DATA

COMMUNICATION

Lecture-1
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 Course Outline
 The course will consist of :
– 45 lectures
– 10-14 assignments
– 2exams (1 midterm and 1 final)
– GMDB
 Grading Criteria:
– One Midterm: 35 %
– Final Exam: 45%
– Assignments: 15%
– GMDB: 5%
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 Textbook
 “Data Communications and Networking”
2nd Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan

 “Data and Computer Communication” 6th

Edition by William Stallings

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 Overview of Lecture 1

 Data Communication
 Brief History of Communication
 Data Communication System
 Key Data Communication
Terminology
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 DATA COMMUNICATION
DEFINITION
“Data Communication is the
exchange of Information
from one entity to the other
using a Transmission
Medium”
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History of Data Communication
 Telegraph 1837 Samuel Morse
 Telephone 1876 Alexander
Graham Bell
 By 1950’s
 1970’S
 Today
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DATA COMMUNICATION

“Data Communication is the

exchange of Information
from one entity to the other
using a Transmission
Medium”
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Data Communication Definition
(Modified)

“Data Communication is the exchange

of data (in the form of 0’s and 1’s)
between two devices (computers) via
some form of the transmission
medium.”

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 LOCAL and REMOTE
Communication
 LOCAL
– Communicating devices are
present in the same building or a
similarly restricted geographical
area

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 LOCAL and REMOTE
Communication
 REMOTE
– Communicating devices are
present farther apart

VAGUE DEFINITIONS
We will clarify
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Data Communication System

 For Data Communication to occur,

communicating devices must be a
part of a system made up of some
specific kind of hardware and
software. This system is known as

“DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM”

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Effectiveness of Data Comm.
System
 Effectiveness depends upon three
fundamental characteristics:
 Delivery
 Accuracy
 Timeliness

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Components of a Simple Data
Communication System

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 Components of a Data
Communication System
 A Data communication system is
made up of 5 components:
– Message
– Sender
– Receiver
– Medium
– Protocol
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Message Types

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 Transmission Media
Medium Speed Cost

Twisted Wire 300bps-10Mbps Low

Microwave 256Kbps-100Mbps Low

Coaxial Cable 56Kbps-200Mbps Low

Fiber Optic 500Kbps-10Gbps High

Cable
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A Complex Data Comm.
System

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EXAMPLE – Electronic Mail

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 An Actual Digital Data
Communication System

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 Summary

 Data Communication
 Brief History of Communication
 Data Communication System

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 Suggested Reading
 Section 1.2, “Data Communications and
Networking” 2nd Edition by Behrouz A.
Forouzan

 Sections 1.1, 1.2, “Data and Computer

Communication” 6th Edition by William
Stallings
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