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Course Detail

Course Name Computer Networks
Course Code 15CSE312
Program B. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering
Semester Six
Year Taught 2019

Syllabus

Unit 1

The Internet – The Network Edge, the Network Core, Delay, Loss, and Throughput in Packet Switched Networks, Protocol Layers and Their Service Models. Principles of Network Applications: The Web and HTTP, File Transfer: FTP, Electronic Mail in the Internet, DNS – The Internet’s Directory Service, Peer-to-Peer Applications. Introduction and Transport Layer Services: Multiplexing and Demultiplexing, Connectionless Transport – UDP, Principles of Reliable Data Transfer.

Unit 2

Transport layer – Connection Oriented Transport – TCP, Principles of Congestion Control, TCP Congestion Control. Introduction Network Layer: Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks, Inside a Router, The Internet Protocol (IP) – Forwarding and Addressing in the Internet, Routing Algorithms, Routing in the Internet, Broadcast and Multicast Routing.

Unit 3

The Link Layer and Local Area Networks – Introduction and Services, Error-Detection and Correction Techniques, Multiple Access Protocols, Link-Layer Addressing, Ethernet, Link-Layer Switches, PPP – The Point-to-Point Protocol.

Text Books

  • Kurose J. F. and Ross K. W., “Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach”, Sixth Edition, Pearson Press, 2013.

Resources

  • Tanenbaum A. S., “Computer Networks”, Third Edition, PHI, 2004.
  • Stallings W., “Data and Computer Communications”, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education Asia, 2004.
  • Forouzan B. A., “Data Communication and Networking”, Third Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2004.

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