10CS55 Computer NetworksI syllabus for IS


Part A
Unit-1 Introduction 7 hours

Data Communications, Networks, The Internet, Protocols & Standards, Layered Tasks, The OSI model, Layers in OSI model, TCP/IP Protocol suite, Addressing

Unit-2 Physical Layer-1 7 hours

Analog & Digital Signals, Transmission Impairment, Data Rate limits, Performance, Digital-digital conversion (Only Line coding: Polar, Bipolar and Manchester coding), Analog-to-digital conversion (only PCM), Transmission Modes, Digital-to-analog conversion

Unit-3 Physical Layer-2 and Switching 6 hours

Multiplexing, Spread Spectrum, Introduction to switching, Circuit Switched Networks, Datagram Networks, Virtual Circuit Networks

Unit-4 Data Link Layer-1 6 hours

Error Detection & Correction: Introduction, Block coding, Linear block codes, Cyclic codes, Checksum.

Part B
Unit-5 Data Link Layer-2 6 hours

Framing, Flow and Error Control, Protocols, Noiseless Channels, Noisy channels, HDLC, PPP (Framing, Transition phases only)

Unit-6 Multiple Access & Ethernet 7 hours

Random access, Controlled Access,Channelization, Ethernet: IEEE standards, Standard Ethernet, Changes in the standard, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

Unit-7 Wireless LANs and Cellular Networks 6 hours

Introduction, IEEE 802.11,Bluetooth, Connecting devices, Cellular Telephony

Unit-8 Network Layer 7 hours

Introduction, Logical addressing, IPv4 addresses, IPv6 addresses, Internetworking basics, IPv4, IPv6, Comparison of IPv4 and IPv6 Headers.

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