National Taiwan Normal University Course Outline
Fall , 2023

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I.Course information
Serial No. 3003 Course Level Undergraduate / Master
Course Code CSC0056 Chinese Course Name 資料通訊
Course Name Data Communication
Department Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
Two/one semester 1 Req. / Sel. Sel.
Credits 3.0 Lecturing hours Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite Course
Comment ◎Distance learning course All distance learning courses display synchronous learning and face-to-face learning time only.
Course Description
Time / Location ◎Face-to-Face/Online Instruction
Curriculum Goals Corresponding to the Departmental Core Goal
1. Understand the fundamentals of data communication. College:
 1-2 Understanding relationship between software and hardware, and operating principle of computer systems
Master:
 1-2 Understanding relationship between software and hardware, and operating principle of computer systems
2. Learn topics such as point-to-point communication, multi-access communication, flow control, network routing, and basic queuing theory. College:
 1-3 Acquainted with foundations of computer science and mathematics
Master:
 1-3 Acquainted with foundations of computer science and mathematics
3. Focus on the integration and application of theory. College:
 2-3 Capability to enhance professional thinking from experience
Master:
 2-3 Capability to enhance professional thinking from experience
4. Learn about the current progress of relevant technologies. College:
 3-1 Capability to conduct innovative research
Master:
 3-1 Capability to conduct innovative research

II. General Syllabus
Instructor(s) WANG, Chao/ 王超
Schedule

Data communication is essential for networked computing systems. The objectives of this course are for students to learn design principles in data communication, to get some ideas of networking systems analysis, and to have some hands-on experience in systems development.

This course is structured as a hybrid course (數位課程) on Taiwan Online Campus. The lectures are divided into three categories: asynchronous online (learn at your own pace), synchronous online (real-time online class), and traditional face-to-face (physically in classroom). Course materials will be posted on Moodle.

The students should have some working knowledge in both C and Linux. We will study the codebase of Eclipse Mosquitto and will learn how to trace and modify an open source implementation at such a scale.

This course is designed for third-/fourth-year undergraduate students and graduate students. Students taking this course are assumed to have learned what has been covered in the first two years of study in our department (data structures, algorithms, probability, etc.). We shall not repeat those materials in this course.

Topics:

(asynchronous online lectures (AO); synchronous online (SO); face-to-face (F2F))

Week #TypeTopic
1F2FCourse Introduction
2SOBroker-Based Data Communication
3SOThe Queueing Model
4AOPoisson Process and Markov Chain
5AOQueueing Systems (1)
6AOQueueing Systems (2)
7AOCase Study: The Aloha System
8F2FMidterm Exam
9SOData Communication Bus
10AOData Routing
11AOFlow Control
12SOWireless Data Communication
13AOTime Synchronization
14SOCommunication Error Handling
15AOCase Study: LoRa and LoRaWAN
16F2FFinal Exam

For more information, see https://web.ntnu.edu.tw/~cw/csc0056/

Instructional Approach
Methods Notes
Formal lecture Lectures
Group discussion Online/Offline discussion
Lab/Studio Linux network programming
Media, audio, visual materials Integration of some online materials for overall learning experience
Grading assessment
Methods Percentage Notes
Assignments 50 % Homework assignments
Midterm Exam 15 % Midterm exam
Final exam 15 % Final exam
Class discussion involvement 20 % Online/Offline participation (including Moodle platform interactions)
Required and Recommended Texts/Readings with References

[1] Harchol-Balter, Mor. Performance modeling and design of computer systems: queueing theory in action. Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 9781107027503. (Read it at NTNU library. Our library also owns an e-copy; click here via campus network.)

[2] Bertsekas, Dimitri and Gallager, Robert. Data networks (2nd edition). Prentice Hall, 1992. ISBN 0132009161. (Read it at NTNU library) (author’s page)

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