Business Data Communication and Networking

• Introduction to Data Communications
  • Meaning of Data Communication
  • Data Communications Networks
  • Types of Networks
  • Network Models
  • Network Standards
  • Future Trends
• Application Layer
  • Introduction to Application Layer
  • Application Architectures
  • World Wide Web
  • Electronic Mail
  • Telnet, Instant Messaging and Videoconferencing
• Physical Layer
  • Introduction to Physical Layer
  • Circuits
  • Twisted Pair Cable, Coaxial Cable, Fiber-Optic Cable
  • Radio and Microwave
  • Digital Transmission of Digital Data
  • Digital Transmission of Analog Data
  • Analog Transmission of Digital Data
• Data Link Layer
  • Introduction to Data Link Layer
  • Media Access Control (MAC)
  • Error Control
  • Data Link Protocols
• Network and Transport Layers
  • Introduction to Transport and Network Layer
  • Transport and Network Layer Protocols
  • Transport Layer Functions
  • Addressing
  • Routing
  • TCP/IP Example
• Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks
  • Introduction to Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks
  • LAN Components
  • Wired and Wireless Ethernet
• Backbone Networks
  • Introduction to Backbone Networks
  • Switched and Routed Backbones
  • Virtual LANs
  • Improving Backbone Performance
• Wide Area Networks
  • Introduction to Wide Area Networks
  • Dedicated-Circuit Networks
  • Packet-Switched Networks
  • Virtual Private Networks
• The Internet
  • Introduction to Internet
  • How the Internet Work
  • Internet Access Technologies
  • The Future of the Internet
• Network Design and Management
  • Introduction to Network Design
  • Needs Analysis
  • Technology Design
  • Cost Assessment
  • Introduction to Network Management
• Model Question Solution