Course syllabus

010113335-65 การสื่อสารข้อมูลและเครือข่าย (Data Communications and Networking)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Assoc.Prof. Dr.Wilaiporn Saelee
1. Course number and name

010113335-65 การสื่อสารข้อมูลและเครือข่าย (Data Communications and Networking)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Assoc.Prof. Dr.Wilaiporn Saelee

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Data communications and networking” 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2012
  2. วิไลพร แซ่ลี้. (2569). การสื่อสารข้อมูลและเครือข่าย = Data Communications and Networking. ศูนย์ผลิตตำราเรียนและสิ่งพิมพ์ดิจิทัล มจพ.

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    Introduction to data communications and networks; layered network architecture; point-to-point protocols and links; delay models in data networks; medium-access control protocols; flow control; error control; local area network; switching network; routing in data networks; network security; cloud network, architecture, and system; standards.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    010113033-65 Communication Technology
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
    1. CLO1 Ability to explain the OSI model, protocol, and type of topology.
    2. CLO2 Ability to explain the flow and error control.
    3. CLO3 Ability to calculate the bit rate, frame rate, frame duration of the multiplexing communication technique.
    4. CLO4 Ability to demonstrate the process of analog and digital converter.
    5. CLO5 Ability to explain the types of switches in the network.
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Course learning outcome (CLO)
    SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
    • CLO1 Ability to explain the OSI model, protocol, and type of topology.
    • CLO2 Ability to explain the flow and error control.
    • CLO3 Ability to calculate the bit rate, frame rate, frame duration of the multiplexing communication technique.
    • CLO4 Ability to demonstrate the process of analog and digital converter.
    • CLO5 Ability to explain the types of switches in the network.

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
Introduction to data communications and netwo - Data communications - Networks criteria - Internet history
Definition and basic layered network architec - Protocol layering - TCP/IP protocol suit - The OSI model
Introduction to Physical layer. - Data and signals - Periodic analog signals - Digital signals - Transmission impairment - Data rate limit - Performance
Digital transmission. - Digital to digital conversion - Analog to digital conversion - Transmission modes
Analog transmission. - Digital to analog conversion - Analog to analog conversion
Bandwidth utilization - Multiplexing - Spread spectrum
Transmission media - Guided media - Unguided media
Switching network - Circuit-switched network - Packet switching - Structure of a switch
Error detection and correction - Block coding - Cyclic codes - Checksum - Forward error correction
Data link control - DLC services - Data-link layer protocols - HDLC - Point-to-point protocol
Media access control - Random access - Controlled access - Channelization
Wireless LAN - IEEE802.11 Project - Bluetooth
Other wireless networks - WiMAX - Cellular telephony - Satellite networks
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Homework 20 assignment 24 Nov 2025 - 13 Mar 2026
Midterm 40 midterm examination 27 Jan 2026
Final 40 final examination 30 Mar 2026

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