COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

EEE 346 Data Communication & Computer Networks

6th Semester Spring 2008
Instructor
Khurram Zaidi
kzaidi@ciitlahore.edu.pk
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department
Office Hours
Monday and Friday 0900 1000
Office Location:
Lecturer Room # 11, New Faculty Block.
Grading Policy
Quiz + Assig. + Class participation:
10 + 10 + 5 = 25 %
Sessional Exams:
10 + 15 = 25 %
Final Exam:
50 %
Text Book:
Computer Networks by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Reference Books:
1. Computer Networks and Internet by Douglas E. Comer
2. Data Communication & Computer Networks by Prakash C. Gupta
3. Data Communications & Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan
Lecture #

Topics Covered
Introduction

12

What is a network? Digital Transmission, Components of a Network, Network

Hardware, Software and Standards, Layered Network Architecture
Network Basics

34

Types of services, service implementation, performance

Physical Layer

58

Fundamental limits, digital signals, transmission media

Data Link Layer

9 13

Error Detection and Correction, ARQ, HDLC, error control, efficiency

Internetworking Devices

14 19

Topology, MAC, Ethernet CSMA/CD, Token Ring, LLC, LAN

interconnection, Routing, Bridges, FDDI, DQDB
Network Layer

20 24

Routing, Congestion Control, Internetwork data exchange and provision of

quality service
Internet

25 27

WANs, Internetworks, IP, Gateways

Transport Layer

28 30

End-to-end transport, UDP, TCP/IP