CP4153 Network Technologies
CP4153 Network Technologies
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To understand the basic concepts of networks
2. To explore various technologies in the wireless domain
3. To study about 4G and 5G cellular networks
4. To learn about Network Function Virtualization
5. To understand the paradigm of Software defined networks
UNIT I NETWORKING CONCEPTS 9
Peer To Peer Vs Client-Server Networks. Network Devices. Network Terminology. Network
Speeds. Network throughput, delay. Osi Model. Packets, Frames, And Headers. Collision And
Broadcast Domains. LAN Vs WAN. Network Adapter. Hub. Switch. Router. Firewall, IP
addressing.
UNIT II WIRELESS NETWORKS 9
Wireless access techniques- IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11e, 802.11n/ac/ax/ay/ba/be, QoS –
Bluetooth – Protocol Stack – Security – Profiles – zigbee
UNIT III MOBILE DATA NETWORKS 9
4G Networks and Composite Radio Environment – Protocol Boosters – Hybrid 4G Wireless
Networks Protocols – Green Wireless Networks – Physical Layer and Multiple Access –
Channel Modelling for 4G – Concepts of 5G – channel access –air interface -Cognitive Radiospectrum
management – C-RAN architecture - Vehicular communications-protocol – Network
slicing – MIMO, mmWave, Introduction to 6G.
UNIT IV SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS 9
SDN Architecture. Characteristics of Software-Defined Networking. SDN- and NFV-Related
Standards. SDN Data Plane. Data Plane Functions. Data Plane Protocols. OpenFlow Logical
Network Device. Flow Table Structure. Flow Table Pipeline. The Use of Multiple Tables. Group
Table. OpenFlow Protocol. SDN Control Plane Architecture. Control Plane Functions.
Southbound Interface. Northbound Interface. Routing. ITU-T Model. OpenDaylight.
OpenDaylight Architecture. OpenDaylight Helium. SDN Application Plane Architecture.
Northbound Interface. Network Services Abstraction Layer. Network Applications. User
Interface.
UNIT V NETWORK FUNCTIONS VIRTUALIZATION 9
Motivation-Virtual Machines –NFV benefits-requirements – architecture- NFV Infrastructure -
Virtualized Network Functions - NFV Management and Orchestration- NFV Use Cases- NFV
and SDN –Network virtualization – VLAN and VPN
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
1. Execute various network utilities such as tracert, pathping, ipconfig
2. Implement the Software Defined Networking using Mininet
3. Implement routing in Mininet
4. Install a virtual machine and study network virtualization
5. Simulate various network topologies in Network Simulator
REFERENCES
1. James Bernstein, “Networking made Easy”, 2018. ( UNIT I )
2. HoudaLabiod, Costantino de Santis, HossamAfifi “Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and WiMax”,
Springer 2007 ( UNIT 2 )
3. Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold, 4G: LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile
Broadband, Academic Press, 2013 ( UNIT 3)
4. Saad Z. Asif – “5G Mobile Communications Concepts and Technologies” CRC press –
2019 (UNIT 3)
5. William Stallings –“Foundations of Modern Networking: SDN, NFV, QoE, IoT, and Cloud”
1st Edition, Pearson Education, 2016.( Unit 4 and 5 )
6. Thomas D.Nadeau and Ken Gray, SDN – Software Defined Networks, O‟Reilly
Publishers, 2013.
7. Guy Pujolle, “Software Networks”, Second Edition, Wiley-ISTE, 2020