Course: Data Communications

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Course title Data Communications
Course code KIV/PD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Němec Marcel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic facts of data transmission. Protocol architecture and standards. Transmission media. Signal coding. Digital communication mechanism. Data link layer protocols. Local area networks and protocols. Wide area networks and protocols. Wireless networks.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Individual study, Textual studies, Lecture, Practicum, Field trip
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of computer networks
Orientation in basic transmission protocols of computer networks
Demonstrate knowledge of the Linux OS at the user and programming level
Skills
Use a user-level Linux OS
Understand basic programming in Linux
Create simple communication programs in Linux
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Describe the most used techniques of data signal transmission by a transmission medium
Describe the properties of transmission media
Describe the basic mechanisms of digital communication
Describe communication protocols used in LANs and WANs
Describe the digital hierarchies of WAN networks
Skills
Configure switch network devices
Set up Virtual LAN (VLAN) networks
Set the Spanning Tree Protocol on switch devices
Analyze the behavior of the switched LAN
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Practicum
After completing the course, the student is able to make independent decisions and use their professional knowledge and skills.
Competences
Individual study
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Beard, Cory; Stallings, William. Wireless communication networks and systems. Global edition. 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-10871-1.
  • Dostálek, Libor; Kabelová, Alena. Velký průvodce protokoly TCP/IP a systémem DNS. 3. aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha : Computer Press, 2002. ISBN 80-7226-675-6.
  • Forouzan, Behrouz A. Data communications and networking. Fifth and Global edition. 2013. ISBN 978-981-4577-51-9.
  • Halsall, Fred. Data communications, computer networks and open systems. 4th ed. Harlow : Addison-Wesley, 1996. ISBN 0-201-42293-X.
  • Kurose, James F.; Ross, Keith W. Computer networking : a top-down approach. 6th ed. Boston : Pearson, 2013. ISBN 978-0-273-76896-8.
  • Kurose, James F.; Ross, Keith W. Počítačové sítě. 1. vyd. Brno : Computer Press, 2014. ISBN 978-80-251-3825-0.
  • Stallings, William. Data and computer communications. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River : Prentice-Hall, 1997. ISBN 0-13-571274-2.


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