B-Tech Sixth Semester Computer Network Guidance
B-Tech Sixth Semester
Subject: Computer Network
- Overview of data communication and Networking:
- Introduction; Data communications: components, data representation(ASCII,ISO etc.),direction of data flow(simplex, half duplex, full duplex); Networks: distributed processing, network criteria, physical structure (type of connection, topology), categories of network (LAN, MAN,WAN);Internet: brief history, internet today; Protocols and standards; Reference models: OSI reference model, TCP/IP reference model, their comparative study.
- Physical level:
- Overview of data(analog & digital), signal(analog & digital), transmission (analog & digital)& transmission media ( guided & non-guided); TDM, FDM, WDM; Circuit switching: time division & space division switch, TDM bus; Telephone network;
- Data link layer:
- Types of errors, framing(character and bit stuffing), error detection & correction methods; Flow control; Protocols: Stop & wait ARQ, Go-Back- N ARQ, Selective repeat ARQ, HDLC;
- Medium access sub layer:
- Point to point protocol, LCP, NCP, FDDI, token bus, token ring; Reservation, polling, concentration;
- Multiple access protocols: Pure ALOHA, Slotted ALOHA, CSMA, CSMA/CD, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA;
- Traditional Ethernet, fast Ethernet;
- Network layer:
- Internetworking & devices: Repeaters, Hubs, Bridges, Switches, Router, Gateway; Addressing : Internet address, classful address, subnetting; Routing : techniques, static vs. dynamic routing , routing table for classful address; Routing algorithms: shortest path algorithm, flooding, distance vector routing, link state routing; Protocols: ARP, RARP, IP, ICMP, IPV6; Unicast and multicast routing protocols.
- Transport layer:
- Process to process delivery; UDP; TCP; Congestion control algorithm: Leaky bucket algorithm, Token bucket algorithm, choke packets; Quality of service: techniques to improve Qos.
- Application layer:
- DNS; SMTP, SNMP, FTP, HTTP & WWW; Security: ryptography, user authentication, security protocols in internet, Firewalls.
- Modern topics:
- ISDN services & ATM ; DSL technology, Cable modem, Sonet.
- Wireless LAN: IEEE 802.11; Introduction to blue-tooth, VLAN’s, Cellular telephony & Satellite network.
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