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Apr 23, 2024
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TEL 232 - Data Communications Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Voc/Tech An introduction to data communications and data networks. Includes digital communications, analog communications and interfaces. Networks including both LAN and WAN operation and common test techniques. Prerequisite: TEL 210 , TEL 213 Competencies
- Identify basic data communication types and equipment
- Identify common types of data equipment
- Identify analog and digital data transmission
- Identify serial and parallel transmission
- Identify synchronous and asynchronous data circuits
- Identify point-to-point and switched circuits
- Identify half- and full-duplex data circuits
- Identify the modulation techniques used in data communications
- Explain and contrast between AM, FM, and PM
- Explain PCM and TDM
- Identify various modem specifications in data communications
- Discuss the ISOs OSI model.
- Identify the 7 OSI layers
- Explain the basic functions of each layer
- Discuss the TCP/IP Suite
- Compare TCP/IP to the OSI layers
- Explain the basic functions of each layer
- Identify common protocols used at each layer
- Explain and demonstrate the use of a packet analyzer.
- Capture traffic using a PC based sniffer.
- Explain a capture packet output
- Decode data and identify relevant output
- Explain the relevant use for a sniffer or packet analyzer
- Discuss TCP/IP transport layer protocols
- Explain the difference between connectionless and connection oriented protocols
- Explain how TCP establishes a connection and guarantees packet delivery
- Explain how UDP establishes a connection and why it is considered unreliable
- Explain the appropriate uses for TCP and UDP
- Discuss TCP/IP Inter-network layer protocols
- Explain IP addressing classes
- Demonstrate the ability to calculate subnets
- Given an IP address and subnet mask, identify address and network characteristics
- Discuss the TCP/IP Network Access Layer protocols
- Explain the history and future uses of Ethernet.
- Explain CSMA/CD and MAC
- Identify the characteristics of a MAC address
- Explain Address Resolution Protocol.
- Explain network devices and topologies
- Explain various network topologies and their uses
- Identify various network devices and the OSI layer they function at
- Explain the operation of network bridges and switches.
- Explain the operation of repeaters and hubs.
- Explain the operation of routers.
- Discuss address assignment methods
- Explain static versus dynamic address assignment
- Demonstrate static assignment configuration parameters
- Explain bootstrap protocol and Dynamic host Configuration Protocol.
- Explain the DHCP graceful shutdown process
- Identify standards and regulatory organizations relevant to the Internet
- Discuss the Internet Engineering Task Force
- Locate RFC and discuss their relevance to data communications
- Discuss ICANN and regional address authorities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Domain naming
- Explain DNS and its uses
- Explain the host DNS resolution process
- Display the contents of the DNS resolver
- Clear the connects of the DNS resolver
- Discuss network design and management functions
- Identify basic network design and management goals
- Explain how to use the goals the maximize throughput
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