CS1029 NETWORKING OF COMPUTERS

CS1029 NETWORKING OF COMPUTERS

1. OPEN SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION MODEL
Network Goals – uses – network topologies –Network architecture- OSI Reference model services – Network standardization – ARPANET – SNA – USENET

2. DATA COMMUNICATIOM CONCEPTS

Guided and unguided Medias – Asynchronous and synchronous transmission – RS232C Interface, X.21 interface switching technologies – Circuit, Message, packet and hybrid switching – Elementary data link protocols – sliding window – Automatic repeat request.

3. MEDIUM ACCESS SUB-LAYER AND NETWORK LAYER
Channel allocation methods – ALOHA protocols – Pure ALOHA – Slotted ALOHA – local area networks – IEEE standard 802 for LANS – Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 FDD1 - Virtual circuits – datagram – comparison – Routing congestion control.

4. TCP/IP –AND INTERNETWORKING
TCP/IP – architecture and operation – The IP layers and functions – addressing and routing – Internet user services – E-Mail – w.w.w. Internetworking – Bridges – Gateways – Repeaters – Routers – Brouters.

5. BROAD BAND NETWORKS AND CONNECTIVITY
ISDN Evolution – structures – Limitation Broad-bannd ISDN, Transfer modes – Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) – ATM cell format – Traffic Management – SONET – Introduction to VSAT networks.

TEXT BOOKS
1.Andrew S. Tanenbaum, “Computer Networks”, Prentice Hall of India, 3rd edition, 1998, (UNITS I to IV)
2.Balaji Kumar, “Broad band Communication”, McGraw-Hill, 1996. (UNIT V)

REFERENCES
Dimetri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager, “Data Networks”, PH1, 1994.
Hughes.L. “Data Communication A Practical Approach”, Narosa Publications 1997.

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