List of Topics (By Week): DATA COMMUNICATION (4 weeks) 1. Data Transmission (1 week). Signals and Noise, Signal Analysis, Transmission Media. 2. Data Encoding and Digital Communication (1 week) Encoding/Modulation of Digital or Analog Data into Digital/Analog Signals Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission, Error Detection and Error Correction in Digital Communication 3. & 4. Data Link Control (2 weeks) Network Topology (Point to Point, Multipoint) Flow Control (Sliding Window Protocols, Windows and Sequence Numbers) Error Control Examples of Data Link Protocols DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (7 weeks including review and test) 5. Multiplexing and Circuit Switching (1.5 weeks) Frequency Division Multiplexing, and Time Division Multiplexing, Statistical Time Division Multiplexing, Digital Switching Concepts, Digital Data Switching Devices, The Public Telecommunication Network. 6. Packet Switching. (1 week) Virtual Circuits and Datagrams, Routing, Traffic Control 7. Satellite Networks (1 week). Satellite Network Architecture, Reservation protocols. 8. Local Area Networks. (1 week) Bus Networks (CSMA, Ethernet, Token Passing Bus) Ring Networks (Token Passing, Contention, Slotted, Register Insertion) 9. & 10.Multi-Access Protocols (2 weeks) Random Multi-Access Protocols. ALOHA Systems (Slotted, Finite Population, Stability Issues), Limited Contention Protocols. Stack Algorithms (Capetanakis, Gallager) Contention-Free Protocols COMPUTER COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE (4 weeks) 11. Protocols and Architecture. Layered and Hierarchical Models of Network Architecture Network Access Protocols. The Network Interface Packet-Switched Network Access, X.25 Broadcast Network Access (IEEE 802 Architecture) 12. Internetworking (1 week) Principles of Internetworking IP Protocol Translation 13. Transport Protocols (1 week) Transport Services and Protocol Mechanisms TCP 14. Application Protocols 1987.05