Data communications, signals and signal coding techniques, multiplexing, transmission media, wide area networks, circuit switching, packet switching, routing, error detection and correction, medium access techniques, network protocols, Ethernet. IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.

Midterm - 35%
Homeworks - 20%
Participation - 5%
Final - 40%

(1) Forouzan B.A., "Data Communications and Networking, 4/e", McGraw-Hill, 2007.
(2) Stallings, W., "Data and Computer Communications 8/e", Prentice Hall, 2006.

(1) Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks, 4/e", Prentice Hall, 2003.
(2) Kurose, J.F., Ross, K.W., "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet", Addison Wesley, 2004.
(3) Douglas E. Comer, D.E., "Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture 5/e", Prentice Hall, 2005.

(1) Introduction to data communications
(2) Analog and digital signals
(3) Sayısal-sayısal, sayısal-analog, analog-analog, analog-sayısal conversion
(4) Multiplexing
(5) Transmission media
(6) Error detection and correction
(7) HDLC, PPP
(8) Medium access techniques
(9) Ethernet
(10) Switching devices