Course Content
ntroduction to computer communication networks and layered architecture overview. Packet switching and Fast packet switching. Point to Point Protocols and links: ARQ retransmission strategies. Selective repeat ARQ. Framing and standard Data Link Control protocol-HDLC, SDLC, LAPD. Queuing models in communication networks. Multiaccess Communication and multiple access protocols: ALOHA, slotted ALOHA, CSMA, CSMD/CD. Performance modelling and analysis. Local Area Networks: Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI. Design and analysis. Internetworking issues: Bridges, Routers and Switched networks. Routing and Flow Control algorithms in data networks. Broadband Networks: ATM, Frame relay and Gigabit Ethernet. Traffic Management in ATM networks.
Text / References
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