Introduction to Telecommunications

History of Telecommunications. Telecommunications Systems Model. Information Transmission
Techniques. Bandwidth & Spectrum. Channel Capacity. Synchronous & Asynchronous Transmission.
Modulation and Coding. Transmission Media. Multiplexing. Noise. Error Detection and Management.
Retransmission Techniques. Introduction to Telecommunication Networks. Network Classification.
Network Design and Layered Architecture. OSI Reference Model. General principles on network
management.

The course objective is the comprehension and learning of the
basic principles of communications, data networking and
communication protocols. Specifically, the telecommunication
systems model and the layered protocol architecture are
presented in detail (OSI reference model, TCP/IP protocol stack).
Emphasis is given on the first two layers (Physical, Data Link).

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Course assessment is conducted by written exams taking place at
the middle and the end of the semester, including questions (both
open and multiple choice) as well as exercises that cover the
course content (30% and 70%, respectively).

1. William Stallings, Επικοινωνίες Υπολογιστών και Δεδομένων, 8η Έκδοση, 2011, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα.
2. Α. Αλεξόπουλος και Γ. Λαγογιάννης, Τηλεπικοινωνίες και Δίκτυα Υπολογιστών, 8η Έκδοση, 2012, Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου.