Start Year: 2019

Review Year: 2022

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

SCHEME OF WORK

COURSE NAME : INTRODUCTION TO DATA COMMUNICATION AND

: NETWORKING
COURSE CODE : ITT300

Week Topic F2F ODL Hours Remarks

1 INTRODUCTION Lecture 2
• Data Communications ODL
• Components and Effectiveness
• Data Flow
• Computer Networks
• Network criteria Lab 2
• Physical Structures ODL
• Network Types
• LAN, MAN, WAN, Switching
• Protocols and Standards

2 NETWORK MODEL Lecture 2

• Concept of Layers ODL
• The OSI Model
• Function of Layers
(excluding process encapsulation, de-
capsulation) Lab 2
• The Internet Model (TCP/IP Model) ODL
• Four Levels of Addressing in
TCP/IP Model
(excluding detail process of
addressing)

3 DATA AND SIGNAL Lecture 2

• Types of Information ODL
• Analog Signals
• Characteristics of Sine Wave
• Time and Frequency Domain
• Bandwidth and Frequency Lab 2 Quiz – 10% (ODL)
Spectrum ODL • Chapter 1
• Digital Signals • Chapter 2
• Data Rate Limits • Chapter 3
• Broadband & Baseband Transmission
(theory only)
• Transmission Impairment (calculation
of SNR only)
(excluding SNRdB, Distortion and Noise
calculation)
• Network Performance (theory Only)
(excluding all calculation)
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4 DATA ENCODING Lecture 2

• Digital-To-Digital Encoding ODL
• Signal Element and Data Element
• Line Coding Scheme – Unipolar
and Polar
(Polar – only NRZ-L and Manchester) Lab 2
(excluding RZ, NRZ-I, Differential ODL
Manchester and Bipolar)
• Digital-To-Analog Encoding
• Signal Rate and Bit Rate
(only basic formula and
calculation)
• Types of Modulation - ASK, FSK
and PSK
(excluding for QAM)
• Constellation Diagram (Bit and Di-
bit only)

5 MULTIPLEXING Lecture 2
• Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) ODL
(including application of FDM)
(excluding Analog Hierarchy)
• Wavelength Division Multiplexing
(WDM) (the differences between WDM Lab 2
and FDM only) (including application of ODL
WDM)
• Synchronous Time Division
Multiplexing (including the diagram
and the calculation of frame size,
frame rate, frame duration, bit rate and
bit duration) (excluding Digital
Hierarchy)
• Empty Slots
• Data Rate Management
• Statistical Time Division Multiplexing
(including application of TDM)
• Data Rate Management
(excluding Inverse Multiplexing and
Spread Spectrum)
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6 MULTIPLEXING Lecture 2
• Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) ODL
(including application of FDM)
(excluding Analog Hierarchy)
• Wavelength Division Multiplexing
(WDM) (the differences between WDM Lab 2 Test – 20% (ODL)
and FDM only) (including application of ODL • Chapter 4
WDM) • Chapter 5
• Synchronous Time Division • Chapter 6
Multiplexing (including the diagram
and the calculation of frame size,
frame rate, frame duration, bit rate and
bit duration) (excluding Digital
Hierarchy)
• Empty Slots
• Data Rate Management
• Statistical Time Division Multiplexing
(including application of TDM)
• Data Rate Management
(excluding Inverse Multiplexing and
Spread Spectrum)

7 TRANSMISSION MEDIA Lecture 2

• Guided Media – Category, ODL
Connectors, Composition and
Application
• Twisted-Pair Cable
• Coaxial Cable Lab 2
• Fibre Optic ODL
(excluding Nature of Light and
Propagation Modes)
• Unguided Media
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Types of Propagation and Bands
• Three Waves – Radio Wave,
Microwave and Infrared
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8 ACCESSMETHOD
ACCESS METHOD Lecture 2
•
• R Random Access Method ODL
a • CSMA
n (including three Persistence Strategy
d with a diagram)
o (excluding ALOHA, CSMA/CD and Lab 2
mCSMA/CA) ODL
(excluding all the flowcharts and
A calculations)
• Controlled Access Method
c
• Polling and Token Passing
c
(excluding Reservation)
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9 ERROR DETECTION Lecture 2

