Computer Networks detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the CSE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Computer Science & Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of computer networks is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION LAYER 10 Data Communication – Networks – Network Types – Protocol Layering – TCP/IP Protocol suite -OSI Model – Introduction to Sockets – Application Layer protocols: HTTP – FTP – Email protocols (SMTP – POP3 – IMAP – MIME) – DNS – SNMP
Unit II
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Unit III
NETWORK LAYER 7 Switching : Packet Switching – Internet protocol – IPV4 – IP Addressing – Subnetting – IPV6, ARP, RARP, ICMP, DHCP
Unit IV
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Unit V
DATA LINK AND PHYSICAL LAYERS 12 Data Link Layer – Framing – Flow control – Error control – Data-Link Layer Protocols – HDLC -PPP – Media Access Control – Ethernet Basics – CSMA/CD – Virtual LAN – Wireless LAN (802.11) – Physical Layer: Data and Signals – Performance – Transmission media- Switching -Circuit Switching.
Practical Exercises:
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Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
- Explain the basic layers and its functions in computer networks.
- Understand the basics of how data flows from one node to another.
- Analyze routing algorithms.
- Describe protocols for various functions in the network.
- Analyze the working of various application layer protocols.
Text Books:
- James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking, A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Eighth Edition, Pearson Education, 2021.
- Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking with TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Sixth Edition TMH, 2022
Reference Books:
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