Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code Course Title Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits

CSE306 COMPUTER NETWORKS 3 0 0 3
Course Weightage ATT: 5 CA: 25 MTT: 20 ETT: 50

Course Focus EMPLOYABILITY,SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Course Outcomes :Through this course students should be able to

CO1 :: Recognize various network hardware component and their topologies

CO2 :: Explain the concepts of data communication modulation and multiplexing in physical layer
CO3 :: Apply principles of data link layer design and employ multiple access protocols
CO4 :: Utilize IP addressing and packet forwarding technique in network setups
CO5 :: Examine different routing algorithm and the performance of unicast routing protocols in network environment
CO6 :: Classify the role and functioning of key application layer protocols and services

It is mandatory to complete the number of courses for being eligible for End Term Examination
along with the attendance criteria of the university. The links of the courses as shared in the IP
should be completed on/before the last teaching day as per the academic calendar of the
university.
Three evaluations will be conducted for each CA on OAS platform. Each evaluation will consist of 10 MCQ type questions,
with each question carrying 1 mark, making a total of 10 marks per evaluation. Hence, the total marks for one CA will be
30. Two best CAs out of three will be considered.

Note 1:- No Separate CA shall be conducted.

Note 2: - The marks obtained in CAs will be further prorated based on the percentage of course(s) completion on the
Coursera platform.

Note 3:- Red flags will be raised if any discrepancies are detected, such as skipping videos, increasing video playback speed,
or prolonged periods of inactivity. In such cases, the completion certificate will not be eligible for mapping to this course
and student will not be allowed to appear for End Term Exam.

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 Relevant Websites ( RW )
Sr No Web address Course Name
RW-1 https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking

RW-2 https://www.coursera.org/learn/fundamentals-network- Fundamentals of Network Communication

communications?specialization=computer-communications
RW-3 https://www.coursera.org/learn/peer-to-peer-protocols-local-area- Peer-to-Peer Protocols and Local Area Networks
networks?specialization=computer-communications

RW-4 https://www.coursera.org/learn/packet-switching-networks- Packet Switching Networks and Algorithms

algorithms?specialization=computer-communications
RW-5 https://www.coursera.org/learn/tcp-ip-advanced?specialization=computer- TCP/IP and Advanced Topics
communications

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Weeks before MTE 7

Weeks After MTE 7
Spill Over (Lecture) 7

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 Detailed Plan for Lectures

Week Tentative Broad

Sub Topics Link of Sub Topics
Number Date Topic
12/8/2024- INTRODUCTION(Uses of
https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-
18/8/2024 Computer Networks)
networking/lecture/7WFyg/course-introduction
12/8/2024-
Networks and Types
18/8/2024
Introduction to internet,
https://www.coursera.org/learn/fundamentals-network-
Week 1 12/8/2024- INTRODUCTION browser, web server, URL,
communications?specialization=computer-communications
18/8/2024 domain name, Ip address and
Packets
Network hardware architecture https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-
12/8/2024-
and its topologies and device networking/lecture/7WFyg/course-introduction
18/8/2024
like HUB, Switch and Routers
19/8/2024- Network software architecture
https://www.coursera.org/lecture/fundamentals-network-
25/8/2024 and its layers and protocols
communications/osi-unified-view-of-protocols-and-services-DRUcN
19/8/2024- NETWORK MODELS
25/8/2024 (Protocol Layering)
Week 2
19/8/2024- NETWORK MODELS (TCP/IP https://www.coursera.org/lecture/fundamentals-network-
25/8/2024 NETWORK protocol suite) communications/tcp-ip-architecture-and-routing-examples-RJ6pg
19/8/2024- MODELS NETWORK MODELS(OSI https://www.coursera.org/lecture/fundamentals-network-
25/8/2024 Model) communications/layered-architecture-and-osi-model-njImK
26/8/2024- NETWORK MODELS https://www.coursera.org/lecture/fundamentals-network-
1/9/2024 (TCP/IP protocol suite) communications/tcp-ip-architecture-and-routing-examples-RJ6pg
26/8/2024- NETWORK MODELS(OSI https://www.coursera.org/lecture/fundamentals-network-
1/9/2024 Model) communications/layered-architecture-and-osi-model-njImK
PHYSICAL LAYER: Signal &
26/8/2024- Media(Basics for Data
01/9/2024 Communications and Analog
and Digital signals)
Week 3
26/8/2024- PHYSICAL LAYER: Signal &
PHYSICAL
01/9/2024 Media(Data Rate)
LAYER: Signal &
PHYSICAL LAYER: Signal & Textbook
Media
26/8/2024- Media(Basics for Data
01/9/2024 Communications and Analog
and Digital signals)
26/8/2024- PHYSICAL LAYER: Signal &
01/9/2024 Media(Data Rate)

