Telecommunication Syllabus - BEX (TU)

1. Telecommunication Networks: [4 hours]
   1. Evolution of telecommunications [History of telecommunication-wiki]
   2. Classification of switching system

2. Transmission Media: [4 hours]
   1. Transmission media characteristics
   2. Transmission lines
   3. Hybrid Transformer and circuits
   4. Signal and noise measurement

3. Signal Multiplexing: [4 hours]
   1. Frequency division multiplex, Wavelength division multiplex [What is Wavelength Division Multiplexing]
   2. Space division multiplex
   3. Time division multiplex; North American TDM system, The European E1

4. Digital Switching: [8 hours]
   1. Digital Telephone Exchange
   2. Space(S) Switch
   3. Time(T) Switch
   4. ST, TS, STS and TST switch
   5. Comparison between TST and STS switch

5. Signaling System: [4 hours]
   1. Classification of Signaling Systems: Channel Associated Signaling and Common Channel Signaling
   2. ITU Common Channel Signaling System # 7 (SS7)

6. Telephone Traffic: [9 hours]
   1. Network Traffic load and parameters
   2. Loss System: Grade of service (GOS)  and Blocking probability [Grade of Service and Blocking Probability]
   3. Delay System:  Queuing theory
   4. Routing
   5. Numbering Plans, Charging Plans

7. Telecommunication Regulation: [2 hours]
   1. Purpose of ITU(International Telecommunications Union)
   2. NTA(Nepal Telecommunications Authority)

8. Data Communication: [10 hours]
   1. Switching Techniques in data Communication
   2. IP Switching
   3. Soft Switching
   4. Routing and Flow control
   5. ISDN
   6. DSL

Evaluation Scheme:

The questions will cover all the units of the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated below:

1. John C. Bellamy “Digital Telephony“John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2. Roger L. Freeman “Telecommunication System Engg. “ John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. A. S. Tanenbaum “Computer Networks” Prentice Hall.
4. Telecommunication Switching Systems and Networks, by Thiagarajan Vishwanathan