UNIT 1: HIGH SPEED NETWORKS

1. Explain in detail about Frame relay architecture and Frame Call Control?

2. Explain in detail about the ATM architecture?

3. What is a ATM cell? Explain about the ATM cell format?

4. Write in detail about Generic Flow control?

5. What are the ATM service categories? Explain?

6. Explain about the different AAL protocols?

7. Explain in detail about the Fibre channel?

8. What are the various IEEE 802.11 requirements?

9. Explain in detail about IEEE 802.11 architecture and services?

10. Explain about the IEEE 802.11 protocol architecture?

11. Explains the Frame relay architecture & compare it with x.25.

12. a. Explain the ATM cell with a suitable diagram and explain Generic Flow Control and Header error
control. b. Explain varies ATM services.

13. a. Discuss and compare the CPCS-PDU & SAR-PDU of AAL ¾ & AAL 5 b. Explain the architecture
of AAL 1

14. Explain the architecture of 802.11

15. Explain the following: a. Classical Ethernet b.IEEE 802.3 medium options at 10 Mbps

16 a. Fast Ethernet b. gigabit Ethernet c.Explain Fiber channel Protocol architecture.

17. i) Explain about frame relay networks in detail with suitable diagram. (AU June 2012)

ii) Explain in detail about fibre channel networks.

18.i).Describe in detail about Wifi and WiMax network application and requirements. ( AU June 2012)
(ii) Explain about Gigabit Ethernet in detail with neat diagram.

19. i) Explain the operation to AAL 1 and AAL ¾ with an example. (AU Nov 2012)

ii) Explain the working of an ATM error control algorithm.

20. i) Illustrate why CSMA/CD is not suitable for wireless LANs. (AU Nov 2012)

ii) Draw the 802.11 protocol stack and discuss the functions of PCF and DCF.

21. i) Explain the call control procedure in frame relay networks. (AU Nov 2013)
ii) Explain the various ATM service categories in detail.

22.Explain the IEEE802.11 architecture in detail. Illustrate the functions and combined operation of
various protocol in MAC sub layer. (AU Nov 2013)

23. i)Describe ATM Cell delineation state with diagram. (AU June 2014)

ii) Explain in details about Fibre channel

24. i) Describe the ATM architecture. (AU June 2014)

ii) What is Wi – Fi ? Explain the applications and requirements of Wi-Fi.

25.i) What are the strength of Fibre channel.(AU Nov 2007)

ii)Compare Gigabit and Fast Ethernet

iii) Give ATM cell format. Explain how ATM cells are transmitted.

UNIT 2: CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

1. Explain the single- server and multi server queuing models.

2. At an ATM machine in a supermarket, the average length of a transaction is 2 minutes,and on average,

customers arrive to use the machine once every 5 minutes, How long is the average time that a person
must spend waiting and using the machine? What is the 90th percentile of residence time? On average,
how many people are waiting to use the machine? Assume M/M/1.

3. Consider a frame relay node that is handling a Poisson stream of incoming frames to be transmitted on
a particular 1 – Mbps outgoing link. The stream consists of two types of frames. Both types pf frames
have the same exponential distribution of frame length with a mean of 1000 bits. a. Assume that priorities
are not used. The combined arrival rate of frame of both types is 800 frames / second. What is the mean
residences time (Tr) for all frames? b. Now assume that the two types are assigned different priorities,
with the arrival rate of type 1 of 200 frames/second and the arrival rate of type 2 of 600 frames/second.
Calculate the mean residence time for type 1, type2, and overall. c. Repeat (b) for λ1 = λ2 = 400
frames/second. d. Repeat (b) for λ1 = 600 frames/second and λ 2 = 200 frames/second.

4. Messages arrive at a switching center for a particular outgoing communications line in a poisson
manner with a mean arrival rate of 180 messages per hour. Message length is distributed exponentially
with a mean length of 14,400 characters. Line speed is 9600 bps. a. What is the mean waiting time in the
switching center? b. How many messages will be waiting in the switching centre for transmission on the
average?

5. a. Explain the effects of congestion. b. Explain the congestion control mechanisms in networks.

6. Explain the Kendall’s notation and common distributions for the queuing models.

7. Explain single server queuing model with its structures and parameters.
 8. (i) Explain in detail the explicit and implicit congestion signalling. (ii) List and explain the frame relay
congestion control techniques.

9. i) Explain in detail about frame relay congestion control technique. (AU May 2012) ii) Explain about
traffic management in packet switching.

10.i) Explain in detail the following congestion control techniques. (AU Nov 2012) (1) Back pressure. (2)
Choke packet. (3) Explicit congestion signalling. (ii) Explain the Kendall’s notation in detail.

11. (i) Explain the single server queuing model and its applications. (AU Nov 2012) (ii) Explain about
traffic rate management in frame relay networks.

12.i) Explain with an example the implementation of single server queues (AU Nov 2013) ii) Explain in
detail about the Jackson’s theorem.

13.i) Explain the effects of congestion in packet switching networks. (AU Nov 2013) ii) Explain how
congestion avoidance is done in a frame relay networks.

14. i. Describe the four regions of Single – Server queue with neat sketches (AU June 2014) ii. Describe
in detail about the Traffic Management.

15.i)What is Kendall’s Notation ? State the equations Single Server that follows the M/G/1 model.(AU
Nov 2007) ii)Explain congestion control in packet switching network.

16.i.What are Open loop and Closed loop congestion control? (AU Nov 2008) ii) Explain the congestion
control technique used in Frame relay and in TCP.

17. Explain M/M/1 and M/D/1 queuing model and derive the expression for (AU Nov 2008) i)Waiting
time in the queue ii)Waiting time in the system iii) No. of customers in the queue.