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 PHYSICAL LAYER: Signal &
02/9/2024-
Media(Transmission https://www.coursera.org/videos/computer-
08/9/2024
Impairments and Performance) networking/Nihjd?query=physical+layer+&source=search
PHYSICAL LAYER: Signal &
02/9/2024-
Media(Transmission media like
08/9/2024
Guided and Unguided media)
02/9/2024- PHYSICAL LAYER: Signal &
08/9/2024 Media(Cabling standards)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
08/9/2024
(Digital to Digital Conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
08/9/2024
(Analog to Digital Conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024- PHYSICAL
Modulation & Multiplexing
Week 4 08/9/2024 LAYER:
(Analog to Analog conversion)
Conversions
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
08/9/2024
(Digital to Analog conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
08/9/2024
(Digital to Digital Conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
Textbook
08/9/2024
(Analog to Digital Conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
08/9/2024
(Analog to Analog conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
02/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
08/9/2024
(Digital to Analog conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
09/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
15/9/2024
PHYSICAL (Digital to Digital Conversion)
LAYER: PHYSICAL LAYER:
Week 5 09/9/2024-
Modulation & Modulation & Multiplexing
15/9/2024
Multiplexing (Analog to Digital Conversion)
09/9/2024- PHYSICAL LAYER:
15/9/2024 Modulation & Multiplexing

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 (Analog to Analog conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
09/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing
15/9/2024
(Digital to Analog conversion)
PHYSICAL LAYER:
09/9/2024-
Modulation & Multiplexing Textbook
15/9/2024
(Multiplexing)
Test 1
16/9/2024- DATA LINK LAYER(Data link
22/9/2024 Layer design issues)
DATA LINK LAYER(Error
16/9/2024- Detection and Correction,
22/9/2024 Hamming code, CRC, Parity,
Checksum)
16/9/2024- DATA LINK DATA LINK LAYER (Switch
Week 6 https://www.coursera.org/learn/fundamentals-network-
22/9/2024 LAYER working)
communications/lecture/BS6X4/error-control-parity-checks
DATA LINK LAYER
16/9/2024-
(Elementary Data link
22/9/2024
Protocols)
DATA LINK LAYER
16/9/2024-
(Elementary Data link
22/9/2024
Protocols)
MAC SUBLAYER(Multiple
23/9/2024-
Access Protocols- ALOHA,
29/9/2024
CSMA and CSMA/CD)
23/9/2024- MAC SUBLAYER(Random https://www.coursera.org/learn/peer-to-peer-protocols-local-area-
29/9/2024 MAC Sub Layer Access) networks?specialization=computer-communications
23/9/2024- MAC SUBLAYER (Controlled
Week 7 29/9/2024 access)
23/9/2024- MAC SUBLAYER(Ethernet
29/9/2024 protocol)
23/9/2024-
Spill Over
29/9/2024
MTE
NETWORK LAYER: IP
07/10/2024-
Addressing(Network layer https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking/lecture/AexeX/the-
13/10/2024 NETWORK
Week 8 design issue) network-layer
LAYER
07/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER: IP
13/10/2024 Addressing(Network layer

