AT10  DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKS

 

1          Introduction                                                                                                    4 hours

 

1.1               Evolution of Network Architecture and Services

1.2               Future Network Architectures and Their Services

1.3               Examples of Protocols, Services, and Layering

1.4               The OSI Reference Model

1.5               Overview of TCP/IP Architecture

1.6               Application Layer protocols and TCP/IP Utilities

 
I [1 (1.1, 1.2), 2]

 

2          Data Communication Techniques                                                                  8 hours

 

2.1               Digital Representation of Analog Signals

2.2               Characterization of Communication Channels

2.3               Fundamental Limits in Digital Transmission

2.4               Line Coding, Modems and Digital Modulation

2.5               Properties of Media and Digital Transmission Systems

2.6               Error Detection and Correction

 
I [3]

 

3          Circuit Switching Networks                                                                           6 hours

 

3.1               Circuit-Switching Networks

3.2               Multiplexing (FDM, TDM-T1/E1Stds, Statistical Muxing, CDM, WDM)

3.3               SONET

3.4               Circuit Switches

3.5               The Telephone Network (Signaling, Traffic and Overload Controls in Telephone Networks)

3.6               Cellular Telephone Networks

 
I [3]

 

4          Peer to Peer Protocols and Data Link Layer                                                8 hours

 

4.1               Peer-to-Peer Protocols and Service Models

4.2               ARQ Protocols and Reliable Data Transfer Service

4.3               Other Peer-to-Peer Protocols

4.4               Data Link Controls (Framing, Point-to-Point Protocol, HDLC Data Link Control)

 
I [4 (4.1-4.3)]

 

5          LANs and MAC protocols                                                                             6 hours

 

5.1               Multiple Access Communications

5.2               Local Area Networks

5.3               Random Access

5.4               Scheduling Approaches to Medium Access Control

5.5               LAN Protocols (Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 LAN Standard, Token-Ring and IEEE  802.4 LAN Standard)

5.6               FDDI

5.7               Wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11 Standard)

5.8               LAN Bridges

 
            I [6 (6.1-6.3, 6.6, 6.7)]

 

6          Packet Switching Networks                                                                           8 hours

 

6.1               Network Services and Internal Network Operation

6.2               M/M/1 Queues (Littles Formula)

6.3               Packet Network Topology

6.4               Data grams  and Virtual Circuits,

6.5               Routing in Packet Networks

6.6               Shortest-Path Routing Algorithms

 

            I [7 (7.1 – 7.4) & Appendix A] 

 

7          TCP/IP Networks                                                                                           8 hours

 

7.1               The TCP/IP Architecture

7.2               The Internet Protocol

7.3               IPv6 

7.4               User Data gram Protocol

7.5               Transmission Control Protocol

7.6               Internet Routing Protocols

7.7               Multicast Routing

7.8               DHCP and Mobile IP

7.9               Internet Routing protocols

7.10            Multicast Routing

           

            I [8] 

 

8          ATM Networks                                                                                              6 hours

 

8.1               Broadband ISDN( BISDN Reference Model)

8.2               ATM(ATM Layer, ATM adaptation Layer)

8.3               ATM Signaling

8.4               PNNI Routing

           
            I [9] 

 

9          Advanced Network Architectures/Protocols                                                 6 hours

 

9.1               IP forwarding Architectures

9.2               Overlay Model

9.3               MPLS

9.4               Integrated services in the Internet

9.5               RSVP,

9.6               Differentiated Services

9.7               Real-Time Transport Protocol,

9.8               Session Control Protocols,

9.9               Network Management

 

I [10,12(12.3,12.4) & Appendix B]

 

 

Text Book

 

I.          Leon Garcia and Widjaja., Communication Networks,2/e, Tata McGraw-Hill,2003

 

Reference Books

 

1.         W.L.Scheweber "Data Communications” McGraw-Hill International Student Edition, 1999

2.         Behrouz ., Forouzan.,  Data  Communication and Networking TMH 1999

3.         Stallings W. Data and Computer Communications. PHI Ltd Seventh Edition, 2003