SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

(Established under section 3 of UGC Act,1956)

Course & Branch :M.E/M.Tech - CSE/IT/W-CSE/W-IT
Title of the Paper :Data Communication & Computer Networks
Max. Marks :80
Sub. Code :6C0500-7C0500 Time : 3 Hours
Date :16/12/2009 Session :FN
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PART - A (6 x 5 = 30)
Answer ALL the Questions

1. What are the different categories of network? Highlight the

salient features of each.

2. Discuss shortly about transmission impairments

3. How you can measure the performance of transmission media?

Explain.

4. Explain the concept of CDMA

5. Describe the about taken ring frames

6. Explain the packet network topology

PART – B (5 x 10 = 50)
Answer ALL the Questions

7. Explain how do the layers of the TCP/IP protocol correlate to the

layers of the OSI model
(or)
8. With an example explain the CRC method of error detection.

9. Describe the working of any two guided media

 (or)
10. Explain the operation of sliding window protocol with a 1-bit
sliding window.

11. With neat frame format, explain the working of IEEE 802.3
standard.
(or)
12. Discuss the Routing in packet networks in detail

13. Explain the TCP/IP architecture with neat diagram.

(or)
14. Describe the Architecture of ATM in detail.

15. Explain the Public-Key cryptography in detail.

(or)
16. Explain the concept of RSVP in detail.