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Department Electronics & Communication Engineering
Year / Semester IV B. Tech (ECE) – I Semester
Subject Telecom and Computer Networks
Regulation R14
Subject Code UGEC7T02

UNIT-I INTRODUCTION
Uses of computer networks, OSI, TCP/IP and other reference models, Arpanet, Internet,
Network Topologies, WAN, LAN, MAN, Protocols and Standards.

UNIT-II PHYSICAL LAYER and DATA LINK LAYER

Physical Layer: Classification of Transmission media, Guided media: Twisted pair cable, Coaxial
Cable, Fiber Optic cable, Unguided Media: wireless communications, Switching, Digital
Transmission
Data Link Layer: Design issues, Checksum, CRC, framing, Stop and Wait protocol, Stop- and-Wait
ARQ, Go-Back-N, Selective Repeat ARQ ,piggybacking, Data link layer in HDLC. Medium Access
sub layer: Random Access: ALOHA, Carrier sense multiple access. Controlled Access: Reservation,
Polling, Token Passing, Wired LANS.

UNIT-III NETWORK LAYER-DESIGN AND ROUTING

Virtual circuit and Datagram subnets-Routing algorithm shortest path routing, Flooding,
Hierarchical routing, Broad cast, Multi cast, distance vector routing. Network Layer-Congestion
control, Rotary for mobility, Congestion Control Algorithms, General Principals of Congestion
Control, Congestion Prevention Policies the Network layer in the Internet and in the ATM
Network.
UNIT-IV TRANSPORT LAYER
Transport Services, Connection Management, TCP and UDP protocols.
Application Layer - Network Security, Domain Name System, Electronic Mail; The Worldwide
Web, Basics of Multi Media.

UNIT V TELEPHONE NETWORKS AND SIGNALING TECHNIQUES

Subscriber loop system, switching hierarchy and routing, transmission plan, numbering plan,
charging plan In-Channel signaling, common channel signaling, network traffic load parameters,
grade of service and blocking probability.

UNIT-VI INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORKS

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Introduction, ISDN architecture, ISDN interfaces, Functional Grouping, Reference Points, protocol
architecture, signaling, numbering, addressing, BISDN.
DSL Technology: ADSL, Cable Modem, Traditional Cable Networks, HFC Networks, CM & CMTS
and DOCSIS.

Text Books
T1. Computer Networks---- Andrew S TANENBAUM, 4th Edition. Pearson Education/PHI.
T2. Telecommunication switching system and netwoks – Thyagarajan Viswanath, PHI, 2000

References
R1. An Engineering Approach to Computer Networks-S.Keshav, 2 nd Edition, Pearson
Education.
R2. Understanding Communications and Networks, 3rd Edition,,W.A. Shay,Thomson
R3. Data Communications and Networking----- Behrouz A. Forouzan. Third Edition TMH.

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LESSON PLAN

COURSE : IV B. Tech BRANCH : ECE

CLASS : IV/I Sem. Section YEAR : 2019-20
Faculty Name: Designation :
SUBJECT: Telecom and Computer Networks SUBJECT CODE : UGEC7T02

Prerequisites:
Basic Idea about Telecom and Computer Networks

Course Objective:
To cover the networking concepts and components and introduces various models. The course is
a highly efficient way of gaining networking awareness, understanding of the protocols and
communication techniques used by networks and vocabulary. To learn about Network hardware,
connecting hosts, Peer to Peer Networks, Client/Server Model.

Course Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

CO 1. Describe the Data communication with different models

CO 2. Distinguish Transmission Media and point out the design considerations of Data
Link Layer
CO 3. Analyze different Routing and Congestion Algorithms
CO 4. Explain various Transport Layer and Application Layer Protocols.
CO 5. Distinguish Telecom Networks and Signaling Concepts
CO 6. Illustrate about ISDN

Lesson Plan:
No. of Reference
S.No hours Topic planed (Books with Page Remarks
Numbers)
UNIT-I
INTRODUCTION
1 2 Uses of computer networks ,The OSI T1 03- 12
Reference model T1 37- 41
2 1 The TCP /IP Reference model T1 41- 44
3 2 The ATM Reference model - T1 63- 65
Other net work models
4 2 Examples of Networks: Novell T1 49- 59
Networks, Arpanet, Internet
5 1 Network Topologies WAN, LAN, MAN, T1 14 - 25
Protocols and Standards.
UNIT-II

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PHYSICAL LAYER and DATA LINK LAYER

