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OF ECE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

ENGINEERING

SUBJECT : COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

SEMESTER : V

QUESTION BANK (EC8551)

(Version- 1)

PREPARED BY
Mr. P.Raja Pirian , AP / ECE

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EC 8551 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS L TP C

3 00 3

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS & LINK LAYER 9

Overview of Data Communications- Networks – Building Network and its types– Overview of
Internet - Protocol Layering - OSI Mode – Physical Layer – Overview of Data and Signals -
introduction to Data Link Layer - Link layer Addressing- Error Detection and Correction

UNIT II MEDIA ACCESS & INTERNETWORKING 9

Overview of Data link Control and Media access control - Ethernet (802.3) - Wireless LANs –
Available Protocols – Bluetooth – Bluetooth Low Energy – WiFi – 6LowPAN–Zigbee - Network
layer services – Packet Switching – IPV4 Address – Network layer protocols ( IP, ICMP, Mobile
IP)

UNIT III ROUTING 9

Routing - Unicast Routing – Algorithms – Protocols – Multicast Routing and its basics –
Overview of Intradomain and interdomain protocols – Overview of IPv6 Addressing –
Transition from IPv4 to IPv6

UNIT IV TRANSPORT LAYER 9

Introduction to Transport layer –Protocols- User Datagram Protocols (UDP) and Transmission
Control Protocols (TCP) –Services – Features – TCP Connection – State Transition Diagram –
Flow, Error and Congestion Control - Congestion avoidance (DECbit, RED) – QoS – Application
requirements

UNIT V APPLICATION LAYER 9

Application Layer Paradigms – Client Server Programming – World Wide Web and HTTP -
DNS- -Electronic Mail (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, MIME) – Introduction to Peer to Peer Networks –
Need for Cryptography and Network Security – Firewalls

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN
COURSE PLAN
Sub. Code : EC 8551 Branch / Year / Sem : B.E ECE / III/ V
Sub.Name : Communication Networks Batch : 2017-2021
Staff Name : Mr.P.Raja Pirian Academic Year : 2019-20 (ODD)

COURSE OBJECTIVE
The student should be made to:
1. Understand the division of network functionalities into layers.
2. Be familiar with the components required to build different types of networks
3. Be exposed to the required functionality at each layer
4. Learn the flow control and congestion control

TEXT BOOKS
T1: Behrouz A. Forouzan, ―Data communication and Networking, Fifth Edition,
Tata McGraw – Hill, 2013 (UNIT I –V)
REFERENCE BOOKS
R1. James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, ―Computer Networking - A Top-Down Approach
Featuring the Internet, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education, 2016.
R2. Nader. F. Mir,― Computer and Communication Networks, Pearson Prentice Hall
Publishers, 2nd Edition, 2014.
R3. Ying-Dar Lin, Ren-Hung Hwang, Fred Baker, ―Computer Networks: An Open Source
Approach, Mc Graw Hill Publisher, 2011.
R4. Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, ―Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth
Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2011.
WEB RESOURCES
W1 : http://home.iitk.ac.in/~navi/sidbinetworkcourse/lecture2.ppt (Topic.No:05)
W2 :
http://ant.comm.ccu.ed
u.tw/course/97_ITS/0_
Lecture/Ch3.%20ZigBe
e.ppt (Topic.No:15)
W3 : https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106105081/28(Topic.No:18)
W4 : www.cs.wisc.edu/~pb/640/ipv6.ppt (Topic.No:23)
W5 : ocw.nthu.edu.tw/ocw/upload/13/news/chap6a_congestion.ppt (Topic.No:32)
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W6 : https://people.cs.umass.edu/~phillipa/CSE390/DNS.pptx (Topic.No:37)

