Advanced Networking

Paper Code: 
CSC-144(C)
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
60
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students,
1. To comprehend circuit and packet switching networks.
2. To appreciate High Speed and Wireless Networks.
3. To gain overall understanding of advanced IP routing protocols.
4. To understand concepts of Security and Cryptography.

12.00
Unit I: 

Protocol Layering: The OSI 7 layer Model, TCP/IP Protocol Layering, Benefits, Components and Functions of each layer.

Circuit Switching Networks: AT & T’s Dynamic Routing Network, Routing in Telephone Network, Dynamic Non Hierarchical Routing, Trunk Status Map Routing, and Real Time Network Routing.

Dynamic Routing: Dynamic Alternative Routing, Distributed Adaptive Dynamic Routing, Optimized Dynamic Routing.

12.00
Unit II: 

Packet Switching Networks: Distance Vector Routing, Link State Routing-Inter Domain Routing, Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR).

Routing Protocols: Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Extended Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

12.00
Unit III: 

High Speed Networks: Routing in optical networks, The optical layer, Node Designs, Network design and operation, Optical layer cost tradeoffs, Routing and wavelength assignment, and Architectural variations, Routing in ATM networks, ATM address structure, ATM Routing, PNNI protocol, PNNI signaling protocol, Deflection Routing, TMN network, TMN framework.

12.00
Unit IV: 

Wireless Communications: Media, Multiple Access Protocols, Wireless LAN & WAN, IEEE Standards, VLAN.

Mobile Communication:  Medium Access Control, SDMA, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA.

Telecommunication Systems: GSM, Mobile Services, GSM System Architecture.

12.00
Unit V: 

Security and Cryptography: Introduction to Security, Security Attacks, services and Mechanisms, Data Encryption Standard, Symmetric and Asymmetric- key Encipherment, Hash Functions, Digital Signatures, SSL.

Network Security: Authentication Applications, Electronic Mail security, IP Security, Web security, Intruders, Malicious Software, Kerberos, Firewalls.

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. M Steen Strub, “Routing in Communication Networks”, PH International, NY 1995.
  2. William Stallings, “ISDN & Broadband ISDN with Frame Relay and ATM”, PHI, ND, 2004.
  3. William Stallings, “Cryptography and Network Security”, PHI, 2006.
  4. “Internetworking Technologies Hand Book”, Fourth Edition, Inc. (CISCO System ILSG Cisco System 2003).
  5. William Stallings, “High Speed Networks TCP/IP and ATM Design Principles”, PH International, NY, 1998.
  6. Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Data Communications and Networking”, Second Edition TMH, 2003.
  7. Charlie Kaufman, Radia Rerlman Mike Specines, “Network Security – Private Communication in a Public World”, PHI (2/e) 2002.
  8. Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Cryptography & Network Security”, TMH, 2007.
  9. Rick Graziani, Allan Johnson, “Routing Protocols and Concepts”, Pearson Education, Cisco Press, 2008.
Academic Year: 
2017-18
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