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COURSE SYLLABUS Course Number: Tcom 141 Title: Data Communications and Networking Department/Program: ECCE School: SOSE

Semester: First School Year: 2005-2006 Instructor: Maria Leonora C. Guico 1. Course Description This introductory course examines the analytical aspects of data communications and computer networking. Topics cover protocol concepts and performance analysis that arise in data link layer, MAC sublayer, and network layer. This includes Ethernet, FDDI, token ring, and token bus. Data communication and networking elements including terminals, modems, terminal control units, multiplexers, concentrators, and front-end processors are also discussed. Other topics include common carrier services like ATM, ISDN, B-ISDN, PABX, X.25, Frame Relay, CLEC, LEC, xDSL, wireless protocols, mobile systems, and other integrated services plus the architectural layers of OSI and TCP/IP. 2. Course Objectives At the end of the course, the students will be able to: 1. Understand and explain a Data Communications System and its components. 2. Describe the different transmission media used in a data communications system. 3. Identify the different types of network topologies and protocols. 4. Enumerate the layers of the OSI model and TCP/IP. Explain the function(s) of each layer. 5. Identify the different types of network devices and their functions within a network 6. Understand common carrier services and identify some of these. 3. Course Outline and Timeframe 1. Overview of Data Communications Week 1 2. Terminal Devices, Modems, Interfaces, Service Units Week 2 3. Transmission Modes and Media Weeks 3-4 Long Test No. 1 4. Local Area Network/Wide Area Network Weeks 5-8 4.1 Network topologies, Contention Protocols 4.2 OSI Model 4.3 Ethernet,Token ring,Token bus Long Test No. 2 4.4 FDDI Weeks 9-10 4.5 Network Devices 4.6 TCP/IP Long Test No. 3 5. Common Carrier Services Weeks 11-12 5.1 WAN Technologies 5.2 X.25 and Frame Relay, ISDN and B-ISDN 5.3 ATM Long Test No. 4 5.4 xDSL Weeks 13-14 5.5 Wireless Protocols (WIFI, Wimax) 5.6 Cellular Mobile Systems Final Exam 4. Required Readings 1. Shay, William, Understanding Data Communications and Networks (2nd Edition), Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1998 2. Held, Gilbert, Understanding Data Communications (5th Edition), Sams Publishing, 1996

Stallings, William, ISDN and Broadband ISDN with Frame Relay and ATM (4th Edition), Prentice Hall International, Inc., 1999 5. Suggested Readings 1. Halsall, Fred, Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems (3rd Edition), Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1992 2. Bertsekas, Dimitri and Gallager, Robert, Data Networks (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall, 1992 6. Course Requirements Final Grade: 1 Major Exam (Finals) 20% 4 Long Tests 40% Written Reports/Research Work 15% Oral Report 15% Recitations, Short quizzes 10% 7. Grading System A 92-up C+ 76-80+ F below 60 B+ 87-91+ C 70-75+ B 81-86+ D 60-69+ For the final exam, those with a class standing averaging an "A or B+" are exempted. They also have the option of taking the final exam in case they want to further increase their grade. 8. Classroom Policies 1. All lecture notes will either be uploaded to the web or a copy will be given to the class beadle in advance. Students must read the topics ahead of class time. Students will be responsible for printing their own copies of the lecture notes. 2. Attendance will be checked. Those who are not in class when this is done are considered absent. Maximum allowed number of cuts for this course is 9. Students will be responsible for assigned works and lectures missed in class during absence. 3. Late class work submitted will be deducted 10% (of the total points) per day of nonsubmission. 4. For the oral report, a written copy of the report must be submitted in Word format. The group is required to prepare a Powerpoint presentation that will be used in class for the oral presentation and submit a softcopy of said report and powerpoint file at least two (2) days before the scheduled date of reporting. Be sure that the softcopy is virus-free, otherwise no credit will be given for this particular coursework. I. Consultation Hours (Room 316 PLDT-CTC Building) M-W-F 2:30 4:30 p.m. T-Th By appointment 10. Academic Integrity / Dishonesty
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Consistent with Section 15 item 2 of the Education Act of 1982 on Students Responsibilities, students are expected to uphold the academic integrity of the University, endeavor to achieve academic excellence and abide by the rules and regulations governing their academic responsibilities and moral integrity. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students. Those who are caught committing acts of academic dishonesty will automatically get a zero for that particular course work.

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