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Course Name        MCA (Master of Computer Application)

Subject Code       MC0075 (Computer Networks)

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Computer Networks Syllabus.

Part 1: Introduction To Computer Networks
Introduction; Definition of a Computer Network: What is a Network?, Components of a computer network; Use of Computer networks: Networks for companies, Networks for people, Social Issues; Classification of networks: Based on transmission technology, Based on the their scale, Local area networks, Metropolitan area networks, Wide area networks, Wireless networks.

Part 2: Network Software &Network Standardization
Introduction; Networks Software: Protocol hierarchy, Design issues for the layers, Merits and De-merits of Layered Architecture, Service Primitives; Reference models: The OSI Reference Model, The TCP/IP Reference Model, Comparison of the OSI & the TCP/IP Reference Models; Network standardization: Who's who in the telecommunication world?, Who's who in the standards world, Who's who in the Internet standards world?.

Part 3: Data Communications
Introduction; Theoretical basis for communication: Fourier analysis, Band limited signals, Maximum data rate of a channel; Transmission impairments: Attenuation distortion, Delay distortion, Dispersion, Noise, Data transmission modes, Serial & Parallel, Simplex, Half duplex & full duplex, Synchronous & Asynchronous transmission.

Part 4: Physical Layer
Introduction; Network topologies: Linear Bus Topology, Ring Topology, Star Topology, Hierarchical or Tree Topology, Topology Comparison, Considerations when choosing a Topology; Switching: Circuit switching, Message switching, Packet switching, Implementation of packet switching, Relationship between Packet Size and Transmission time, Comparison of switching techniques; Multiplexing: FDM – Frequency division multiplexing, WDM – Wavelength division multiplexing, TDM – Time division multiplexing.

Part 5: Transmission Medium
Introduction; Transmission medium: Guided & Unguided Transmission medium, Twisted pair, Coaxial cable, Optical fiber, Comparison of fiber optics and copper wire; Wireless transmission: Electromagnetic spectrum, Radio transmission, Microwave transmission.

Part 6 : Data Link Layer
Introduction: Goal of DLL; Design issues of DLL: Services provided to the Network layer, Framing, Error control, Flow control, Link Management, ARQ strategies; Error Detection and correction: Parity bits, Importance of flamming distance for error correction, Single bit error correction or (n, m) flaming code, Error Detection or Cyclic Redundant Code (CRC); Data Link layer protocols: Transmission control protocols, HDLC.

Part 7: Medium Access Control Sub Layer
Introduction; The channel allocation problem: Static channels allocation, Dynamic channels allocation in LAN‘s and MAN‘s; Multiple access protocols: Pure ALOHA or Unslotted ALOHA Protocol, Slotted ALOHA or Impure ALOHA Protocol, CSMA Protocol, CSMA/CD Protocol, Binary exponential Algorithm, Comparison of channel access protocols; IEEE standards: Ethernets, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.3 frame format.

Part 8: Network Layer
Introduction; Design issues of Network layer: Nature of the service provided, Internal organization, Routing, Internetworking; Principles of Routing: Types of routing algorithms, Classes of routing algorithms, Properties of routing algorithms, Optimality principle; Routing algorithms: Shortest path algorithm, Flooding, Distance vector routing, Hierarchical routing, Link state routing, Comparison of routing algorithms; Congestion: Factors of congestion, Comparison of flow control and congestion control, General principles of congestion control, Closed loop solution; IP protocol (IPV4).

Part 9: Transport Layer
Introduction: Services of Transport layer: Service primitives; Connection establishment; Connection Release; Transport Protocols: TCP protocol, UDP protocol.

