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This document provides an overview of a computer networks course including objectives, learning outcomes, topics covered, and assessment. The objective is to introduce computer network hardware, software, and fundamental issues in design. Key topics include layered network architecture, data link layer protocols, media access control, routing, transport layer functions, and application layer protocols. Assessment includes a class test, mid-semester exam, end-semester exam, and attendance marks. The course aims to help students understand how networks are organized and operate.

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This document provides an overview of a computer networks course including objectives, learning outcomes, topics covered, and assessment. The objective is to introduce computer network hardware, software, and fundamental issues in design. Key topics include layered network architecture, data link layer protocols, media access control, routing, transport layer functions, and application layer protocols. Assessment includes a class test, mid-semester exam, end-semester exam, and attendance marks. The course aims to help students understand how networks are organized and operate.

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Course Course

Name of Course L T P Credit


Type Code
DC ECC16104 Computer Networks 3 0 0 6

Course Objective
The objective of the course is to introduce how computer network hardware and software operate and learn
fundamental issues driving network design and dominant network technologies
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand
(1) how networks are organized with respect to layered approach (2) how the internet works with respect to the
Data Link and networking layer in particular. (3) analyse the features and operations of TCP/IP

Unit Lecture
Topics to be Covered Learning Outcome
No. Hours
Introduction to basic networking terms and to the internet. Overview of the functions of all the
Protocols, layering and standards, LAN technologies and layers and analyze requirements for
1 interconnections: components and architectures. 2 appropriate networking architecture
and technologies

Concepts of Time division multiplexing, Circuit Switching, Fundamental concepts of


Packet switching, Cell switching, Bandwidth, Delay, loss performance of a single link, logical
and throughput in networks, Data transmission modes 5 (end-to-end) channel, and a network
Synchronization issues. as a whole. Simple design problems
based on these concepts.
Data Link Layer services and functions: Fixed and variable Analyze the contents in a given Data
size framing; Flow and Error control techniques, ARQ Link layer packet, based on the layer
2 protocols, CRC, Internet Checksum. 5 concept. Understand traffic control
mechanism; design of error correction
and detection codes
Introduction to media access control. ALOHA. CSMA/CD, design issues and performance
Analysis of the efficiency of CSMA/CD. Wired Ethernet metrics in sharing a broadcast
3 6
and Wireless LAN. channel: multiple access, link layer
addressing, LAN interconnection
Networking Layer: virtual circuit and datagram Decide routing entries given a simple
networks. Routing protocols: distance vector and link-state example of network topology ,
4 10
routing. IP Addressing. building the skills of subnetting, IPv6

Brief overview of Transport Layer functions :TCP/UDP, Have a basic knowledge of the
5 connectionless and connection-oriented services, Principle 4 interfacing function of this layer
of congestion control
Application layer protocols: Domain Name System, An overview of the commonly used
5 Remote Logging, Electronic Mail ,File Transfer, WWW 4 application services.
and HTTP
Emerging networks : Internet of Things, Software Defined The current state-of-art and the recent
7 2
Networking, : an overview (if time permits) advancements in networking
8 Class Test 1

1. Kurose and Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet (Text-book)
2. Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, fifth edition, by Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie.
3. A. S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, Prentice hall.
4. Data Communications and Networking, Behrouz Forouzan, McGraw Hill

GRADING
Class Test ………15 marks (dates will be announced one week in advance)
Attendance ………. 05 marks
Mid-Semester……. .32 marks (February)
End-Semester…….. 48marks (April)

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