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This document outlines a course on data communication and networks. The course will cover fundamental data communication concepts including network topologies, transmission media, and protocols. It will examine network architectures like LANs, MANs, and WANs as well as internetworking. The syllabus details topics that will be addressed throughout the course such as data transmission methods, protocol concepts, network security, and student learning outcomes related to assessing knowledge of these network principles.

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Data Communication and Networks Syllabus PDF

This document outlines a course on data communication and networks. The course will cover fundamental data communication concepts including network topologies, transmission media, and protocols. It will examine network architectures like LANs, MANs, and WANs as well as internetworking. The syllabus details topics that will be addressed throughout the course such as data transmission methods, protocol concepts, network security, and student learning outcomes related to assessing knowledge of these network principles.

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CS 5290: DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKS

Course Description
Data communications concepts; network topologies; transmission media; network access control; communication
protocols; network architecture; LANs, MANs, and WANs; internetworking. Prerequisites: Admission to MS in CS
program, or consent of department, plus CS 3270 or equivalent.

Course Syllabus

 Data Communication Concepts


o Networks and open system standards: the OSI reference model
o Network topologies and the physical layer
 Bus/Tree topology, ring topology, star topology
o The future of data communications
 Transmission Media and Transmission Technologies
o The electrical interface
o Metallic media
o Optical fiber media
o Wireless media (line-of-sight media)
o Baseband and broadband transmission
o Transmission bandwidth (link capacity)
o Codes
o Analog and digital signals
o Modulation and demodulation, modems and modem standards
o Transmission impairments (distortion and noise limitations on system performance)
 Data Transmission
o Transmission modes
 Simplex, half-duplex, full-duplex communications
 Serial and parallel transmission
 Synchronous transmission
 Asynchronous transmission
o Interface standards
o Multiplexing of signals
o Data compression
 Protocol Concepts - Media Access Control
o Protocol basics
o MAC protocols (CSMA/CD and Token passing)
 Data Security and Integrity
o Error detection and correction
o Encryption and decryption
o Viruses, worms, and hacking
 Local Area Networks
o LAN standards (IEEE standards 802 for LANs)
o Interconnecting LANs
o LAN Hardware (server platforms, backup devices, LAN adapters, printers, etc.)
o LAN system software, LAN application software
o LAN selection criteria
 Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs)
o Network routing
o Public data networks
o Circuit-switched data network
o Packet-switched data network
o Internet protocol
o ISDN
o Electronic mail
 Network Architecture
o Layered approach
o Hierarchical approach
 Network Interconnections (Internetworking)
o LAN-to-LAN connections and LAN-to-Host connections
o Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways
o Interconnection utilities

Student Learning Outcomes

 I can define and describe network architecture (layered approach and hierarchical approach).
 I can describe wireless communications.
 I can describe analog and digital signals and their role in data transmission
 I can describe transmission impairments (distortion and noise limitations on system
performance).
 I can describe the multiplexing of signals for data transmission.
 I can describe contention protocols.
 I can describe data compression and related techniques.
 I can describe data integrity and related techniques.
 I can describe data security and related techniques.
 I can describe the features of flow control and related techniques.

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