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Data Comm & Comp Nets COM304

This document outlines a course on data communication and computer networks. It includes 16 weekly topics that cover concepts like data encoding, transmission methods, transmission media, networking protocols, network topologies, switching techniques, integrated services, and internet protocols. Students will be evaluated through in-semester evaluations (30%) and an end semester exam (70%). The course textbook is Data Communications and Computer Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan with additional reference books on data and computer communications.

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Data Comm & Comp Nets COM304

This document outlines a course on data communication and computer networks. It includes 16 weekly topics that cover concepts like data encoding, transmission methods, transmission media, networking protocols, network topologies, switching techniques, integrated services, and internet protocols. Students will be evaluated through in-semester evaluations (30%) and an end semester exam (70%). The course textbook is Data Communications and Computer Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan with additional reference books on data and computer communications.

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Course Outline COM 304 Credit Hours : 3-0 Page 1 of 1 pages


Dated: 25.08.03

Spring 2007
Data Communication and Computer Networks
Text Book: Data Communications and Computer Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan
Reference Books:-
 Business Data Communications 3rd Edition by William Stallings and Richard Van Slyke

 Data and Computer Communications by William Stallings.


Pre- requisite:-
Introduction to CS/ Introduction to IT
Grading Policy:- In Semester Evaluations: 30% End Semester Evaluation: 70%
Week-wise Breakdown

Week Topics/Activities Chapter


Data Communication, Components, Transmission mode, Analog and digital signals, Periodic
1 1.1, 1.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2
and Aperiodic signals

Encoding and Modulation, Digital-digital conversion, Analog-Digital conversion, Digital-


2 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
analog conversion, Analog-analog conversion

Transmission of Digital data, Parallel transmission, Serial transmission, DTE-DCE Interface,


3 6.1-6.4
Other interface standards, Modems

Transmission Media, Guided Media, Unguided Media, Transmission impairment,


4 7.1-7.5
Performance, Wavelength

Multiplexing, Many-to-one/one-to-many, Frequency Division Multiplexing, Time division 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 9.1, 9.2,
5
multiplexing, Types of errors, Detection, Error Correction 9.7

Networks, Protocols and Standards, Categories of Networks, Inter-networks, Ethernet, Token 1.3, 1.4, 2.4, 2.5,
6
ring, FDDI 12.2, 12.5, 12.6

Network Topology, Mesh, star, Tree, Bus, Ring, Hybrid, Line configuration, OSI Model,
7 Functions of the layers, TCP/IP protocol Suite 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Switching, Circuit Switching, Packet Switching, Message Switching, Link Control Protocol, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3,
8
Network Control Protocol 15.3, 15.5

ISDN Services, Voice Communication over analog Networks, Integrated Services Digital
9 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4
Network, Subscribe Access to ISDN, The ISDN Layers

21.1, 21.2, 21.3,


Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, Gateways, Duties of Transport layer, Session layer, Presentation
10 21.4, 22.1, 23.1,
layer, Application layer
23.2, 23.3

11 TCP/IP and the Internet, Network layer, Client-Server Model, Domain Name System(DNS) 24.1, 24.2, 25.1, 25.3

12 Frame Relay, Frame Relay Operation, Frame relay Layers, ATM 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 19.1

File Transfer Protocol FTP, Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP, Simple Mail Transfer
13 25.5, 25.6, 25.7, 25.4
Protocol, Telnet

World Wide Web WWW, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Simple Network Management
14 25.8, 25.9, 25.10
Protocol

15 Recap
16 End Semester Exam

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