ETR6G4
ETR6G4
Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India III Year B.E. (Electronics and
Institute of Engineering & Technology Telecommunication)
Subject Code & Name Instructions Hours per Credits
Week
ETR6G4 L T P L T P Total
COMPUTER 3 1 0 3 1 0 4
NETWORKS
Duration of Theory
Paper: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives: The content covers the different types of computer networks, the
layered approach of protocol stack, its advantage, and protocols of each layer.
COURSE OF CONTENTS
Unit I
Computer network – Hardware, Software, Reference model, physical layer
Network and application, categories of network-LAN, MAN, WAN, Wireless Network,
Internetwork, Reference models.– OSI,TCP/IP model and their comparison, Line configuration-
point to point, multicast ,broadcast ,Network Topology – Mesh , Star ,Tree , Bus , Ring , Hybrid
Physical Layer – Shannon’s maximum data rate of a channel, Transmission media – Guided as
Magnetic, Twisted Pair, coaxial cable, fiber optics etc., wireless as radio wave, microwave,
infrared
Unit II
Data Link Layer
Framing techniques , Error detection-correction , Multiplexing-TDM ,FDM,WDM ; switching –
circuit , message , packet switching , Repeaters, Hubs , Bridges ,switches ,routers and gateways
;Data link protocols-- unrestricted simplex protocol, stop & wait , sliding window ,Go-back- n
,selective repeat, data link layer in internet
Unit III
Medium Access control sublayer
Channel allocation, Multiple access protocols – ALOHA, CSMA, CSMA /CD, collision-free
protocol
Ethernet- frame format, cabling, encoding, performance, fast Ethernet, gigabit Ethernet,
Broadband and wireless LAN, Bluetooth
Institute of Engineering & Technology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, (M.P.), India.
(Scheme Effective from July 2017)
Unit IV
Network layer
Connectionless – connection oriented service, comparison of virtual circuit and datagram subnet,
Routing algorithms- shortest path , flooding ,distance vector , hierarchical routing , congestion
control and prevention ,Quality of service , network layer in internet- IP protocol and IP address,
IPv6, OSPF, BGP routing protocol
Unit V
Transport layer and Application layer
Elements of transport protocol, internet transport protocol-UDP / TCP protocol, performance
issues-Network performance measurement, system design for better performance
Domain name system, email, world wide web- architecture, HTTP
Learning Outcome:
After completing this course the student must demonstrate the knowledge and ability to:
1. Independently understand basic computer network technology.
2. Understand and explain Data Communications System and its components.
3. Identify the different types of network topologies and protocols.
4. Enumerate the layers of the OSI model and TCP/IP. Explain the function(s) of each layer.
5. Identify the different types of network devices and their functions within a network
6. Understand and building the skills of subnetting and routing mechanisms.
7. Familiarity with the basic protocols of computer networks, and how they can be used to
assist in network design and implementation.
BOOKS RECOMMEDED
[1] Andrew S. Tannenbaum, Computer Networks, 4/E Pearson Education, 2003 ,
[2] William Stallings ,Data and Computer Communications , 8/E Prentice Hall India, 2007
[3] Behrouz A.Forouzan , Data Communications and Networking ,4/E Tata McGraw-Hill, 2000