Southern
Methodist University
NOTICE: This class will not be offered in Fall 2006 due to
insuffficient enrollment.
It will be offered again in FALL
2007, ENROLLMENT PERMITTING.
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Please
check here for the latest updates each time you look at this
page. Previous
revisions are
listed at bottom of this web page. his
course, EETS8320, incorporates some elements of
the
previous
EETS8302 and EETS8304 classes, both of which are no longer offered.
Please notice that
only those class notes whose link name (as listed on this page) begins
with a + sign are updated for
this semester. You are welcome to read the old versions without a +,
but once the updated versions are available, use the updated
version when viewing the lectures.There are major changes in some of
the lectures. |
IMPORTANT- Immediately read this material and print and fill in the Student Information Form (if you have not already done so) and return it ON PAPER to the instructor. Bring it to class if you attend the "live" lectures on Thursday evenings at SMU, or send via mail or via your site coördinator. Please notice that Thursday as class day of the week is different from past semesters. You can also return the completed form as a file attachment to an e-mail addressed to richard.levine@gmail.com Fill in and return this form even if you have sent in a similar form for another course previously. Please read these pages and related course documents. The information here will probably save you time and unnecessary questions during the semester.
EETS8320
Schedule Dates and Downloadable Files
All times and dates are US Central Time Zone
Print
the lecture materials in advance and use
them as you view the lecture each week. Read the update list at the
top of this web page to be sure that you are printing the latest
revision for use with the lecture. Updated material is marked with
a + sign as the first character of the title. Occasionally we have
double updated material, prefixed by ++ in this web page. You are
welcome to look
at items that are not marked with a + but they are versions used last
year. I suggest that you delay printing materials not marked with a +
until the version with the + mark is available, typically ready on the
Sunday night preceeding the lecture recording date..First Lecture Notes
wil l be posted on this web sie not later than Wednesday afternnon,
Aug. 16.
This schedule is subject to
revision.
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Session |
"Live"
Record |
File(s)
and (Format Information) |
Comments |
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Aug.17 |
+Student Information Form (html) |
A historically interesting (but probably not authentic)Western Union 1876 letter may be viewed and/or printed in .pdf version or in .rtf version . |
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2 |
Aug. 24 |
. Overview continued., Intro. to the analog Telephone Set. A supplementary note is available to explain why a positive ground is used for telephone outside plant subscriber wiring.. New for 2004 -- pdf notes with some description of electromagnetic theory for non-experts. These notes are optional. Print the Telephone Instrument Schematic for use in class. |
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3 |
Aug. 31 |
Why sine wave measurements and dB are used |
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4 |
Sep.7 |
Review of basic electronics. |
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5 |
Sep. 14 |
Transmission line basics.. |
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| 6 |
Sep 21
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Specifics of Primary Rate (T-1 (DS-1) and E-1) and higher rates (e.g. T-3) Channel Banks |
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| 7 |
Sep.28 |
Practice Quiz, first 60 minutes of class | One hour practice quiz, not graded, will help preparation for midterm quiz. Also more on channel banks in lecture. |
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8 |
Oct. 5 |
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If you will not be in your normal location or time/date for this midterm quiz, notify your site educational co-ordinator or Gary McCleskey at the SMU EE office, telephone 1 214 768 3108, so copies of the quiz papers will be at the right place and at the right time. |
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9 |
Oct.12 |
Term Paper
Outline Due (via e-mail
preferred)
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Graded quizzes returned in class. If not picked up, graded quizzes will be returned by Gary McClesky using mail or via your site educational co-ordinators. Technical topics: higher level multiplex formats, physics of Optical Fiber, and SONET/SDH optical fiber multiplex. Supplementary download notes available on T-1 Generations |
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10 |
Oct,19 |
Lecture No. ? |
Introduction to digital logic and its
uses in telecommunications systems |
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11 |
Oct.26 |
<>Com-sw-dma
(.ppt) Lecture ?a |
Computer controlled digital circuit switching, direct memory access, event-driven real-time state machine description of switching. |
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Nov. 2 |
Switching Software (ppt) | |
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13 |
Nov.9 |
Voice Coding (.ppt) |
Print
the large International
Phonetic Alphabet chart in 4 sections since it is larger than one
normal page. It will be used in class.
Alternative smaller IPA chart here . (Optional: For more
information about the International Phonetic Association, see the IPA web page.)
Lecture also includes channel coding such as error protection codes.
Please read the sulpplementary lecture slide set 10a Information Coding for Transmission (modems) (ppt) |
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Nov.16 |
Features &
reliability (.ppt) |
Advanced switching features and reliability |
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Nov.23 |
No Class |
Thanksgiving holiday. |
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15 |
Nov. 30 |
Survey of 2G and 2.5G digital cellular:
primarily
GSM/GPRS/EDGE |
At the present date, no broadcast is
scheduled for this courseduring the fall
semester. Distance learning students will be served via delayed video
disks or tapes
of the lectures sent to their location for viewing, or via the
Internet..
Term papers are due Friday Dec.
1,
before 5PM. Dallas area students should turn in the term paper at the
Electrical Engineering Department office on the main SMU campus, in the
Junkins engineering building. Send or deliver papers
to Gary McCleskey in the Electrical Engineering office (3rd floor
Junkins). You may turn in the paper in
person,
via US Malil, via parcel delivery, via AHE-Tager messenger, or other
means provided it arrives in time. Papers that are received after
the due date/time will still be graded, but an Incomplete (I) will be
given temporarily and the actual grade will not appear on the
Registrar's list until the paper is graded
Due Dates: For local (Dallas-Ft. Worth area)
students the due dates above apply: Term papers due Dec. 1, outlines
due via e-mail not later than Oct.12. For
distance education students,
the due
dates are extended by the same number of days involved in viewing taped
lectures. For example, if you receive and view the videotaped August 17
lecture 7 days later on August 24, you are allowed 7days delay.
Using this permissible delay you may turn in your term paper later than
Dec. 1, and we will do our best to grade it and report your grade to
the registrar, if possible, toavoid a temporary "Ï"on your
transcript..
There is No Required
Textbook for this Course
You should read the lecture notes (and print them, if desired,
after they are
updated for 2006), before the lecture, since they are the only required
text material for the course. A good
recommended reference most of the topics in this course
is the book Digital Telephony by John Bellamy, 3rd Edition,
published in the year 2000 by J.Wiley & Sons, New York, ISBN
0-471-34571-7.. This book is not required, and no assignments make
specific use of it.
Explanatory notes: At
present we plan that the
live class and video recording occurs in (notice this is a changed
room and building from last year.) Room 205 of the Junkins
Electrical Engineering
Building, southwest
corner of Airline Extention Street and Dyer Street intersection. If you
use the
Dallas Mapsco map book, see page 35, grid square H. Each Thurday
evening session meets from 6:30PM to 9:20PM and comprises three
sessions of
50 minutes each, with two intervening 10 min breaks.
There is presently no plan to have an additional main SMU campus
videotape class session -- only the live lecture will be offered each
Tuesday. If a sufficient number of students want to have an on-campus
videotape section because they cannot attend the Tuesday lecture, they
must request this from Jim Dees (e-mail: jdees@engr.smu.edu ) of the SMU
graduate office. Students who receive the course on
videodisk/tape
outside Dallas-Ft. Worth each have a different calendar schedule, and
their due dates for practice and midterm quiz, outlines, term papers
and other items are delayed accordingly.
If you cannot view a session or a regular videotape or disk at normal
times,
individual videodisks/tapes are available for a fee. Contact Distance
Learning Center ( or see other contact information below) to get
individual lectures on videotape. If an insufficient number of students
enroll, SMU is not obligated to present the course this semester and,
if so, it could be cancelled duirng the first few weeks..
