APPENDIX 2

Outline of the Data Communications Course in 2000

1. Introduction

2. The Signal and Information

3. Transmission Systems

4. Telecommunications Transmission Media

5. Communication Techniques

6. Networking Fundamentals

7. Switching Techniques

8. Introduction to the ISO/OSI Reference Model

9. Network Architectures

10. Wide-Area Networks

11. Internetworking

12. Local Area Networks

13. High-Speed Networking

14. Distributed Systems Applications