CSC 5925 - Data Communications

Credits: 4

Formerly: CSC3925
An introduction to the fundamentals of data communications for the computer scientists. Topics include asynchronous and synchronous transmission, analog and digital transmission of data, modulation and demodulation, multiplexing, transmission median, common carriers, communication devices, error control and recovery, message switching, packet switching, LANS, polling techniques, protocols, distributed data processing and Internet Security Tools.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 2620 with a C or better, or EEN 2270, or permission of the instructor.