Data communication concepts: Digital & Analog, Parallel & serial,Synchronous &
Asynchronous, Simplex, Half duplex & Full duplex.
Computer Networks: Introduction, N/W Topology, Wired N/W Vs wireless N/W.
Classification of computer N/W’s- LAN, MAN, WAN. Internet,Intranet & Extranet.
Protocols & Protocol suits (eg TCP/IP, IPX/SPX), Need of Protocols & their significance in
Networking.
N/W Reference Models:- OSI reference Model, TCP/IP reference Model, comparison of OSI
& TCP/IP Ref Models.
Networking H/W: Ethernet cabling, The NIC, Repeater, Router, Bridges, Switches,
Transcievers, hubs, Cable Modems.
Comminication Switching Techniques: Circuit Switching, Packet Switching & Message
switching.
L
AN standards (IEEE 802 PROJECT): Ethernet, CSMA/CD, Token Ring, Token Bus, & their
frame formats. FDDI.
Data link & N/W layer Services provided to N/W layer, Framing, Data link control: Flow
control, Error Detection, HDLC & SDLC, concept of Routing & congesition control.
Transport layer Transport layer Protocols like TCP, UDP, connection Oriented Transport
Protocol, TCP services.
N/W Protocols: Low level Protocols. SLIP, PPP NETBEUI, High level Protocols:- IP & IP
Addresses, ARP,RARP
.
Traditional Application: Terminal Acess:Telnet, File transfer: FTP, Email: SMTP & MIME & POP3
Modern Applications: Web Applications :- HTTP. Internet and its Applications .
Unix Networking concepts: Introduction to sockets.