SCHEME OF TEACHING AND EXAMINATION

B.E.: Electronics & Communication Engineering

VIII SEMESTER
Teaching Hours Credits
Examination
/Week
Sl. Subject
Title Theory/
No Code Practical/ I.A. Total
Theory Duration Practical
Drawing Marks Marks
Marks
1 15EC81 Wireless Cellular and LTE 4G 4 - 3 20 80 100 4
Broadband
2 15EC82 Fiber Optics & Networks 4 - 3 20 80 100 4

3 15EC83X Professional Elective-5 3 - 3 20 80 100 3

4 15EC84 Internship/Professional Practice Industry Oriented 3 50 50 100 2

5 15ECP85 Project Work - 6 3 100 100 200 6

6 15ECS86 Seminar - 4 - 100 - 100 1

TOTAL 11 10 15 310 390 700 20

Professional Elective -5
15EC831 Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
15EC832 Speech Processing
15EC833 Radar Engineering
15EC834 Machine learning
15EC835 Network and Cyber Security

1. Internship / Professional Practice: To be carried between the (6th and 7th Semester) or (7th and 8th) Semester Vacation period.

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 B.E E&C EIGTH SEMESTER SYLLABUS

Wireless Cellular and LTE 4G Broadband

B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics &Communication Engineering/
Telecommunication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]

Subject Code 15EC81 IA Marks 20

Number of 04 Exam Marks 80
Lecture
Hours/Week
Total Number 50 (10 Hours / Module) Exam Hours 03

CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:

• Understand the basics of LTE standardization phases and specifications.

• Explain the system architecture of LTE and E-UTRAN, the layer of LTE,
based on the use of OFDMA and SC-FDMA principles.
• Analyze the role of LTE radio interface protocols to set up, reconfigure and
release the Radio Bearer, for transferring the EPS bearer.
• Analyze the main factors affecting LTE performance including mobile speed
and transmission bandwidth.
Module – 1 RBT
Level
Key Enablers for LTE features: OFDM, Single carrier FDMA, Single L1, L2
carrier FDE, Channel Dependent Multiuser Resource Scheduling, Multi
antenna Techniques, IP based Flat network Architecture, LTE Network
Architecture. (Sec 1.4- 1.5 of Text).

Wireless Fundamentals: Cellular concept, Broadband wireless

channel (BWC), Fading in BWC, Modeling BWC – Empirical and
Statistical models, Mitigation of Narrow band and Broadband Fading
(Sec 2.2 – 2.7of Text).
Module – 2
Multicarrier Modulation: OFDM basics, OFDM in LTE, Timing and L1, L2
Frequency Synchronization, PAR, SC-FDE (Sec 3.2 – 3.6 of Text).

OFDMA and SC-FDMA:OFDM with FDMA,TDMA,CDMA, OFDMA,

SC-FDMA, OFDMA and SC-FDMA in LTE (Sec 4.1 – 4.3, 4.5 of Text).

Multiple Antenna Transmission and Reception: Spatial Diversity

overview, Receive Diversity, Transmit Diversity, Interference
cancellation and signal enhancement, Spatial Multiplexing, Choice
between Diversity, Interference suppression and Spatial Multiplexing
(Sec 5.1 – 5.6 of Text).
Module – 3
Overview and Channel Structure of LTE: Introduction to LTE, L1, L2
Channel Structure of LTE, Downlink OFDMA Radio Resource, Uplink

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SC-FDMA Radio Resource(Sec 6.1 – 6.4 of Text).
.
Downlink Transport Channel Processing: Overview, Downlink
shared channels, Downlink Control Channels, Broadcast channels,
Multicast channels, Downlink physical channels, H-ARQ on
Downlink(Sec 7.1 – 7.7 of Text).
Module – 4
Uplink Channel Transport Processing: Overview, Uplink shared L1, L2
channels, Uplink Control Information, Uplink Reference signals,
Random Access Channels, H-ARQ on uplink (Sec 8.1 – 8.6 of Text).

