Course info

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of data communications. It covers essential concepts, layered communication protocols, signal transmission, error detection and correction, multiplexing, and LAN architectures, equipping students with a strong foundation in this critical field.

Course Objectives: Upon completing this course, students should be able to:

1. CO1: Interpret the components, tools, and techniques of communication systems.
2. CO2: Illustrate the TCP/IP and OSI Reference models and identify their differences in implementation within and across enterprises.
3. CO3: Explain how information can be sent via communication interfaces and links.
4. CO4: Determine various modulation and error detection and correction techniques and their application in communication systems.
5. CO5: Analyze and design layered communication systems.
6. CO6: Apply digital signal transmission and encoding techniques effectively.
7. CO7: Demonstrate knowledge of multiplexing techniques in data communication.
8. CO8: Understand LAN architectures and their significance in network design.