6 2 Classification of Transmission media, R3 174- 184
Guided media Twisted pair cable,
Coaxial Cable, Fiber Optic cable
7 1 Unguided Media : wireless R3 184-190
communications
8 2 Switching R3 146- 151
9 1 Digital Transmission R3 85- 98
T1 274- 275
10 2 Design issues, framing T1 184- 191
11 2 Checksum, CRC, T1 191- 200
12 2 Stop and Wait protocol, Stop- and-Wait T1 200- 211
ARQ.
13 2 Go-Back-N, Selective Repeat ARQ T1 211- 228
,piggybacking,
14 1 Data link layer in HDLC. T1 234- 237
T1 61
15 1 Medium Access sub layer: Random T1 251- 255
Access: ALOHA.
16 1 Carrier sense multiple access.Controlled T1 255- 258
Access: Reservation, Polling, Token
Passing
17 2 Wired LANS. R3 271- 291
UNIT-III
NETWORK LAYER-DESIGN AND ROUTING
18 1 Virtual Circuit and Datagram Subnets T1 348- 349
19 2 Routing algorithm Shortest path T1 350- 355
routing
20 1 Flooding T1 355- 357
21 1 Hierarchical routing T1 366 -368
22 2 T1 368- 370
Broadcast routing, multi cast routing, T1 370- 372
Distance vector routing T1 357- 358
23 1 .Network Layer-Congestion control, T1 358- 384
Rotary for mobility
24 2 T1 384- 386
Congestion Control Algorithms
25 2 General Principals of Congestion T1 386- 384
control
Congestion Prevention Policies
26 2 Network layer in the Internet and in T1 418- 423
the ATM Network.

UNIT-IV
TRANSPORT LAYER
27 1 The Transport Services T1 481-488
28 1 Connection Management T1 496- 506

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29 2 TCP Protocol T1 603- 611

33 1 UDP Protocol T2 601- 603
31 1 Application Layer ,Network Security R3 815- 817
32 2 Domain Name System T1 579- 588
33 1 T1 588- 594
Electronic mail R3 705- 718
34 1 T1 611- 625
The world WEB R3 738- 745
35 1 R3 761- 779
Basics of Multi Media.
UNIT-V
TELEPHONE NETWORKS AND SIGNALING TECHNIQUES
36 1 Subscriber loop systems T2 314-322
37 2 Switching hierarchy and routing, T2 322-330
transmission plan
38 2 Numbering plan, charging plans. T2 357-368
39 2 In channel signaling, Common channel T2 374-381
signaling.
40 2 Network traffic load and parameters T2 273--278
41 1 Grade of service and blocking T2 278--280
probability.
UNIT-VI
INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORKS
42 1 Introduction, motivation T2 490-493
43 1 ISDN architecture T2 508-511
44 2 ISDN interfaces, Functional Grouping, T2 518-520
Reference Points,
45 2 protocol architecture T2 512-514
46 1 signaling, numbering, addressing T2 524-527
47 1 BISDN T2 547-549
48 1 DSL Technology :ADSL, Cable Modem R3 251-255
49 2 Traditional Cable Networks, HFC R3 256-257
Networks, Sharing
50 2 CM & CMTS and DOCSIS R3 259-260
TEXT BOOK(s):
T1 Computer Networks---- Andrew S TANENBAUM, 4th Edition. Pearson Education/PHI.
T2 Telecommunication switching system and netwoks – Thyagarajan Viswanath, PHI,
2000
REFERENCE(s):
R1 An Engineering Approach to Computer Networks-S.Keshav, 2nd Edition, Pearson
Education
R2 Understanding Communications and Networks, 3rd Edition,,W.A. Shay,Thomson

R3 Data Communications and Networking----- Behrouz A. Forouzan. Third Edition TMH.

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Department Electronics & Communication Engineering
Year / Semester IV B. Tech (ECE) – I Semester
Subject Telecome and Computer Networks
Regulation R14
Subject Code UGEC7T02