Topic Topic Books for Page No. Teaching No. of Cumulative

No Reference Methodology Hours No. of
Required periods
UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS & LINK LAYER ( 9+1)
01 Overview of Data T1 4-7 BB 1 1
Communications
02 Networks T1 7-12 BB 1 2
03 Building Network& its types T1 13-17 BB 1 3
04 Overview of Internet T1 17-22 BB 1 4
Protocol Layering T1 32-35
05 OSI Model T1,W1 44-46 PPT 1 5
06 Physical Layer- Overview T1 54-90 BB 2 7
of Data and Signals
07 introduction to Data Link T1 237-242 BB 1 8
Layer
08 Link layer Addressing T1 242-252 BB 1 9
09 Error Detection and T1 257-285 BB 1 10
Correction R1 306-312
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to ,
 Describe the basic Internet architecture of computer networks.
 Identify the various stages of data transfer in Link layer services.
 Use the Error detection techniques and flow control for network software.
UNIT II MEDIA ACCESS & INTERNETWORKING ( 9+1)
Overview of Data link T1 293-326 BB
10 1 11
Control and Media access ctrl T1 325-354
11 Ethernet (802.3) T1 361-383 BB 1 12
12 Wireless LANs T1 435-450 BB 1 13
Available Protocols– Blue
13 tooth–Bluetooth LowEnergy
T1 451-458 BB 1 14
14 WiFi – 6LowPAN T1 439-451 BB 1 15
15 Zigbee W2 1-16 PPT 1 16
16 Network layer services T1 512-516 BB 1 17
T1 516-522 BB
17 Packet Switching 1 18
R2 170-203
T1 BB,
18 IPV4 Address 528-546 1 19
W3 NPTEL
19
Network layer protocols ( IP,
T1 561-590 BB 1 20
ICMP, Mobile IP)
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to ,
 Explain the various functions of networking devices in Ethernet.
 Develop and identifying the steps involved in Bluetooth designing network.
 Analyze the binding MAC address and switching with data packets.
UNIT III ROUTING ( 9+1)
Routing - Unicast Routing –
20
Algorithms
T1 595-610 BB 2 22
21 Protocols T1 611-631 BB 1 23

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Multicast Routing and its BB

22 basics T1 639-650 2 25
Topic Topic Books for Page No. Teaching No. of Cumulative
No Reference Methodology Hours No. of
Required periods
Overview of Intradomain T1 650-658
23 PPT 2 27
and interdomain protocols W4 1-40
Overview of IPv6
24
Addressing
T1 666-673 BB 2 29
Transition from IPv4 to
25
IPv6.
T1 682-684 BB 1 30
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to ,
 State the basic routing techniques in computer network.
 Identify the different types of addressing in global network.
 Compare and develop the multicast routing.
UNIT IV TRANSPORT LAYER ( 9+1)
Introduction to Transport
26 layer Protocols
T1 691-736 BB 1 31
User Datagram Protocols
27 (UDP) T1 737-743 BB 1 32
Transmission Control
28 Protocols (TCP) Services – T1 743-750 BB 2 34
Features
29 TCP Connection T1 750-756 BB 1 35
30 State Transition Diagram T1 756-760 BB 1 36
Flow, Error and Congestion T1 762-790
31 Control BB 2 38
R3 512-514
Congestion avoidance
32 (DECbit, RED)
W5 1-31 PPT 1 39
QoS – Application 1054-
33 requirements T1 BB 1 40
1062
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to ,
 Able to explain the different types of protocols used in various Layers and UDP/TCP.
 Analyze the retransmission in data communication process.
 Compare the congestion avoidance and QoS requirements.
UNIT V APPLICATION LAYER ( 9+1)
34 Application Layer Paradigms T1 817-822 BB 1 41
35 Client Server Programming T1 823-832 BB 1 42
36 World Wide Web and HTTP T1 872-887 BB 1 43
DNS- -Electronic Mail R4 745-755 PPT
37 (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, MIME) 2 45
W6 891-903
Introduction to Peer to Peer
38 Networks T1 821-822 BB 1 46
Need for Cryptography and 1140
39 Network Security T1 BB 2 48
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40 Firewalls T1 BB 2 50
-1153
LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of unit, students should be able to ,
 Describe the different types of security trends in internet.

