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Business Data Communication and Networking syllabus

IT 24011 units · 44 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Business Data Communication and Networking

11 units

1. Introduction to Data Communications (3 LHs)

  1. Networks, components and types
  2. OSI and Internet models; layered transmission
  3. Standards and emerging trends

2. Application Layer (4 LHs)

  1. Host, client, client-server, cloud and peer-to-peer architectures
  2. WWW and HTTP
  3. Email, SMTP and MIME
  4. Telnet, instant messaging and videoconferencing

3. Physical Layer (7 LHs)

  1. Circuits, flow and multiplexing
  2. Twisted pair, coaxial, fiber, radio, microwave and satellite media
  3. Digital transmission and coding
  4. Modulation and analog/digital voice transmission

4. Data Link Layer (5 LHs)

  1. Media access control
  2. Error prevention, detection and correction
  3. Asynchronous and synchronous protocols
  4. Transmission efficiency

5. Network and Transport Layers (7 LHs)

  1. TCP and IP
  2. Segmentation and session management
  3. Address assignment and resolution
  4. Routing, multicast and routers
  5. TCP/IP connection examples

6. Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks (6 LHs)

  1. NICs, circuits, switches and access points
  2. Wired and wireless Ethernet
  3. LAN design for users, data centers, e-commerce and SOHO
  4. LAN performance improvement

7. Backbone Networks (4 LHs)

  1. Switched and routed backbones
  2. Virtual LANs
  3. Backbone design and performance

8. Wide Area Networks (4 LHs)

  1. Dedicated circuits and packet-switched networks
  2. VPN architectures and types
  3. WAN design and performance

9. The Internet (2 LHs)

  1. Internet architecture and ISP connections
  2. DSL, cable, fiber and WiMax access
  3. Internet governance and future

10. Network Design and Management (6 LHs)

  1. Network architecture and design processes
  2. Needs analysis and technology design
  3. Cost assessment and proposals
  4. Configuration, performance and fault management
  5. End-user support and cost management

11. Laboratory Works

  1. Equipment, wiring and networking commands
  2. IP addressing and subnetting on Linux/Windows
  3. Packet Tracer LANs and VLANs
  4. Router configuration, routing and firewall ACLs
  5. TCP/UDP/IP packet capture
  6. DNS, web and FTP server configuration