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Synopsis : The course will develop the students knowledge on data communication and switching systems. It explains the basic process of data communication, protocols, interfacing and inter-working between computer networks and switching components in telecommunication systems. The students will be taught with the various possible techniques to understand the modern networks for wired and wireless services. Course Outcomes : By the end of the course, the student should be able to understand on:
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Protocol Architecture:
Standard: ISO model, TCP/IP suite, standardization within protocol architecture, traditional internet based applications.
Data Communication Basic:
Basics of data transmission.
Asynchronous vs. Synchronous transmission.
Error detection method: Parity and CRC.
Error correction.
Flow control technique: Stop-and-Wait, Sliding Window, Go-back-N and ARQ
Data Link Layer Protocol:
Introduction to HDLC, frame format and operation.
Other HDLC protocols, LAPB, LAPD.
Local Area Network-LAN:
LAN Characteristics: LAN.
Topologies and Transmission Media, LAN protocol, Architecture.
MAC protocol – CSMA/CD, Switched LAN
Wide Area Network-WAN:
WAN characteristics:
Circuit Switched vs. Packet Switched.
Internetworking:
Principles of internetworking,
Issue and challenges in internetworking.
Internetworking architecture.
Internetworking devices: Bridge, Router and Gateway.
Internet protocol standards:
TCP/IP, IP protocol and addressing mechanism, Classful subnetting
IP Protocol: IP Fragmentation and Reassembly