Fundamentals of Data Communication

The course is a substitute for:

Fundamentals of Data Communication (X32ZDK)

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Department of Telecommunications Engineering

Synopsis:

Introduction to data transmission. Basic terminology and quantities, modulation methods for data signals, methods of data signals transmission in baseband and over analog and digital circuits. Data interfaces, problems of data signals reception, alphabets for data transmission, methods of securing, safety codes. Control of data communication and basic principles of data multiplexing systems, multiplexers with frequency and time multiplexing.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Basic terms, data transmission systems, data link. Alphabets, codes, data signal

2. Means of data signal transmission. Transmission sped and modulation speed

3. Individual distortion. Isochronous distortion. Arrhythmic signal, arrhythmic distortion

4. Telecommunication networks for data transmission. Transmission of data over analog and digital circuits

5. DTE and DCE interfaces

6. Problems of reception. Detection of received signal

7. Methods of baseband data transmission. Link codes

8. Analysis of baseband data transmission. Correction of data signal

9. Methods of data transmission protection

10. Convolution codes. Detection. Virtebi's algorithm

11. Basic modulation methods

12. Multiple state modulations

13. Control of data communication

14. Principles of data multiplexing devices

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to the theme

2. Protection of data in informatics

3. Basic alphabets and codes

4. Distortion of data signal

5. Simulation SW

6. Basic measuring tools for data transmissions

7. Measuring of analog properties of a data channel

8. Measuring of telegraph distortion

9. Measuring of error rates

10. Properties of a modulator

11. Project 1: Properties of safety codes

12. Project 2: Construction and use of cyclic codes

13. Analysis of data communication control

14. Credits

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Study materials:

1. Halsall, F.: Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems. Addison-Wesley, 1996.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: