SWE308

Computer Networks

Version No.: 1.10

Course Pre-requisites/ Corequisites/ anti-requisites : SWE305, SWE306
Objectives:
1. To introduce basics of Networks
2. To teach about the different network protocols

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Expected Outcome:
Students shall be able to:
1. Understand about working of Intranet, LAN, WAN, MAN setups, different topologies.
2. Implement network protocols and analyze its performance.
Unit No. 1
Introduction To Computer Networks
9 hours
Networking principles; switching - circuit switching, packet switching, frame relay, cell switching,
multiple access.
Unit No. 2
Communications Network Protocols
9 hours
Network protocol (syntax, semantics, and timing); Protocol suites (OSI and TCP/IP); Layered
protocol software (stacks): Physical layer networking concepts; data link layer concepts; network
layer concepts; transport and application layer concepts; Network Standards and standardization
bodies.
Unit No. 3
Local and Wide Area Networks
9 hours
LAN topologies (bus, ring, star), LAN technologies (Ethernet, token Ring, Gigabit Ethernet),
Error detection and correction, Carrier sense multiple access networks (CSMA),CSMA/CD.
Large networks and wide areas, Protocols (addressing, congestion control, virtual circuits, quality
of service).
Internet Classful and Classles addressing(CIDR), routing, end point control; Internet
protocols IPv4, TCP-connection management, states and congestion control
mechanism, UDP, ICMP, HTTP.
Unit No. 4
Routing and Congestion Control Algorithms
9 hours
Flooding; Minimal spanning trees; Distance vector routing-Bellman Ford shortest path
algorithm, Link state routing- Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm, Internet Routing
Protocols-RIP,OSPF and BGP; The leaky bucket, floyd warshall and Random Early Detection
congestion methods;
Unit No. 5
WIRELESS NETWORKS
9 hours
Introduction to Wireless LANs (WLAN), IEEE802.11 WLANs, Wireless ATM, Ad Hoc
Wireless Networking, WPAN,WMAN, Introduction to Wireless WANs- GSM and
GPRS.
Textbooks:
1. W. Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Ninth Edition Prentice-Hall, 2011.

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Reference Books:
1. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetheral, Computer networks, Prentice-Hall, Fifth
Edition, 2011.
2. Behrouz A Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, Tata McGraw Hill, Fifth
Edition, 2013.
3. Alberto Leon-Garcia, Indra Widjaja, Communication Networks, Tata McGraw Hill,
Second Edition, 2004.
4. Karch Pahlavan, Prashant Krishnamoorthy, Principles of Wireless Network A unified
Approach, Pearson Education, First Edition, 2002.
Mode of Evaluation:

Continuous Assessment (Quizzes, CATs, Assignments, etc.) and TEE.

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