Telecommunications Principles

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
ENGE 1003
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Course ID
206529
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Mawson Lakes
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Elec and Mech Eng
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Matthew Sorell
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
Discipline group B
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course provides an introduction to telecommunications technologies in common use, with an emphasis on mobile systems. Topics include: Plain old telephone system; Common channel signalling; PDH, SDH, ATM and IP, QoS on packet networks and principles of error correction coding; Second and third generation cellular systems (GSM to UMTS)

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate a broad understanding of fixed line telephony and related networking and multiplexing technologies
  • Demonstrate a broad understanding of 2G and 3G Mobile telephony systems, including mobility management and network dimensioning
  • Demonstrate a broad understanding of Wide area packet data networks, including Internet Protocol and ATM

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 60274
Section
Section SE01
Size
Size 44
Available
Available 44
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, UB34
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, UB34

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed ENGE2014 Digital Signal Processing (UoA)

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed ELECENG3108 Telecommunications Principles at the University of Adelaide

Assumed knowledge

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Textbook(s)

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Inherent requirements

N/A

Other resources

N/A

Assessment

N/A

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