B.E. (Automation and Robotics) Internet Communication Engineering Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Analog communication, Digital Communication and Computer Communication and Networks

Module 1

• Introduction to Internet: What is the Internet, Evolution of the Internet, service description, Network protocol? Overview of TCP/IP, layer functions

Module 2

• Application Layer in the Internet : Application Layer- Host configuration, DHCP, Domain Name System (DNS), Multicast DNS, Remote Login, TELNET and SSH, HTTPS, electronic mail

Module 3

• Internet Security: Network layer security (AH, ESP, IPsec) Transport layer security (SSL), Application layer security (secure E mail- PGP, S/MIME), VPN Firewall, Intrusion Detection System.

Module 4: Multimedia Communications: Information Representation- text, images, audio and video, Text and image compression, Audio and video compression. compression standards: H.261, H.263, P1.323, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, Other coding formats for text, speech, image and video

• Multimedia transport across IP networks and relevant protocols such as RSVP, RTP, RTCP, DVMRP, Signalling Protocols: Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). VoIP, IPTV

Module 5: Quality of Services (QoS):

• Integrated services (intserv): Architecture and Service Model, Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Packet Scheduling Disciplines in the Internet Differentiated Services (diffserv): Framework and Concept, Assured and Expedited Services, Packet Classification, Routers Internals and Packet Dropping Techniques.

Module 6: Network Industry Trends & Automation:

• Introduction to software defined networking, OPENFLOW, Why network automation? Simplified Architectures, Deterministic outcomes, Business Agility, Types of network automation, Device Provisioning, Data collection, Migrations, Configuration Management, Compliance, Reporting, Troubleshooting, Evolving from the management plane from SNMP to device APIs--- Impact of open networking, Network Automation in the SDN era. Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT): Definition and characteristics of IoT, Physical design of IoT: Things in IoT, IoT Protocols.

Text Books

• 1 B. Forouzan, ―TCP/IP Protocol Suite‖, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Publication
• 2 K. R. Rao, Zaron S. Bojkovic, Dragorad A. Milocanovic, Multimedia Communication Systems, Prentice Hall India, 2002. ISBN: 81-203-2145-6.
• 3 Network Programmability & Automation---Jason Edelman, Scott S. Lowe & Matt Oswalt, OREILLY.
• 1 Steve Heath, Multimedia and Communication Technology, Second Edition, Focal Press, 2003.
• 2 ISBN: 81-8147-145-8. Ted Wallingford, ―Switching to VoIP, Oreilly Publication
• 3 Fred Halsall, ―Multimedia Communications‖, Pearson education, 2001
• 4 K. R. Rao, Zoran S. Bojkovic, Dragorad A. Milovanovic, ―Multimedia Communication Systems, Pearson education, 2004.
• 5 Raif steinmetz, Klara Nahrstedt, ―Multimedia: Computing, Communications and Applications, Pearson education, 2002.
• 6 Tay Vaughan, ―Multimedia: Making it Work‖, 6th edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2004
• 7 Pallapa Venkataram, ―Multimedia information systems‖, Pearson education (InPress), 2005.
• 8 Multimedia Communication Techniques and Standards
• 9 Arshdeep Bagha, Vijay Madisetti “Internet of Things”, universities Press. U University of Mumbai