CISC 7332: Local Area Networks

Text: Data and Computer Communications, 10th ed.

Reference Text: Local Area and Metropolitan Area Networks 6^th ed.

by - W. Stallings (Pearson/Prentice-Hall)

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Local Area Networks

          Chapter 1:

          Chapter 9: Review Questions: 9.1-9.7; HW Problems: 9.7,9.8

          Chapter 11: (Section 11.1) Review Questions: 11.1,11.2; HW Problems: 11.3-11.5

          Chapter 4: (section 4.1)

          Chapter 5: (section 5.1) Review Questions: 5.1-5.5; HW Problem: 5.7

          - Station Interconnection

          - Wide Area Networks (WANs)

          - Switched Communications Networks

          - Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching Networks

          - Packet Switching Alternatives

          - Frame Relay and ATM Networks

          - Broadcast Networks: Satellite Networks, Radio Networks, LANs

          - LAN Topologies

          - Shared Media vs. Switched LAN Architectures

          - LAN Transmission Media

          - Digital Data Transmission and Signaling

          - The Internet

          - Intranets and Extranets

2. Protocols

          Chapter 2: (Sections 2.1-2.6) Review Questions: 2.1-2.11; HW Problems: 2.2-2.7

          Chapter 11: (Section 11.2) Review Questions: 11.3,11.4

          Appendix E: The OSI Model

          Appendix O: TCP/IP Example

          - Protocol Concepts & Functions

          - A Simple Protocol Architecture

          - Protocol Functions and Services

          - The OSI Reference Model

          - The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

          - TCP/IP Operation

          - LAN Protocol Architecture

          - IEEE 802 Standards

          - Internetworking

3. IEEE 802.2 - Logical Link Control (LLC)

          Chapter 11: (Section 11.2) Review Questions: 11.5,11.6

          Chapter 7: (Sections 7.1,7.2) Review Questions: 7.1-7.11

          - LLC Services

          - LLC Protocol

4. IEEE 802.3 - Traditional Ethernet

          Chapter 11: (Section 11.2) Review Questions: 11.7

          Chapter 12: (Section 12.1) Review Questions: 12.1-12.4; HW Problems: 12.3-12.5

          - Medium Access Control (MAC)

          - MAC Frame Format

          - IEEE 802.3 10Mbps Specification (Ethernet)

5. High Speed Ethernet

          Chapter 12: (Section 12.2) Review Questions: 12.5-12.7; HW Problems: 12.6-12.9

          Appendix 12A: Digital Signal Encoding for LANs

          - IEEE 802.3 100Mbps Specifications (Fast Ethernet)

          - Gigabit Ethernet

          - 10Gbps Ethernet

          - 100Gbps Ethernet

Midterm Examination

6. LAN Bridges

          Chapter 11: (Section 11.3) Review Questions: 11.8,11.9; HW Problems: 11.6-11.9

          Appendix J: Spanning Tree Algorithm

- Functions of a Bridge

          - Bridge Protocol Architecture

          - Fixed Routing

          - The Spanning Tree Approach

7. Hubs and Switches

          Chapter 11: (Section 11.4) Review Questions: 11.10,11.11

          - Hubs

          - Layer 2 Switches

8. Virtual LANs (VLANs)

          Chapter 11: (Section 11.5)

          Chapter 12: (Section 12.3)

          - Defining VLANs

          - Communicating VLAN Membership

          - IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Standard

9. Wireless LANs

          Chapter 13: Review Questions: 13.1-13.6; HW Problems: 13.1

          Chapter 17: Review Questions: 17.1-17.7

          Chapter 27: (Section 27.3)

          - Wireless LAN Technology

          - Spread Spectrum Technology

          - IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services

          - IEEE 802.11 MAC Layer

          - IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer

          - Gigabit Wi-Fi

          - IEEE 802.11 Security Considerations

10. WiMax

          Chapter 18: (Sections 18.1,18.2) Review Questions: 18.1-18.3; HW Problems: 18.1

          - Fixed Broadband Wireless Access

          - WiMax/IEEE 802.16

          - IEEE 802.16 Protocol Architecture

          - IEEE 802.16 MAC LAyer

          - IEEE 802.16 PhyDecember 26, 2016sical Layer

11. Bluetooth

          Chapter 18: (Sections 18.3-18.6) Review Questions: 18.4-18.7; HW Problems: 18.2

          - Bluetooth Overview

          - Bluetooth Protocol Architecture

          - Piconets and Scatternets

          - Bluetooth Baseband Specification

          - Packet Formats

          - Logical Channels

          - L2CAP (LLC and Adaptation Protocol)

Final Examination