Part 10: Networking Devices
Introduction: Goal of networking devices; Repeaters: Uses of Repeaters; Hubs: Classification of Hubs, Stackable Hubs, USB Hub; Switches: Switching Methods, Comparison of switching methods, Working with Hubs and Switches, Cables Connecting Hubs and Switches, Managed Hubs and Switches, Port Density; Bridges: Bridge Implementation Considerations, Types of Bridges; Routers: Dedicated Hardware versus Server-Based Routers, Advantages and Disadvantages of dedicated hardware routers, Drawbacks of Routers; Gateways: Advantages of gateways, Gateways Functionality; Other Devices: Modems, Proxy Server, Wireless router, Brouter, Wireless Access Point (WAPs).

Part 11: Internetworking
Introduction; Motivation for internetworking: How networks differ, Internetworking; Internet architecture; Protocols and Significance for internetworking: Protocols for internetworking, Significance of internetworking; Internet layering model; Internet services; Future growth and technology.

Part 12: Internet addresses
Introduction; Universal identifiers; IP Addressing scheme; Different classes of IP addresses: Primary classful addresses, Class A, Class B, Class C, Other classes; Special IP addresses: Interpreting all Zero to mean ―THIS HOST‖, A Host on THIS NETWORK, Broadcast on LOCAL network, Broadcast on DISTANT network, LOOPBACK; Dotted decimal representation; Range of addresses in each class; Limitations to Classful Addressing; Internet addressing authority.

Part 13: ARP and RARP
Introduction; Address Resolution problem; Types of address resolution: Resolution through Direct mapping, Resolution through Dynamic Binding; ARP protocol: ARP Implementation; ARP frame format: ARP request frame, ARP reply frame; ARP cache: ARP time outs; RARP protocol: RARP request, RARP reply, Limitations.

Part 14: Subnet and Classless Addressing
Introduction; Minimizing network numbers: Transparent Routers, Proxy ARP, Subnet addressing; Subnet address extension; Subnet address format, Flexibility in Subnet address assignment, Disadvantage of fixed length subnetting; Variable length subnets: Advantage, Disadvantage; Subnet masks: Implementation of subnet using subnet masks, Representation of subnet masks, Example on subnetting, Maintenance of subnet masks; Benefits of subnets; Supernetting: Effect of supernetting on routing or CIDR, CIDR address blocks and Bit masks, CIDR address blocks and CIDR notations, Example on CIDR; CIDR reserved for private networks.

Part 15: Internet Control Message Protocols
Introduction; ICMP: ICMP Encapsulation; Types of Messages: Principle ICMP messages, ICMP message format; Testing Destination Reachability and Status: Echo Request and Echo Reply message format, Reports of Unreachability; Congested and Datagram Flow control: Source quench format; Route change requests from routers: Redirect message format; Detecting circular or long routes: Time exceeded message format; Reporting other problems; Clock Synchronization and transit time estimation: Time stamp request or reply message format; Obtaining a subnet mask: Address mask request or reply message format; Router discovery: Router advertisement message format; Router solicitation: Router solicitation message format.

Part 16: Routing in the Internet: Interior gateway protocol
Introduction; IGP: Definition, RIP, Hello protocol; OSPF: Goals, OSPF message header; OSPF message formats: Hello, Database description, Link state request, Link state update, Link state acknowledgement.

Part 17: Routing in the Internet: Exterior gateway protocol
Introduction; EGP: BGP Characteristics, BGP functionality, BGP message types, BGP message header; BGP message types: Open message, Update message, Notification message, Time to live message; Key restriction of EGP.

Part 18: Internet Applications
Introduction; Electronic mail: Architecture, Header format, User agents, E-mail Services, Different ways to convey e-mail; FTP: FTP features, FTP process Model, Transfer modes; World wide web: Architectural overview, Web Model, Common URLs, Differences between WWW and hypertext system; GOPHER; Veronica: Types of information resources included in the index; IRC: Basic IRC Commands, Multimedia.

Part 19: Internet Security
Introduction; Network security; Cryptography: Encryption model, Substitution cipher, Transposition cipher; Symmetric key algorithm: Product cipher, DES; Digital signatures: Benefits of digital signatures, Drawbacks of digital signatures; E-mail security: PGP, PEM, S/MIME, XML security.
 

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