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COMPUTER NETWORKS – I

Subject Code: 10CS55 I.A. Marks : 25
Hours/Week : 04 Exam Hours: 03
Total Hours : 52 Exam Marks: 100
PART – A
UNIT - 1 7 Hours
Introduction: Data Communications, Networks, The Internet, Protocols &
Standards, Layered Tasks,
The OSI model, Layers in OSI model, TCP/IP Protocol suite, Addressing
UNIT- 2 7 Hours
Physical Layer-1: Analog & Digital Signals, Transmission Impairment, Data
Rate limits, Performance, Digital-digital conversion (Only Line coding:
Polar, Bipolar and Manchester coding), Analog-to-digital conversion (only
PCM), Transmission Modes, Digital-to-analog conversion
UNIT- 3 6 Hours
Physical Layer-2 and Switching: Multiplexing, Spread Spectrum,
Introduction to switching, Circuit Switched Networks, Datagram Networks,
Virtual Circuit Networks
UNIT- 4 6 Hours
Data Link Layer-1: Error Detection & Correction: Introduction, Block
coding, Linear block codes, Cyclic codes, Checksum.
UNIT-5 6 Hours
Data Link Layer-2: Framing, Flow and Error Control, Protocols, Noiseless
Channels, Noisy channels, HDLC, PPP (Framing, Transition phases only)
UNIT-6 7 Hours
Multiple Access & Ethernet: Random access, Controlled Access,
Channelization, Ethernet: IEEE standards, Standard
Ethernet, Changes in the standard, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
UNIT -7 6 Hours
Wireless LANs and Cellular Networks: Introduction, IEEE 802.11,
Bluetooth, Connecting devices, Cellular Telephony
UNIT -8: 7 Hours
Network Layer: Introduction, Logical addressing, IPv4 addresses, IPv6
addresses, Internetworking basics,
IPv4, IPv6, Comparison of IPv4 and IPv6 Headers.
Text Books:
1. Behrouz A. Forouzan,: Data Communication and Networking, 4th
Edition Tata McGraw-Hill, 2006.
(Chapters 1.1 to 1.4, 2.1 to 2.5, 3.1 To 3.6, 4.1 to 4.3, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 8.1
to 8.3, 10.1 to 10.5, 11.1 to 11.7, 12.1 to 12.3, 13.1 to 13.5, 14.1, 14.2,
15.1, 16.1, 19.1, 19.2, 20.1 to 20.3)
Reference Books:
1. Alberto Leon-Garcia and Indra Widjaja: Communication Networks -Fundamental Concepts and Key architectures, 2nd Edition Tata
McGraw-Hill, 2004.
2. William Stallings: Data and Computer Communication, 8th Edition,
Pearson Education, 2007.
3. Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie: Computer Networks – A Systems Approach, 4th Edition, Elsevier, 2007.
4. Nader F. Mir: Computer and Communication Networks, Pearson
Education, 2007.