III B.

Tech II Sem

Student Hand Book

SHRI VISHNU ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN::BHIMAVARAM

LESSON PLAN

COURSE

: III Year B.Tech

CLASS

: III/II Sem

SUBJECT

: COMPUTER NETWORKS

BRANCH
YEAR

: Information Technology
: 2015-2016

Syllabus
UNIT - I: Introduction: Data Communication, components, data representation, data
flow;
Networks: distributed processing, network criteria, physical structures, network models, categories of
network, inter connection of networks; The Internet: brief history, internet today, Protocols
&standard layers: protocols, standards, standard organization, internet standards, Layered Tasks:
sender, receiver, carrier, hierarchy.
The OSI models: layered architecture, peer to peer process, encapsulation, Layers in OSI model:
physical layer, data link layer, Network layer, transport layer, session layer , presentation layer ,
application layer , TCP/IP protocol suite: physical and data link layers, network layer, transport layer,
application layer, Addressing: physical address, logical address, port address, specific address.
UNIT-II: Physical layer and overview of PL Switching: Multiplexing: frequency division
multiplexing, wave length division multiplexing, synchronous time division multiplexing, statistical time
division multiplexing, introduction to switching: Circuit Switched Networks, Datagram Networks,
Virtual Circuit Networks.
UNIT -III : Framing: fixed size framing, variable size framing, , Flow control, Error control ,Error
detections Error correction: block coding, linear block codes, cyclic codes: cyclic redundancy
check, hard ware implementation, polynomials, cyclic code analysis, advantages, Checksum: idea,
ones complement internet check sum, services provided to Network Layer, elementary Data link
Layer protocols- Unrestricted Simplex protocol, Simplex Stop-and-Wait Protocol, Simplex protocol
for Noisy Channel.
UNIT-IV: Sliding Window Protocol: One bit, Go back N, Selective Repeat-Stop and wait protocol ,
data link layer HDLC: configuration and transfer modes, frames, control field, point to point
protocol( PPP): framing, transition phase, multiplexing, multi link PPP.
UNIT -V: Random Access : ALOHA, career sense multiple access (CSMA), career sense multiple
access with collision detection, career sense multiple access with collision avoidance , Controlled
Access: Reservation, Polling, Token Passing, Channelization: frequency division multiple
access(FDMA),time division multiple access(TDMA), code division multiple access(CDMA).
UNIT-VI: IEEE Standards: data link layer, physical layer, Manchester encoding, Standard Ethernet:
MAC Sub Layer, physical layer, Fast Ethernet: MAC Sub Layer, physical layer, IEE-802.11:
Architecture, MAC sub layer, addressing mechanism , frame structure.
UNIT -VII : Blue tooth : Architecture, blue tooth layers, Protocol stack, Frame structure ,cellur
Telephony-frequency reuse Transmitting, receiving, roaming, Satellite Networks GEO,LEO,MEO
satellite.
Unit-VIII : Data Link Layer Switching-Bridges, Local internet working Spanning tree bridges, remote
bridges, switch virtual LANs.

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Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the basic concepts of data communication system.
Beginners can study the key networking concepts.

Course Objectives

This course is designed to provide the students with a foundation in signal presentation,
communication techniques, serial and parallel communication, modems, and other
interfacing methods.
The networking technologies for local and wide area networks are also studied in detail
This course covers relevant topics including network architecture and protocols.
To provide students with a theoretical and practical base in computer networks issues.

Course Outcomes
At the end of the course a student will be able to:
Purse his study in advanced networking courses.
Apply knowledge of mathematics, probability, and statistics to model analyze some
networking protocols.
Design, implement, and analyze simple computer networks.
Knowledge of contemporary issues in computer networks.
Be familiar with wireless networking concepts.
Be familiar with contemporary issues in networking technologies.

Plan
Sl.
No.

No. of
hours

Date

26/8

27/8

28/8

2/9

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5/9

Topic(s) Planned
UNIT I
Data Communication, components,
data representation, data flow.
Networks: distributed processing,
network criteria, physical structures,
network models, categories of
network, inter connection of networks
The Internet: brief history, internet
today, Protocols &standard layers:
protocols, standards, standard
organization, internet standards,
Layered Tasks: sender, receiver,
carrier, hierarchy. The OSI models:
layered architecture, peer to peer
process, encapsulation
Layers in OSI model: physical layer,
data link layer, Network layer,
transport layer, session layer ,
presentation layer , application layer
TCP/IP protocol suite: physical and
data link layers, network layer,
transport layer, application layer
Addressing: physical address,

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Reference
(Books with
page
numbers)

