Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2016
 
TNK040 Telecommunication Systems, 6 ECTS credits.
/Telekommunikationssystem/

For:   KTS  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Electrical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
The aim is that the students after completed course should be able to:
  • Identify the most important components and functions in a communication system
  • Explain fundamental functions and concepts within digital communications
  • Describe differences in characteristics for different communication systems
  • Compare and explain application areas for different types of communication systems
  • Associate terms, components, technologies and functions to the correct layer in the OSI and TCP/IP model
  • Argue for the possibility of development for different communication technologies


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)


Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
Signals and systems, Digital communications, Data communications, Mobile communications, Wireless communications systems

Organisation:
Lectures, exercises and labs/projects.

Course contents:
The course presents general topics within the field of telecommunications, e.g. basic functions, system design aspects, and performance characteristics.

Course literature:
Data and Computer Communications by William Stallings complemented with additional material

Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Erik Bergfeldt
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 05/17/2013