Unit-1:
1. Give the Detailed Comparison of OSI and TCP/IP reference model?
2. Explain with neat sketches LAN, MAN &WAN Networks?
3. Distinguish between various Network Connections?
4. Give a detailed description of the Novell Netware reference model?
5. a) Differentiate between connection oriented and connection less service.
b) What is internetworking? Explain the purpose of internetworking devices used to
connect different LAN segments.
6. (a) List two advantages and two disadvantages of having international standards for network,
Protocols?
(b) Write short notes on interfaces and services of ISO layers
7. a) Explain in detail ISO-OSI reference model.
(b) Write short notes on interface, service and protocol.
Unit-2:
1. Explain different types of transmission media used in Data communications?
2. Give the frame format of HDLC PROTOCOL &Explain each field in Details?
3. Explain the concept of Ethernet Cabling?
4. a) Explain Framing, Error control and flow control mechanisms of data link layer.
b) Give the frame format of HDLC protocol.
5. a) Explain how CRC method is used for error detection?
b) Illustrate the above with one example.
6. a) Compare and contrast a circuit-switched network and a packet switched networks.
b) What is the role of address field in a packet traveling through a virtual-circuit network?
c) Compare optical fiber cables with coaxial cables.
7. a) Briefly, explain about the DLL design issues.
(b) If the bit string 0111101111101111110 is bit stuffed. What is the output of the string?
8. a)What are the different types of error detection methods? Explain the CRC error detection
technique using generator polynomial x4 +x3 +1 and data 11100011
b) Explain the different frames types of HDLC protocol?
9. a) Discuss in brief MAC frame structure for IEEE 802.3?
b) Explain the following CSMA schemes: (i) Non-persistent (ii) 1-persistent (iii) p-persistent
10. a) Describe the data link layer services
b) Given the data word 101001111 and the divisor 10111, show the generation of the CRC
code
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11. Explain HDLC protocol in detail

12. a) Explain Pure and Slotted ALOHA protocols b) Explain about Wired LANS
13.a) Explain the working of carrier sense multiple access protocol
b) How does a Token Ring LAN operates?

Unit-3:
1. a) Compare the virtual and data gram subnets
b) Explain Hierarchical routing algorithm
2. a) What is congestion? Explain the General principles of congestion prevention policies
b) Explain network layer in the Internet.
3. a) Explain store and forward switching and sink tree. What is the importance of Sink Tree?
b)Explain distance Vector Routing algorithm
4. Explain the following routing algorithms (a) Shortest path routing (b) Flooding
5. a) Explain Dynamic routing in detail b) Explain Leaky-bucket algorithm in detail
6. a) Explain the optimality principle and sink tree in detail
b) Explain Broad cast and Multicast routing algorithms
7. a) Compare the static and dynamic routing algorithms.
b) Explain Hierarchical routing algorithm.
8. Write short notes on following (i) Shortest path routing. (ii) Flooding. (iii) Distance vector
routing. 9. What is congestion? Write general principles of congestion control.
10.a) What is Broadcasting? With an example, explain about Reverse path forwarding
b) With an example, explain multicast Routing Algorithm.
11a) Discuss Virtual Circuit Packet Switching?
b) Explain the Count- to- infinity problem and solution in distance vector routing.
12a) Differentiate between unicast , multicast and broad cast
b) Explain the Count- to- infinity problem and solution in distance vector routing.

Unit-4:
1,a) Explain TCP header format in detail
b) Explain Connection Management in TCP
2. a) Explain UDP Header format in detail
b) Explain the applications of UDP
3. Explain Transport Layer Protocols in detail?
4. Explain DNS with reference to its components and working.
5.a) What is Electronic mail? Explain the two scenarios of architecture of E-Mail.
b) What is a name server? List and explain the characteristic features of various name servers.
6.a) Explain the function of transport layer and the transport control mechanism.
b) How does DNS perform name resolution? Explain with example
7. a) Explain the Transport Layer Services b) Explain TCP timers in details
8. Explain in details WWW.
9.Explain about yhe basics of Multi Media
10. What are the two categories of encryption/decryption methods? What is the main difference
between the categories?

Unit-5:

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1. What are the major components of telecommunication network?