Rem
arks

T1: 3-6

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8,9,10

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logical address, port address,

specific address.
UNIT II
Multiplexing: frequency division
multiplexing, wave length division
multiplexing, synchronous time
division multiplexing, statistical time
division multiplexing
Introduction to switching: Circuit
Switched Networks, Datagram
Networks, Virtual Circuit Networks.
UNIT III
Framing: fixed size framing, variable
size framing, Flow control, Error
control
Error detections Error correction:
block coding, linear block codes
Cyclic codes:
Cyclic redundancy check, hard ware
implementation, polynomials, cyclic
code analysis, advantages
Checksum: idea, ones complement
internet check sum, services
provided to Network Layer,
Elementary Data link Layer
protocols: Unrestricted Simplex
protocol, Simplex Stop-and-Wait
Protocol, Simplex protocol for Noisy
Channel.
UNIT IV
Sliding Window Protocol:
One bit, Go back N, Selective
Repeat-Stop and wait protocol , data
link layer
HDLC:
configuration and transfer modes,
frames, control field
Point to point protocol (PPP):
Framing, transition phase,
multiplexing, multi link PPP.
UNIT V
Random Access : ALOHA, career
sense multiple access (CSMA),
career sense multiple access with
collision detection, career sense
multiple access with collision
avoidance
Controlled Access: Reservation,
Polling, Token Passing
Channelization: frequency division
multiple access (FDMA), time
division multiple access (TDMA),
code division multiple access
(CDMA).
UNIT VI
IEEE Standards: data link layer,

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T1: 161-179

T1: 214-227

T1: 307-311
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T2: 200-208

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physical layer, Manchester encoding

Standard Ethernet: MAC Sub Layer,
physical layer
, Fast Ethernet: MAC Sub Layer,
physical layer
IEE-802.11: Architecture, MAC sub
layer, addressing mechanism , frame
structure.
UNIT VII
Blue tooth : Architecture, blue tooth
layers, Protocol stack, Frame
structure
cellur Telephony-frequency reuse
Transmitting, receiving, roaming
Satellite Networks GEO,LEO,MEO
satellite.
UNIT VIII

397,109,110

Data Link Layer Switching-Bridges,

T1: 447-454

Local internet working Spanning tree

bridges
Remote bridges.
switch virtual LANs
Topics beyond the syllabus

T1: 397-405
T1: 409-411
T1: 421-433
T2: 299
T1: 436
T2:
311,313,316
T1: 467-477
T1: 478-487

T1: 447-454
T1: 456-463
T1: 456-463

Question Bank
UNIT-1
1. Discuss the history of networking.
2. What are the problems faced with the early communication.
3. What is meant by computer network?
4. Enumerate the concept of networking
5. Explain the basic network application areas
6. What are the key issues of computer network
7. What are the major components of networking hardware?
8. Explain the merits and demerits of various network topologies.
9. What are the functions of the four layers of TCP/IP model?
10. Distinguish between the OSI model and TCP/IP model.
11. Enumerate on the functions of various addressing techniques.
UNIT-2
12. Differentiate between FDM, WDM, and TDM.
13. List the advantages of packet switching over circuit switching for data transmission.
UNIT-3
14. Explain the three different types of errors that occurs during the transmission and methods of
error correction.
15. Explain different types of redundancy checks.
16. Explain Elementary data link layer protocols.
17. What are different Framing methods.
UNIT-4
18. Explain sliding window protocols.
19. Explain HDLC protocol

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UNIT-5
20. Differentiate ALOHA and SLOTTED ALOHA
21. Compare and contrast the functions of Carrier Sense on Multi-Access Networks (CSMA) and
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detect (CSMA/CD).
22. Differentiate TDMA, FDMA, and CDMA.
UNIT-6
23. Explain Standard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
24. Explain the Frame structure of 802.11.
25. Draw the wave forms for 010011110
i)Manchester ii) Different Manchester.

in

each

of

the

following

methods:

UNIT-7
26. Explain protocol stack of Bluetooth.
27. Discuss the operation of cellular telephony.
28. Describe Satellite Communication.
UNIT-8
29. Explain the functions of four internetworking devices: repeaters, bridges, routers and
gateways
30. Explain spanning tree bridges.
31. Explain Switched virtual LANs

Text Books
T1: Data communications and networking 4th edtion Behrouz A Fourzan, TMH
T2: Computer networks 4th editon Andrew S Tanenbaum, Pearson
T3: Computer networks, Mayank Dave, CENGAGE

Reference Books
1.

http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcoursecontents/IIT%20Kharagpur/Computer%20networks/New_index1.html
2. Computer networks, A system Approach, 5th ed, Larry L Peterson and Bruce S
Elsevier

Staff in charge

Department of Information Technology: SVECW

Davie,

Head of the Department