Physical Layer Procedures: Hybrid – ARQ procedures, Channel

Quality Indicator CQI feedback, Precoder for closed loop MIMO
Operations, Uplink channel sounding, Buffer status Reporting in
uplink, Scheduling and Resource Allocation, Cell Search, Random
Access Procedures, Power Control in uplink(Sec 9.1- 9.6, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10
Text).
Module – 5
Radio Resource Management and Mobility Management: L1, L2
PDCP overview, MAC/RLC overview, RRC overview, Mobility
Management, Inter-cell Interference Coordination(Sec 10.1 – 10.5 of
Text).
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand the system architecture and the functional standard specified in

LTE 4G.
• Analyze the role of LTE radio interface protocols and EPS Data convergence
protocols to set up, reconfigure and release data and voice from users.
• Demonstrate the UTRAN and EPS handling processes from set up to release
including mobility management for a variety of data call scenarios.
• Test and Evaluate the Performance of resource management and packet data
processing and transport algorithms.
Question Paper pattern:
• The Question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full Question consisting of 16 marks
• There will be 2 full Questions (with a maximum of Three sub questions)
from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a
module.
• The Students will have to answer 5 full Questions, selecting one full
Question from each module.
Text Book:
Arunabha Ghosh, Jan Zhang, Jefferey Andrews, Riaz Mohammed,
‘Fundamentals of LTE’, Prentice Hall, Communications Engg. and Emerging
Technologies.

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Reference Books:
1. LTE for UMTS Evolution to LTE-Advanced’ Harri Holma and Antti
Toskala, Second Edition - 2011, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Print ISBN:
9780470660003.
2. ‘EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS) ; THE LTE AND SAE EVOLUTION
OF 3G UMTS’ by Pierre Lescuyer and Thierry Lucidarme, 2008, John
Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Print ISBN:978-0-470-05976-0.
3. ‘LTE – The UMTS Long Term Evolution ; From Theory to Practice’ by
Stefania Sesia, Issam Toufik, and Matthew Baker, 2009 John Wiley & Sons
Ltd, ISBN 978-0-470-69716-0.

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 FIBER OPTICS and NETWORKS
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics &Communication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)]

Subject Code 15EC82 IA Marks 20

Number of Lecture
4 Exam Marks 80
Hours/Week
Total Number of 50(10 Hours /
Exam Hours 03
Lecture Hours Module)
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:
• Learn the basic principle of optical fiber communication with different
modes of light propagation.
• Understand the transmission characteristics and losses in optical fiber.
• Study of optical components and its applications in optical communication
networks.
• Learn the network standards in optical fiber and understand the network
architectures along with its functionalities.

Module -1 RBT Level

Optical fiber Communications: Historical development, The L1, L2
general system, Advantages of optical fiber communication,
Optical fiber waveguides: Ray theory transmission, Modes in
planar guide, Phase and group velocity, Cylindrical fiber: Modes,
Step index fibers, Graded index fibers, Single mode fibers,
Cutoff wavelength, Mode field diameter, effective refractive
index. Fiber Materials, Photonic crystal fibers. (Text 2)
Module -2
Transmission characteristics of optical fiber: Attenuation, L1, L2
Material absorption losses, Linear scattering losses, Nonlinear
scattering losses, Fiber bend loss, Dispersion, Chromatic
dispersion, Intermodal dispersion: Multimode step index fiber.

Optical Fiber Connectors: Fiber alignment and joint loss, Fiber

splices, Fiber connectors, Fiber couplers. (Text 2)
Module -3
Optical sources: Energy Bands, Direct and Indirect Bandgaps, L1, L2
Light Emitting diodes: LED Structures, Light Source Materials,
Quantum Efficiency and LED Power, Modulation. Laser
Diodes: Modes and Threshold conditions, Rate equation,
External Quantum Efficiency, Resonant frequencies, Laser
Diode structures and Radiation Patterns: Single mode lasers.

Photodetectors: Physical principles of Photodiodes,

Photodetector noise, Detector response time.

Optical Receiver: Optical Receiver Operation: Error sources,

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Front End Amplifiers, Receiver sensitivity, Quantum Limit.
(Text 1)

Module -4
WDM Concepts and Components: Overview of WDM: L1, L2
Operational Principles of WDM, WDM standards, Mach-Zehnder
Interferometer Multiplexers, Isolators and Circulators, Fiber
grating filters, Dielectric Thin-Film Filters, Diffraction Gratings,
Active Optical Components, Tunable light sources,

