Digital Networks
UNIT TITLE : Digital Networks
NQF LEVEL : 4
UNIT LEVEL : H1
SEMESTER : 2
UNIT STATUS :
LINK UNITS : Unit 7: Telecommunication Principles
TEACHING STAFF RESPNSI!LE FR UNIT DELIVER":
Nuwan Balasuriya.
HURS : Total ! "ours.
#ectures $orks"op%Practicles
Pri&ate 'tu(y
Nuwan Balasuriya Nuwan Balasuriya
44 "ours 1 "ours
LEARNING UTCMES
To a#$ie%e t$is &'it a st&(e't )&st:
1. )n&estigate t"e operation o* PSTN a'( ISDN 'etworks
2. )n&estigate sig'alli'g a'( swit#$i'g o* )essages o&er
telecommunication networks
3. )n&estigate t"e processes use( *or #o'%e+i'g a'alog&e
sig'als o%er (igital 'etworks
4. )n&estigate t"e systems use( *or tra's)issio', swit#$i'g a'(
sig'alli'g i' )o(er' (igital e-#$a'ges
CNTENT
1 PSTN a'( ISDN 'etworks
PSTN: "istorical aspects +eg (eregulation, ser&ice pro&i(ers-. t"e analogue local loop.
(igital e/c"anges +local an( trunk eg class 1, 2, 0, 4 an( 1-. "ar(ware an( so*tware
systems +eg (igital switc"ing su2systems +D''-, management statistics su2system +3''-,
man4mac"ine inter*ace su2system +33)'-, (igital su2scri2er switc"ing su2system +D'''-,
maintenance control su2system +35'- processor utility su2system +PU'-, test network
su2system +TN'- call processing su2system +5P'-, message transmission su2system
+3T'-, network sync"ronisation su2system +N''-, automatic announcement su2system
+66'- etc-. (igital trunk 2ack2one +eg optical *i2re, coa/ial ca2les an( microwa&e ra(io
links-
ISDN. principles an( arc"itecture +eg B, D an( H c"annels, system connections an(
inter*aces +7, ', T, U an( 8 re*erence points-, protocols-. ser&ices +eg 2asic rate an(
primary rate access, ser&ices an( applications, circuit4switc"e( an( packet4switc"e( (ata
ser&ices-. "ar(ware an( so*tware re9uirements. t"e :uropean memoran(um o*
un(erstan(ing
Numbering schemes. national an( international num2ering sc"emes, )TU4T +55)TT-
recommen(ations +eg :.14 an( ;.121-. num2er porta2ility issues
2 Sig'alli'g a'( swit#$i'g o* )essages
Switching techniques. circuit, message an( packet switc"ing. switc"ing in space an(
time. multiple/ing tec"ni9ues. store( programme control +'P5-
Control of telephone calls. t"e *our p"ases o* call control +eg pre4selection, call
completion, con&ersation, release-. network *unctions +eg scanning, signalling, routing,
operation c"arging-. signalling systems +eg user signals, line signals, routing signals-.
common c"annel signalling
Signalling. signalling systems +eg user signals, line signals, routing signals-.
common c"annel signalling
0 Co'%e+i'g a'alog&e sig'als o%er (igital 'etworks
Digital transmission. a(&antages an( *eatures o* (igital tec"ni9ues +eg e**iciency,
cost *actors, noise per*ormance, multiple/ing etc-. analogue to (igital con&ersion
process. (igital to analogue con&ersion process
Pulse code modulation (PCM). t"e *our stages +eg sampling, pulse amplitu(e
mo(ulation, 9uantisation, enco(ing-. minimum sampling *re9uency. aliasing. 9uantisation
error +noise-. (ynamic range. compan(ing. non4linear 9uantisation *or &oice +6 law an( <
law-. (emo(ulation. sync"ronisation. (igital to analogue con&ersion
CPT !" channel PCM s#stem. multiple/ arrangement. *rame an( multi4*rame
alignment. sync"ronisation. common c"annel signalling in*ormation
4 Tra's)issio', swit#$i'g a'( sig'alli'g i' )o(er' (igital e-#$a'ges
Transmission s#stems. transmission me(ia. multiple/ing. (igital multiple/ing "ierarc"ies
+Nort" 6merican an( :uropean-. t"e plesioc"ronous (igital "ierarc"y +PDH-. sync"ronous
(igital "ierarc"y +'DH-. t"e sync"ronous trans*er mo(e +'T3- structure
Switching s#stems. switc"ing capacity +eg step42y4step switc"ing, time an( space
switc"es, (igital switc" matri/, central processing, store( programme control +'P5--
Methods of signalling. eg in4c"annel%in42an(, in4c"annel%out42an(, loop an( (ual tone
multi4*re9uency +DT3=-, access an( trunk signals, c"annel associate( an( common
c"annel signalling, signalling systems no 1, no an( no 7
LEARNING AND TEACHING METHDS
>utcome 1, 2 an( 4 are co&ere( 2y lectures an( outcome 0 is co&ere( 2y a com2ination o*
lectures an( practicles.
TE/T!KS
Black U ? ISDN and SS7: Architectures for Digital Signalling Networks +Prentice Hall,
1@@7- )'BN !1021@1@0
3iller A an( Beasley B ? Modern Electronic Communications +Prentice Hall, 2!!1- )'BN
!10!1722
#ewis A ? Communications Technology and!ook +=ocal Press, 1@@- )'BN
!24!1141!
7onayne B ? Introduction to Digital Communications Switching +U5# Press, 1@@1- )'BN
!270!0412@
T"ompson 6 ? Tele"hone Switching Systems +6rtec" House, 2!!!- )'BN11C!10!CC1
Proakis B ? Introduction to Communication Systems +Prentice Hall, 2!!- )'BN
C1017!170!
Haykin ' ? Signals and Systems +Bo"n $illey D 'ons, 2!!1- )'BN @C1210!1C
$iswanat"an E ? Telecommunication Switching Systems and Networks +Prentice Hall,
2!!7- )'BN @7CC12!0!7101
ASSESSMENT
Assig')e'ts
1!!F
>ne 6ssignment.
