SCHOOL OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

KALINGA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (KIIT)

(Deemed to be University, u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956)

Subject: Computer Networks (5th Semester) Subject code: CS-30003

Academic Session: Autumn Sem. 2024 Contact hours per week:
3 hours (LTP: 3-0-0)
Course coordinator: Dr. Suneeta Mohanty

Syllabus:
UNIT I
Data Communications:
Data Transmission, Multiplexing, Data Encoding Techniques, Introduction to computer
networks, Network, Topologies, Reference Models: ISO/OSI Model and TCP/IP Model.

UNIT II
Physical Layer:
Transmission Media, Analog signals, Digital Signals, Data Link Layer, Error Detection and
Correction, Parity, LRC, CRC, Hamming Code, Flow Control and Error Control, Stop and
wait, ARQ, Sliding window – IEEE, Ethernet.

UNIT III
Network Layer:
Packet Switching and Circuit Switching, IP addressing methods, Subnetting, Super netting,
Routing Protocols: IP, ARP, RARP, DHCP, Routing Algorithms: Distance Vector Routing,
Link State Routing.

UNIT IV
Transport Layer:
Transport Services, UDP, TCP, Congestion Control, Quality of Services (QOS).

UNIT V
Application Layer:
Domain Name Space (DNS), Electronic Mail, HTTP, WWW.
Course Outcome:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO1: Use of different models for study of computer networks
CO2: Identify the components required to build different types of networks
CO3: Choose the required functionality at each layer for given application
CO4: Identify solution for each functionality at each layer
CO5: Trace the flow of information from one node to another node in the network
CO6: Build networking solutions using the concepts of world wide web and
electronic mail technologies
Course Coverage and Delivery plan:
Unit Name and Topics/Coverage No. of Lectures
SDG Mapping lectures serial nos.
 Introduction to Computer Networks
Data  Analog signals and Digital Signals 6 1-6
Communications  Data Transmission and Multiplexing
(SDG: 09)  Data Encoding Techniques
 Packet Switching and Circuit Switching
 Network Topologies
 Reference Models: ISO/OSI Model and TCP/IP
Model.
 Domain Name Space (DNS)
Application  Electronic Mail
Layer  HTTP 5 7-11
(SDG: 08, 11)  Delay and throughput in Packet-switched Network
 Introduction to Transport Layer
 Transport Layer Services 12 12-23
 Multiplexing and de-multiplexing
 Flow Control in Transport Layer
-Stop-and-wait
Transport -Go-back-N
Layer -Selective-Repeat
(SDG: 09, 11)  UDP: Services and Applications, Segment format
 TCP: Services
-Segment format
-TCP Connection management
-State Transition Diagram
-Windows in TCP
-Flow Control
-Congestion Control (Slow start,
congestion avoidance, and fast recovery)
 Quality of Services (QOS)
 Introduction to Network Layer services
 IPv4 datagram format 12 24-35
 DHCP
 ICMP
 NAT
Network Layer  Routing Algorithms: Link state, Distance vector, Path
(SDG: 09, 11) vector
 Routing Protocols: OSPF, RIP
 IP addressing methods
 Subnetting & Super netting
 Protocols: IP, ARP, RARP, DHCP
 Transmission Media
 Data Link Layer 5 36-40
Physical Layer  Error, Detection and Correction methods (Parity,
(SDG: 11, 12) LRC, CRC, Hamming Code)
 Ethernet Frame format
 Text Book:
Data Communications and Networking with TCPIP Protocol Suite, 6th Edition,
Behrouz A. Forouzan (ISBN: 9789355320940)
Reference Book:
1. W. Stallings, “Data and Computer Communication”, Tenth Edition, Pearson Education,
2018.
2. Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach”, Sixth
Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2011.
3. Nader. F. Mir, “Computer and Communication Networks”, First Edition,
Pearson Publisher 2007

Scheme of Evaluation:
Full marks for the Computer Networks theory is 100, which is divided into the
followingcomponents.
 Internal Assessment (30 Marks)
 Mid Semester (20 Marks)
 End Semester (50 Marks)

Activity Details and Schedule: (May vary)

Activity Type Focus Date Marks CO

1 Assignment-1 Critical Thinking 1st week of August, 24 5 CO1

2 Group Activity & Presentation Creation, Reflections 4th week of August, 24 5 CO2

3 Quiz-1 Quiz 1st week of September, 24 5 CO3

4 Assignment -2 Critical Thinking 1st week of October, 24 5 CO4

5 Assignment-3 Critical Thinking 3rd week of October, 24 5 CO5

6 Quiz-2 Quiz 1st week of November, 24 5 CO6

Links to e-resources (NPTEL, YouTube, Swayam, Virtual lab etc.)

 https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc793.txt
 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc791
 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7241
 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2616
 https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt
 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5321

Coverage for Mid Semester Examination: Date Communication

to Transport Layer (Lectures serial nos. 1 to 23)