Computer Network Technology

Network Layer and RoutingNetwork Layer : Design issues, Packet switching, Connectionless and connection oriented services, Virtual circuit and datagram Subnets, Routing algorithms, Internetworking, Firewalls, Congestion prevention policies, Load shading, Jitter control, Quality of service, Internetworking. Netwok Layer Protocols : ARP, IP protocol, IP addresses, IPV6, ICMP, Unicast routing algorithms : RIP, OSPF, BGP, Multicast Routing : IGMP, Mobile IP.Transport LayerServices amd service primitives, Sockets and socket programming, Elements of transport protocol: Addressing, Connection establishment and release, Flow control and buffering, Multiplexing, Crash recovery, Simple Transport Protocol, UPD: Introduction RPC, TCP: Introduction, Model, Protocol, Header, Connection establishment and release, Connection management, Transmission policy, Congestion control, Timer management, Introduction to wireless TCP and UDP, Performance issues. Application LayerDomain Name System (DNS) and DNS servers, Electronic Mail: Architecture and services, Message Formats, MIME, Message transfer, SMTP, Mail gateways, Relays, Configuring Mail servers, File Transfer Protocol, General model, Commands, TFTP-Static and dynamic web pages, www pages and browsing, HTTP, LDAP, Browser Architecture, Caching in Web Browser remote login, Wireless Web. Multimedia NetworkingMultimedia networking applications, Streaming stored audio and video, Making the best of the Best-Effort services, Protocols for Real time interactive application RTP, RTCP, RTSP, SIP, H.323/H.324, Scheduling and policing mechanisms, Integrated services, RSVP. Network Configuration, Management and ModellingWhat is network management and its infrastructure, Internet-standard management framework, Bootstrap protocol, DHCP, BOOTP. Analysis of loss and delay, Queuing theory, M/M/1 queue.Wireless and Broadband NetworksBasic overview of various technologies like Wireless links-802.11, Bluetooth, ATM, Frame relay, B-ISDN, SMDS, X-25.