Course Course Course L T P C

21CSC302J COMPUTER NETWORKS C PROFESSIONAL CORE

Code Name Category 3 0 2 4

Pre-requisite Co- requisite Progressive

Nil Nil Nil
Courses Courses Courses
Course Offering Department School of Computing Data Book / Codes / Standards Nil

Course Learning Rationale (CLR): The purpose of learning this course is to: Program Outcomes (PO) Program
Specific
CLR-1: define the layered network architecture 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Outcomes
CLR-2: produce knowledge in IP addressing

Individual & Team Work

Engineering Knowledge

Design/development of

Project Mgt. & Finance

Conduct investigations
of complex problems
CLR-3: identify suitable routing algorithms based on geographical location of the devices

Modern Tool Usage

Life Long Learning

The engineer and
Problem Analysis

Communication
CLR-4: apply the concept of Error detection to identify the errors in data

Environment &
Sustainability
CLR-5: exploring reliable and unreliable protocols

solutions

society

PSO-1

PSO-2

PSO-3
Ethics
Course Outcomes (CO): At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
CO-1: apply the knowledge of communication 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO-2: construct the network using addressing schemes 3 - - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO-3: design and implement the various Routing Protocols 3 - - 2 3 - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO-4: identify and correct the errors in transmission 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO-5: analyze the services provided by Transport and Application layers 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -

Unit-1 - Introduction to Networks 15 Hour

Network Types: LAN, MAN, PAN, WAN - Network Topology : BUS, STAR, RING, MESH, HYBRID - Switching : Circuit Switching, Packet Switching - OSI Layered Architecture - TCP/IP Model - Physical Layer
Overview - Latency, Bandwidth, Delay - Guided Media : Twisted pair, Coaxial cable, Fiber optic cable - Unguided Media : Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared.
Lab 1: Introduction to Packet Tracer, Peer to Peer communication, study of cables and its colour codes
Lab 2: Implementation of Network Topologies
Lab 3: Router Configuration (Creating Passwords, Configuring Interfaces)
Unit-2 - Addressing 15 Hour
IPV4 Addressing - Address space - Classful addressing - Subnet mask - FLSM - Classless Addressing - VLSM – NAT – Super netting - Network Devices: Hub, Repeaters, Switch, Bridge, Router
Lab 4: IP addressing and Sub netting (VLSM)
Lab 5: Static and Default Routing
Lab 6: NAT Configuration
Unit-3 - Routing 15 Hour
Forwarding of IP Packets — Static and Default Routing — Unicast Routing Algorithms: Distance Vector Routing, Link State Routing, Path Vector Routing — Protocols: RIP V1, RIP V2, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP —
Multicasting Basics — IPV6 Addressing Basics
Lab 7: Implementation of RIP version 1
Lab 8: Implementation of RIP version 2
Lab 9: Implementation of Single Area OSPF

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Unit-4 – Medium Access Control 15 Hour
ALOHA ,CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA, Ethernet, Token Ring - Flow Control :Stop and Wait, Sliding Window - Error Control: Stop and Wait ARQ, Sliding Window ARQ - Error Detection : Parity Check, Checksum, CRC -
Error Correction: Hamming codes - Data-Link Layer Protocols : HDLC, PPP.
Lab 10: Implementation of Multi Area OSPF
Lab 11: PPP Configuration
Lab 12: HDLC Configuration
Unit-5 – Transport and Application Layer Protocols 15 Hour
Port Numbers — User Datagram Protocol — Transmission Control Protocol — WWW and HTTP — FTP — Email –Telnet – DNS.
Lab 13: Implementation of BGP
Lab 14: Implementation of EIGRP
Lab 15: Telnet Configuration

Learning 1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, "Data Communication and Networking",5th ed.,2010 3. William Stallings, " Data and Computer Communications",9th ed.,2010
Resources 2. Bhushan Trivedi, " Data Communication and Networks" 2016 4. Todd Lammle, "CCNA Study Guide",7th ed.,2011

Learning Assessment
Continuous Learning Assessment (CLA)
Summative
Formative Life-Long Learning
Bloom’s Final Examination
CLA-1 Average of unit test CLA-2
Level of Thinking (40% weightage)
(45%) (15%)
Theory Practice Theory Practice Theory Practice
Level 1 Remember 20% - - 20% 20% -
Level 2 Understand 40% - - 40% 40% -
Level 3 Apply 40% - - 40% 40% -
Level 4 Analyze - - - - - -
Level 5 Evaluate - - - - - -
Level 6 Create - - - - - -
Total 100 % 100 % 100 %

Course Designers
Experts from Industry Experts from Higher Technical Institutions Internal Experts
1. Mr. Srinivasan Varadharajan, Senior Principal Software 1. Dr. [Link] Louis Paul, Associate Professor, SSN College of 1. Dr. S. Metilda Florence, SRMIST
Engineer, Manhattan Associates, Atlanta, United States Engineering, TamilNadu

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