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 services)
NETWORK LAYER: IP
07/10/2024-
Addressing(IP Addressing Both
13/10/2024
Classfull and Classless)
NETWORK LAYER: IP
07/10/2024-
Addressing(Network layer
13/10/2024
performance)
NETWORK LAYER: IP
07/10/2024-
Addressing(Forwarding of IP
13/10/2024
packets)
NETWORK LAYER: IP
07/10/2024-
Addressing(Subnetting and
13/10/2024
Supernetting)
NETWORK LAYER: IP
07/10/2024-
Addressing(Subnetting
13/10/2024 https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking/home/module/2
examples)
07/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER: IP
13/10/2024 Addressing(IP Header)
07/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER: IP
13/10/2024 Addressing(IPv6 addressing)
NETWORK LAYER: IP
14/10/2024-
Addressing(Subnetting and
20/10/2024
Supernetting)
NETWORK LAYER: IP
14/10/2024-
Addressing(Subnetting
20/10/2024
examples)
https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking/home/module/2
14/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER: IP
20/10/2024 Addressing(IP Header)
Week 9 14/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER: IP
20/10/2024 Addressing(IPv6 addressing)
14/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER: IP
20/10/2024 Addressing(IPv6 addressing)
14/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER:
20/10/2024 Routing(Routing algorithms)
NETWORK LAYER:
14/10/2024- https://www.coursera.org/programs/lpu-faculty-development-program-
Routing(Unicast routing
20/10/2024 f9ei7/learn/packet-switching-networks-
protocols)
algorithms?fromClip=sfc_page_course_link~Aw3SY
21/10/2024- Network Layer NETWORK LAYER:
Week 10
27/10/2024 (Routing) Routing(Routing algorithms)

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 NETWORK LAYER:
Routing(Unicast routing
protocols)
Test 2
NETWORK LAYER:
21/10/2024-
Routing(Routing Algorithm
27/10/2024
Shortest path algorithm)
NETWORK LAYER:
21/10/2024-
Routing(Distance vector
27/10/2024
Routing)
21/10/2024- NETWORK LAYER: https://www.coursera.org/learn/packet-switching-networks-
27/10/2024 Routing(Link State routing) algorithms/home/module/3
NETWORK LAYER:
28/10/2024-
NETWORK Congestion Control (Congestion
03/11/2024
LAYER(Congestion Control Algorithms)
Control) NETWORK LAYER:
28/10/2024-
Congestion Control (Congestion
03/11/2024
Control Algorithms)
Week 11 28/10/2024- TRANSPORT LAYER
03/11/2024 (Transport Layer Services)
TRANSPORT LAYER (TCP-
28/10/2024-
Header format and handshaking
03/11/2024
operation)
28/10/2024- TRANSPORT LAYER (UDP-
https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking/lecture/cboIM/the-
03/11/2024 Header format)
transport-layer
04/11/2024- TRANSPORT LAYER
10/11/2024 (Transport Layer Services)
TRANSPORT LAYER (TCP-
04/11/2024- TRANSPORT
Header format and handshaking
10/11/2024 LAYER
operation)
Week 12
04/11/2024- TRANSPORT LAYER (UDP-
10/11/2024 Header format)
Test 3
04/11/2024- APPLICATION LAYER(E
10/11/2024 Mail)
https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking/lecture/aZPjv/why-
11/11/2024- APPLICATION APPLICATION LAYER(E
do-we-need-dns
17/11/2024 LAYER Mail)
Week 13
11/11/2024- APPLICATION LAYER
17/11/2024 (Domain Name System)

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 11/11/2024- APPLICATION LAYER
17/11/2024 (Domain Name System)
11/11/2024-
APPLICATION LAYER (FTP)
17/11/2024
11/11/2024-
Week 14 Spill Over
17/11/2024
18/11/2024-
Spill Over
24/11/2024
18/11/2024-
Week 15 Spill Over
24/11/2024
18/11/2024-
Spill Over
24/11/2024

Scheme for CA:

CA Category of this Course Code is: A0203 (2 best out of 3)

Component Weightage (%) Mapped CO(s)

Test 1 50 CO1, CO2

Test 2 50 CO3, CO4

Test 3 50 CO5, CO6

Details of Academic Task(s)

Academic Task Objective Detail of Academic Task Nature of Academic Academic Task Marks Allotment /
Task Mode submission
(group/individuals) Week
Test 1 To check the MCQ Based Class Test Individual Online 30 3/5
learning level
Test 2 To Check the MCQ Based Class Test Individual Online 30 7/9
Learning level

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.
 Test 3 To check the MCQ Based Class Test Individual Online 30 11/13
learning level

An instruction plan is only a tentative plan. The teacher may make some changes in his/her teaching plan. The students are advised to use syllabus for preparation of all examinations. The students are expected to keep themselves
updated on the contemporary issues related to the course. Upto 20% of the questions in any examination/Academic tasks can be asked from such issues even if not explicitly mentioned in the instruction plan.