Computer Networks
Computer Networks
UNIT - I
Introduction: Network applications, network hardware, network
software, Reference models: OSI, TCP/IP, Internet, Connection
oriented network - X.25, frame relay.
The physical layer: Theoretical basis for communication, guided
transmission media, wireless transmission, the public switched telephone
networks, mobile, telephone system.
UNIT - II
THE DATA LINK LAYER:
Design issues, error detection and correction elementary data link
protocols, sliding window protocols, example data link protocols - HDLC,
the data link layer in the internet.
THE MEDIUM ACCESS SUBLAYER: Channel allocations problem,
multiple access protocols, Ethernet, Data Link Layer switching, Wireless
LAN, Broadband Wireless, Bluetooth
UNIT - III
THE NETWORK LAYER: Network layer design issues, routing algorithms,
Congestion control algorithms, Internetworking, the network layer in the
internet (IPv4 and IPv6), Quality of Service
UNIT – IV
THE TRANSPORT LAYER: Transport service, elements of transport
protocol, Simple Transport Protocol, Internet transport layer protocols:
UDP and TCP.
UNIT - V
THE APPLICATION LAYER: Domain name system, electronic mail,
World Wide Web: Architectural overview, dynamic web document and
http.
APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS: Simple Network Management
Protocol, File Transfer Protocol, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Telnet.
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