COURSE SYLLABUS

COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

1	Course Title:	COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
2	Course Code:	EEM4410
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. SAİT ESER KARLIK
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-posta:ekarlik@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 294 20 95 Adres:Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü 3. Kat, No:307
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To gain sufficient background about architectures, implementation an operational principles of current communication networks; to determine and solve basic problems in communication networks; to determine performance of a communication network; to design a basic network; to develop and select proper transmission methods and devices for communication networks
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Having the required knowledge depth about topics in communication networks

Learning Outcomes:

1	To gain sufficient background about architectures, implementation an operational principles of current communication networks;
2	To determine basic problems in communication networks;
3	To solve basic problems in communication networks;
4	To determine performance of a communication network and to design a basic network;
5	To develop proper transmission methods for communication networks;
6	To select proper devices for communication networks;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to communication networks: Communication network classification, broadcast networks, point to point networks, LANs, common bus, ring and star topologies, basic MAC protocols in LANs, MAN and WAN architectures
2	Basics of network architecture: Design principles, connection oriented (circuit switching) and connectionless (packet switching) services and network features, datagram service, virtual circuit, network examples, SMDS
3	Data link layer: Functions, framing methods, data flow control mechanisms, stap and wait protocol, sliding window protocol, data link layer protocol examples
4	MAC sublayer: Static channel allocation methods, MAPs
5	Network devices: Their relations with OSI, repeaters, hubs, bridges, LAN switches
6	Network devices: Routers, static and dynamic routing algorithms, brouters, Layer 3 switches, gateways
7	Fiber distributed data interface (FDDI): FDDI architecture and features, FDDI-II and FFOL
8	Ethernet family: Fast Ethernet (100Base-X), IEEE802.12 (AnyLAN), Gigabit Ethernet, Metro Ethernet
9	TCP/IP Addressing: Addressing classes, special addresses, IPv6, subnets, subnet mask, creating subnets
10	Basic IP routing: Minimum routing, fixed and dynamic routing, interior and exterior routing protocols
11	Basic IP routing: Routing protocols, RIP and OSPF
12	Optical access networks: Development of access networks, optical fiber networks and their development, optical access network types
13	Passive optical network standards: APON, BPON, EPON-GEPON, 10 GEPON, GPON
14	Next generation communication network projections and general review

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Data and Computer Communications, William Stallings, Prentice Hall. 2. Computer Networks, A. S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall. 3. Bilgisayar Haberleşmesi ve Ağ Teknolojileri, Rifat Çölkesen ve Bülent Örencik, Papatya Yayınları. 4. Bilgisayar Ağları ve Ağ Güvenliği, Osman Nuri Uçan ve Onur Osman, Nobel Yay. Dağıtım. 5. Bilgisayar Ağları, B. Demir Öner, Papatya Yayınları. 6. Bilgisayar Ağları, N. Baykal, SAS Bilişim Yayınları.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Midterm and final exam
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	30	30
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4
LO1	5	0	0	0
LO2	0	5	0	0
LO3	0	5	0	0
LO4	0	0	5	0
LO5	0	0	0	5
LO6	0	0	0	5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High