Course Description: Introduces the basic concepts related to data transmission equipment and physical interfaces, data communication protocols, and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. Course material will focus on the physical layer hardware, signaling schemes, protocol packets, computer interfaces, error detection, and signal integrity. Data transmission protocols will be covered relative to both wired and wireless networks. The student will be introduced to both local and wide-area networks, and how a networking system is constructed, tested, and managed. Network design and testing exercises will reinforce the material presented in course lectures. Prerequisites: ECE 633, ECE senior/grad standing or Permission, 4 Credits.
Prerequisites: ECE 633, ECE senior/grad standing or Permission
Text: Data and Computer Communications, Eighth Edition, William Stallings, Pearson / Prentice Hall, 2007.
Instructors: W. Thomas Miller, III, William Lenharth
Time: EE734/834 will meet Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11:10 AM to 12:00 NOON, in room N204 Kingsbury Hall.
Course Syllabus: Click here to see the course syllabus.
- NO ECE734 CLASS Monday, April 20. On this day between 4:10PM-5:00PM, Spaulding Room G26 - Dr. Brad Gillespie, industry consultant and UNH ECE Department alum, will speak on entrepreneurship and the intersection of business and technology. Attendance at this presentation is recommended for all ECE734/834 students. Follow this link to set up your own interview with Dr. Gillespie.
- NO ECE734 CLASS Wednesday, April 22. On this day in the Kingsbury Hall hallways, 1:00PM-4:00PM - Current ECE seniors (along with many other UNH seniors) will present the results of their projects as part of the 2009 UNH Undergraduate Research Conference poster sessions.
Exams
The first exam in ECE734/834 will be held Wednesday, March 11. - A help file is now available.
The second exam in ECE734/834 will be held Friday, May 1. - A help file is now available. MODIFIED April 29. Answers to sample questions.
The final exam in ECE734/834 will be held Monday, May 18 from 10:30am-12:30pm in Kingsbury N204. A help file is now available.
Class Materials
(Help files, demo files and additional reading materials to be posted here as the semester proceeds)
Lecture Slides (.pdf format)
- Introduction - Chapter 1
- IP Protocol - Chapter 2
- Data Transmission - Chapter 3
- Transmission Media - Chapter 4
- Data Encoding - Chapter 5
- Multiplexing - Chapter 8
- Spread Spectrum Modulation - Chapter 9
- Practical Symbol Recovery Considerations
- Common Physical Layer Components
- Gigabit Ethernet Signaling
- Error Detection
- Error Correction
- Convolutional Codes
- Stop and Wait Flow Control - Chapter 7
- Sliding Windows Flow Control - Chapter 7 (updated 3/23)
- LAN Overview - Chapter 15
- LAN Medium Access Control - Chapter 16
- Wireless Data Overview - Chapter 17
- Wireless LANs
- Cellular Data - Chapter 14
- Internet Protocols - Chapter 18
- IP Protocol Overview - Chapters 18,20
- IP Routing Overview - Chapter 19
- Network Security - Chapter 21
- Semester Wrapup
Lecture Slides (.ppt format)
- Introduction - Chapter 1
- IP Protocol - Chapter 2
- Data Transmission - Chapter 3
- Transmission Media - Chapter 4
- Data Encoding - Chapter 5
- Multiplexing - Chapter 8
- Spread Spectrum Modulation - Chapter 9
- Practical Symbol Recovery Considerations
- Common Physical Layer Components
- Gigabit Ethernet Signaling
- Error Detection
- Error Correction
- Convolutional Codes
- Stop and Wait Flow Control - Chapter 7
- Sliding Windows Flow Control - Chapter 7 (updated 3/23)
- LAN Overview - Chapter 15
- LAN Medium Access Control - Chapter 16
- Wireless Data Overview - Chapter 17
- Wireless LANs
- Cellular Data - Chapter 14
- Internet Protocols - Chapter 18
- IP Protocol Overview - Chapters 18,20
- IP Routing Overview - Chapter 19
- Network Security - Chapter 21
- Semester Wrapup
Simulations
- Modulation
- Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
- Scramblers
- Phase Locked Clocks
- Adaptive Equalizers
- 10BASE-T Signaling
- 100BASE-T Signaling
- CRC Error Detection
- CSMA/CD MAC
Additional Reference Notes
Reading
- Chapter 1 - by Friday, 1/23
- Chapter 2 - by Wednesday, 1/28
- Chapter 3 - by Friday, 1/30
- Chapter 4 - by Monday, 2/2
- Chapter 5 - by Friday, 2/6
- Chapter 8 - by Wednesday, 2/11
- Chapter 9 - by Monday, 2/16
- Chapter 6 - by Monday, 2/23
- Chapter 7 - by Friday, 3/6
- Chapter 15.1,15.2,15.3 - by Wednesday, 3/25
- Chapter 16.1,16.2,App. 16B - by Monday, 3/30
- Chapter 17 - by Monday, 4/6
- Chapter 14 - by Monday, 4/13
- Chapter 18 - by Monday, 5/4
- Chapter 20 - by Friday, 5/8
- Chapter 19 - by Monday, 5/11
- Chapter 21
Assignments
- Assignment #1 - Due Wednesday, 2/4
- Assignment #2 - Due Friday, 2/13
- Assignment #3 - Due Monday, 2/23
- Assignment #4 - Due Wednesday, 3/4
- Assignment #5 - Due Wednesday, 4/1
- Assignment #6 - Due Friday, 4/10
- Assignment #7 - Due Monday, 5/11 - MODIFIED 5/5