Optical amplifiers: Basic application and Types, Semiconductor

optical amplifiers, Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers, Raman
Amplifiers, Wideband Optical Amplifiers. (Text 1)
Module -5
Optical Networks: Optical network evolution and concepts: L1, L2
Optical networking terminology, Optical network node and
switching elements, Wavelength division multiplexed networks,
Public telecommunication network overview. Optical network
transmission modes, layers and protocols: Synchronous
networks, Asynchronous transfer mode, OSI reference model,
Optical transport network, Internet protocol, Wavelength
routing networks: Routing and wavelength assignment, Optical
switching networks: Optical circuit switched networks, packet
switched networks, Multiprotocol Label Switching, Optical
burst switching networks, Optical network deployment: Long-
haul networks, Metropoliton area networks, Access networks,
Local area networks. (Text 2)
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Classification and working of optical fiber with different modes of signal

propagation.
2. Describe the transmission characteristics and losses in optical fiber
communication.
3. Describe the construction and working principle of optical connectors,
multiplexers and amplifiers.
4. Describe the constructional features and the characteristics of optical
sources and detectors.
5. Illustrate the networking aspects of optical fiber and describe various
standards associated with it.

Question Paper pattern:

• The Question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full Question consisting of 16 marks
• There will be 2 full Questions (with a maximum of Three sub questions)
from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a
module.
• The Students will have to answer 5 full Questions, selecting one full
Question from each module.
Text Books:
1. Gerd Keiser , Optical Fiber Communication, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill
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 Education(India) Private Limited, 2015. ISBN:1-25-900687-5.
2. John M Senior, Optical Fiber Communications, Principles and Practice, 3rd
Edition, Pearson Education, 2010, ISBN:978-81-317-3266-3

Reference Book:
Joseph C Palais, Fiber Optic Communication , Pearson Education, 2005,
ISBN:0130085103

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 Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics &Communication Engineering/
Telecommunication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]

Subject Code 15EC831 IA Marks 20

Number of Lecture 03 Exam 80
Hours/Week marks
Total Number of 40 Exam 03
Lecture Hours (8 Hours per Module) Hours
CREDITS – 03
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:
• Understand overview of microsystems, their fabrication and
application areas.
• Working principles of several MEMS devices.
• Develop mathematical and analytical models of MEMS devices.
• Know methods to fabricate MEMS devices.
• Various application areas where MEMS devices can be used.
Module 1 RBT
Level
Overview of MEMS and Microsystems: MEMS and Microsystem, L1, L2
Typical MEMS and Microsystems Products, Evolution of
Microfabrication, Microsystems and Microelectronics,
Multidisciplinary Nature of Microsystems, Miniaturization.
Applications and Markets.
Module 2
Working Principles of Microsystems: Introduction, L1, L2
Microsensors, Microactuation, MEMS with Microactuators,
Microaccelerometers, Microfluidics.

Engineering Science for Microsystems Design and

Fabrication: Introduction, Molecular Theory of Matter and Inter-
molecular Forces, Plasma Physics, Electrochemistry.
Module 3
Engineering Mechanics for Microsystems Design: Introduction, L1,L2,L3
Static Bending of Thin Plates, Mechanical Vibration,
Thermomechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Thin Film Mechanics,
Overview on Finite Element Stress Analysis.

Module 4

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Scaling Laws in Miniaturization: Introduction, Scaling in L1,L2,L3
Geometry, Scaling in Rigid-Body Dynamics, Scaling in
Electrostatic Forces, Scaling in Fluid Mechanics, Scaling in Heat
Transfer.
Module 5
Overview of Micromanufacturing: Introduction, Bulk L1,L2
Micromanufacturing, Surface Micromachining, The LIGA Process,
Summary on Micromanufacturing.
Course Outcomes: After studying this course, students will be able to:
• Appreciate the technologies related to Micro Electro Mechanical Systems.
• Understand design and fabrication processes involved with MEMS
devices.
• Analyse the MEMS devices and develop suitable mathematical models
• Know various application areas for MEMS device
Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have 10 full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question consists of 16 marks with a maximum of Three sub
questions.
• There will be 2 full questions from each module covering all the topics
of the module
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full
question from each module.

Text Book:
Tai-Ran Hsu, MEMS and Micro systems: Design, Manufacture and
Nanoscale Engineering, 2nd Ed, Wiley.
Reference Books:
1. Hans H. Gatzen, Volker Saile, JurgLeuthold, Micro and Nano
Fabrication: Tools and Processes, Springer, 2015.
2. Dilip Kumar Bhattacharya, Brajesh Kumar Kaushik,
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Cenage Learning.

