PTCS3591 Syllabus - Computer Networks - 2023 Regulation Anna University

PTCS3591 Syllabus - Computer Networks - 2023 Regulation Anna University

PTCS3591	COMPUTER NETWORKS	L T P C

3003

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• To understand the concept of layering in networks.
• To know the functions of protocols of each layer of TCP/IP protocol suite.
• To visualize the end-to-end flow of information.
• To learn the functions of network layer and the various routing protocols
• To familiarize the functions and protocols of the Transport layer

UNIT I	INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION LAYER	10

Data Communication - Networks – Network Types – Protocol Layering – TCP/IP Protocol suite – OSI Model – Introduction to Sockets - Application Layer protocols: HTTP – FTP – Email protocols (SMTP - POP3 - IMAP - MIME) – DNS – SNMP

UNIT II	TRANSPORT LAYER	9

Introduction - Transport-Layer Protocols: UDP – TCP: Connection Management – Flow control - Congestion Control - Congestion avoidance (DECbit, RED) – SCTP – Quality of Service

UNIT III	NETWORK LAYER	7

Switching : Packet Switching - Internet protocol - IPV4 – IP Addressing – Subnetting - IPV6, ARP, RARP, ICMP, DHCP

UNIT IV	ROUTING	7

Routing and protocols: Unicast routing - Distance Vector Routing - RIP - Link State Routing – OSPF – Path-vector routing - BGP - Multicast Routing: DVMRP – PIM.

UNIT V	DATA LINK AND PHYSICAL LAYERS	12

Data Link Layer – Framing – Flow control – Error control – Data-Link Layer Protocols – HDLC – PPP - Media Access Control – Ethernet Basics – CSMA/CD – Virtual LAN – Wireless LAN (802.11) - Physical Layer: Data and Signals - Performance – Transmission media- Switching – Circuit Switching.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:

CO1: Explain the basic layers and its functions in computer networks.
CO2: Understand the basics of how data flows from one node to another.
CO3: Analyze routing algorithms.
CO4: Describe protocols for various functions in the network.
CO5: Analyze the working of various application layer protocols.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking, A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Eighth Edition, Pearson Education, 2021.
2. Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking with TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Sixth Edition TMH, 2022

REFERENCES:

1. Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., 2012.
2. William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Tenth Edition, Pearson Education, 2013.
3. Nader F. Mir, Computer and Communication Networks, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2014.
4. Ying-Dar Lin, Ren-Hung Hwang, Fred Baker, “Computer Networks: An Open Source Approach”, McGraw Hill, 2012.