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EEL 4595: Data and
Computer Communications
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Spring 2008 (1877)
Syllabus
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Instructor
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Dr. Janise McNair
Email: m c n a i r <at> e c e <dot> u f l <dot> e d u
Office Hours: Mondays 10am, Tuesdays 3pm - 4pm; Thursdays 4pm - 5pm
Location: EB 457
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Grader
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To Be
Determined
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Class Meeting
Times
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Classroom:
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LAR 310
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Class Times:
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- Tuesdays, Period 7 (155pm
– 245pm)
- Thursdays, Periods 7,8
(155pm – 350pm)
- Note:
Additional lecture time may occasionally be scheduled -- specific times
will be announced
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Student Access
Website
(Available starting on
January 6)
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Class website is
available here: UF e-Learning
Support Services (LSS).
Click the E-Learning System button and the Gatorlink
button on the left, and then click “Continue”.
Login using your gatorlink
user name and password.
The class website will be used to:
- view announcements, course
schedule changes and other required information,
- download class handouts and
homework/project assignments, and
- submit
homework and project files (Word, Text, or PDF only).
NOTE: Participation in and regular access to this
website is required for this course.
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Course
Description
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Senior-level
course in computer communications, with an emphasis on the physical,
data link, and medium access layers of the OSI architecture.
Complementary to CEN4500C, which focuses on the higher layers of the
protocol stack.
Goal: To provide a senior-level introduction to the principles and
practice of data and computer communications.
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Prerequisites
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- EEL 3701 C Digital Logic and
Computer Systems
- EEL 4514 Communication Systems
and Components
- Basic knowledge of C or C++
programming
- Senior or junior level standing.
- Computer requirements:
- Electronic homework and
project submissions are required.
Upload to the course website in one of the following formats: MS Word,
Text, or
preferably scanned into a PDF file.
- Access to a computer
programming or simulation tool may be required for
course projects and/or some of the homework assignments.
- MATLAB and C/C++ are
available via remote access to your student account
in the ECE computer lab.
- If you don’t have an
account, you can request one:
- On campus students:
Go to NEB 288 to request a student account.
Bring a valid Gator-1 ID card.
- Note: Not being
able to access a public computer will not be a valid excuse for late or
missing assignments.
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Textbooks
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Required Reading
- W. Stallings, Data
and Computer Communications , 8th Edition,
Prentice Hall, 2007,
“ISBN-10” 0132433109 ( “ISBN-13”
9780132433105)
- Selected journal and conference
articles.
Reference Text
- A. Tanenbaum,
Computer Networks, Prentice Hall, 1996, ISBN
0-13-349945-6.
(4th edition released in 2003)
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Topics
(as time permits)
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1. OSI and
TCP/IP protocol architectures.
2. Physical layer
-Data transmission (signals, Fourier representation)
-Physical media
(copper, fiber, wireless, etc.)
-Analog and digital
transmission (encoding, modulation, SNR)
-Multiplexing and
switching
3. Data link
layer
-Framing
-Error detection and
correction (bit error probability, parity)
-Coding (cyclic
redundancy check)
-Error control
techniques (ATM, HDLC)
-Flow control
techniques (Stop & Wait, Sliding Window)
-ARQ protocols (Stop
& Wait, Go Back N, Selective Repeat
4. Medium
access control
-Local area networks
-Topologies
-MAC protocols
-IEEE802.x standards
(Ethernet, Wireless LAN)
5. Network
protocols
-Switching and Routing (packet routing, circuit switching,
virtual circuits)
-Internetworking
(Internet Protocol, fragmentation, subnets)
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Course
Policies
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- Regular Participation is
Expected:
- Perfect class attendance is
not required, but regular participation is expected.
- It is the student's
responsibility to independently obtain any
missed material (including handouts) from lecture.
- Deadlines:
- There will be no
make-ups for exams, homework, or in-class assignments.
- Late assignments will be
assigned penalties.
- Individual Effort
- All assignments are assumed to be an individual effort
unless otherwise specified by the instructor.
- Announcements will be made
in Lecture, on Website, or via Email
- Check your gatorlink email and the student access website
several times per week for possible homework corrections, lecture
changes, or other course announcements.
- Students with disabilities:
- For information on classroom
accommodation and requirements for instructor notification, please
click here .
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Academic
Honesty
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All students
admitted to the University
of Florida
have signed a statement of academic honesty committing them to be
honest in all academic work and understanding that failure to comply
with this commitment will result in disciplinary action.
This statement is a reminder to
uphold your obligation as a student at the University
of Florida,
and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this class
and all others.
For more information, please see
the academic honor code.
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Grading
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Grades
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Percentage
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Tentative Dates
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HOMEWORK
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5%
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Due approximately every two weeks by
electronic (website)
submission.
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PROJECTS
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30%
(3 projects,
10% each)
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Due approximately every four
weeks
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EXAM 1
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20%
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
1:55pm-3:50pm
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EXAM 2
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20%
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
1:55pm-3:50pm
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FINAL EXAM
(cumulative)
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20%
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
3pm - 5pm
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IN-CLASS GRADE
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5%
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Discretionary grade assigned
by instructor, includes pop quizzes,
class participation, disruptive
behavior, tardiness, etc.
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