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File
Type |
File
Format Description and Uses |
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.rtf |
.rtf is rich text format version of original
file (preserves format such as bold and italic) |
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.txt |
text files can be viewed with most browsers or word processors |
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.zip |
zip files are compressed, and load faster
over phone lines
The winzip program is typically included
with
the Windows operating system |
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.exe |
.exe executable file should run under
DOS/Windows 3.x or better. In most cases you click |
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.ppt |
.ppt powerpoint files can be viewed using
Powerpoint 7.x or better |
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.pdf Adobe Portable Document Format files
use free
Acrobat reader |
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File
Size |
Downloadable
Utility Files |
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1 MB |
Download Powerpoint Viewer for Windows (.exe ver. 7 ) |
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490 KB |
Download Compressed Powerpoint Viewer (.zip ver.7) |
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30 KB |
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5 KB |
To view and print documents for this course, you
have several options depending on what computer and software you
already have. Here are some choices for IBM-PC compatible, Macintosh
and Linux computers.
If you have Microsoft Word, or Word Perfect, you can download files
which are MS Word documents and then view and print them using your own
software. You can change the file using Word or Word Perfect, but
please remember that the material is copyright and should be used only
for this course. Files in .rtf format are normally useable by Microsoft
Word (most versions), Word Perfect (most versions), and most other word
processing programs which run under Windows (3.1,
95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, etc.). If you have a computer or an operating
system that cannot support Word or Word Perfect, please advise the
instructor by noting this on your student information form and sending
an e-mail message as well.
If you have MS Power Point software in your computer, you can download the files in that form and then view them in either the slide or "notes pages" format. You can even change or edit them, but please keep in mind that the material is copyright and should only be used for this course. It is also possible to view them even if you do not have MS Power Point. You can download the PowerPoint viewer software from the site indicated and then you will be able to view and print MS PowerPoint files (but not edit or modify them). Some of the MS Power Point files have extensive notes, and should be printed in the "notes page" format for your benefit. Others do not have notes, and should be printed in the "handout" format. This is usually stated on the first slide, but if you are not sure, examine the pages on the screen in "notes" format to find if there are notes as well as a slide on some pages. For slide format, we recommend using 2 slides per page in the handout format, for best legibility. If you have a computer or an operating system that cannot support Power Point or the Power Point Viewer software, please advise the instructor by noting this on your student information form and sending an e-mail message as well.
For some power point slide presentations, a "build" approach on the
slides will require you to repeatedly click the mouse button for each
item in the slide to appear. If a slide comes up blank or with just a
title at the top, this is likely to be the case.
Some documents have been scanned and converted into image files in either .gif or .jpeg formats. These documents can be viewed directly in most WWW browsers (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer or Mozilla) and printed directly from the browser as well.
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International
Phonetic Alphabet Chart |
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Download
Utilities to View .ppt and .pdf Documents |
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Download Powerpoint
Viewer for Windows 3.x (.zip format) |
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Download Powerpoint Viewer for Windows 3.x (.exe format) |
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Download Instructions for Powerpoint Viewer (.zip) (.txt text file) |
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Download
Adobe Acrobat .pdf Viewer for Windows/Mac/UNIX |
Attendance: Because the course is pre-recorded, there will be no attendance taken for students outside the classroom. For the same reason, two-way remote conversations such as questions and answers between the instructor and student are not possible during the class sessions. Students in the SMU Campus classroom should check off their own name on the attendance form available in the classroom before the start of class or during a mid-class break. Attendance does not directly enter into the grade computation for the course, but a lack of attendance in combination with other negative factors is an indication that the student is not making an adequate effort to learn.
Contact Information:
For matters relating to enrollment, late or missing papers such as quizzes, forms, etc., please contact the administrative assistants at the SMU EE Depeartment:
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Name |
Telephone |
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Mr.Gary McCleskey |
1 214 768 3108 |
If your problem relates to delivery or quality of video disks or tapes of the course, contact:
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Name |
Telephone |
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Distance |
1 214 768 1260 |
Instructor: Dr. Richard Levine, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering
The preferred method for messages to the instructor is via the NEW Internet e-mail address: richard.levine@gmail.com If you do not receive a reply to your first Internet message after 4 business days, advise the instructor by other means (telephone, etc.). Once two-way e-mail communication has been established, allow a week for replies in general. Before sending e-mail for which you expect a reply, verify with the computer system manager at your own location that the instructor can reply via a simple REPLY (R) command at the instructor's end. This is important. Many students work at locations which have "fire walls" or other mechanisms which prevent normal replies to e-mail. If a special alternative e-mail address is required to reply or to send e-mail to you from outside your own internal e-mail network, please include this information in the Student Information Form and in your e-mail.
