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Course Detail

Course Name Principles of Computer Networks
Course Code 23CSE437
Program B. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Credits 3
Campus Amritapuri ,Coimbatore,Bengaluru, Amaravati, Chennai

Syllabus

Professional Electives

Other Branches

Unit I

Introduction:-Data communications- Networks- The Internet – Protocols and standards. Network Models:- layered tasks , TCP/IP protocol suite, Addressing. Data and signals:- Analog and digital ,data rate limits, performance. Digital transmission: – digital –to digital conversion, Analog-to-digital conversion, transmission modes.

Unit II

Transmission media: – guided media – unguided media (wireless). Switching: – Circuit switched networks, datagram networks, virtual circuit networks, structure of a switch. Data link layer – Error detection and corrections: – Introduction, block coding, linear block codes, cyclic codes, checksum. Data link control:- Framing, flow and error control, protocols, noiseless channels, noisy channel. Multiple Access: – Random access, Controlled access, Channelization. Wired LANs – Ethernet: – IEEE standards, Standard Ethernet, changes in the standard, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet.

Unit III

Network layer : IPv4 Addresses, IPv6 Addresses. Internet Protocols: – Internetworking, IPv4, IPv6, transition from IPv4 to IPv6. Transport Layer: process- to – process delivery, user datagram protocol, TCP. Overview of DNS and overview of HTTP.

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives

  • This course introduces the foundational principles of computer networks and the layered architecture.
  • This course focuses on network layer and transport layer in detail.

Course Outcomes

CO1: To understand the basic concepts of networks, and signals.

CO2: To understand the transmission media and data link layer functionalities.

CO3: To analyze routing protocol and internetworking concepts.

CO4: To configure DNS and HTTP servers.

CO-PO Mapping

 PO/PSO

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO5

PO6

PO7

PO8

PO9

PO10

PO11

PO12

PSO1

PSO2

CO

CO1

3

2

 

2

               

3

2

CO2

3

2

 

2

             

2

3

2

CO3

3

3

3

3

2

           

2

3

2

CO4

3

2

3

2

2

           

2

3

2

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern: 70:30

Assessment

Internal

End Semester

MidTerm Exam

20

 

Continuous Assessment – Theory (*CAT)

10

 

Continuous Assessment – Lab (*CAL)

40

 

**End Semester

 

30 (50 Marks; 2 hours exam)

*CAT – Can be Quizzes, Assignments, and Reports

*CAL – Can be Lab Assessments, Project, and Report

**End Semester can be theory examination/ lab-based examination/ project presentation

Text Books / References

Textbook(s)

Forouzan AB. “Data communications & networking (sie)”. Tata McGraw-Hill Education; 2007.

Reference(s)

Stallings W. “Data and computer communications”. Pearson Education India; 2007.

Douglas E. Comer. “Internet working with TCP/IP”, Volume -1, Sixth Edition, Addison-Wesley Professional; 2013.

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