Unit -I
Introduction Concepts: Goals and Applications of Networks, Network structure and architecture, The OSI reference model, services, Network Topology Design - Delay Analysis, Back Bone Design, Local Access Network Design. Physical Layer Transmission Media, Switching methods, ISDN, Terminal Handling.
Unit-II
Medium Access sub layer: Medium Access sub layer - Channel Allocations, LAN protocols - ALOHA protocols - Overview of IEEE standards - FDDI. Data Link Layer - Elementary Data Link Protocols, Sliding Window protocols, Error Handling.
Unit - III
Network Layer: Network Layer - Point - to Pont Networks, routing, Congestion control Internetworking -TCP / IP - IP packet, IP address, IPv6. '
Unit - IV
Transport Layer: Transport Layer - Design issues, connection management, session Layer-Design issues, remote procedure call. Presentation Layer-Design issues, Data compression techniques, cryptography - TCP - Window Management.
Unit-V
Application Layer: Application Layer: File Transfer, Access and Management, Electronic mail, Virtual Terminals, Other application, Example Networks - Internet and Public Networks.
References:
Forouzen, "Data Communication and Networking", TMH
A.S. Tanenbaum, “Computer Networks”, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall India, 1997.
S. Keshav, “An Engineering Approach on Computer Networking”, Addison Wesley, 1997
W. Stallings, “Data and Computer Communication”, Macmillan Press, 1989.