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CSC510COMPUTERNETWORKS Version No. Course Prerequisites: 1.0 Operating System

LTPC 3 0 2 4

Objectives: 1 To understand the concepts of data communications. 2 To study the functions of different layers. 3 To introduce IEEE standards employed in computer networking. 4 To make the students to get familiarized with different protocols and network components. Expected Outcome: 1 To understand the concepts of data communications. 2 To study the functions of different layers. 3 To introduce IEEE standards employed in computer networking. 4 To make the students to get familiarized with different protocols and network components. Unit No.I PhysicalLayer Introduction to Data Communication Networks - Components - Direction of Data flow networks - Components and Categories - types of Connections - Topologies - Protocols and Standards - ISO / OSI model - Transmission Modes- Transmission Media - Guided and Unguided media-Switching - Circuit switching-Datagram(packet) switching - Virtual circuit switching - Structure of switch Modems. Unit No. II DataLinkLayer Error detection and correction Types of error- Parity check-Checksum-LRC-CRC Hamming code Framing-flow Control and Error control Protocol-Simplest -stop and wait stop and wait ARQ-go back-N ARQ selective repeat ARQ- sliding window HDLC-CSMACSMA/CD-CSMA/CA- LAN - Ethernet IEEE 802.3 - IEEE 802.4 - IEEE 802.5 - IEEE 802.11 FDDI - Bridges. Unit No.III NetworkLayer Internetworking-IP addressing methods Internet Protocol (IPv4,IPv6)-Address mappingAddress Resolution Protocol-Reverse address resolution Protocol- Routing Distance Vector Routing Link State Routing Multicast routing. Unit No.IV TransportLayer Duties of transport layer Multiplexing Demultiplexing Sockets User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Congestion Control Quality of services (QOS) Integrated Services. Unit No.V ApplicationLayer Domain Name Space (DNS) TELNET-Email-MIME-SMTP-FTP-HTTP-SNMP- WWWCryptography.

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Text/Reference Books:

1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data communication and Networking, 4th Edition, Tata McGrawHill, 2006

2. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, PHI, Fourth Edition, 2006. 3. William Stallings, Data and Computer Communication, Sixth Edition, Pearson
Education, 2005.

4. Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie,Computer networks: a systems approach, 4th Edition,

Harcourt Asia, 2007. Mode of Evaluation: Recommended by the Board of Studies on Date of Approval by the Academic Council COMPUTERNETWORKSLAB Lab Exercises can be framed covering the syllabus. By assignment, and Continuous Assessment Tests (CAT)

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