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Course No: 16.661; Last Offered: No Data;
Course Description
Characteristics and topology of Local Area Networks (LANs), WANS and MANs. Design of cable plants based on co-axial as well as fiber optic technologies. Data communication including transmission, reception, bandwidth, error correction and detection. Data flow in networks and queuing theory. G/M/1 model and M/D/1 model and priority. Circuit switched networks including data switches, blocking analysis, sizing of PBXs. Network structures, access techniques and performance measures. Access protocols including ALOHA, slotted ALOHA and CSMA/CD. Central control and basic capacity. Polling networks including their analysis, delay and performance. Topologies such as star, ring, bus and basic operations based on token rings and slotted rings. Random access networks and their analysis pertaining to CSMA/CD, slotted ALOHA, content and congestion control.
Prerequisites & Notes
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- Credits: 3;
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