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 SPEECH PROCESSING
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics & Communication Engineering/
Telecommunication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]

Subject Code 15EC832 IA Marks 20

Number of Lecture 03 Exam Marks 80
Hours/Week
Total Number of 40 (8 Hours / Exam Hours 03
Lecture Hours Module)
CREDITS – 03
Course Objectives: This course enables students to:
• Introduce the models for speech production
• Develop time and frequency domain techniques for estimating speech parameters
• Introduce a predictive technique for speech compression
• Provide fundamental knowledge required to understand and analyse speech
recognition, synthesis and speaker identification systems.

Modules
Module-1 RBT
Level
Fundamentals of Human Speech Production: The Process of Speech L1, L2
Production, Short-Time Fourier Representation of Speech, The Acoustic
Theory of Speech Production, Lossless Tube Models of the Vocal Tract,
Digital Models for Sampled Speech Signals

Module-2
Time-Domain Methods for Speech Processing: Introduction to Short- L1, L2
Time Analysis of Speech, Short-Time Energy and Short-Time Magnitude,
Short-Time Zero-Crossing Rate, The Short-Time Autocorrelation Function,
The Modified Short-Time Autocorrelation Function, The Short-Time Average
Magnitude Difference Function.
Module-3
Frequency Domain Representations: Discrete-Time Fourier Analysis, L1, L2
Short-Time Fourier Analysis, Spectrographic Displays, Overlap
Addition(OLA),Method of Synthesis, Filter Bank Summation(FBS) Method of
Synthesis, Time-Decimated Filter Banks, Two-Channel Filter Banks,
Implementation of the FBS Method Using the FFT, OLA Revisited,
Modifications of the STFT.

Module-4
The Cepstrum and Homomorphic Speech Processing: Homomorphic L1, L2,
Systems for Convolution, Homomorphic Analysis of the Speech Model, L3
Computing the Short-Time Cepstrum and Complex Cepstrum of Speech,
Homomorphic Filtering of Natural Speech, Cepstrum Analysis of All-Pole
Models, Cepstrum Distance Measures.

Module-5
Linear Predictive Analysis of Speech Signals: Basic Principles of Linear L1, L2,
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Predictive Analysis, Computation of the Gain for the Model, Frequency L3
Domain Interpretations of Linear Predictive Analysis, Solution of the LPC
Equations, The Prediction Error Signal, Some Properties of the LPC
Polynomial A(z), Relation of Linear Predictive Analysis to Lossless Tube
Models, Alternative Representations of the LP Parameters.

Course outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Model speech production system and describe the fundamentals of speech.
• Extract and compare different speech parameters.
• Choose an appropriate speech model for a given application.
• Analyse speech recognition, synthesis and speaker identification systems

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full question consists of 16 marks.
• There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of Three sub questions) from
each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a
module. The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full
question from each module.

Text Book:
Theory and Applications of Digital Speech Processing-Rabiner and Schafer,
Pearson Education 2011

Reference Books:
3. Fundamentals of Speech Recognition- Lawrence Rabiner and Biing-Hwang
Juang, Pearson Education, 2003.

4. Speech and Language Processing–An Introduction to Natural Language

Processing, Computational Linguistics, and Speech Recognition- Daniel
Jurafsky and James H Martin, Pearson Prentice Hall 2009.

