Course Overview
This course provides an introduction to data communication, concentrating on the physical and link layers. Topics covered in the course include: character codes, information theory, common transmission media, channel impairments, line codes, framing, scrambling, Nyquist rate, channel capacity, error detection and correction, ARQ, introduction to the Ethernet protocol.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Compute message entropy and symbol, information and bit rates.
- Solve problems involving binary symmetric and AWGN channel capacity.
- Convert to and from serial signaling waveforms using common line codes.
- Format packets using bit- or byte-oriented framing, padding, stuffing and escape sequences.
- Implement PRBS generators, multiplicative scramblers/descramblers.
- Compute the following: parity, checksum and CRCs, code rate and coding gain, Hamming distance.
- Correct errors by exhaustive search.
- Identify 10/100/1G Ethernet PHY data rate, cabling and line codes.
- Use headers to encapsulate protocols.
- Map Ethernet protocols onto the OSI protocol layer model.
Effective as of Fall 2018
Related Programs
Data Communications (ELEX 3525) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
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