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Telecoms Principles 2 Day
Characteristics of Human Speech and Hearing This first section lays down the foundations behind voice communications. It introduces the concepts behind sound, frequency, bandwidth and hearing.
Basic Telephony Outlines the history of the telephone, and looks at the concepts behind the public telephone network, the handset and the circuitry that makes up the local loop.
Digital Transmission Introduces the concept of digital signals and how analogue to digital conversion is used in telephony. This section also outlines the concepts behind G.703/G.704 framing and the basics of PDH transmission.
Transmission Media Introduces the physical media which are used to transmit telephony signals and the characteristics involved in the process. Includes Twisted Pair Cabling, Coaxial Cable and Radio transmission.
Units of Measurement in Transmission Looks at the measurement of aspects of transmission, including definitions of the decibel, dBm, TLP, dBm0 and dBmr. It also outlines the concepts of signal distortion and sources of noise.
Signalling The transmission of telephony through a network involves a large element of signalling to control the process. This section reviews some of the signalling processes involved, including supervisory signalling, address signalling, information signalling, test signalling and local loop signalling. It also discusses the concept of PSTN call set-up.
Voice Communication Systems At the heart of a company voice communications system is the PABX and this section looks at some of the processes involved with PABX operation, including numbering, key systems, least cost routing, ACD, CTI, automated attendants (IVR) and Centrex. In addition an overview of PABX functions, switching processes, common equipment and interfaces is included, along with analogue/digital interPABX signalling.
Future Developments The voice telephony industry doesn’t stand still and this section looks at some of the concepts that have been introduced in recent years that compliment the subject. This includes narrowband and broadband ISDN, intelligent networking, ATM and Voice Over IP.

Telecoms Principles

2 Day

Characteristics of Human Speech and Hearing

This first section lays down the foundations behind voice communications. It introduces the concepts behind sound, frequency, bandwidth and hearing.

Basic Telephony

Outlines the history of the telephone, and looks at the concepts behind the public telephone network, the handset and the circuitry that makes up the local loop.

Digital Transmission

Introduces the concept of digital signals and how analogue to digital conversion is used in telephony. This section also outlines the concepts behind G.703/G.704 framing and the basics of PDH transmission.

Transmission Media

Introduces the physical media which are used to transmit telephony signals and the characteristics involved in the process. Includes Twisted Pair Cabling, Coaxial Cable and Radio transmission.

Units of Measurement in Transmission

Looks at the measurement of aspects of transmission, including definitions of the decibel, dBm, TLP, dBm0 and dBmr. It also outlines the concepts of signal distortion and sources of noise.

Signalling

The transmission of telephony through a network involves a large element of signalling to control the process. This section reviews some of the signalling processes involved, including supervisory signalling, address signalling, information signalling, test signalling and local loop signalling. It also discusses the concept of PSTN call set-up.

Voice Communication Systems

At the heart of a company voice communications system is the PABX and this section looks at some of the processes involved with PABX operation, including numbering, key systems, least cost routing, ACD, CTI, automated attendants (IVR) and Centrex. In addition an overview of PABX functions, switching processes, common equipment and interfaces is included, along with analogue/digital interPABX signalling.

Future Developments

The voice telephony industry doesn’t stand still and this section looks at some of the concepts that have been introduced in recent years that compliment the subject. This includes narrowband and broadband ISDN, intelligent networking, ATM and Voice Over IP.