CEN 342 Introduction to Data Transmission

Course description (catalog):

Introduction to communication systems; Network architecture and the OSI reference model; Transmission media; Transmission Impairments; Data encoding; Data Synchronization; Data Link Control; Multiplexing; Spread Spectrum.

Textbook:

1. Required: Data and Computer Communications, W. Stallings, 10th edition., 2013, Prentice Hall.
2. Supplementary: B. A. Forouzan: Data Communications and Networking, 4th edition, 2007, McGraw Hill.

Prerequisites or co-requisites:

• CEN 340 Signals & Systems (pre-requisite).
• CEN 344 Data Communication LAB (co-requisite).

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the OSI model for computer networks protocols.
2. Learn the fundamentals of data transmission principles: time and frequency representation of signals, relation between data rate and channel bandwidth, and transmission impairments.
3. Identify the characteristics of the various transmission media.
4. Be able to identify and characterize the various data encoding techniques, and assimilate their design principles.
5. Learn the principles and operation of synchronous and asynchronous transmissions.
6. Understand the principles of error detection and control.
7. Learn the operation and architecture of the various multiplexing techniques, and be able to design simple data multiplexing systems.

Grading policy:

• Homeworks: 5%
• Quizes/Pariticpation: 10%
• Midterm Exam 1: 20%
• Midterm Exam 2: 25%
• Final Exam: 40%