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 Radar Engineering
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics & Communication Engineering/
Telecommunication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]
Subject Code 15EC833 IA Marks 20
Number of Lecture 03 Exam Marks 80
Hours/Week
Total Number of 40 (8 Hours / Module) Exam Hours 03
Lecture Hours
CREDITS – 03
Course objectives: This course will enable students to:
• Understand the Radar fundamentals and analyze the radar signals.
• Understand various technologies involved in the design of radar transmitters and
receivers.
• Learn various radars like MTI, Doppler and tracking radars and their comparison
Modules RBT
Level
Module-1
Basics of Radar: Introduction, Maximum Unambiguous Range, Radar L1, L2,
Waveforms, Definitions with respect to pulse waveform - PRF, PRI, Duty Cycle, L3
Peak Transmitter Power, Average transmitter Power.
Simple form of the Radar Equation, Radar Block Diagram and Operation,
Radar Frequencies, Applications of Radar, The Origins of Radar, Illustrative
Problems. (Chapter 1 of Text)
Module-2
The Radar Equation: Prediction of Range Performance, Detection of signal in L1, L2,
Noise, Minimum Detectable Signal, Receiver Noise, SNR, Modified Radar L3
Range Equation, Envelope Detector — False Alarm Time and Probability,
Probability of Detection,
Radar Cross Section of Targets: simple targets – sphere, cone-sphere,
Transmitter Power, PRF and Range Ambiguities, System Losses (qualitative
treatment), Illustrative Problems. (Chapter 2 of Text, Except 2.4, 2.6, 2.8 &
2.11)
Module-3
MTI and Pulse Doppler Radar: Introduction, Principle, Doppler Frequency L1, L2,
Shift, Simple CW Radar, Sweep to Sweep subtraction and Delay Line L3
Canceler, MTI Radar with – Power Amplifier Transmitter, Delay Line Cancelers
— Frequency Response of Single Delay- Line Canceler, Blind Speeds, Clutter
Attenuation, MTI Improvement Factor, N- Pulse Delay-Line Canceler,
Digital MTI Processing – Blind phases, I and Q Channels, Digital MTI
Doppler signal processor, Moving Target Detector- Original MTD. (Chapter 3:
3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6 of Text)
Module-4
Tracking Radar: L1, L2,
Tracking with Radar- Types of Tracking Radar Systems, Monopulse Tracking- L3
Amplitude Comparison Monopulse (one-and two-coordinates), Phase
Comparison Monopulse.
Sequential Lobing, Conical Scan Tracking, Block Diagram of Conical Scan
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Tracking Radar, Tracking in Range, Comparison of Trackers. (Chapter 4: 4.1,
4.2, 4.3 of Text)
Module-5
The Radar Antenna: Functions of The Radar Antenna, Antenna Parameters, L1, L2,
Reflector Antennas and Electronically Steered Phased array Antennas. L3
(Chapter 9: 9.1, 9.2 9.4, 9.5 of Text)
Radar Receiver: The Radar Receiver, Receiver Noise Figure, Super
Heterodyne Receiver, Duplexers and Receivers Protectors, Radar Displays.
(Chapter 11 of Text)
Course outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the radar fundamentals and radar signals.
• Explain the working principle of pulse Doppler radars, their applications and
limitations
• Describe the working of various radar transmitters and receivers.
• Analyze the range parameters of pulse radar system which affect the system
performance
Question paper pattern:
• The question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full Question consisting of 16 marks
• There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of Three sub questions) from
each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a
module.
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from
each module.
Text Book:
Introduction to Radar Systems- Merrill I Skolink, 3e, TMH, 2001.
Reference Books:
1. Radar Principles, Technology, Applications — Byron Edde, Pearson Education,
2004.
2. Radar Principles – Peebles. Jr, P.Z. Wiley. New York, 1998.
3. Principles of Modem Radar: Basic Principles – Mark A. Rkhards, James A.
Scheer, William A. HoIm. Yesdee, 2013

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 MACHINE LEARNING
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics & Communication Engineering/
Telecommunication Engineering
[As per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]

Subject Code 15EC834 IA Marks 20

Number of Lecture 03 Exam Marks 80
Hours/Week
Total Number 40 (8 Hours / Exam Hours 03
of Lecture Module)
Hours
CREDITS – 03
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:
• Introduce some concepts and techniques that are core to Machine Learning.
• Understand learning and decision trees.
• Acquire knowledge of neural networks, Bayesian techniques and instant based
learning.
• Understand analytical learning and reinforced learning.

Modules
Module-1 RBT Level
Learning: Designing Learning systems, Perspectives and Issues, Concept L1, L2
Learning, Version Spaces and Candidate Elimination Algorithm,
Inductive bias.
Module-2
Decision Tree and ANN: Decision Tree Representation, Hypothesis L1, L2
Space Search, Inductive bias in decision tree, issues in Decision tree.
Neural Network Representation, Perceptrons, Multilayer Networks and
Back Propagation Algorithms.
Module-3
Bayesian and Computational Learning: Bayes Theorem, Bayes L1, L2
Theorem Concept Learning, Maximum Likelihood, Minimum Description
Length Principle, Bayes Optimal Classifier, Gibbs Algorithm, Naïve Bayes
Classifier.
Module-4
Instant Based Learning and Learning set of rules: K- Nearest L1, L2
Neighbour Learning, Locally Weighted Regression, Radial Basis
Functions, Case-Based Reasoning.
Sequential Covering Algorithms, Learning Rule Sets, Learning First Order
Rules, Learning Sets of First Order Rules.
Module-5
Analytical Learning and Reinforced Learning: Perfect Domain L1, L2
Theories, Explanation Based Learning, Inductive-Analytical Approaches,
FOCL Algorithm, Reinforcement Learning.