UNIT 3: TCP AND ATM CONGESTION CONTROL

1 a. Explain TCP flow & congestion control.

b. Explain the Retransmissions Timer management techniques.

2. Explain the five important window management techniques.

3. a Explain the congestion control mechanism in ATM networks carrying TCP traffic. b. Explain
the ATM traffic control

4. a. What are the requirements for ATM traffic and congestion control?

b. Explain the ATM traffic – related attributes.

5 a.. Explain in detail ABR traffic management. b. Explain in detail GFR traffic management.
 6.i)Explain KARN’s algorithm in detail (AU May 2014) ii) Briefly describe the GFR traffic
management. 7.(i) Explain in detail about clock instability and jitter measurements. (AU May
2014) (ii) Explain about traffic management framework in detail.

8. i) Explain about TCP window management in detail. (AU Nov 2012) (ii) Explain the RTF
variance estimation using Jacobson’s algorithm in detail.

9.i) List and explain the ATM traffic parameter in detail. (AU Nov 2012) ii) Explain the ATM
ABR traffic management in detail.

10. i) Explain the TCP timer management techniques in detail. . (AU Nov 2013) ii) Discuss in
detail about the congestion control techniques followed in ATM networks.

11.i) Explain in detail about ABR capacity allocation. (AU Nov 2013) ii) Discuss in detail about
ABR traffic control. (8)

12..i) Discuss the implementation issues in related to TCP flow control.(AU Nov 2007) ii) Write
notes on TCP over ATM.

13, Explain the retransmission management in techniques used in TCP also explain window
management technique used in TCP for congestion control. (AU Nov 2008)

14. Briefly explain different types of traffic control functions used in ATM networks to maintain
the promised QoS parameters. (AU Nov 2008)
UNIT 4: INTEGRATED AND DIFFERENTIATED SERVICES

1. Explain the block diagram for Integrated Services Architecture. and give details about
Components. 2.a. Explain the services offered by ISA b.Define Differentiated services.

3. Explain the various queering disciplines in ISA.

4. Explain the RED algorithm.

5. Explain the various types of Traffic.

6. Explain in detail about queuing disciplines: BRFQ, WFQ, GPS, and PS. (AU May 2012)

7. Explain about integrated service architecture and differentiated services in detail with neat
diagram. (AU May 2012)

8. i. Explain the way in which ISA manages congestion and provides QOS transport. (AU Nov
2012) ii) Explain hit round fair queuing technique in detail.

9. Explain the differentiated services operation and the traffic conditioning functions in detail.
(AU Nov 2012)
10. i) Draw the Integrated service architecture and explain it in detail. (AU Nov 2013)

ii) Explain the fair queuing in detail.

11. i. Explain in detail the way in which RED techniques overcomes congestion. (AU Nov 2013)

ii) Write a note on the DS per hop behaviour.

12. i) Describe the components of Integrated service architectures.(AU May 2014)

ii) Explain the differentiated services with the architecture.

13.i)Explain the approaches Integrated service architectures. (AU May 2014)

ii) What is GPS? Explain the triple - differences solution algorithm.

14.i) Explain the various the queuing disciplines used in ISA implementation. (AU Nov 2007).

ii) Explain the different types of PHB.

15.i)What are the design goals of RED ? Explain in detail about RED algorithm (AU Nov 2007).

ii) What are components of ISA.

16. Write short notes on the following queuing discipline (AU Nov 2008). i)Fair queuing ii) Bit
round Fair queuing(BRFQ) iii) Weighted Fair queuing (WFQ)

17. Explain how Random early detection is used to control congestion in networks. (AU Nov
2008).
UNIT 5: PROTOCOLS FOR QOS SUPPORT

1. a. Explain the characteristics of RSVP & the types of data flow.

b. Explain the RSVP operation and protocol mechanisms.

2. Explain the operation of multi protocol label switching.

3 a. Explain the RTP protocol architecture. b. Explain the RTP data transfer protocol.

4. Explain the MPLS characteristics and advantages.

5. Explain in detail about RTCP architecture and RIP protocol details. (AU May 2012)

6. Discuss about protocols used for QOS support with neat diagram. (AU May 2012)

7. i) List and explain the three RSVP reservation styles in detail. (AU Nov 2012) ii) Explain the
MPLS operation in detail with a diagram.
8.i) Explain the RTP data transfer protocol architecture in detail. (AU Nov 2012) ii) Explain the
functions performed by the RTP control protocol and its packet types in detail.

9.i) Explain the reservation styles of the RSVP in detail. (AU Nov 2013) ii) Explain the features
of MPLS. 10. i) Explain the RTP protocol architecture in detail. (AU Nov 2013) ii) Explain the
functions and message types of the RTP control protocol.

11.i)Describe the goals and architectures of RSVP in detail. (AU June 2014) ii)Explain the
MPLS forward packet procedures with neat diagram.

12.i) Briefly explain the protocol mechanisms of RSVP (AU June 2014) ii)What is RTCP?
Explain about RTCP distinguishes several types of packets.

13.i) What are the functions that are performed by RTCP and explain the RTCP transmission in
detail? (AU Nov 2007) ii. Explain the goals and characteristics of RSVP.

14.i) Explain why TCP is not suitable for real time applications. Also explain the need for RTP.
(AU Nov 2007) ii) Describe the characteristics of MPLS.

15. Eplain the Resource reservation protocol operation by giving its goals and characteristics
(AU Nov 2008)

16. Draw the RTP protocol architecture and explain the concept. Also draw the RTP header
format and explain the significance of each field. What are the difference between RTP and
RTCP? (AU Nov 2008)