ADVANCED COMPUTER
NETWORKS
UNIT I
Review of Computer Networks and the Internet: What is the Internet, The Network edge, The Network core, Access Networks and Physical media, ISPs and Internet Backbones, Delay and Loss in Packet-Switched Networks, History of Computer Networking and the Internet - Foundation of Networking Protocols: 5-layer TCP/IP Model, 7-Layer OSI Model, Internet Protocols and Addressing, Equal-Sized Packets Model: ATM
UNIT II
Networking Devices: Multiplexers, Modems and Internet Access Devices, Switching and Routing Devices, Router Structure. The Link Layer and Local Area Networks: Link Layer: Introduction and Services, Error- Detection and Error-Correction techniques, Multiple Access Protocols, Link Layer Addressing, Ethernet, Interconnections: Hubs and Switches, PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol, Link Virtualization
UNIT III
Routing and Internetworking: Network–Layer Routing, Least-Cost-Path algorithms, Non-Least-Cost-Path algorithms, Intradomain Routing Protocols, Interdomain Routing Protocols, Congestion Control at Network Layer. Logical Addressing: IPv4 Addresses, IPv6 Addresses - Internet Protocol: Internetworking, IPv4, IPv6, Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 – Multicasting Techniques and Protocols: Basic Definitions and Techniques, Intradomain Multicast Protocols, Interdomain Multicast Protocols, Node-Level Multicast algorithms
UNIT IV
Transport and End-to-End Protocols: Transport Layer, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Mobile Transport Protocols, TCP Congestion Control Application Layer: Principles of Network Applications, The Web and HTTP, File Transfer: FTP, Electronic Mail in the Internet, Domain Name System (DNS), P2P File Sharing, Socket Programming with TCP and UDP, Building a Simple Web Server
UNIT V
Wireless Networks and Mobile IP: Infrastructure of Wireless Networks, Wireless LAN Technologies, IEEE 802.11 Wireless Standard, Cellular Networks, Mobile IP, Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)
UNIT VI
Optical Networks and WDM Systems: Overview of Optical Networks, Basic Optical Networking Devices, Large-Scale Optical Switches, Optical Routers, Wavelength Allocation in Networks, Case Study: An All- Optical Switch
UNIT VII
VPNs, Tunneling and Overlay Networks: Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS), Overlay Networks – VoIP and Multimedia Networking: Overview of IP Telephony, VoIP Signaling Protocols, Real-Time Media Transport Protocols, Distributed Multimedia Networking, Stream Control Transmission Protocol
UNIT VIII
Mobile A-Hoc Networks: Overview of Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks, Routing in Ad-Hoc Networks, Routing Protocols for Ad-Hoc Networks – Wireless Sensor Networks: Sensor Networks and Protocol Structures, Communication Energy Model, Clustering Protocols, Routing Protocols
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James F. Kurose, Keith W.Ross, Third Edition, Pearson Education, 2007
2. Computer and Communication Networks, Nader F. Mir, Pearson Education, 2007
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Data Communications and Networking, Behrouz A. Forouzan, Fourth Edition, Tata McGraw
Hill, 2007
2. Guide to Networking Essentials, Greg Tomsho,Ed Tittel, David Johnson,Fifth Edition, Thomson.
3. An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking , S.Keshav, Pearson Education.
4. Campus Network Design Fundamentals, Diane Teare, Catherine Paquet, Pearson
Education (CISCO Press)
5. Computer Networks, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall.
6. The Internet and Its Protocols,A.Farrel,Elsevier.
Review of Computer Networks and the Internet: What is the Internet, The Network edge, The Network core, Access Networks and Physical media, ISPs and Internet Backbones, Delay and Loss in Packet-Switched Networks, History of Computer Networking and the Internet - Foundation of Networking Protocols: 5-layer TCP/IP Model, 7-Layer OSI Model, Internet Protocols and Addressing, Equal-Sized Packets Model: ATM
UNIT II
Networking Devices: Multiplexers, Modems and Internet Access Devices, Switching and Routing Devices, Router Structure. The Link Layer and Local Area Networks: Link Layer: Introduction and Services, Error- Detection and Error-Correction techniques, Multiple Access Protocols, Link Layer Addressing, Ethernet, Interconnections: Hubs and Switches, PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol, Link Virtualization
UNIT III
Routing and Internetworking: Network–Layer Routing, Least-Cost-Path algorithms, Non-Least-Cost-Path algorithms, Intradomain Routing Protocols, Interdomain Routing Protocols, Congestion Control at Network Layer. Logical Addressing: IPv4 Addresses, IPv6 Addresses - Internet Protocol: Internetworking, IPv4, IPv6, Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 – Multicasting Techniques and Protocols: Basic Definitions and Techniques, Intradomain Multicast Protocols, Interdomain Multicast Protocols, Node-Level Multicast algorithms
UNIT IV
Transport and End-to-End Protocols: Transport Layer, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Mobile Transport Protocols, TCP Congestion Control Application Layer: Principles of Network Applications, The Web and HTTP, File Transfer: FTP, Electronic Mail in the Internet, Domain Name System (DNS), P2P File Sharing, Socket Programming with TCP and UDP, Building a Simple Web Server
UNIT V
Wireless Networks and Mobile IP: Infrastructure of Wireless Networks, Wireless LAN Technologies, IEEE 802.11 Wireless Standard, Cellular Networks, Mobile IP, Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)
UNIT VI
Optical Networks and WDM Systems: Overview of Optical Networks, Basic Optical Networking Devices, Large-Scale Optical Switches, Optical Routers, Wavelength Allocation in Networks, Case Study: An All- Optical Switch
UNIT VII
VPNs, Tunneling and Overlay Networks: Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS), Overlay Networks – VoIP and Multimedia Networking: Overview of IP Telephony, VoIP Signaling Protocols, Real-Time Media Transport Protocols, Distributed Multimedia Networking, Stream Control Transmission Protocol
UNIT VIII
Mobile A-Hoc Networks: Overview of Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks, Routing in Ad-Hoc Networks, Routing Protocols for Ad-Hoc Networks – Wireless Sensor Networks: Sensor Networks and Protocol Structures, Communication Energy Model, Clustering Protocols, Routing Protocols
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James F. Kurose, Keith W.Ross, Third Edition, Pearson Education, 2007
2. Computer and Communication Networks, Nader F. Mir, Pearson Education, 2007
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Data Communications and Networking, Behrouz A. Forouzan, Fourth Edition, Tata McGraw
Hill, 2007
2. Guide to Networking Essentials, Greg Tomsho,Ed Tittel, David Johnson,Fifth Edition, Thomson.
3. An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking , S.Keshav, Pearson Education.
4. Campus Network Design Fundamentals, Diane Teare, Catherine Paquet, Pearson
Education (CISCO Press)
5. Computer Networks, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall.
6. The Internet and Its Protocols,A.Farrel,Elsevier.
