EHB 415E - Data Communications

Course Objectives

1. To study principal data communication techniques and their development,
2. To study basic architectures and protocols in data networks
3. To understand factors affecting data transmission quality

Course Description

Data transmission media. Baseband data transmission. Modems for data transmission. Interfaces and
protocols. xDSL access technologies. Data networks and architectures. Internet, TCP/IP. OSI reference
model and protocols. Packet switching systems. Local Area Networks (LAN’s). Wireless data
communication applications. Broadband networks. Data communication quality: security, reliability,
availability and maintainability.