J-23 Computer Networks Syllabus
J-23 Computer Networks Syllabus
UNIT - I
Network hardware, Network software, OSI, TCP/IP Reference models, Example Networks: ARPANET,
Internet.
Physical Layer: Guided Transmission media: twisted pairs, coaxial cable, fiber optics, Wireless
Transmission.
Data link layer: Design issues, framing, Error detection and correction.
UNIT - II
Elementary data link protocols: simplex protocol, A simplex stop and wait protocol for an error-free
channel, A simplex stop and wait protocol for noisy channel.
Sliding Window protocols: A one-bit sliding window protocol, A protocol using Go-Back-N, A protocol
using Selective Repeat, Example data link protocols.
Medium Access sublayer: The channel allocation problem, Multiple access protocols: ALOHA, Carrier
sense multiple access protocols, collision free protocols. Wireless LANs, Data link layer switching.
UNIT - III
Network Layer: Design issues, Routing algorithms: shortest path routing, Flooding, Hierarchical routing,
Broadcast, Multicast, distance vector routing, Congestion Control Algorithms, Quality of Service,
Internetworking, The Network layer in the internet.
UNIT - IV
Transport Layer: Transport Services, Elements of Transport protocols, Connection management,
TCP and UDP protocols.
UNIT - V
Application Layer –Domain name system, SNMP, Electronic Mail; the World WEB, HTTP, Streaming
audio and video.
TEXT BOOK:
1. Computer Networks -- Andrew S Tanenbaum, David. j. Wetherall, 5th Edition. Pearson
Education/PHI
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. An Engineering Approach to Computer Networks-S. Keshav, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education
2. Data Communications and Networking – Behrouz A. Forouzan. Third Edition TMH.
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