B.Sc. (Computer Science) Computer Networks Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the SY BSc Computer Science syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her Summer 2026 third-year timetables name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Computer Networks
The University sets the practical for this subject separately, in Computer Science Practical 4, as Module 1. It carries its own credits, so it is examined as a paper of its own.
Module I
- Introduction to Computer Networks: Networking standards and organizations (ISO, IEEE, IETF), Types of Networks: LAN, MAN, WAN, Network topologies and basic hardware
- Network Models: OSI Reference Model – layers, functions, TCP/IP Protocol Suite – layers and comparison with OSI
- Physical Layer Concepts: Data and signals: analog & digital, Signal impairments: attenuation, noise, distortion, Data transmission: bandwidth, throughput, latency, Digital transmission: line coding, analog-to-digital conversion, Transmission modes: simplex, half-duplex, full-duplex
- Bandwidth Utilization & Transmission Media: Multiplexing: FDM, TDM, WDM, Spread Spectrum techniques: DSSS, FHSS, Transmission Media: Guided (Twisted Pair, Coaxial, Fiber Optics) & Unguided Media (Radio, Microwave, Infrared)
- Switching Techniques: Circuit Switching, Packet Switching (connectionless and connection-oriented)
- Data Link Layer and Error Handling: Link layer addressing (MAC), framing concepts, Error detection: Parity, CRC, Checksum, Error correction: Hamming Code, Data link protocols: Stop-and-Wait, Go-Back-N, HDLC, Introduction to MAC: CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA
- Wired & Wireless LANs: Ethernet (standard, fast, gigabit). IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMAX, Cellular telephony: Generations overview (2G–5G), Satellite networks: types and applications
Module II
- Network Layer Fundamentals: Packet Switching Concepts, IPv4 Addressing, Subnetting, IP Packet forwarding & routing, Overview of ICMPv4, Basics of Mobile IP
- Routing Techniques: Routing algorithms: Concepts of Distance Vector & Link State Routing, Unicast Routing Protocols: Basic overview of RIP & OSPF
- IPv6: IPv6 Addressing format, comparison with IPv4, ICMPv6, Transition strategies
- Transport Layer Protocols, Transport layer services, User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP): Features, 3-way handshake
- Application Layer & Protocols: Client-Server architecture: Iterative vs Concurrent Servers, Standard Protocols: HTTP (with HTTPS), FTP, Email (SMTP, POP3, IMAP), TELNET, SSH (modern replacement), DNS
- Quality of Service (QoS): Concepts of Delay, Jitter, Bandwidth, Flow control techniques, Integrated Services (IntServ) and Differentiated Services (DiffServ), Current trends: QoS in video streaming and VoIP
Text Books
- 1 Data Communications and Networking, Behrouz A. Forouzan, Fifth Edition, TMH, 2018.
- 2 Computer Network, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall, Fifth Edition, Pearson Education, 2018.
- 1 Computer Network, Bhushan Trivedi, Oxford University Press, 2016
- 2 Data and Computer Communication, William Stallings, PHI, 2017
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Computer Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.