Contents

• Unit 1. Introduction: Objective, scope and outcome of the course.

   

  Unit 2. Introductory Concepts: Network hardware, Network software, topologies, Protocols and standards, OSI model, TCP model, TCP/IP model, Physical Layer: Digital and Analog Signals, Periodic Analog Signals, Signal Transmission, Limitations of Data Rate, Digital Data Transmission, Performance Measures, Line Coding, Digital Modulation, Media and Digital Transmission System.

   

  Unit 3. Data Link Layer: Error Detection and Correction, Types of Errors, Two dimensional parity check, Detection verses correction, Block Coding, Linear Block Coding, Cyclic Codes, Checksum, Standardized Polynomial Code, Error Correction Methods, Forward Error Correction, Protocols: Stop and wait, Goback- N ARQ, Selective Repeat ARQ, Sliding window, Piggy backing, Pure ALOHA, Slotted ALOHA, CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA.

   

  Unit 4. Network Layer: Design issues, Routing algorithms: IPV4, IPV6, Address mapping: ARQ, RARQ, Congestion control, Unicast, Multicast, Broadcast routing protocols, Quality of Service, Internetworking.

   

  Unit 5. Transport Layer: Transport service, Elements of transport protocols, User Datagram Protocol, Transmission Control Protocol, Quality of service, Leaky Bucket and Token Bucket algorithm.

   

  Unit 6. Application Layer: WWW, DNS, Multimedia, Electronic mail, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, Introduction to network security