2. Explain in detail about subscriber loop systems.
3 What are the factors that limit the length of subscriber loop? Explain.
4 (a) What are the objectives of numbering plan? How are they classified?
(b) How international and national telephone numbering plan is defined
and Give telephone number structure?
5) Define the following terms
i. Call completion rate ii. Erlang
iii. Busy hour call attempts iv. CCS.
6 a) Describe typical telephone traffic pattern on a working day?
b) An exchange serves 2000 subscribers. If the average BHCA is 10,000 and the CCR is 60%,
Calculate the busy hour calling rate.
7a).Define grade of service? Give expression for g4. Explain outband signaling scheme
with E and M control with the help of neatsketch.
b) 10,000 subscribers are connected to an exchange. If the exchange is designed to achieve a
call
completion rate of 0.8 when the busy hour calling rate is 4.8, What is the BHCA that can be
supported by the exchange? What should be the call processing for this exchange
8.a) Explain the following in brief i) Multi frequency (MF) ac signaling ii) Voice frequency (VF)
signaling
b) An exchange is designed to handle 2000 calls during busy hour. One day, the number of calls
during busy hour is 2200. What is the resulting Gos (Grade of service)?
9. a) What are the different form of In channel signaling?
b) During the busy hour, 1200 calls were offered to a group of trunks and 24 calls were lost.
The
average call duration is 3 minutes. Find (i) Traffic offered (ii) Traffic carried (iii) the grade of
service (Gos) and duration of period of congestion
10. (a) Define the following terms i. Call completion rate ii. Erlang iii. Busy hour call attempts
iv. CCS.
(b) A group of 20 servers carry a traffic of 10 erlangs. If the average duration of a call is three
minutes,
Calculate the number of calls put through by a single server and the group as a whole in a
one-hour
period. Derive the expressions for availability figures for single and dual processor?
12.a) Define grade of service? Give expression for g4.
b) Explain outband signaling scheme with E and M control with the help of neatsketch
c) 10,000 subscribers are connected to an exchange. If the exchange is designed to achieve a
call
completion rate of 0.8 when the busy hour calling rate is 4.8, What is the BHCA that can be
supported by the exchange? What should be the call processing time for this exchange?

Unit-6:
1) (a) Compare HDLC and LAPD protocols.
(b) Describe ISDN, functional architecture and standards of ISDN Channels
2) (a) What are the objectives of ISDN ? Explain.
(b) Describe the conceptual view of ISDN and what is meant by the term digital pipe.
(c) Discuss ISDN system connections and Interface units.

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3) (a) Discuss interactive and distributed services of BISDN.

(b) What are the principles and objectives of ISDN.
(c) Draw the structure of ISDN and explain transmission rates supported.
4) (a) What are the data link protocols used by ISDN ? Explain.
(b) Describe the four categories of messages in the ISDN network layer
5) Discuss about the motivation for Integrated services digital network (ISDN)?
6) (a)Explain objectives and services of ISDN.
(b) Explain protocol architecture of ISDN.
7) Discuss about the new services supported by ISDN?
8) Explain ISDN architecture with a neat block schematics..
(a) Describe functional groupings and reference points of ISDN.
(b) Discuss numbering and addressing formats of ISDN.
9) (a) Explain the operation of cable modem
(b) Discuss features of HFC Networks
10) (a) How does ADSL divide the band width of a twisted pair cable ?
(b) How does ADSL Modulate a Signal?.
11) (a) Compare ADSL, VDSL, HDSL and SDSL Technologies
(b) What is CM, CMTS and DOCSIS? Explain

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Department Electronics & Communication Engineering
Year / Semester IV B. Tech (ECE) – I Semester
Subject Telecom and Computer Networks
Regulation R14
Subject Code UGEC7T02
Assignment-1:
1. Give the Detailed Comparison of OSI and TCP/IP reference model?
2. Explain with neat sketches LAN, MAN &WAN Networks?
3. Distinguish between various Network Connections?
4. Give a detailed description of the Novell Netware reference model?
5. a) Differentiate between connection oriented and connection less service.
b) What is internetworking? Explain the purpose of internetworking devices used to
connect different LAN segments.
6. (a) List two advantages and two disadvantages of having international standards for network,
Protocols?
(b) Write short notes on interfaces and services of ISO layers
7. a) Explain in detail ISO-OSI reference model.
(b) Write short notes on interface, service and protocol.
Unit-2:
5. Explain different types of transmission media used in Data communications?
6. Give the frame format of HDLC PROTOCOL &Explain each field in Details?
7. Explain the concept of Ethernet Cabling?
8. a) Explain Framing, Error control and flow control mechanisms of data link layer.
b) Give the frame format of HDLC protocol.
5. a) Explain how CRC method is used for error detection?
b) Illustrate the above with one example.
6. a) Compare and contrast a circuit-switched network and a packet switched networks.
b) What is the role of address field in a packet traveling through a virtual-circuit network?
c) Compare optical fiber cables with coaxial cables.
7. a) Briefly, explain about the DLL design issues.
(b) If the bit string 0111101111101111110 is bit stuffed. What is the output of the string?
8. a)What are the different types of error detection methods? Explain the CRC error detection
technique using generator polynomial x4 +x3 +1 and data 11100011
b) Explain the different frames types of HDLC protocol?
9. a) Discuss in brief MAC frame structure for IEEE 802.3?
b) Explain the following CSMA schemes: (i) Non-persistent (ii) 1-persistent (iii) p-persistent
10. a) Describe the data link layer services
b) Given the data word 101001111 and the divisor 10111, show the generation of the CRC
code

