Detailed Units:
Syllabus
UNIT - I: Information Theory & Fundamentals
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Information Theory: Shannon Capacity, Information Content, and Entropy.
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Data Handling: Multimedia Data, Data Processing, and Boolean Logics.
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Coding & Transmission: Source Coding, Channel Coding, Modulation Schemes, and the Internet.
UNIT - II: Wireless Communication Technologies
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Local & Personal Networks: WLAN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other Wireless PAN technologies.
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Wide Area & Satellite: Wireless WAN Technologies and Satellite Communications.
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Services: Broadcast Services and long-range wireless data transmission.
UNIT - III: Cellular Mobile Networks
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Generations: Evolution from GSM (2G) and UMTS (3G) to LTE (4G) and 5G Mobile Networks.
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Architecture: Mobile Network Planning Aspects, cell site design, and capacity management.
UNIT - IV: Optical Communications
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Fiber Technologies: Optical Fiber, FTTC (Curb), FTTH (Home), and FTTB (Building).
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Free Space Optics: Free Space Optical Links, Channel Modeling with interference factors, and Deep Space Optical Communications.
UNIT - V: Network Security and Management
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Cryptography: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Encryption, Authentication, and Hash-Values.
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Network Integrity: Integrity Checks and Telecommunications Management Network (TMN).
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Administration: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), Functionalities of Network Management, and Future Trends.
Based on:
Shun-Ping Chen, “Fundamentals of Information and Communication Technologies” 2020
and
Google Gemini’s Summarization