CIS261: Telecommunications and Convergence Technologies

3 Units (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

This unique course combines class topics, such as basic telecommunications engineering and preparation for the Convergence Technologies Professional (CTP) Certification, with comprehensive hands-on labs. Students learn signal analysis, modulation, multiplexing, access techniques, and antenna design. Emerging technologies, such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Voice over IP (VoIP), wireless networks and broadband access, digital IP-based network video cameras, free-space optics, and convergence technologies, are explored and demonstrated in the class and labs. This course prepares students to take the CTP Certification exam sponsored by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), an industry-recognized certification often required for employment in the field of telecommunications. The laboratory portion of this course allows students to verify concepts introduced in class and develop the prerequisite knowledge and skills required to design, build, test, operate, and maintain modern telecommunications networks.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CIS 161, CIS 201