction: Brief History of Communications | Communications System Model | Analogue Signals | The Sine Function | Frequency / Wavelength | Complex Waveforms | The Frequency Domain / Bandwidth | The Electromagnetic Spectrum | Basic Circuit Theory | Decibels | Binary Numbers | Digital Signals / Digital Modulation | Advantages / Disadvantages of Digital Signals | Signalling Speed / Information Rate | Synchronous / Asynchronous Transmission
Modulation: Analogue Modulation | Amplitude Modulation – AM / DSB / SSB / ISB | Frequency Modulation | Phase Modulation | Digital Modulation – ASK / FSK / PSK | Digitisation of Analogue Signals / Waveform Coding – PCM / DM
Source Coding: Quantisation | Entropy Coding | Predictive Coding| Transform Coding | Video Coding | Speech Coding | Line Coding
Channel Coding: Error Control – FEC / ARQ | Block Codes | Convolutional Codes
Encryption
Multiplexing & Multiple Access: Frequency Division Multiplexing | Time Division Multiplexing | Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing | Time Division Multiple Access | Frequency Division Multiple Access | Code Division Multiple Access | Frequency Hopping | Time Hopping (Ultra Wideband) | OFDMA
Transmitters and Receivers: Transmitter Design | Receiver Design
Transmission Media: Transmission Line Theory | Copper Transmission Lines | Optical Fibres
Radio Propagation: History | Ground Wave – Space and Surface Wave | Sky Wave | Scattered Wave
Antennas: Antenna Characteristics | Resonant and Travelling Wave Antennas
Types of Communications Systems: Simplex, Half-duplex and Duplex Systems | Switching - Circuit, Message, Packet and Cell
Networking: ISO OSI 7-Layer Model | History of LANS | LAN Standards | Network Topologies / Devices | Ethernet / Token Ring
Internetworking: Repeaters / Bridges / Routers / Gateways / Firewalls / Switches | Internetwork Protocols—TCP/IP | Internet History | Structure / Growth | Protocols / Addressing and Routing | Broadband Access—ADSL / VDSL
Satellite Communications: Advantages / Disadvantages | Principles | Orbits | Sub-Systems | Launch Techniques | Ground Coverage | Multiple Access FAMA / DAMA / FDMA / TDMA / CDMA
Mobile Communications: Cellular Architecture | First Generation | Second Generation (Digital) | Third generation | Fourth Generation | Fifth Generation
Course Material
The following resources will be provided to attendees of this course:
A copy of the authors book Fundamentals of Communications and Information Systems.
A PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentations used for the course.