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Semester 4
BSC 401 Computer Networks
1. Aim:
To introduce computer networks and through knowledge of   data communication networks, their structures, techniques as well as some common standards.
2. Objectives:
On completion of this course student shall:
• Be aware of   evolution   of development of networks
• understand the basic transmission technologies and characteristics
• understand the use of layer architecture for networking systems
• understand the main link access protocols used in local networks and their performance characteristics
• understand the main design issues of transport protocols and the mechanism to control traffic flow and congestion.

3. Syllabus

Module–I: Introduction to Networking, Growth of Computer Networking,   Transmission media- copper wires, glass fibres, radio, satellites, microwave,   Local asynchronous communication, RS 232, baud rate, framing and errors, carriers modulation and modems.
Module-II:   Packet transmission, packets, frames and error detection,   point to point communication, LAN Topologies, Hardware addressing and frame type identification, LAN Wiring, physical topology and interface hardware.
Module-III: Protocols and layering, ISO 7-layer model,   IP Addressing, scheme and hierarchy,   IP Datagrams and datagram forwarding,   IP encapsulation, fragmentation and reassembly,   IPv6,   UDP, TCP
Module-IV: Client-server interaction, Network management: SNMP,   Network security, DNS,
Module-V:   Practical networking, networking in Linux, Peer-to-peer networking, Measurement and packet analysis, blue tooth,   emerging topics.
4. References

4.1 Core References

Douglas E Comer, Computer Networks and Internets, 4/e, Pearson Education,   ISBN 81-297-0330-0, Rs 325/-

4.2 Additional References

Douglas E Comer, Hands-on Networking with Internet Technologies: A Lab Manual, Pearson Education,   ISBN 81-7808-786-3, Rs 150/-
Andrew S. Tanenbaum,   Computer Networks, 4/e, Pearson Education, ISBN   81-7808-785-5, Rs... [continues]

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