If you prepare text off line for your e-mail message, please observe the following restrictions: send only ASCII or HTML text as a part of the body of the e-mail message. Do NOT send file attachments, without specific prior arrangement with the instructor, since not all file types can be accepted due to technological incompatibility, and due to possible problems with computer viruses transmitted via attached files.
Before you call the instructor, review the previous paragraphs. If your call is a topic requiring a voice conversation with the instructor, the instructor's office telephone number is 1 (972) 233 4552. Please call between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM US CentralTime, if possible. Leave a clear and coherent voice message if a recording machine answers your telephone call. To ensure accuracy, say your name and telephone number twice in the message. Please do not just hang up leaving silence instead of your message.
Sending Paper (Snail) Mail and Documents to Instructor:
Note that all term papers will be turned in by you printed on paper to the SMU EE Department or the instructional location. If you do not attend the live lecture in person, your site educational coördinator should normally do all sending and receiving of quizzes and other documents via mail or TAGER messenger to the SMU EE Department. Only send paper mail directly to the instructor with the prior approval of the instructor. The instructor's office address for US Mail only is: Beta Laboratory, P O Box 836224, Richardson, Texas 75083-6224
Please note that the above address cannot be delivered by non-postal delivery services such as Federal Express, DHL, Emery, UPS, etc. Each year a few student items are sent incorrectly to this post office box and are therefore delayed or lost. Please be sure that your site educational coördinator is aware of this.
FAX: is not currently available, and most cases where fax comes to mind can be achieved better by means of e-mail file attachments.
Term Papers: First, download and read the two documents Term Paper Style Sheet and Term Paper Subjects listed for the day of the first lecture in the schedule of lectures above.
Most of the grade in this course is based on your term paper. Start to investigate suitable topics for your term paper NOW. Send the instructor a proposal or outline for your term paper, preferably via e-mail, on or before Session 9 date (October 12 for local Dallas-Ft. Worth students). The best way is via e-mail, sent as the body of the message . In most cases, the proposal or outline is approved as stated, but in many cases the instructor will suggest changes ranging from minor to major. In a few cases, a different topic is required! The most frequent reasons for needing a different topic are: The topic proposed is not related to the subject matter of this course. The subject matter has no published material for the student to research (typically because the proposed subject is too new or is proprietary, trade secret, etc.).
There is no fundamental problem with writing a term paper describing some aspect of your own employment work. However, if your employer requires written advance permission for you to write or publish an external document, it is your own responsibility to obtain this in time for submitting your term paper.
Your term paper must be submitted on paper for grading at the end of the semester. See the Term Paper Style Sheet for further directions. A paper copy permits the instructor to make marginal notes on the pages that require comments or corrections. A graded copy of your term paper will be returned. In a few cases, after grading the term paper, the instructor may request a copy on diskette for archival reasons, or to be posted as a sample on this web page. In such a case, please send the paper in a format compatible with Microsoft Word or Word Perfect or rtf format. Do not compress the file unless necessary to fit on the diskette. If necessary to compress the file for reasons of size, use ZIP file compression.
In some cases, the Instructor will invite the student to rewrite or correct the term paper after an initial grade is given, for the purpose of improving the final grade. If you are not asked about this but are willing to rewrite your paper for an improved grade, please communicate with the instructor after receiving your initial grade.
Sample EETS8302 term papers from past semesters (note that this course was labeled EE6302 before 1998). At present only .PDF files (for Adobe Acrobat viewer) are available here. Click on the link word to view or download the file.
