CS3591 COMPUTER NETWORKS LTPC3024

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

•To understand the concept of layering in networks.

•To know the functions of protocols of each layer of TCP/IP protocol suite.

•To visualize the end-to-end flow of information.

•To learn the functions of network layer and the various routing protocols

•To familiarize the functions and protocols of the Transport layer

UNIT I INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION LAYER 10

Data Communication - Networks – Network Types – Protocol Layering – TCP/IP Protocol suite
– OSI Model – Introduction to Sockets - Application Layer protocols: HTTP – FTP – Email
protocols (SMTP - POP3 - IMAP - MIME) – DNS – SNMP

UNIT II TRANSPORT LAYER 9

Introduction - Transport-Layer Protocols: UDP – TCP: Connection Management – Flow control

- Congestion Control - Congestion avoidance (DECbit, RED) – SCTP – Quality of Service

UNIT III NETWORK LAYER 7

Switching : Packet Switching - Internet protocol - IPV4 – IP Addressing – Subnetting - IPV6,

ARP, RARP, ICMP, DHCP

UNIT IV ROUTING 7

Routing and protocols: Unicast routing - Distance Vector Routing - RIP - Link State Routing –
OSPF – Path-vector routing - BGP - Multicast Routing: DVMRP – PIM.

UNIT V DATA LINK AND PHYSICAL LAYERS 12

Data Link Layer – Framing – Flow control – Error control – Data-Link Layer Protocols – HDLC
– PPP - Media Access Control – Ethernet Basics – CSMA/CD – Virtual LAN – Wireless LAN
(802.11) - Physical Layer: Data and Signals - Performance – Transmission media- Switching –
Circuit Switching.

45 PERIODS
PRACTICAL EXERCISES: 30 PERIODS
1. Learn to use commands like tcpdump, netstat, ifconfig, nslookup and traceroute. Capture ping and trace
route PDUs using a network protocol analyzer and examine.
2. Write a HTTP web client program to download a web page using TCP sockets.
3. Applications using TCP sockets like: a) Echo client and echo server b) Chat
4. Simulation of DNS using UDP sockets.
5. Use a tool like Wireshark to capture packets and examine the packets
6. Write a code simulating ARP /RARP protocols.
7. Study of Network simulator (NS) and Simulation of Congestion Control Algorithms using NS.
8. Study of TCP/UDP performance using Simulation tool.
9. Simulation of Distance Vector/ Link State Routing algorithm.
10. Simulation of an error correction code (like CRC)
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
CO 1: Explain the basic layers and its functions in computer networks.
CO 2: Understand the basics of how data flows from one node to another.
CO 3: Analyze routing algorithms.
CO 4: Describe protocols for various functions in the network.
CO 5: Analyze the working of various application layer protocols.
TOTAL:75 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1.James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking, A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet,
Eighth Edition, Pearson Education, 2021.
2.Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking with TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Sixth
Edition TMH, 2022
REFERENCES
1. Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition, Morgan
Kaufmann Publishers Inc., 2012.
2.William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Tenth Edition, Pearson Education, 2013.
3.Nader F. Mir, Computer and Communication Networks, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2014.
4.Ying-Dar Lin, Ren-Hung Hwang, Fred Baker, “Computer Networks: An Open Source Approach”,
McGraw Hill, 2012.
 UNIT I-INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION LAYER
Knowledge No. of Hrs to Books
S. No Topic
level be handled Referred
1. Data Communication – Networks L2 1 T2
2. Network Types L2 1 T2
3. Protocol Layering L2 1 T2
4. TCP/IP Protocol suite L2 1 T2
5. OSI Model L2 2 T2
6. Introduction to Sockets L1, L2 1 T2
7. Application Layer Protocols – HTTP – FTP L2 1 T2
8. Email Protocols (SMTP – POP3 – IMAP – L2
1 T2
MIME)
9. DNS – SNMP L2 1 T2

UNIT II-TRANSPORT LAYER

Knowledge No. of Hrs to Books
S. No Topic
level be handled Referred
1. Introduction – Transport Layer Protocols L1, L2 1 T2
2. UDP L2 2 T2
3. TCP: Connection Management, Flow control L2 2 T2
4. Congestion Control L2 2 T2
5. Congestion Avoidance – DECbit, RED L2 1 R1
6. SCTP L2 1 T2
7. Quality of Service L2 1 T2

UNIT III-NETWORK LAYER

Knowledge No. of Hrs to Books

S. No Topic
level be handled Referred
1. Switching - Packet switching L2 1 T2
2. Internet Protocol – Ipv4 L1,L2 1 T2
3. IP Addressing L2 2 T2
4. Subnetting L1,L2,L3 1 T2
5. IPv6 L2 2 T2
6. APR, RARP L2 1 T2
7. ICMP, DHCP L2 2 T2

UNIT IV-ROUTING
 Knowledge No. of Hrs to Books
S. No Topic
level be handled Referred
1. Routing and Protocols L1,L2 1 T2
2. Unicast Routing – Distance Vector Routing L2 1 T2
3. RIP L2 1 T2
4. Link State Routing – OSPF L2 1 T2
5. Path Vector Routing L2 1 T1
6. BGP L2 1 R1
7. Multicast Routing: DVMRP, PIM L2 2 T2

UNIT V-DATALINK AND PHYSICAL LAYER

Knowledge No. of Hrs to Books
S. No Topic
level be handled Referred
1. Datalink Layer – Framing L2 1 T2
2. Flow control, Error control L2 2 T2
3. Datalink layer Protocols – HDLC, PPP L2 2 T2
4. Media Access Control – Ethernet Basics L2 1 T2
5. CSMA/CD, Virtual LAN L2 2 T2
6. Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11) L2 1 T2
7. Physical Layer – Data and Signals, L2 1 T2
8. Transmission Media L2 1 T2
9. Switching – Circuit Switching L2 1 T2

L1- Remember; L2- Understand; L3- Apply; L4- Analyze; L5- Evaluate; L6- Create