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word at the sender site

11. Explain HDLC protocol in detail 12. a) Explain Pure and Slotted ALOHA protocols b) Explain
about Wired LANS
13.a) Explain the working of carrier sense multiple access protocol
b) How does a Token Ring LAN operates?
Unit-3:
1. a) Compare the virtual and data gram subnets
b) Explain Hierarchical routing algorithm
2. a) What is congestion? Explain the General principles of congestion prevention policies
b) Explain network layer in the Internet.
3. a) Explain store and forward switching and sink tree. What is the importance of Sink Tree?
b)Explain distance Vector Routing algorithm
4. Explain the following routing algorithms (a) Shortest path routing (b) Flooding
5. a) Explain Dynamic routing in detail b) Explain Leaky-bucket algorithm in detail
6. a) Explain the optimality principle and sink tree in detail
b) Explain Broad cast and Multicast routing algorithms
7. a) Compare the static and dynamic routing algorithms.
b) Explain Hierarchical routing algorithm.
8. Write short notes on following (i) Shortest path routing. (ii) Flooding. (iii) Distance vector
routing. 9. What is congestion? Write general principles of congestion control.
10.a) What is Broadcasting? With an example, explain about Reverse path forwarding
b) With an example, explain multicast Routing Algorithm.
11a) Discuss Virtual Circuit Packet Switching?
b) Explain the Count- to- infinity problem and solution in distance vector routing.
12a) Differentiate between unicast , multicast and broad cast
b) Explain the Count- to- infinity problem and solution in distance vector routing.
Assignment-2:
Unit-4:
1,a) Explain TCP header format in detail
b) Explain Connection Management in TCP
2. a) Explain UDP Header format in detail
b) Explain the applications of UDP
3. Explain Transport Layer Protocols in detail?
4. Explain DNS with reference to its components and working.
5.a) What is Electronic mail? Explain the two scenarios of architecture of E-Mail.
b) What is a name server? List and explain the characteristic features of various name servers.
6.a) Explain the function of transport layer and the transport control mechanism.
b) How does DNS perform name resolution? Explain with example
7. a) Explain the Transport Layer Services b) Explain TCP timers in details
8. Explain in details WWW.
9.Explain about yhe basics of Multi Media
10. What are the two categories of encryption/decryption methods? What is the main difference
between the categories?

Unit-5:
1. What are the major components of telecommunication network?

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2. Explain in detail about subscriber loop systems.

3 What are the factors that limit the length of subscriber loop? Explain.
4 (a) What are the objectives of numbering plan? How are they classified?
(b) How international and national telephone numbering plan is defined
and Give telephone number structure?
5) Define the following terms
i. Call completion rate ii. Erlang
iii. Busy hour call attempts iv. CCS.
6 a) Describe typical telephone traffic pattern on a working day?
b) An exchange serves 2000 subscribers. If the average BHCA is 10,000 and the CCR is 60%,
Calculate the busy hour calling rate.
7a).Define grade of service? Give expression for g4. Explain outband signaling scheme
with E and M control with the help of neatsketch.
b) 10,000 subscribers are connected to an exchange. If the exchange is designed to achieve a
call
completion rate of 0.8 when the busy hour calling rate is 4.8, What is the BHCA that can be
supported by the exchange? What should be the call processing for this exchange
8.a) Explain the following in brief i) Multi frequency (MF) ac signaling ii) Voice frequency (VF)
signaling
b) An exchange is designed to handle 2000 calls during busy hour. One day, the number of calls
during busy hour is 2200. What is the resulting Gos (Grade of service)?
9. a) What are the different form of In channel signaling?
b) During the busy hour, 1200 calls were offered to a group of trunks and 24 calls were lost.
The
average call duration is 3 minutes. Find (i) Traffic offered (ii) Traffic carried (iii) the grade of
service (Gos) and duration of period of congestion
10. (a) Define the following terms i. Call completion rate ii. Erlang iii. Busy hour call attempts
iv. CCS.
(b) A group of 20 servers carry a traffic of 10 erlangs. If the average duration of a call is three
minutes,
Calculate the number of calls put through by a single server and the group as a whole in a
one-hour
period. Derive the expressions for availability figures for single and dual processor?
12.a) Define grade of service? Give expression for g4.
b) Explain outband signaling scheme with E and M control with the help of neatsketch
c) 10,000 subscribers are connected to an exchange. If the exchange is designed to achieve a
call
completion rate of 0.8 when the busy hour calling rate is 4.8, What is the BHCA that can be
supported by the exchange? What should be the call processing time for this exchange?
Unit-6:
1) (a) Compare HDLC and LAPD protocols.
(b) Describe ISDN, functional architecture and standards of ISDN Channels
2) (a) What are the objectives of ISDN ? Explain.
(b) Describe the conceptual view of ISDN and what is meant by the term digital pipe.
(c) Discuss ISDN system connections and Interface units.
3) (a) Discuss interactive and distributed services of BISDN.
(b) What are the principles and objectives of ISDN.

