Prereq: MET CS 546 (or instructor's consent)

This course presents the technical fundamental of the modern Telecommunication Systems. It starts with the review of the basic elements of a telecom system and defines the properties of signals . The main signal modulation techniques, amplitude, frequency, pulse and digital, are explored in detail. Performance of Communication Systems in Noisy Environment is also presented followed by the fundamentals of Multiplexing and Internet Access Technologies and the wire and wireless transmission media. The course concludes with a review of the Physical plant of the principal telecommunication systems, such as PSTN, Cable and TV, Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL). Satellite Communication Systems, Cellular Telephone Systems and the Internet.