COMPUTER_NETWORKS
COMPUTER_NETWORKS
COMPUTER NETWORKS
III B. TECH- II SEMESTER
Course Code Category Hours / Week Credits Maximum Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A6CS18 PCC
3 - - 3 40 60 100
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Student will be able
1. To introduce the fundamental s of various types of computer networks
2. To demonstrate the TCP/IP and OSI models with merits and demerits
3. To explore the various layers of OSI model
4. To introduce UDP and TCP models
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student is able to
1. Identify computer networks and its components.
2. Identify the different types of network topologies and protocols.
3. Enumerate the layers of the OSI model and TCP/IP. Explain the function(s) of each layer.
4. Select and use various sub netting and routing mechanisms.
5. Design a network diagram for a given scenario.
INTRODUCTION: Network applications, network hardware, network software, reference models: OSI,
TCP/IP,Internet, Connection oriented network - X.25, frame relay.
THE PHYSICAL LAYER: Theoretical basis for communication, guided transmission media, wireless
transmission, thepublic switched telephone networks, mobile telephone system.
THE DATA LINK LAYER: Design issues, error detection and correction, elementary data link protocols,
sliding windowprotocols.
THE MEDIUM ACCESS SUBLAYER: Channel allocations problem, multiple access protocols, Ethernet, Data
Link Layerswitching, Wireless LAN, Broadband Wireless, Bluetooth
THE NETWORK LAYER: Network layer design issues, routing algorithms, Congestion control
algorithms,Internetworking, the network layer in the internet (IPv4 and IPv6), Quality of Service.
THE TRANSPORT LAYER: Transport service, elements of transport protocol, Simple Transport Protocol,
Internet transport layer protocols: UDP and TCP.
THE APPLICATION LAYER: Domain name system, electronic mail, World Wide Web: architectural overview,
dynamicweb document and http.
APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS: Simple Network Management Protocol, File Transfer Protocol, Simple
MailTransfer Protocol, Telnet.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Computer networks-Andrew S Tanenbaum, 4th edition, pearson education Data communication and
networking-Behrouz. A. Forouzan , fifth edition, TMH, 2013
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Behrouz A. Forouzan (2006), Data communication and Networking, 4th Edition, Mc Graw-Hill, India.
2. Kurose, Ross (2010), Computer Networking: A top down approach, Pearson Education, India.