Physical and Datalink Standards and Protocols

5 credits · Graduate

This course covers issues relating to the physical and datalink layers of data communications networks. A review of basic digital communication theory is given, including modulation and demodulation techniques and their performance in noise and under bandwidth constraints. Physical layer standards of several wireline-based protocols are examined, and optical and wireless channels are also considered. Media access control techniques, framing structures, and error control procedures of several protocols are investigated. EXCLUSIONS: EINE 5102.03, INWK 5102.03, 6102.03