• Types of Errors ODL
• Redundancy Concept
• Modular Arithmetic
• Block Coding Method
• Process of Error Detection Lab 2
(excluding Process of Error ODL
Correction)
• Hamming Distance (excluding
Hamming Codes)
• Linear Block Coding
• Simple Parity Checking
• Two-Dimensional Parity Checking
(only definition and how to derive row
and column parity)
• Cyclic Coding
• CRC Division Process (binary
only)
• Polynomials Representation
(conversion from binary)
• Checksum
• Binary
• Hexadecimal
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10 ERROR DETECTION Lecture 2

• Types of Errors ODL
• Redundancy Concept
• Modular Arithmetic
• Block Coding Method
• Process of Error Detection Lab 2
(excluding Process of Error ODL
Correction)
• Hamming Distance (excluding
Hamming Codes)
• Linear Block Coding
• Simple Parity Checking
• Two-Dimensional Parity Checking
(only definition and how to derive row
and column parity)
• Cyclic Coding
• CRC Division Process (binary
only)
• Polynomials Representation
(conversion from binary)
• Checksum
• Binary
Hexadecimal

11 LOCAL AREA NETWORK Lecture 2

• Standard Ethernet ODL
• MAC Sublayer & Physical Layer
• Addressing (Unicast, Multicast,
Broadcast)
• Physical Layer Implementation Lab 2
(explanation about all the layers by ODL
using a table only)
(excluding a diagram)
• Standard Ethernet Evolution
• Fast Ethernet
• MAC Sublayer & Physical Layer
• Physical Layer Implementation
(explanation about all the layers by
using a table only)
(excluding a diagram)
• Gigabit Ethernet
• MAC Sublayer & Physical Layer
• Physical Layer Implementation
(explanation about all the layers
by using a table only)
(excluding a diagram)
• Ten-Gigabit Ethernet
• MAC Sublayer & Physical Layer
• Physical Layer Implementation
(explanation about all the layers by
using a table only)
(excluding a diagram)
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12 LOCAL AREA NETWORK Lecture 2 Assignment – 20%

• Wireless Ethernet – IEEE 802.11 ODL • Chapter 10
• Architecture and Station Types
• MAC Sublayer (DCF and PCF)
• Frame Format
(excluding Subfields in FC field) Lab 2
• Frame Types ODL
• Addressing Mechanism
(excluding Hidden Station, Exposed
Station and Physical Layers)
• Bluetooth
• Architecture
• Bluetooth Layers
• Single and multiple secondary
communication
• Connecting Devices
• Hub
• Repeater
• Bridge
(excluding Loop Problem and
Spanning Tree Algorithm)
• Router
• Gateway
• Virtual LANs (basic concept only)

13 LOGICAL ADDRESSING Lecture 2

• IPv4 Addressing ODL
• Address Space
• Address Notation (Binary &
Dotted-Decimal)
• Classful and Classless Lab 2
Addressing ODL
• Subnetting
(only calculation for two levels of
subnetting)
(excluding calculation for three level of
subnetting)
(excluding Network Address Translation)
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14 LOGICAL ADDRESSING Lecture 2

• IPv4 Addressing ODL
• Address Space
• Address Notation (Binary &
Dotted-Decimal)
• Classful and Classless Lab 2
Addressing ODL
• Subnetting
(only calculation for two levels of
subnetting)
(excluding calculation for three level of
subnetting)
(excluding Network Address Translation)

15 REVISION WEEK

16 FINAL ASSESTMENT 5 ONLINE

Final Test – 50%

• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
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ASSESSMENT

Course Work : 50%

Test : 20%
Quiz : 10%
Individual Assignment : 20%

Final Exam : 50%

Total : 100%

REFERENCES

1. Forouzan, Behrouz A., Data Communications and Networking, Fourth

Edition, McGraw Hill, 2014.
2. William Stallings, Data and Computer Communication, 10th Edition, Prentice
Hall, 2015.
3. Curt M. White, Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business
User's Approach, 8th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2016.
4. FitzGerald, Dennis, Durcikova, Business Data Communications and
Networking, 12th Edition, John Wiley, 2018.
5. Prakash C. Gupta, Data Communication and Computer Networks, 2nd Edition,
PHI Learning Private Limited, 2014.