Syllabus of Andhra University BTech Information Technology - IT 3.2.4 - Computer Networks

Third year - Second Semester

Instruction: 3 Periods & 1 Tut /week
Univ. Exam : 3 Hours

Sessional Marks: 30
Univ-Exam-Marks:70

Local Area Networks:
LAN Overview, High Speed LANs: Ethernet, Token Ring, Wireless LANs

Wide Area Networks:
Circuit Switching and Packet Switching, Routing in Switched Networks, Principles of Cellular Networks

Internet Protocols:
Basic protocol functions, Principles of Internetworking, Connectionless Internetworking Internet Protocol

Transport protocols:
Connection oriented Transport Protocol Mechanisms TCP, TCP Congestion Control UDP

Distributed Applications:
E-Mail, HTTP

Textbooks:

1. WILLIAM STALLINGS, Data and Computer Communications, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education Asia, 2004

Reference books:

1. ANDREW S. TANENBAUM, Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Pearson Education, 2003

2. WILLIAM A. SHAY, Understanding Communications and Networks, 3RD Edition, Thomson Asia/Vikas Publishing, 2004