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COE 342 - 1
Data and Computer Communications
Data Communications &
Networking Overview
Communication Model
Source System
Destination System
Source
Destination
Transmitter
Transmission System
Reciver
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Communication Model
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Fundamental purpose of communications system is exchange of
data between two parties
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The key elements of a communication model are
 Source: Generates data to be transmitted
 Transmitter: Converts data into transmittable signals
(modulation, encoding, …)
 Transmission System: Carries data
 Receiver: Converts received signal into data (the opposite of
the “Transmitter” role)
 Destination: Takes incoming data
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Communications Tasks
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Transmission system utilization
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Interfacing
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Signal generation
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Synchronization
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Exchange management
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Error detection and correction
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Flow control
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Addressing
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Routing
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Recovery
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Message formatting
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Security
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Network management
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Communications Tasks
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Transmission system utilization
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Making efficient use of transmission facilities
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Multiplexing is used to allocate the total transmission medium among number
of users
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Congestion control is needed to assure that the transmission system is not
overwhelmed
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Interfacing: Interfacing here refers to how to interface communicating devices
to the transmission system
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Signal generation : Most forms of computer communication depend on the use
of electromagnetic signals propagated over transmission media. Thus, we need to
generate signals from the data to be transmitted.
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Communications Tasks
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Synchronization: The receiver needs to know when the signal start and ends.
Also, it needs to know the duration of each signal
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Exchange management: The communicating parties need to agree on a variety
of requirements to communicate usefully. Such conventions include
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Signal timing
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How to start/end conversation
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Simultaneous transmission or taking turns
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Amount of data to be sent at one time
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Data format
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Dealing with errors
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Communications Tasks
Error detection and correction:
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In all communication system there is a potential for error (signal distortion,
attenuation, interference)
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In most cases, error in transmission is not accepted (tolerated)
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We need to have a technique to detect errors in transmission and even better to
have a technique to correct errors
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Flow control: Flow control is required to assure that the source does not send
information too fast
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Addressing: When more than two devices share transmission facility:
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Each system need to have unique address.
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Source need to identify the destination by its address.
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Communications Tasks
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Routing: the transmission system must assure that the destination system
receive the data
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Recovery: Recovery is needed when the information exchange is interrupted or
to restore the system to the point prior to the beginning of the exchange
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Message formatting: Communicating parties need to agree on the form of data
to be transmitted such as the binary code for characters
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Security:
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Data sender need to assure that only the intended destination receive the
data.
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Destination need to be sure that what he recived was sent actually by the
purported sender.
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Destination need to be sure that the data has not been altered
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Communications Tasks
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Network management: Network management is needed to
 configure the system
 Monitor the system status
 React to failures and overload
 Plan for future growth
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