ECS 214 Microwave, Telephony, and Cellular

This course focus is on microwave, radar communications systems, circuits and transmission methods. Students learn how land line telephone and cell phone systems work. Additional wireless telephony operations to include AMPS, PCS, CDMA, GSM and TDMA

Credits

2

Distribution

Career Training

Offered

4

Outcomes

  1. Describe signaling standards used in the telephone system
  2. Describe the different modes of operation within a waveguide
  3. Describe the operation of DSL, PCS and VOIP systems
  4. Describe the operation of RADAR systems and Doppler shift
  5. Explain the operation of a magnetron and other microwave oscillators
  6. Explain the operation of a traveling wave tube
  7. Understand the overall topology of the US telephone network

Field Based Experience

0