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CS407
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Routing and Switching
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Course Info
Course Category
Computer Science/Information Technology
Course Level
Undergraduate
Credit Hours
3
Pre-requisites
CS610
Instructor
Fawaz Saleem Bokhari
PhD
University of Texas at Arlington, USA.
Course Contents
Introduction to Data Communications. Characteristics of a Data Communication System -1. Characteristics of a Data Communication System -2. Components of a Data Communication System. Data Representation and Data Flow. Networks. Physical Structures. Physical Topologies -1. Physical Topologies -2. Physical Topologies -3. Local Area Network. Wide Area Network. Switching. The Internet Internet History Internet Standards and Administration Protocol Layering - Introduction -1 Protocol Layering - Introduction -2 Protocol Layering - Advantages and Disadvantages Protocol Layering - Principles TCP/IP Protocol Suite TCP/IP Suite - Function of layers TCP/IP Suite - Layer Description -1 TCP/IP Suite - Layer Description -2 Encapsulation and Decapsulation The Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model Data Communication vs Computer Networks Communication at Physical Layer Analog and Digital Signals Periodic and Non Periodic Analog Signals Sine Wave - Frequency -1 Sine Wave - Frequency -2 Phase or Phase Shift Wavelength Time and Frequency Domains Composite Signals Bandwidth Digital Signals-1 Digital Signals-2 Bit Rate Digital Signal as Composite Analog Signal Transmission of Digital Signals Broadband Transmission (Modulation) Transmission Impairments Attenuation and Amplification - Decibel Distortion Noise Data Rate Limits Noisy Channel: Shannon Capacity Network Performance Latency or Delay Delay - Bandwidth Delay Product Digital to Digital Conversion Data Rate versus Signal Rate Line Coding Line Coding Scheme-1 Line Coding Scheme-2 Line Coding Scheme-3 Line Coding Scheme-4 Block Coding-1 Block Coding-2 Block Coding-3 Scrambling Types of Scrambling Techniques-1 Types of Scrambling Techniques-2 Analog-to-Digital Conversion Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)-1 Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)-2 Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)-3 Analog to Digital Conversion Delta Modulation (DM) Transmission Modes Serial Transmission -1 Serial Transmission -2 Digital to Analog Conversion Aspects of Digital to Analog Conversion-1 Aspects of Digital to Analog Conversion-2 Amplitude Shift keying (ASK) -1 Amplitude Shift keying (ASK) -2 Frequency Shift keying (FSK) -1 Frequency Shift keying (FSK) -2 Phase Shift keying (PSK) Constellation Diagram Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) Analog to Analog Conversion -1 Analog to Analog Conversion -2 Analog to Analog Conversion -3 Multiplexing -1 Multiplexing -2 Frequency Division Multiplexing The Analog Carrier System Wavelength Division Multiplexing Time Division Multiplexing -1 Time Division Multiplexing -2 Time Division Multiplexing -3 Time Division Multiplexing -4 Time Division Multiplexing -5 Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Techniques Transmission Media -1 Transmission Media -2 Twisted Pair Cable -1 Twisted Pair Cable -2 Coaxial Cable -1 Coaxial Cable -2 Fiber Optic Cable -1 Fiber Optic Cable -2 Fiber Optic Cable -3 Fiber Optic Cable -4 Unguided Media Radio Waves Microwaves Switching Three Methods of Switching Circuit-Switched Networks Three Phases in a Circuit Switched Network Efficiency of a Circuit Switched Network Packet Switching Virtual Circuit Networks -1 Virtual Circuit Networks -2 Virtual Circuit Networks -3 Structure of a Circuit Switch Data-Link Layer Nodes and Links Services provided by Data-Link Layer -1 Services provided by Data-Link Layer -2 Two Categories of Links Why Link Layer Addressing -1 Why Link Layer Addressing -2 Three Types of Addresses Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) -1 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) -2 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) -3 Types of Errors -1 Types of Errors -2 Redundancy Coding Types of Coding Schemes Block Coding Hamming Distance Minimum Hamming Distance Parity-Check Code Cyclic Codes Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Checksum Forward Error Correction Chunk Interleaving Data Link Control (DLC) Services Frame Size -1 Frame Size -2 Connection Oriented Framing Bit-Oriented Framing Flow and Error Control Error Control Data Link Layer Protocols -1 Data Link Layer Protocols -2 Stop and Wait Protocol -1 Stop and Wait Protocol -2 Piggybacking Framing Point to Point Protocol (PPP) -1 Point to Point Protocol (PPP) -2 Multiplexing in PPP -1 Multiplexing in PPP -2 Media Access Control (MAC) Sub - Layer Random Access -1 Random Access -2 ALOHA Slotted ALOHA Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance -1 Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance -2 Controlled Access -1 Controlled Access -2 Channelization (Channel Partition) -1 Channelization (Channel Partition) -2 Channelization (Channel Partition) -3 Ethernet Protocol Ethernet Evolution Standard Ethernet Addressing in Standard Ethernet Access Method in Standard Ethernet Efficiency of Standard Ethernet Implementation of Standard Ethernet Changes in the Standard -1 Changes in the Standard -2 Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Other Wired Networks Local-Access Transport Areas (LATAs) Signaling Services Cable Network Cable TV for Data Transfer Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) SONET Architecture SONET Layers SONET Frames STS Multiplexing SONET Networks ATM Architecture WLAN Introduction Characteristics of a Wireless LAN Access Control IEEE 802.11 Project MAC Sub-Layer -1 MAC Sub-Layer -2 Bluetooth Bluetooth Devices Connecting Devices Hubs Link-Layer Switches Spanning Tree Algorithm Routers Membership of a VLAN Comparison of Modern Access Technologies Fiber To The Curb (FTTC)