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The document outlines the course structure for 'Communication Networks' (EC19642), detailing objectives, units of study, and practical experiments. It covers topics such as layered communication architectures, network protocols, routing algorithms, and security issues, with a total of 75 contact hours. Additionally, it lists required textbooks and reference materials for students to enhance their understanding of the subject.

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The document outlines the course structure for 'Communication Networks' (EC19642), detailing objectives, units of study, and practical experiments. It covers topics such as layered communication architectures, network protocols, routing algorithms, and security issues, with a total of 75 contact hours. Additionally, it lists required textbooks and reference materials for students to enhance their understanding of the subject.

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Subject Code Subject Name Category L T P C

EC19642 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS PC 3 0 2 4

Objectives: The student should be made to


 Introduce the layered communication architectures and understand various physical, data link layer protocols.
 Analyze different network protocols and routing algorithms.
 Assess transport and application layer protocols with security issues.
Create communication between two desktop computers using Inter-networking devices using protocols and routing

Algorithms.
 Configure network using simulation tools.

UNIT-I NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS AND PHYSICAL LAYER 9


Data Communication, Networks, Protocols and standards, Line configuration, Topology, Transmission mode, Signaling, RS232
Serial Communication and Manchester encoding, OSI reference model - layers and duties. TCP/IP reference model – layers and
duties, Addressing.
UNIT-II DATA LINK LAYER 9
Error detection and correction- Types of error, CRC, Checksum, Framing, Flow control and error control, HDLC - frames.
Multiple access - Random access, Controlled access, IEEE standards: - IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth
UNIT-III NETWORKING AND ITS DEVICES 9
Connecting Devices, Logical Addressing- IPV4, IPV6, Transition from IPV4 to IPV6,Address mapping – Basics of ARP, RARP,
BOOTP and DHCP,ICMP, IGMP, Network routing algorithms- Distance vector routing and Link state routing.
UNIT-IV TRANSPORT LAYER 9
Process-process delivery: - UDP,TCP- Features, segment, connection, Flow control, Congestion control in TCP, Quality of
services.
UNIT-V APPLICATION LAYER 9
Basics of Application protocols: DNS, HTTP, FTP and SMTP, Network management protocol: SNMP, Fundamentals of Data
security: Cryptography: Asymmetric Encryption-RSA algorithm, Symmetric Encrytpion-AES algorithm.
Contact Hours : 45
List of Experiments
1 Implementation of Error Detection / Error Correction Techniques
2 Study of socket programming and Client – Server model – Implementation of stop and wait protocol
3 Implementation of Distance vector and Link state routing algorithm
4 Encryption and Decryption.
5 Study of Network Simulator (NS) / Configuring network using Cisco Packet Tracer configure
LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR A BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS SOFTWARE
 C / C++ / Java / Equivalent Compiler
 Network simulator like NS2/ Cisco Packet Tracer
 HARDWARE Standalone desktops
Contact Hours : 30
Total Contact Hours : 75
Course Outcomes: On completion of the course, the students will be able to
 Well versed on the layered communication architectures and their interworking.
 Compare different protocols and routing algorithms for an efficient network
 Design a network for a particular application and analyze the performance of the network
 Communicate between two desktop computers and implement the different protocols using sockets and routing algorithms.
 Implement network simulation using NS

Text Books:
1 Behrouz.A. Forouzan, Data Communication and Networking, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill
2 Stallings.W., Data and Computer Communication, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2011

Reference Books:
1 Tanenboum, A.S, Computer Networks, 5thEdition, Prentice Hall Of India, 2013
2 Keshav.S. An Engineering approach to Computer Networking, Addision – Wesley, 2010.
3 J.E.Flood, Telecommunication Switching, Traffic and networks, 2nd edition, Pearson Education, 2007
Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach”, Fifth Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers,
4 2011.

Web links:
1 http://cse29-iiith.vlabs.ac.in/exp7/index.php

RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

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