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cs8591 Syllabus

This document outlines the objectives and units of a course on computer networks. The course aims to teach students about protocol layering, physical layer communication, network performance analysis, and the components required to build different networks. It covers topics such as the TCP/IP protocol suite, OSI model, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, and application layer protocols. The course consists of 5 units spanning 45 periods to teach students about network layers and functions, performance evaluation, data flow, routing algorithms, protocol design, and application layer protocols.

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cs8591 Syllabus

This document outlines the objectives and units of a course on computer networks. The course aims to teach students about protocol layering, physical layer communication, network performance analysis, and the components required to build different networks. It covers topics such as the TCP/IP protocol suite, OSI model, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, and application layer protocols. The course consists of 5 units spanning 45 periods to teach students about network layers and functions, performance evaluation, data flow, routing algorithms, protocol design, and application layer protocols.

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CS8591 COMPUTER NETWORKS L T P C
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OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the protocol layering and physical level communication.
• To analyze the performance of a network.
• To understand the various components required to build different networks.
• To learn the functions of network layer and the various routing protocols.
• To familiarize the functions and protocols of the Transport layer.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION AND PHYSICAL LAYER 9

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Networks – Network Types – Protocol Layering – TCP/IP Protocol suite – OSI Model –
Physical Layer: Performance – Transmission media – Switching – Circuit-switched
Networks – Packet Switching.

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UNIT II DATA-LINK LAYER & MEDIA ACCESS 9
Introduction – Link-Layer Addressing – DLC Services – Data-Link Layer Protocols – HDLC
– PPP - Media Access Control - Wired LANs: Ethernet - Wireless LANs – Introduction –
IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth – Connecting Devices.

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UNIT III 9
NETWORK LAYER
Network Layer Services – Packet switching – Performance – IPV4 Addresses – Forwarding
of IP Packets - Network Layer Protocols: IP, ICMP v4 – Unicast Routing Algorithms –
Protocols – Multicasting Basics – IPV6 Addressing – IPV6 Protocol.
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UNIT IV TRANSPORT LAYER 9
Introduction – Transport Layer Protocols – Services – Port Numbers – User Datagram
Protocol – Transmission Control Protocol – SCTP.

UNIT V APPLICATION LAYER 9


WWW and HTTP – FTP – Email –Telnet –SSH – DNS – SNMP.
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TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On Completion of the course, the students should be able to:
 Understand the basic layers and its functions in computer networks.
 Evaluate the performance of a network.
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 Understand the basics of how data flows from one node to another.
 Analyze and design routing algorithms.
 Design protocols for various functions in the network.
 Understand the working of various application layer protocols.
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TEXT BOOK:
1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, Fifth Edition TMH,
2013.
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REFERENCES
1. Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth
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Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., 2012.


2. William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Tenth Edition, Pearson
Education, 2013.
3. Nader F. Mir, Computer and Communication Networks, Second Edition, Prentice
Hall, 2014.
4. Ying-Dar Lin, Ren-Hung Hwang and Fred Baker, Computer Networks: An Open
Source Approach, McGraw Hill Publisher, 2011.
5. James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking, A Top-Down Approach
Featuring the Internet, Sixth Edition, Pearson Education, 2013.
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