Other university all, Electrical Engineering , Computer Network Syllabus

05 1x 13 COMPUTER NETWORKS
L T P : 3 0 0 Credit : 3

1. Introduction : Network Hardware & Software, OSI Reference Model, TCP/IP Model, Comparison of the OSI & TCP/IP model. 

2. The Physical Link layer : Guided Transmission Media, Physical Layer Standard.  

3. The Data Link Layer : Need for Data Link Control, Service provided by the Data Link Layer, Frame Design Consideration, Flow control Mechanism, Data Link Error control, Error Control in Stop and wait Mechanism & Sliding Window Mechanism, Sequence num bering, Piggybacking Acknowledgements, Data Link Management. 

4. MAC Protocols : Random access Protocols ALOHA.

5.IEEE 802.3 Ethernet : Contention Access, CSMA/CD, Physical Topology of Ethernet, Ethernet Repeater, Types of Ethernet. 

6. Bridges and Layer 2 Switches : LAN Bridge, Transparent Bridges, Spanning tree algorithm. Source routing bridge, route discovery in source routing, layer 2 Ethernet switches.

7. The network layer : network layer design issue, purpose of network layer, Functions of the Network Layer.

8. Introduction to Internet Protocol : IPv4 Format, ICMP.

9. Routing Algorithms : Static Routing, Dynamic Routing, Distance Vector Routing Algorithm, R outing Information Protocol, Link State Routing, OSPF Routing Protocol. Interior and Exterior Protocol, and Border Gateway Protocol.

10. Introduction to Transport Layer: TCP & UDP. 

11. Introduction to Application Layer: TCP/IP Application Protocol. 

Text Book:
1. Data Communication & Networking by Forouzan, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. Computer Network, 4e, by Andrew S. Tenenbaum, Pearson Education/ PHI.
3. Data Communication and Computer Networks, by Prakash C.Gupta, PHI.
4. Networking Ali in one Desk Reference by Doug Lowe, Wiley Dreamtech
Reference Books:
1. Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach featuring the Internet, 3e by James F.Kurose.
2. Computer Network by Godbole, Tata McGraw Hill.
3. Computer Networking, by Stanford H. Rowe, Marsha L. Schuh