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Introduction: Data communications, networks, network types,
Internet history,standards and administration.
Network Models:Protocol layering, TCP/IP protocol suite, The OSI
model.
Introduction to Physical layer:Data and signals, periodic analog
signals, digital signals, transmission impairment, data rate limits,
performance.
Digital and Analog transmission: Digital-to-digital conversion,
analog-to-digital conversion, transmission modes, digital-to-analog
conversion, analog-to-analog conversion.
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II Bandwidth Utilization: Multiplexing and SpectrumSpreading:
Multiplexing, Spread Spectrum
Transmission media:Guided Media, Unguided Media
Switching: Introduction, circuit switched networks, packet switching,
structure of a switch.
Introduction to the Data Link Layer:Link layer addressing, Data
Link Layer Design Issues, Error detection and correction, block
coding, cyclic codes, checksum, forward error correction, error
correcting codes, error detecting codes.
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III Data Link Control: DLC services, data link layer protocols, HDLC,
Point-to-point protocol.
Media Access Control: Random access, controlled access,
channelization, Wired LANs – Ethernet Protocol, standard ethernet,
fast ethernet, gigabit ethernet, 10 gigabit ethernet,
Wireless LANs: Introduction, IEEE 802.11 project, Bluetooth,
WiMAX, Cellular telephony, Satellite networks.
Connecting devices and Virtual LANs.
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IV Introduction to the Network Layer: Network layer services, packet
switching, network layer performance, IPv4 addressing, forwarding of
IP packets, Internet Protocol, ICMPv4, Mobile IP
Unicast Routing:Introduction, routing algorithms, unicast routing
protocols.
Next generation IP: IPv6 addressing, IPv6 protocol, ICMPv6
protocol, transition from IPv4 to IPv6.
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V Introduction to the Transport Layer: Introduction, Transport layer
protocols (Simple protocol, Stop-and-wait protocol, Go-Back-n
protocol, Selective repeat protocol, Bidirectional protocols), Transport
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layer services, User datagram protocol, Transmission control protocol,
Standard Client0Server Protocols:World wide-web and HTTP,
FTP, Electronic mail, Telnet, Secured Shell, Domain name system.