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 Develop the web services and Mapping of IP with the domain name.
 Identify the functions of each application layer protocol.
COURSE OUTCOME
At the end of the course, the students will be able to
 Identify the components required to build different types of networks
 Choose the required functionality at each layer for given application
 Identify solution for each functionality at each layer
 Trace the flow of information from one node to another node in the network
 Demonstrate the concepts of protocols like DNS, SMTP, SNMP, HTTP etc.
CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS
 Next-Generation Wireless Technologies
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
ASST. NO. I II MODEL
Topic Nos. 1-14 15-25 1-40
Date
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
ASSIGNMENT No. I II
Topic Nos. for reference 1-14 PCE
Deadline
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS:
ASSIGNMENT-I (20 Marks) ASSIGNMENT II (20 Marks)
(Before AT-1) (Before AT – II)
1-14 PCE Activity
Part-A Activity 1: Paper presentation
1. List the services provided by data link  Intra departmental paper presentation
layer.  symposium
2. Define the term protocol. Activity 2: Quiz
3. State the issues of data link layer.
 Testmoz
4. Define a Layer.
 Subject related quiz
5. Group the OSI layers by its function.
Activity 3: Case study presentation
Part-B
1. Explain briefly about ISO/OSI layers and  Overview of IPv6 Addressing
its functions with necessary diagram.  Multicast Routing
2. Explain in detail about the error Activity 4: APH
detection and error correction  Wifi
mechanisms.  6 LowPAN
3. Explain the functions of MAC layer Activity 5: Poster Presentation
present in IEEE 802.11 with necessary
 Blue Tooth
diagrams.
Activity 6: Application of concept
 ZigBee

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PRINCIPAL
REVIEW SHEET

After Completion of syllabus

Faculty experience in handling / covering syllabus

Unit I :

Unit II :

Unit III :

Unit IV :

Unit V :

Difficulties (if any)

Feedback on University Question Paper

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GENERAL GUIDELINES
 Course Objectives are brief, clear statements that describe the desired learning of
instruction; i.e., the specific skills, values, and attitudes students are intended to acquire.
Three learning objectives are
What do you want your graduates to know?
What do you want your graduates to think or care about?,
What do you want your graduates to be able to do?
 Learning Outcome are set of statements setting out what the participants should be
able to do / understand by the end of the Unit. Learning Outcomes are statements that
describe significant and essential learning that learners have achieved, and can reliably
demonstrate at the end of a course or program
Learning outcome muse be clear and precise, learner-oriented, realistic and achievable.
(Words such as State, Describe, Explain, Use, Identify, Analyze, Compare, Demonstrate,
Plan, Develop can be used)
 Course Outcome are set of statements setting out what the participants should be able
to do / understand at the end of the course.
 Teaching Methodology includes

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o BB - Black board o Sem - Seminar

o CBT - Computer Based o GL - Guest Lecture
Tutorial o IV - Industrial visit
o PPT - Power Point based learning
o V - Video o CS - Case study
o Demo - Demonstration o Tut - Tutorial
o OHP - Over Head o NPTEL- National
Projector usage Programme on
(OHP slides) Technology
Enabled Learning
 Minimum of 1 NPTEL class per course should be included and executed.
 Assignment dates shall be fixed in consent with all 6 subject faculties so as to give
equal time slot balance for the students. Assignment dates should be prior to
Assessment & Model Exams.
 Course plan Pages 1 to 6 shall be included in Question bank
 Review sheet is experience summary sheet to be included in the course file for
future reference (staff has to fill in the sheet after completing the course) & need not
be included in Question Bank.
 Updated Question Bank shall be given appropriate version numbers
GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT
1. Student Groups shall be formed (Eg. Class strength :50, each group comprising 10
members, totaling 5 groups). As per the number of groups, Assignment question I, II
has to be identified by faculty. (5 groups means, 5 questions for Assignment I, II).
Group 1 shall be allotted Qn 1 from Assignment I & Qn. 1 from Assignment II and
likewise the other groups.
2. For Assignment I, each group has to attend 1 question in detail (Min. of 8 pages).
Marks will be credited for Assessment I.
3. For Assignment II, as per the specification mentioned student groups has to develop
model/simulate the assigned task. Work has to documented individually (Title,
Objective, Description, Requirement, Implementation details, Inference).
4. Award of marks :Document-05, Presentation-05, Demo-10
5. Marks secured in Document, Presentation will be credited for Assessment-II.
6. Work has to be Demonstrated to the faculty in-charge for award of marks & credited
for Model exam.
7. Progress of Assignment II will be monitored through faculty-batch interaction.

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