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Sample Term Paper Title |
Comments |
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Microwave vs. Infrared Communications |
Study of Infrared beam communication via air
(not fiber optics) as an alternative for microwaves over short
distances. Figure on page numbered 20 (physically the 22nd page)
does not reproduce in full, but all surrounding text on all
pages is OK. Figure shows air ray and ground (reflected) ray between
two |
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Low Earth Orbit Satellites: An Overview of the Iridium System by James M. Thomas (.pdf) |
Semi-technical overview of the Motorla Iridium LEO satellite system. Due to technical problems, the page numbers and figures in this copy are not correct. Instructor's comments are shown in a distinctive type face in the paper. |
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Voice Encoding by Bryan Douglas (.pdf) |
Survey of major digital speech coders. |
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[telecom] Security and Privacy, by S.C.Roberts (.pdf) |
Technology and some legal/political issues concerning encryption |
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Digital Subscriber Line Technology, with a Focus on Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line. by Raymond McCurry (.pdf) |
Technology and some competitive analysis regarding high bit rate Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Lines |
SMU Incomplete Grades Policy
An Incomplete (I) may
be
given if the majority of the course requirements have been completed
with passing grades but for some justifiable reason, acceptable to the
instructor, the student has been unable to complete the full
requirements of the course. Before an (I) is given, then instructor
should stipulate in writing to the student the requirements and
completion date that are to be met and the grade that will be given
if the requirements are not met by the completion date. The maximum
period of time allowed to clear the Incomplete grade is 12 months
(except for graduate thesis and dissertation courses). If the
Incomplete
grade is not cleared by the date set by the instructor or by the end of
the 12-month deadline, the (I) may be changed to an F or to another
grade
specified by the instructor. The grade of (I) is not given in lieu of
an F, WP, or other grade, each of which is prescribed for other
specific
circumstances. If the student's work is incomplete and the quality has
not been passing, and F will be given. The grade of (I) does not
authorize the student to attend the course during a later semester.
Graduation candidates must clear all Incompletes prior to the deadline
in the official University Calendar, which may allow less time than 12
months. Failure to do so can result in removal from the degree
candidacy list and/or conversion of the (I) to the grade indicated by
the instructor at the time the (I) was given.
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UPDATE ARCHIVE : 2006, Monday Aug.14, 11:30 PM Central Time: Only the calendar dates for class meetings have been updated. 2006, Wednesday August 16, 5:20 PM Central Time: Lecture 1 will be updated not later than midnite tonight, and you may use it to follow session 1. Sorry for the delay. Other lectures are not yet updated for 2006. Only the calendar dates for class meetings and the student information form have been updated. Several minor typos were corrected. Due date for term paper outline (Oct. 12) is now consistent in several places. 2006, Wednesday August 16, 11:20 PM Central Time: Lecture 1 is now updated, and you may use it to follow session 1. Sorry for the delay. Other lectures are not yet updated for 2006. 2006, Wednesday August 23, 4:20 PM Central Time: Lecture 2 upadte will not be complete until this evening. Look for the updated lecture at midnight tonight, for use in session 2 Thursday Aug. 24. Other lectures following Lecture 2 are not yet updated for 2006. 2006, Wednesday August 23, 11:40 PM Central Time: Lecture 2 is now updated for use in session 2 Thursday Aug. 24. Other lectures following Lecture 2 are not yet updated for 2006.Don't forget the Telephone Instrument Schematic too!
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(c) Copyright 1996-2006, R. Levine. All Rights
Reserved.
Students enrolled in courses EETS8320 have permission to
copy this material for their use in the course. Do not make copies for
people not enrolled. Persons not enrolled may obtain permission to copy
by sending a request in writing to the author via e-mail address above
or at P.O. Box 836224, Richardson TX 75083-6224, USA.
The contents of this entire web page, both
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responsibility of Prof. Richard Levine and its contributors, and
do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Southern
Methodist University. All information presented herein is believed to
be accurate and timely as of the date of publication, but the
administrator and all affiliated organizations do not assume
responsibility for any resulting damages based on reliance on said
information.
The administrator of this web page is Prof. Richard Levine, who may
be contacted at richard.levine@gmail.com.
