13MCA31 Computer Networks syllabus for MCA


Unit-1 Introduction to Computer Networks 3 hours

Networking Devices ,Classification of Computer Networks ,Network Protocol Stack ( TCP/IPand ISO-OSI),Network Standardization and Examples of Networks.

Unit-2 Physical Layer 10 hours

Data Transmission Concepts, Analog and Digital Data Transmission ,Transmission Impairmentsand Channel Capacity, Guided and Wireless transmission, communication media, Digitalmodulation techniques (FDMA,TDMA,CDMA) and mobile telephone systems (1G,2G,3G and4G).

Unit-3 Data Link layer 5 hours

Error Detection and Correction Codes,Data Link Protocols and Sliding window protocols.

Unit-4 Medium Access Sub Layer 4 hours

Multiple access protocols and Examples : Ethernet, Wireless LAN, Broadband Wireless andbluetooth, Data Link Layer Switching.

Unit-5 Network Layer 14 hours

Network Layer Design issues, Routing algorithms, Congestion Control Algorithms, Quality ofService, Internetworking and The Network Layer in the Internet

Unit-6 The Transport Layer 12 hours

The Transport Service, Elements of Transport Protocols, Congestion Control, The InternetTransport Protocol: UDP,The Internet Transport Protocols – TCP, Performance Issues.

Unit-7 The application Layer 4 hours

DNS, Email,WWW,Streaming audio and Video and Content Delivery

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