COURSE CODE: CSE 3111
COURSE TITLE: DATA COMMUNICATIONS
COURSE CREDIT: 03
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CLO Define Data Communication, Components of data communication,
Characteristics of Data Communication, Explain the role of standards in
data communication network.
Objectives:
1. To introduce the basic of data communication.
2. Introduce with the component of data communication.
3. Introduce with the characteristics of data communication.
4. Familiar with the transmission mode of data communication.
Q1. What is data communication?
Data communications are the exchange of data between two devices via some form
of transmission medium such as a wire cable.
For data communications to occur, the communicating devices must be part of a
communication system made up of a combination of hardware (physical equipment)
and software (programs).
Q2. Components Of data communication?
A data communications system has five components.
1. Message. The message is the information (data) to be communicated. Popular forms of information
include text, numbers, pictures, audio, and video.
2. Sender. The sender is the device that sends the data message. It can be a computer, workstation,
telephone handset, video camera, and so on.
3. Receiver. The receiver is the device that receives the message. It can be a computer, workstation,
telephone handset, television, and so on.
4. Transmission medium. The transmission medium is the physical path by which a message travels
from sender to receiver. Some examples of transmission media include twisted-pair wire, coaxial cable,
fiber-optic cable, and radio waves.
twisted-pair wire coaxial cable Fiber-optic cable radio waves.
5. Protocol. A protocol is a set of rules that govern data communications. It represents an agreement
between the communicating devices.
Q3. Characteristic of data communications?
The effectiveness of a data communications system depends on four fundamental characteristics:
delivery, accuracy, timeliness, and jitter.
1. Delivery. The system must deliver data to the correct destination. Data must be received by the
intended device or user and only by that device or user.
2. Accuracy. The system must deliver the data accurately. Data that have been altered in transmission
and left uncorrected are unusable.
3. Timeliness. The system must deliver data in a timely manner. Data delivered late are useless. In the
case of video and audio, timely delivery means delivering data as they are produced, in the same order
that they are produced, and without significant delay. This kind of delivery is called Real-Time
Transmission.
4. Jitter. Jitter is the variation in time delay between when a signal is transmitted and when it's received
over a network connection, measuring the variability in ping.
Q4. Describe different type of transmission modes?
In data communication, data transmission modes refer to the ways in which data is transmitted between
devices. There are three main types of data transmission modes: simplex, half-duplex, and full duplex.
Simplex Mode:
• In simplex mode, data travels in one direction only, from the sender to the receiver.
• Communication is unidirectional, and the receiver cannot send data back to the sender.
Examples:
1. Keyboards and traditional monitors are examples of simplex devices. The keyboard can only
introduce input; the monitor can only accept output.
2. Computer to printer
3. CPU output to monitor.
Half-Duplex Mode:
• In half-duplex mode, data can be transmitted in both directions, but not simultaneously.
• Communication alternates between sending and receiving.
Examples: Walkie-talkies and traditional CB radios are examples of half-duplex communication.
Users must press a button to talk and release it to listen.
Full-Duplex Mode:
• In full-duplex mode, data can be transmitted in both directions simultaneously.
• This allows for two-way communication, similar to a regular phone conversation.
Examples: Telephone conversations and most modern internet communication.
Here's a brief comparison using a phone call as an example:
Simplex: One person speaks, and the other can only listen (like a voicemail message).
Half-Duplex: Both people can talk, but not at the same time; they take turns speaking and listening
(like using a walkie-talkie).
Full-Duplex: Both people can talk and listen at the same time (like a regular phone call).
The choice of transmission mode depends on the specific requirements of the communication system.
