Course Syllabus

1. Data communication networks and open system standards
   1. Standards
   2. ISO
   3. Open Systems
2. The electrical interface
   1. Transmission media
   2. Attenuation and distortion
   3. Signal propagation delay
   4. Public carrier circuits

                                                              i.      Analog PSTN

                                                            ii.      Modulation

                                                          iii.      Digital circuits

                                                          iv.      Multiplexing

                                                            v.      EIA-232D interface

3. Data transmission
   1. Asynchronous and Synchronous transmissions
   2. Error detection/correction methods
   3. Data compression
4. Data Link Layer Protocols
   1. Idle RQ
   2. Sliding Window (Go Back N, Selective Repeat)
   3. Framing
   4. Link management
   5. Ethernet
   6. Fast Ethernet
   7. Wireless LANs
5. Connecting devices
   1. Hubs/Repeaters
   2. Switches
   3. Bridges
   4. Routers