Course outcomes: At the end of the course, students should be able to:
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 • Understand the core concepts of Machine learning.
• Appreciate the underlying mathematical relationships within and across
Machine Learning algorithms.
• Explain paradigms of supervised and un-supervised learning.
• Recognize a real world problem and apply the learned techniques of Machine
Learning to solve the problem.

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full question consists of 16 marks.
• There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of Three sub questions) from
each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a
module. The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full
question from each module.

Text Book:
Machine Learning-Tom M. Mitchell, McGraw-Hill Education, (INDIAN EDITION),
2013.
Reference Books:
1. Introduction to Machine Learning- Ethem Alpaydin, 2nd Ed., PHI Learning Pvt.
Ltd., 2013.
2. The Elements of Statistical Learning-T. Hastie, R. Tibshirani, J. H. Friedman,
Springer; 1st edition, 2001.

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 NETWORK AND CYBER SECURITY
B.E., VIII Semester, Electronics & Communication Engineering
[As per Choice Based credit System (CBCS) Scheme

Subject Code 15EC835 IA Marks 20

Number of Lecture 03 Exam 80
Hours/Week marks
Total Number of 40 Exam 03
Lecture Hours (8 Hours per Module) Hours
CREDITS – 03
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to:
• Know about security concerns in Email and Internet Protocol.
• Understand cyber security concepts.
• List the problems that can arise in cyber security.
• Discuss the various cyber security frame work.

Module-1 RBT Level

Transport Level Security: Web Security Considerations, Secure L1, L2
Sockets Layer, Transport Layer Security, HTTPS, Secure Shell
(SSH) (Text 1: Chapter 15)
Module-2
E-mail Security: Pretty Good Privacy, S/MIME, Domain keys L1, L2
identified mail (Text 1: Chapter 17)
Module-3
IP Security: IP Security Overview, IP Security Policy, L1, L2
Encapsulation Security Payload (ESP), Combining security
Associations Internet Key Exchange. Cryptographic Suites(Text
1: Chapter 18)
Module-4
Cyber network security concepts: Security Architecture, L1, L2,
antipattern: signature based malware detection versus L3
polymorphic threads, document driven certification and
accreditation, policy driven security certifications. Refactored
solution: reputational, behavioural and entropy based malware
detection.

The problems: cyber antipatterns concept, forces in cyber

antipatterns, cyber anti pattern templates, cyber security
antipattern catalog (Text-2: Chapter1 & 2)
Module-5
Cyber network security concepts contd. : L1, L2,
Enterprise security using Zachman framework L3
Zachman framework for enterprise architecture, primitive models
versus composite models, architectural problem solving patterns,
enterprise workshop, matrix mining, mini patterns for problem
solving meetings.
Case study: cyber security hands on – managing administrations
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and root accounts, installing hardware, reimaging OS, installing
system protection/ antimalware, configuring firewalls (Text-2:
Chapter 3 & 4).

Course Outcomes: After studying this course, students will be able to:
• Explain network security protocols
• Understand the basic concepts of cyber security
• Discuss the cyber security problems
• Explain Enterprise Security Framework
• Apply concept of cyber security framework in computer system
administration
Question paper pattern:
• The question paper will have 10 full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question consists of 16 marks with a maximum of Three sub
questions.
• There will be 2 full questions from each module covering all the topics of
the module
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full
question from each module.

Text Books:
1. William Stallings, “Cryptography and Network Security Principles and
Practice”, Pearson Education Inc., 6th Edition, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-325-
1877-3.

2. Thomas J. Mowbray, “Cyber Security – Managing Systems, Conducting

Testing, and Investigating Intrusions”, Wiley.

Reference Books:
1. Cryptography and Network Security, Behrouz A. Forouzan, TMH, 2007.
2. Cryptography and Network Security, Atul Kahate, TMH, 2003.

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