GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

K. S. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT M.Sc. IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [Five Years' (Full-time) Integrated Degree Course] Third Year M.Sc. (CA & IT) 301- DATA COMMUNICATIONS Purpose and Goal: Understanding the Data communication Understanding the Networking,Protocol,Standards Prerequisites Elementary principles of logic and arithmetic, Basic functionality of Operating System & Internet technology

Unit-1: Introduction Data Communication, Networks, The Internet, Protocol and Standards Layered Tasks, The OSI Model, Layer in the OSI Model, TCP/IP Protocol suite Addressing. Unit-2: Physical Layer and Media Analog and Digital, Periodic Analog Signals, Digital Signals, Transmission Impairment Data Rate Limits, Performance, Multiplexing ,Spread Spectrum, Guided Media, Circuit Switched Networks, Datagram Networks, Virtual circuit networks, Telephone network, Dial-up modems, Digital Subscriber line, Cable TV networks, Cable TV for data transfer Unit-3: Data Link Layer Error detection and Correction, Introduction, Block Coding, Linear Block Codes Cyclic Code, Checksum, Framing, Flow and Error Control Protocols Noiseless Channels Protocol, Noise Channels Protocol, Random access, Controlled access, Channelization, IEEE Strands, Standards Ethernet, Connecting device Unit-4: Network Layer IPv4 Addresses, IPv6 Addresses Network Layer: Delivery, Forwarding, Unicast Routing Protocol, Multicast Routing Protocol Unit-5: Transport Layer Process to Process delivery, Congestion Control and Quality of Service, Data Traffic Congestion, Congestion Control, Quality of Service Technique

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Unit-6: Application Layer Name Space, Domain Name Space, Distribution of Name Space, DNS in the Internet, [15%] Resolution, DNS message, Remote Logging, Electronic mail, File Transfer, Architecture Of WWW, Web Documents, HTTP Recommended Lecture Scheme: approximately 86 hours a year. Recommended Practical Scheme: none Assignments: one assignments per unit should be given.

Text Book:Data Communication and Networking - Behrouz Forouzan (Fourth Edition) Tata McGraw Hill publication Text / References 1) Computer Networks Andrew S Tanenbaum (Fourth Edition) Pearson Education publication 2) TCP-IP Protocol suit - Behrouz Forouzan Tata McGraw Hill publication 3) Data and Computer Communications- William Stallings (Fifth Edition) Prentice-Hall, India, 1999. 4) Data Communication and Networking- M. Jain & Satish Jain BPB, 2000. Detailed syllabus for DATA COMMUNICATIONS

Text Book:-data communication and networking, Behrouz A Forouzan -IV Edition. Unit-1 Chapter:-1 Chapter:-2 Unit-2 Chapter:-3 Chapter:-6: Chapter:-7 (7.1) Chapter:-8 (8.1 to 8.3) Chpater-9 [5%]

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Unit-3 Chapter:-10 Chapter:-11 (11.1 to 11.5) (No Algorithms of Protocols) Chapter:-12 Chapter:-13(13.1 to 13.2) Chapter:-15(15.1) Unit-4 Chapter:-19(19.1, 19.2) Chapter:-22 Unit-5 Chapter:-23 (23.1) Chapter:-24(24.1 to 24.6) Unit-6 Chapter:-25 Chapter:-26 Chapter:-27 -----X-----X----[20%]

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