ELNC1221 Networking and Data Communications

Announcements

• [Thu 25 Apr 2024 12:11:14 PM EDT]

  This course begins on May 6th.  First lab is on May 8th & 9th.

The content currently displayed on this page reflects the 2023 Winter term and may change for 2024 Spring.

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Course Description

You will be introduced to the broad subject area of data communications. Topics include communications theory, data codes, error detection/correction, local area networks, wide area networks, the Internet, and serial transmission techniques. You will also design, install, setup and administer peer-to-peer local area networks (LANs).

Week 1

Week 1 material is on Brightspace.

The remaining course materials are currently offline.

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

TCP/IP

Introduction to TCP/IP
TCP/IP Terminology
Suite Service Overview
TCP/IP vs. OSI Reference Model
Networks and Routing
IP Addressing
TCP/IP Networks and Subnets
World Wide Web Is Client/Server
Types of Internet Connections
Web Server Configuration
Introduction to Electronic Mail

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Mid-Term Break: June 24—28

Weeks 8-14: To be announced

Notes

The course presentations are on Brightspace.

Reading & Reference Material

Reference material organized by learning objective.

1.	Employ various data communication methods.
		Communication theory  Communications system  Data transmission  Communication protocol  Code  Error detection and correction  Local area network  Campus network  Metropolitan area network  Wide area network  IEEE Standards Association  Outline of telecommunication  Portal:Telecommunication  Telecommunication  History of telecommunication  List of telecommunications regulatory bodies  Telecommunications in Canada  Internet in Canada  Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission  Telecommunications Act (Canada)  Communications in the United States  Federal Communications Commission  International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  International Electrotechnical Commission  Narrowband  Wideband  Broadband  Modem  Cable modem  Internet access  Plain old telephone service  Public switched telephone network  PSTN network topology  Telecommunication circuit  Leased line  Demarcation point  ISDN  Basic Rate Interface  Primary Rate Interface  Synchronous optical networking  VPN
	1.1	Set up a data communications/terminal emulation program to provide communication between personal computer (local) and server (remote) using null modem connections and to transfer files.
		Computer terminal  Serial port  Data Terminal Equipment  Data circuit-terminating equipment  Serial communication  Communication software  Terminal emulator  Personal computer  Null modem  File transfer  Electronic Industries Alliance Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)  RS-232 The RS232 Standard Using a Console Connection [cisco.com]
	1.2	Differentiate between various data communications media.
		Transmission medium  Communication channel  Point-to-Point  Point-to-Multipoint  Broadcasting  Electromagnetic radiation  Electrical conductor  Wire  Electrical cable  Networking cables  Coaxial cable  RG-6  Category 3 cable  Category 5 cable  Category 6 cable  ISO/IEC 11801  Fibre-optic cable  Optical fiber connector  Power-line communication  On-premises wiring  Plenum cable  Wireless  Wireless network  Microwave transmission  Packet radio  Copper conductor  Optical fiber  Twisted pair  Optical communication  Fiber-optic communication  CSMA/CD  Token ring  Token bus network  Ethernet  FDDI  Circuit switching  Message switching  Packet switching  Cell relay
	1.3	Analyze information sent in both asynchronous and synchronous formats.
		Bit  Digital signal  Analog signal  Bit rate  Baud  Bandwidth (computing)  Bandwidth (signal processing)  Throughput  Channel capacity  Goodput  Frequency  Asynchronous communication  Comparison of synchronous and asynchronous signalling  Multiplexing  Frequency-division multiplexing  Time-division multiplexing  Wavelength-division multiplexing  Frequency-division multiple access  Time-division multiple access  Code-division multiple access  Amplitude modulation  Frequency modulation  Phase modulation  Quadrature amplitude modulation  Simplex communication  Duplex (telecommunications)  Forward error correction  Parallel communication
2.	Administer and operate a computer network.
	2.1	Configure and connect a computer to the Internet using a direct IP connection using various data communications media.
		Internet  Intranet  History of the Internet  Category:Internet governance  Internet organizations  Internet protocol suite  Internet Society ISOC  Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN  Internet Engineering Task Force  Routing  Private network  Internetworking
	2.2	Use command line and GUI file transfer programs to send and receive files over the internet.
		Command-line interface  Graphical user interface  File Transfer Protocol  Secure Shell
	2.3	Demonstrate the OSI (open systems interconnect) layered communications model as it relates to real computer networks.
		International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO)  OSI model
	2.4	Explain how and why to use different OSI layer devices and media when planning a data communications network.
		Bridging  Router  Firewall (computing)
	2.5	Efficiently use the WWW (world wide web) to search for information related to data comm.
		World Wide Web  Web search engine  World Wide Web Consortium
	2.6	Design, install and configure a Local area network (LAN).
		Network topology  Peer-to-peer  Server (computing)  Client (computing)  Client-server model  Network management  Comparison of network monitoring systems  Physical security  Computer security  Application security  Network security  Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver  Power over Ethernet (PoE)  Wireless access point