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Module I |
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;
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Module II |
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;
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Module III |
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.
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Module IV |
Application layer:
DNS; SMTP, SNMP, FTP, HTTP & WWW; Security: Cryptography, 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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Text Books: |
1. B. A. Forouzan – “Data Communications and Networking (3rd Ed.) “ – TMH
2. A. S. Tanenbaum – “Computer Networks (4th Ed.)” – Pearson Education/PHI
3. W. Stallings – “Data and Computer Communications (5th Ed.)” – PHI/ Pearson Education
4. Zheng & Akhtar, Network for Computer Scientists & Engineers, OUP
5. Black, Data & Computer Communication, PHI
6. Miller, data Communication & Network, Vikas
7. Miller, Digital & Data Communication, Jaico
8. Shay, Understanding Data Communication & Network, Vikas
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Reference Books: |
1. Kurose and Rose – “ Computer Networking -A top down approach featuring the internet” – Pearson
Education
2. Leon, Garica, Widjaja – “Communication Networks” – TMH
3. Walrand – “Communication Networks” – TMH.
4. Comer – “Internetworking with TCP/IP, vol. 1, 2, 3(4th Ed.)” – Pearson Education/PHI
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