Data Communications and Networking

  1. Physical Layer (Layer 1)
    1. Data and Signal Fundamentals
      1. Analog Data Characteristics
        1. Digital Data Characteristics
          1. Analog Signal Properties
            1. Amplitude
              1. Frequency
                1. Phase
                  1. Wavelength
                  2. Digital Signal Properties
                    1. Signal Levels
                      1. Bit Rate
                        1. Baud Rate
                        2. Periodic Signals
                          1. Aperiodic Signals
                            1. Signal Bandwidth
                            2. Digital Transmission
                              1. Line Coding Schemes
                                1. Unipolar Encoding
                                  1. Non-Return-to-Zero (NRZ)
                                  2. Polar Encoding
                                    1. NRZ-L
                                      1. NRZ-I
                                        1. Return-to-Zero (RZ)
                                          1. Manchester Encoding
                                            1. Differential Manchester
                                            2. Bipolar Encoding
                                              1. Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI)
                                                1. Bipolar 8-Zero Substitution (B8ZS)
                                                  1. High-Density Bipolar 3 (HDB3)
                                                2. Block Coding
                                                  1. 4B/5B Encoding
                                                    1. 8B/10B Encoding
                                                    2. Scrambling Techniques
                                                      1. B8ZS Scrambling
                                                        1. HDB3 Scrambling
                                                      2. Analog Transmission
                                                        1. Digital-to-Analog Conversion
                                                          1. Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
                                                            1. Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
                                                              1. Phase Shift Keying (PSK)
                                                                1. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
                                                                2. Analog-to-Analog Conversion
                                                                  1. Amplitude Modulation (AM)
                                                                    1. Frequency Modulation (FM)
                                                                      1. Phase Modulation (PM)
                                                                    2. Transmission Media
                                                                      1. Guided Media
                                                                        1. Twisted-Pair Cable
                                                                          1. Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
                                                                            1. Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
                                                                              1. Cable Categories
                                                                                1. Connector Types
                                                                                2. Coaxial Cable
                                                                                  1. Cable Structure
                                                                                    1. Cable Types
                                                                                    2. Fiber-Optic Cable
                                                                                      1. Single-Mode Fiber
                                                                                        1. Multi-Mode Fiber
                                                                                          1. Fiber Components
                                                                                            1. Fiber Advantages
                                                                                              1. Fiber Disadvantages
                                                                                            2. Unguided Media
                                                                                              1. Radio Waves
                                                                                                1. Frequency Bands
                                                                                                  1. Propagation Characteristics
                                                                                                  2. Microwaves
                                                                                                    1. Terrestrial Microwave
                                                                                                      1. Satellite Microwave
                                                                                                      2. Infrared
                                                                                                        1. Infrared Characteristics
                                                                                                          1. Infrared Applications
                                                                                                      3. Multiplexing Techniques
                                                                                                        1. Frequency-Division Multiplexing (FDM)
                                                                                                          1. FDM Principles
                                                                                                            1. Guard Bands
                                                                                                              1. FDM Applications
                                                                                                              2. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM)
                                                                                                                1. WDM Principles
                                                                                                                  1. Dense WDM
                                                                                                                    1. WDM Applications
                                                                                                                    2. Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM)
                                                                                                                      1. Synchronous TDM
                                                                                                                        1. Statistical TDM
                                                                                                                          1. TDM Applications
                                                                                                                          2. Code-Division Multiplexing (CDM)
                                                                                                                            1. Demultiplexing Process

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