Computer Networking Syllabus( BCA 5- Semester)

                                                                               The Index

S NO                                                           Name

1).                                                                Computer network- An introduction

2).                                                                Transmission Media

3).                                           Telephony & data link Control protocols & Point to point Controls

4).                                                                             Devices                   

5).                                                       Transport and Upper layers in OSI model    

                                                                     The Syllabus

Unit-1       

Basic Concept of Computer networking : Components of data communication, Distributed processing, Standards and Organization, Line Configuration, Topology, Transmission mode, and  categories of networks,             

OSI and TCP/ IP Models : Layers and their functions, Comparison of models.

Digital Transmission: Interfaces and modems: DTE- DCE interface, modems, cable modems.

Unit-2

Transmission Media: Guide and Unguided, Attenuation, distortion, noise, Through, Propagation speed and time, wavelength, shannon capacity, comparison of media.

Unit-3

Telephony:  Multiplexing, error detection and correction: many to one, one to many, WDM, TDM, FDM, circuit switching, packet switching and message switching.

Data link control protocols : Line  discipline, Flow control, error control, synchronous and asynchronous protocols, character and bit oriented protocols, Link access procedures.

Point to point controls : Transmisson states, PPP layers, LCP, Authentication, NCP.

ISDN : Services, Historical outline, subscriber's access, ISDN Layers and broadcast ISDN.

Unit-4

Devices : Repeaters, bridges, gateways, routers, the network layer, design issues, Routing algorithm, congestion control Algorithm, Quality of services, internetworking, network- layer in the internet.

Unit-5

Transport and upper layers in OSI Model : Transport layer functions, connection management, Function of session later, presentation layer and application layer.