CS2363 COMPUTER NETWORKS
UNIT I
Introduction to networks – network architecture – network performance – Direct link networks – encoding – framing – error detection – transmission – Ethernet – Rings – FDDI - Wireless networks – Switched networks – bridges
UNIT II
Internetworking – IP - ARP – Reverse Address Resolution Protocol – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol – Internet Control Message Protocol – Routing – Routing algorithms – Addressing – Subnetting – CIDR – Inter domain routing – IPv6
UNIT III
Transport Layer – User Datagram Protocol (UDP) – Transmission Control Protocol – Congestion control – Flow control – Queuing Disciplines – Congestion Avoidance Mechanisms.
UNIT IV
Data Compression – introduction to JPEG, MPEG, and MP3 – cryptography – symmetric-key – public-key – authentication – key distribution – key agreement – PGP – SSH – Transport layer security – IP Security – wireless security – Firewalls
UNIT V
Domain Name System (DNS) – E-mail – World Wide Web (HTTP) – Simple Network Management Protocol – File Transfer Protocol (FTP)– Web Services - Multimedia Applications – Overlay networks
TEXT BOOK:
1. Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie, “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach”, Fourth Edition, Elsevier Publishers Inc., 2007.
REFERENCES:
1. James F. Kuross and Keith W. Ross, “Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet”, Third Edition, Addision wesley, 2004.
2. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, “Computer Networks”, Fourth Edition, PHI, 2003.
3. William Stallings, “Data and Computer Communication”, Sixth Edition, Pearson Education, 2000.
4. Nader F. Mir, ”Computer and communication networks”, Pearson Education, 2007.