Data Communication Systems

Course Code: MIS 411

Credit Hour: 3

Course Group: Specialization Course: Management Information System

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Introduction: Fundamentals of Data communication, Characteristics of data communication, Data and Signal fundamentals, Analog Signals, Digital Signals, Transmission Media: Guided and Unguided Media, Transmission Impairments, Categories of Networks, network topologies.

Network Models and Protocol Suite: Protocols & Standards, OSI Model, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Comparison of OSI and TCP/IP Model, Addressing: ipv4, Physical.

Digital Transmission and Analog Transmission: Digital-to-Digital Conversion, Analog-to-Digital Conversion, Pulse Code Modulation, Delta Modulation, Transmission Modes, Digital-to-Analog Conversion, ASK, FSK, PSK, Analogto-Analog Conversion, Modulation Techniques.

Switching, Error Detection & Correction: Multiplexing, Switching, Circuit switched networks, Data gram networks, Virtual circuit networks, Dial up modems, DSL, Error Detection and Correction: Block coding, cyclic codes, Linear block codes, checksum.

Data Link Control and Internet: Framing: Flow and Error Control protocols, Noisy and Noiseless channels, HDLC, Point to point protocols, WWW, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, FTP.

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Recommended Book:

Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, McGraw Hill, 4th ed.

William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Pearsoned Education.

Tannenbaum, Computer Networks, Pearson Education.

Hykins, Analog and Digital Communications, Wiley Publications.