Subject Code: EC6L026	Subject Name: Computer Networks	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Introduction to Programing and Data Structures, Communication Engineering
Overview of OSI reference model. Topology design, Media Access Control Level, Services, Problems and protocols, Practical local area network design and implementation. IEEE LAN Standards, Logical Link Control protocols, HDLC, ALOHA, SLOTTED ALOHA, FDDI, Client Server model and related softwares, Network Layer level services, problems and protocols. AN, MAN, interconnection networks related softwares, TCP/IP, Novel NetWare, Routers, Bridges and Gateways their Practical implementation aspects. X.25, Internet and related softwares NETSCAPE and MOSAIC. Transport layer, services, problems and their protocol, Brief functioning of upper layers, E-mail and other application.
Texts/ Reference Books: B. A. Forouzan, “Data Communications and Networking,” 4th Ed., Tata McGraw-Hill Education. A. S. Tanenbaum, “Computer Networks,” 4th Edition, Pearson education.