Subject Code Communication Networks Credits: 4 (3-1-0)
EC 354 Total hours: 56
Course Objectives To enable students to understand layers of TCP/IP model, understand
different protocols and their use in network design and implementation.
Module 1 9 Hours
History of Computer Networking and the Internet, The Network Edge, The Network Core, Delay,
Loss and Throughput in Packet Switched Networks. Protocol Layers and Their Service Models.
Application Layer : Principles of Network Applications, The Web and HTTP, Electronics Mail in the
Internet, DNS, Peer to Peer Applications.
Module2 13 Hours
Transport Layer : Transport Layer Services, Multiplexing and Demultiplexing, Connectionless
Transport, UDP, Principles of Reliable Data Transfer, Connection Oriented Transport : TCP,
Principles of Congestion Control, TCP Congestion Control.
Module 3 12 Hours
Network Layer: Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks, Router Architecture, IP Protocol :
Forwarding and Addressing in the Internet, Routing Algorithms: Link State Algorithm, Distance
Vector Algorithm, Routing in the Internet, Broadcast and Multicast Routing.
Module 4 13 Hours
Link Layer : Introduction and Services, Error Detection and Correction Techniques, Multiple Access
Protocols(ALOHA, Slotted ALOHA, CSMA/CA,CSMA/CD), Link Layer Addressing, Ethernet,
Link Layer Switches, PPP, Wireless networks : 802.11 Wireless LANs, Physical layer : Access
Networks and Physical Media.
Module 5 9 Hours
Multiplexing : Performance Measures and Engineering Issues, Stream Sessions In a Packet Network :
Delay Guarantees, Quality of Service (QoS) Objectives in Networks, Stream Sessions : Deterministic
Network Analysis, Weighted Fair Queueing, RSVP.
Reference 1. Kurose/Ross, “Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the
books Internet”, Addison-Wesley, 3rd Edition, 2005.
2. Anurag Kumar, D Manjunath, Joy Kuri, “Communication Networking : An
Analytical Approach”, Morgan Kauffman Publishers (An imprint of
elsevier)
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3. Dimitri Bertsekas, Robert Gallager, “Data Networks” (2nd edition), Prentice
Hall.
4. Peterson, Davie, “Computer Networks : A Systems Approach”, 5 Edition,
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Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
Subject Code Linear Integrated Circuits Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
EC355 Laboratory Total hours: 45
Course Objectives To provide experience on design and analysis of various electronic
circuits using op-amp and other linear IC’s
List of Experiments
Experiment No. 1
Analysis of Inverting and non-Inverting amplifiers,
Experiment No. 2
Integrators and Differentiators - AC analysis, Transient analysis
Experiment No. 3
Negative Resistance Realization
Experiment No. 4
Design and Implementation of Comparators, Zero crossing Detector
Experiment No. 5
Design of Inverting and Non-Inverting Schmitt trigger.
Experiment No. 6
Single op-amp second order LFF and HPF - Sallen-Key configuration.
Experiment No. 7
Instrumentation amplifier-gain, CMRR & input impedance
Experiment No. 8
Astable and Monostable Multivibrators using IC 555
Experiment No. 9
Design of regulated power supply
Experiment No. 10
Mini-Project
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