National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC4511 : Computer Communication Network { 3-0-0 / 3}

Subject Nature : Theory

Coordinator : Prof. Santos Kumar Das

Syllabus

Communication Model, Data Communications, Computer Communication Architecture, Standard Making Organizations. Concepts and Terminology, Asynchronous and Synchronous Data Communications, Multiplexing Techniques. Communication Networking Techniques, Circuit Switching, Packet Switching, Local Area Networks. Protocols, Layered Approach, TCP / IP Protocol Suite, System Network Architecture. The Bridge and Routing, Connectionless internetworking, Connection oriented internetworking. Transport and Network Services TCP / UDP. Session Characteristics, OSI Session and Service Protocol. Presentation Concepts, Encryption and Authentication Codes, Virtual Terminal Protocols. Network Management, File Transfer and Electronic Mail. Communication Switching Techniques, Frame-mode Bearer Service, Frame Relay Congestion Control, Synchronous Transfer Mode.

Course Objectives

  • Explain details about the data communication.
  • Detail explanation of layering model.
  • Analyze the concept of network management.

Course Outcomes

1. Analyses the performance of both digital and analogue optical fiber systems, <br />2. Calculates the system bandwidth, noise, probability of error and maximum usable bit rate of a digital fiber system. <br />3. Calculates the system link loss, distortion and dynamic range of an RF photonic link. <br />4. Application knowledge of optical communication over networks

Essential Reading

  • W. Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, PHI, New Delhi , 2006
  • Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill , 2017

Supplementary Reading

  • Fred Halsall, Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, Pearson Education , 2003
  • S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks 2nd Ed., PHI New Delhi , 2002