Data Communications

and Telecommunications
Networking
Professor Izhak Rubin
rubin@ee.ucla.edu
Electrical Engineering Department
UCLA

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Network Fundamentals
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Computer networking: end users, service and traffic

classes; performance measures
Topologies and basic architectures
Multiplexing and multiple-access
Switching architectures and performance features:
circuit and packet switching methods
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Connectionless and connection-oriented packet switching

networks.

Error control: Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ).

Flow-control and congestion-control; window/pacing
and input rate control schemes.
Routing methods.
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Communication and
Network Protocols
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The Open System Interconnect layered protocol architecture and

reference model
Communications networking protocol standards
Protocol architectures for local area networks (LANs),
metropolitan area networks (MANs), wide area networks (WANs)
Wireless networks
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Cellular wireless networks

WiFi networks
Vehicular wireless networks (VANETs)
Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Satellite networks
Smart grid networks

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IP Networking and the Internet

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Overview exposition
Naming and addressing
IP architectural features
IP protocol
UDP
TCP
Applications

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Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of

Processing and Networking Systems
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Traffic Engineering: modeling of traffic flows and

streams
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The Poisson process

Geometric point process

Queueing Systems: basic definitions and properties

Discrete time Markov Chains and queueing systems
Continuous time Markov Chains and queueing
systems

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Schedule
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First Part
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Network Fundamentals
Communications Networking Protocols and Architectures

Second Part
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Modeling of traffic streams

Markov processes
Queueing systems with network applications

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Presentation and Coverage

Sections
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Section 1: Outline
Section 2: Communications Networking: Endusers, Applications and Network Service
Classes
Section 3: Multiple Access Networking
Section 4: Switching Methods:
Circuit and Packet Switching
Section 5: ARQ Error Control, Flow Control
and Routing
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Sections (Cont.)
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Section 6: Communications Networking

Protocols
Section 7: IP Networking and the Internet
Section 8: Information Streams and Traffic
Processes
Section 9: Queueing Systems:
Basic Definitions & Littles Formula

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Sections (Cont.)
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Section 10: Discrete-Time Markov Chains

Section 11b: Simulations of Queueing
Systems
Section 12: Continuous-Time Markov Chains
Section 13: Continuous-Time Queueing
Systems

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HWs, Exams, Texts

and Grading
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HWs
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Exams
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Midterm (2 hours)
Final (3 hours)

Texts
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Weekly
Assigned and discussed in recitations
Recitations: reviews; additional material; examples; office hours
Due the following week

Class Notes
Text by Albert Leon-Garcia; extra reading (see chapters / sections covered)

Grading
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HW assignments (inc computer workout) = 25%

Midterm = 25%
Final = 49%
Course Survey = 1%.
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Reference Sections from Text

Book by Albert Leon-Garcia
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Note: Read on your own in accordance with material covered by presentations to

gain further understanding and be exposed to additional material. Examination
material follows class presentations.
1. Introduction to Networking
Chapter 1
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2. Multiple Access Networking

Chapter 3
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Introduction
Section 3.2

Chapter 4
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Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Section 4.1

Chapter 6
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Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Extra reading 6.7, 6.10
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Reference Sections from Text Book

by Albert Leon-Garcia (Cont.)
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3. Switching Methods: Circuit and Packet Switching

Chapter 4
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Chapter 7
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4. ARQ Error Control, Flow Control and Routing
Chapter 5
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Chapter 7
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Reference Sections from Text Book

by Albert Leon-Garcia (Cont.)
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5. Communications Networking Protocols

Chapter 2
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Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5

Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5

6. Queueing Systems
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Appendix A

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