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This document is a model question paper for the course "Computer Communication Networks" at Visvesvaraya Technological University. It contains 10 questions across 5 modules. The questions assess knowledge of topics like TCP/IP protocol suite, stop and wait protocol, CSMA, Ethernet, VLANs, IPv4, TCP, and more. Students must answer 5 full questions, selecting 1 from each module. Questions are worth between 4-8 marks each and assess topics through explanations, examples, diagrams, and short questions.

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15 Ec 64

This document is a model question paper for the course "Computer Communication Networks" at Visvesvaraya Technological University. It contains 10 questions across 5 modules. The questions assess knowledge of topics like TCP/IP protocol suite, stop and wait protocol, CSMA, Ethernet, VLANs, IPv4, TCP, and more. Students must answer 5 full questions, selecting 1 from each module. Questions are worth between 4-8 marks each and assess topics through explanations, examples, diagrams, and short questions.

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15EC64

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi


MODEL QUESTION PAPER – Set I
6th Semester, B.E (CBCS) EC/TC
Course: 15EC64– Computer Communication Networks

Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 80

Note: (i) Answer Five full questions selecting any one full question from each Module.
(ii) Question on a topic of a Module may appear in either its 1st or 2nd question.

Module 1

1 (a) Explain the significance of all layers in TCP/IP protocol suite 8

(b) Distinguish Character stuffing and Bit stuffing, with an example 4

(c) Explain four Physical Topologies. 4

OR

2 (a) Discuss the FSM for stop and wait protocol in detail using suitable example 8

(b) Write the format of an ARP packet, and show how ARP sends request and response 8
message with suitable example

Module 2

3 (a) Discuss the behavior of the three persistence methods of CSMA with flow diagram 8

(b) Explain token passing as a controlled aces technique 4

(c) A slotted ALOHA network transmits 200 bit frame on a shared channel of 200 kbps. 4
What is the throughput if the system (all stations together) produces
(i)1000 frames per second (ii) 500 frames per second (iii)250 frames per second

OR

4 (a) Explain the IEEE frame format of standard Ethernet 6

(b) Explain the standard Ethernet physical layer implementation of (i)10base 2 (ii)10base5 4

(c) With a neat diagram, explain Gigabit Ethernet encoding scheme. 6

Module 3

5 (a) Discuss the characteristics of wireless LAN protocol. 4

(b) Describe the characteristics of VLAN used to group stations and explain them briefly 6

(c) Explain spanning tree algorithm with graphical representation 6

OR

6 (a) Explain the two different approaches of Packet-switched network to route the packet. 8

(b) An organization is granted a block of addresses with the beginning address 8


14.24.74.0/24. The organization needs to have 3 subblocks of addresses to use in its
three subnets: one subblock of 10 addresses, one subblock of 60 addresses, and one
subblock of 120 addresses. Design the subblocks.

Module 4

7 (a) Explain IPv4 datagram format. 8

(b) Explain three phases of Remote host and Mobile host communication 8

OR
8 (a) Explain the operation of External and Internal Border Gateway Protocol 8

(b) Explain Least cost tree using shared link state database with suitable example 8

Module 5

9 (a) Explain connectionless and connection-oriented service represented as FSMs for 8


transport layer

(b) Write outline and explain send window and receive window for selective repeat 8
protocol

OR

10 (a) What are the different TCP services and features? Explain them 8

(b) Explain TCP connection establishment and connection termination using three way 8
handshaking

Note: In the updated syllabus, in Module-3, Routers has been added along with the
Switches.
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