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Here you can find lecture notes and other relevant material for the ACOE412 Data Communications course.

It is highly recommended for students to have the following lecture notes with them in paper copies in each and every lecture. In this respect, notes are provided in portable document format (pdf) and can be downloaded by left-clicking on each link under the following section "Lecture Notes".

The notes provided must not be considered as a replacement of either attendance of lectures or study of the suggested textbooks. Their purpose is to assist you in your studying and provide you with guidelines on what you should be focusing on. You are encouraged to enhance notes with study from the main and recommended literature.

TIMETABLE

Day

Period

Room

Wednesday

8, 9 & 10 (15:00 - 17:30)

Room 49, 2nd floor, Main Building, Nicosia Campus

(Tutorials: every fortnight after the lectures)

TI

COURSE INFORMATION

Prerequisite

none

Course outline

 

LECTURE NOTES

Week No.

Notes

Topics covered

 

PART 1 OVERVIEW

1

Preamble

Lecture 1

Explanation of what the course will cover.
Introduction to the technologies of data and computer communications.

Network Models

 

PART 2 PHYSICAL LAYER

2-3

Lecture 2

Data and Signals

4

Lecture 3

Digital Transmission

Analog Transmission

5

Lecture 4

Multiplexing and Spreading

Circuit Switching and Telephone Network

 

PART 3 DATA LINK LAYER

6-7

Lecture 5

Data Link Layer: Error Detection and Correction

Point-to-Point Access & Multiple Access

Revision for Test

8

 Test in class

9

Lecture 6

Wired Ethernet-based LANs
Wireless LANs

10

Lecture 7

Connecting devices, Backbone Networks, and VLANs

Cellular Telephone and Satellite Networks

 

PART 4 NETWORK LAYER

11

Lecture 8

Network Layer: Logical Addressing

12

Lecture 9

Network Layer: Internet Protocol

13

Revision for Final Examinations 

 

STUDENTS EVALUATION

According to the Institute's regulations, 60% of a student's grade corresponds to the result of his/her final examination. The remaining 40% is the student's coursework grade, which will be calculated as follows:

Evaluation Type

After completion of

Weight

Test

Lecture 5

20% of overall grade
Assignment/Project Lecture 9

20% of overall grade

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lectures given in every class session are based on the main textbook. The tests and examinations are based on the material covered in class. Students are advised to purchase the main textbook on which many topics of the course are covered. Students are also advised to review the extensive list of books offered at the FIT library on the matter.  


Main textbook  

·        Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, 3rd edition 2004 or 4th edition 2007

 

Additional reading and other learning recourses

·          William Stallings, Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, 6th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2000  

·          William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 7th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004

·          Dr. Sidnie Feit, Local Area High Speed Networks, Que/Sams, 2000.

·          Fred Halhall, Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, Addison Wisley, 1995.

·          Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.

·          Matthew S. Gast, 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide, O'Reilly, 2002.

·          William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 7th edition, Prentice Hall, 2000

·          William Stallings, ISDN and Broadband ISDN with Frame Relay and ATM, 4th edition (1999), Prentice Hall.

·          William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, 1st edition (August 6, 2001), Prentice Hall

 

A wealth of information is also available on the Internet. Good reference guides are the following URLs:

·          Internet Engineering Task Force: http://www.ietf.org/        

·          IEEE Communications Society: http://www.ieee.org/         

·          International Telecommunications Union: http://www.itu.int/

·          International Organization of Standardization: http://www.iso.org/

·          Links to vendors, tutorial and other useful information: http://www.commweb.com/

·          Educational encyclopaedia: http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/computer/

 

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