1. Lecture 1: Introduction
Net 222
Communications and networks fundamentals
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Lecture 1: Introduction

2. Instructor information
Name: Naglaa Fathi Soliman
Office #:
Office hours:
Sun:11-1:30
Tue: 11- 1:30
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3. Textbooks
"Signals and Systems", Oppenheim Willsky, Nawab and Prentice-Hall.
Data and Computer Communications", by William Stalling, Prentice-Hall
2-Dec-18
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4. Course Syllabus Topics to be covered :
Introduction to Data Communication.
Types of Signals and its Properties.
Types of Communications.
Transmission Impairments.
Transmission Media.
Modulation and Encoding Techniques.
Data Multiplexing
Transmission Types.
Error Control.
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5. Percentage from overall score
Course grading
Assessment Method
Grade
Week
Percentage from overall score
Comments
Mid 1 15 7
15%
Mid 2 12
Quiz 1 5 5%
Quiz 2 10
Activity
All weeks
Lab
Final Exam 40 16
40%
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6. Instruction
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7. Attendance ملاحظات: تشمل الساعات النظري والعملي فقط
عدد الساعات المقررة
نوع الإنذار
إنذار أول
إنذار ثاني
إنذار ثالث
10%
20%
25%
أربع ساعات (3نظري-1عملي)
6 وأكثر
12 وأكثر
15 وأكثر
ملاحظات:
تشمل الساعات النظري والعملي فقط
تشمل ساعات الغياب بعذر أو بدون عذر
تحرم الطالبة من دخول الاختبار إذا تجاوز غيابها 25%
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8. Course Plan: 2-Dec-18 Notes Topic Date Week 1 2 3 4 Conut. 5 Quiz 1 6
Introduction -Types of Signals & its Properties.
Continuous-Time & Discrete-Time Signals 1
Analog & Digital Signals, Periodic Signals, Even & Odd Signals, Real & Complex Signals, Exponential & Sinusoidal Signals 2
Time Shift Transformation Unit Step and Unit Impulse Functions 3
Systems and Classifications of Systems
Linear-Time-Invariant Systems Convolution Sum 4
Conut. 5
Quiz 1
Types of communications Time domain and frequency domain Spectrum, Bandwidth and Data Rate Transfer, and relations between them 6
Midterm(1)
Transmission Impairments:
Attenuation, delay distortion, noise,
Channel capacity, Nyquist Bandwidth, Shannon capacity formula 7
Transmission media: Guided media (twisted-pair, coaxial and optical fiber cables)Unguided media (wireless) 8
2-Dec-18
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9. Vacation Quiz 2 Midterm(2)
Modulation and Encoding Techniques:
Digital Data to Analog Signals (ASK, FSK,PSK)
Digital Data to Digital Signals (NRZI, NRZL,AMI, Manchester) Analog Data to Digital Signals, Nyquest Theory for Sampling 9
Conut. 10
Quiz 2
Data Multiplexing (TDM, FDM) 11
Midterm(2)
Transmission Types: Serial, and Parallel
- Communication Types: FDX, HDX
- Communication Methods: Synchronous
and Asynchronous, Forwarding 12
Error Control: Error Detection, Error Correction
Retransmission Technique: ARQ 13 14
Revision 15 16
Finals Net222- 6/1/2018- Sunday –11:00-1:00 17 18
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