computer networking sylabus

Unit I

Uses of Computer Networks, Components, and Direction of Data flow, Networks Components and Categories, types of Connections, Topologies, and Reference models:OSI and TCP/IP. Multiple Access: Random Access, Controlled Access. LAN: Token Ring, FDDI, Ethernet- Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LANs: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Unit II
Data Link Layer: Error Detection and Correction (Parity – LRC – CRC – Hamming code), Flow Control and Error control protocols (stop and wait – go back-N ARQ –selective repeat ARQ- sliding window), HDLC, Bridges: Spanning tree .
Unit III
Network Layer: IP addressing methods – Subnetting, Routing Algorithms: Shortest path,Algorithm, Flooding, Flow based routing, Distance vector routing, Link state routing,Hierarchical routing.
Unit IV

Transport Layer: Duties of transport layer, Multiplexing and Demultiplexing, Sockets,UDP, TCP. Congestion Control Techniques: Leaky bucket algorithm, Token bucket,algorithm. Congestion prevention Policies: Traffic shaping, Choke packets, Load,Shedding, Jitter Control. Application Layer: DNS, SMTP, FTP, HTTP.

Unit V
Introduction: Storage Area Network, Peer to Peer network, Overlay network, Wireless,network: Adhoc, Sensor network, optical Network.



Text Book:

1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Data Communications and Networks”, 4/E, Tata McGraw,Hill Publication, 2006.

References:

1. William Stallings ,”Data & Computer Communications”, Sixth Edition,

Pearson Education Asia, 2002.

2. Andrew. S. Tanenbaum, “Computer Networks”, Forth edition,

Pearson Education, 2002.

3. Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie ,” Computer Networks: A systems

approach” , Third Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003.