Overview of Data Communications-Networks-Building Network and its types-Overview of Internet-Protocol Layering-OSI Mode-Physical Layer-Overview of Data and Signals-introduction to Data Link Layer-Link layer Addressing-Error Detection and Correction
Overview of Data link Control and Media access control-Ethernet (802.3)-Wireless LANs-Available Protocols-Bluetooth-Bluetooth Low Energy-WiFi-6LowPAN-Zigbee-Network layer services-Packet Switching-IPV4 Address-Network layer protocols ( IP, ICMP, Mobile IP)
Routing-Unicast Routing-Algorithms-Protocols-Multicast Routing and its basics-Overview of Intradomain and interdomain protocols-Overview of IPv6 Addressing-Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
Introduction to Transport layer-Protocols-User Datagram Protocols (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocols(TCP)-Services-Features-TCP Connection-State Transition Diagram-Flow, Error and Congestion Control-Congestion avoidance (DECbit, RED)-QoS-Application requirements
Application Layer Paradigms-Client Server Programming-World Wide Web and HTTP-DNS-Electronic Mail (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, MIME)-Introduction to Peer to Peer Networks-Need for Cryptography and Network Security-Firewalls.
Reference Book:
1. James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, “Computer Networking - A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet”, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education, 2016. 2. Nader. F. Mir, “Computer and Communication Networks”, Pearson Prentice Hall Publishers, 2nd Edition, 2014. 3. Ying-Dar Lin, Ren-Hung Hwang, Fred Baker, “Computer Networks: An Open Source Approach”, Mc Graw Hill Publisher, 2011. 4. Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach”, Fifth Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2011.
Text Book:
1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Data communication and Networking”, Fifth Edition, Tata McGraw –Hill, 2013 (UNIT I –V)
