TC-110 D01 Intro to Telecommunications                                                         Fall 2006

Tuesday / Thursday 1:10 - 2:40 PM   Room 244                                               Prof. John M. Ryan

Revised: 25 Oct 2006

BRIEF OUTLINE AND STUDY SCHEDULE

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Date

Activity

Required Reading / Assignment

1

8/22

8/24

Course Orientation

Policies and Requirements

Intro to Computer Networks and

          Data Communications

Read Chapter 1

HW #1  p. 28   Questions 1 - 12

                         Exercise 1

2

8/29

8/31

Quiz #1     HW #1 due

Fundamentals of Data and Signals

Read Chapter 2

HW #2  p. 66   Ques 1 - 17

                         Ex 1, 2, 19, 20, 21

3

9/5

9/7

Quiz #2     HW #2 due

The Media: Conducted and Wireless

Read Chapter 3

HW #3  p.107   Ques  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10. 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26

4

9/12

9/14

Quiz #3     HW #3 due

Making Connections

Read Chapter 4

HW #4  p. 144  Ques  1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23

5

9/19

9/21

Quiz #4     HW #4 due

Multiplexing: Sharing a Medium

Read Chapter 5

HW #5  p. 167  Ques  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

6

9/28

10/3

Quiz #5     HW #5 due

Errors, Error Detection, and Error Control

Read Chapter 6

HW #6  p. 195  Ques  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

7

10/5

10/10

Quiz #6     HW #6 due

Local Area Networks: The Basics

Read Chapter 7

HW #7  p. 239  Ques  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19

8

10/12

10/17

Quiz #7     HW #7 due

Local Area Networks: Internetworking

Read Chapter 8

HW #8  p.272  Ques  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

9

10/19

10/24

Quiz #8     HW #8 due

Local Area Networks: Software and             Support Sytstems

Read Chapter 9

HW #9  p. 302  Ques  1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19

10

10/26

10/31

Quiz #9     HW #9 due

Introduction to Metropolitan Area

            Networks and Wide Area Networks

Read Chapter 10

HW #10  p. 333  Ques 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

10/31

Last Day To Drop A Course

11

11/2

11/7

Quiz #10     HW #10 due

The Internet

Read Chapter 11

HW #11  p. 373  Ques 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31

12

11/9

11/14

Quiz #11     HW #11 due

Telecommunications Systems

Read Chapter 12

HW #12  p. 407  Ques 1 through 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26

13

11/16

11/21

Quiz #12     HW #12 due

Network Security

Read Chapter 13

HW #13  p. 439  Ques 1 through 26

14

11/28

11/30

Quiz #13     HW #13 due

Network Design and Management

Read Chapter 14

HW #14  p. 472  Ques 1 through 19

15

12/5

12/7

HW #14 due

Course Review and Critique

Review Chapters 1 through 14

 16

12/14

Final Exam    12:30 - 2:30