EE 462: Communications Networks
Outline:
Introduction to networking; Multiplexing and switching principles; Teletraffic analysis of circuit switching; Teletraffic analysis of packet switching; The ISO-OSI protocols; WANs and LANs; Internet and Intranet principles and TCP/IP protocols; network flow; High speed networks
Reference (1) :
Data Communications Networking, Third Edition, By Behrouz A. Forouzan, Published by McGraw-Hill, 2003 (ISBN 0-07-251584-8).
Reference (2) :
Communications and Networks: A First Course, By Jean Walrand, Published by WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1998 (ISBN 0-256-17404-0).
Contents:
o Overview of Data Communications and networking
o Layered architecture (OSI, TCP/IP, IEEE standards)
o Circuit Switching and telephone network
o Multiple Access methods (CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA)
o LAN (Ethernet)
o Connecting LANs
o Packet switching: Internet
o Host-to-host delivery: Internetworking, Routing, IP addresses, ARP protocol
o Internet routing protocols
o TCP and UDP
o Virtual circuit switching: Frame Relay and ATM
o Congestion control and quality of service
Evaluation:
40% Two Midterm Exams
10% Homework and quizzes
10% Term project
40% Final Examination