GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
B.E. SEMESTER : VIII
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING
Subject Name: DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING
Sr. Total
Course Contents
No. Hrs
1. INTRODUCTION:
Network Hardware, Topology, Network Software, Reference Models, Example
Networks, Uses of Computer Networks, ARPANET, Connection Oriented Networks, 5
X.25, Frame Relay, ATM
2. PHYSICAL LAYER:
The Theoretical Basis for Data Communication, The Public Switched Telephone
4
Network, The Mobile Telephone System
3. DATA LINK LAYER:
Data Link Layer Design Issues, Error Detection and Correction, Elementary Data Link
7
Protocols, Sliding Window Protocols, Example Data Link Protocols
4. MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL SUB LAYER:
The Channel Allocation Problem, Multiple Access Protocols, Ethernet, Wireless
11
LANs, Broadband Wireless, Bluetooth, RFID, Data Link Layer Switching
5. NETWORK LAYER:
Network Layer Design Issues, Routing Algorithms, Congestion Control Algorithms,
9
Quality of Service, Internetworking, The Network Layer in the Internet.
6. TRANSPORT LAYER:
The Transport Service, Elements of Transport Protocols, Congestion Control
Algorithms, The Internet Transport Protocols: UDP, The Internet Transport Protocols: 7
TCP, Performance Issues, Delay Tolerant Networks.
7. APPLICATION LAYER:
DNS--The Domain Name System, The World Wide Web, Real-time Audio and Video,
5
Content Delivery and Peer-To-Peer, SMTP and HTTP Protocol
8. NETWORK SECURITY:
Cryptography, Symmetric-Key Algorithms, Public-Key Algorithms, Digital
Signatures, Management Of Public Keys, IPsec, Firewalls, Virtual Private Networks,
8
Wireless Security, Security Issues And Challenges in Wireless Networks,
Authentication Protocols, Email Security, Web Security, Social Issues
Practical/TW : Practical / Term Work [minimum 8-10 experiments based on above topics.]
Reference Books:
1. Computer Networks, Andrew Tanenbaum, 5th Edition, Pearson Education.
2. Data Communication And Networking, Behrouz Forouzan, 4th Edition, TMH.
3. Introduction to Data Communication and Networking, Wayne Tomasi, Pearson