 Lecturer:  Mdm Ismahayati Binti Adam  Room No: KKF 7D  Contact No: /   Teaching Engineer:  Mdm Hazila Othman  Mdm Nazatul Syima Saad

Lecture:  Monday (10.00 – p.m.) – DKR4  Wednesday (8.00 – 9.00 a.m.) – DKR3 Lab session:  Wednesday (11.00 – 1.00 p.m.) - MKR2

1.Ability to explain, discuss and apply concept and principles of communication network. 2.Ability to identify network connection concept and protocol used. 3.Ability to identify, analyze, design and solve network problem using hardware and software tools. 4.Ability to identify and analyze network architecture and new technologies in communication network.

TOPICS 1.INTRODUCTION Intro to comm. Network & service Intro to comm. Network architecture Network concept Protocol and transmission technology 3hrs Lab 1: Intro to LINUX

TOPICS 2. OSI ARCHITECTURE Protocol Service Layering Internet-working 9hrs Lab 2: Network Analyzer Lab 3: Socket Programming Tutorial 1

TOPICS 3. DIGITAL TRANSMISSION Transmission System Channel characterization Transmission media 6hrs Lab 3: Socket Programming Lab 4: Network Setup Tutorial 2 TEST 1

TOPICS 4. CIRCUIT SWITCHING Multiplexing SONET Telephone network Signaling Cellular network 9hrs Lab 4: Network Setup Tutorial 3

TOPICS 5. DATA LINK LAYER Data link protocol Flow control Error control and HDLC 6hrs Lab 5: WAP configuration TEST 2

TOPICS 6. MAC & LAN Multiple access communication Random access Channelization Local area network (LAN) 9hrs Mini Project Tutorial 4

1. Alberto Leon-Gracia and Indra Widjaja, “Communication Network-Fundamental Concepts and Key Architecture”,2 nd ed., McGraw Hill (Text Book) 2. William Stalling, “Data and Computer Communications”, 6 th ed., Prentice Hall 3. Wayne Tomasi, “ Introduction to Data Communications and Networking”, Prentice Hall,2004

Final Exam : 50 % Course Work : 50 % a) Theory Test 1 & 2 : 20 % b) Lab Assessment : 20 % c) Mini Project : 10 %

Week & Date Teaching Plan WEEK Dec 10 Introduction Communication network & Service, Communication network architecture, network concept, protocol and transmission technology WEEK 2 27 – 30 Dec 10 OSI Architecture Protocol, service WEEK 3 3 – 7 Jan 11 OSI Architecture Layering #Lab 1 WEEK 4 10 – 14 Jan 11 OSI Architecture Internet working # Tutorial 1 WEEK 5 17 – 21 Jan 11 Digital transmission Transmission system, Channel characterization #Lab 2 WEEK 6 24 – 28 Jan 11 Digital transmission Transmission media #Tutorial 2 TEST 1

Week & DateTeaching Plan WEEK 7 31 Jan – 4 Feb 11 MID-SEMESTER BREAK (CHINESE NEW YEAR) WEEK 8 7 – 11 Feb 11 Circuit Switching Multiplexing, SONET #Lab 3 WEEK 9 14 – 18 Feb 11 Circuit Switching SONET, Telephone network #Tutorial 3 WEEK – 25 Feb 11 Circuit Switching signalling, cellular network #Lab 4 WEEK Feb – 4 Mar 11 Data Link Layer Data link protocol, flow control #Tutorial 4 WEEK 12 7– 11 Mar 11 Data Link Layer Error control and HDLC #Lab 5 TEST 2

Week & DateTeaching Plan WEEK Mar 11 MAC & LAN Multiple access network #Tutorial 5 WEEK – 24 Oct 10 MAC & LAN Random access, channelization #Lab 6 WEEK – 25 Mar 11 MAC & LAN Local Area Network (LAN) #Tutorial 6 WEEK Mar – 1 Apr 11 REVISION WEEK WEEK FINAL EXAM