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(c) Draw the structure of ISDN and explain transmission rates supported.
4) (a) What are the data link protocols used by ISDN ? Explain.
(b) Describe the four categories of messages in the ISDN network layer
5) Discuss about the motivation for Integrated services digital network (ISDN)?
6) (a)Explain objectives and services of ISDN.
(b) Explain protocol architecture of ISDN.
7) Discuss about the new services supported by ISDN?
8) Explain ISDN architecture with a neat block schematics..
(a) Describe functional groupings and reference points of ISDN.
(b) Discuss numbering and addressing formats of ISDN.
9) (a) Explain the operation of cable modem
(b) Discuss features of HFC Networks
10) (a) How does ADSL divide the band width of a twisted pair cable ?
(b) How does ADSL Modulate a Signal?.
11) (a) Compare ADSL, VDSL, HDSL and SDSL Technologies (b) What is CM, CMTS and DOCSIS?
Explain

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Subject Code UGEC7T02

UNIT-I

1. When collection of various computers seems a single coherent system to its client, then it is
called [ ]
a) computer network b) distributed system
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the mentioned
2. Two devices are in network if [ ]
a) a process in one device is able to exchange information with a process in another
device
b) a process is running on both devices
c) PIDs of the processes running of different devices are same
d) none of the mentioned
3. Which one of the following computer network is built on the top of another network?
a) prior network b) chief network [ ]
c) prime network d) overlay network
4. In computer network nodes are [ ]
a) the computer that originates the data
b) the computer that routes the data
c) the computer that terminates the data
d) all of the mentioned
5. Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the network in [ ]
a) broadcast network b) unicast network
c) multicast network d) none of the mentioned
6. Bluetooth is an example of [ ]
a) personal area network b) local area network

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c) virtual private network d) none of the mentioned

7. A _____ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing
information included in the packet. [ ]
a) bridge b) firewall
c) router d) all of the mentioned
8. A list of protocols used by a system, one protocol per layer, is called [ ]
a) protocol architecture b) protocol stack
c) protocol suit d) none of the mentioned
9. Network congestion occur s [ ]
a) in case of traffic overloading b) when a system terminates
c) when connection between two nodes terminates
d) none of the mentioned
10. Which one of the following extends a private network across public networks? [ ]
a) local area network
b) virtual private network
c) enterprise private network
d) storage area network
1. OSI stands for [ ]
a) open system interconnection b) operating system interface
c) optical service implementation d) none of the mentioned
2. The OSI model has ___ layers. [ ]
a) 4 b) 5
c) 6 d) 7
3. TCP/IP model does not have ______ layer but OSI model have this layer. [ ]
a) session layer b) presentation layer
c) application layer d) both (a) and (b)
4. Which layer links the network support layers and user support layers [ ]
a) session layer b) data link layer
c) transport layer d) network layer
5. Which address is used in an internet employing the TCP/IP protocols? [ ]
a) physical address and logical address b) port address
c) specific address d) all of the mentioned

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6. TCP/IP model was developed _____ the OSI model. [ ]

a) prior to b) after
c) simultaneous to d) none of the mentioned
7. Which layer is responsible for process to process delivery? [ ]
a) network layer b) transport layer
c) session layer d) data link layer
8. Which address identifies a process on a host? [ ]
a) physical address b) logical address
c) port address d) specific address
9. Which layer provides the services to user? [ ]
a) application layer b) session layer
c) presentation layer d) none of the mentioned
10. Transmission data rate is decided by [ ]
a) network layer b) physical layer
c) data link layer d) transport layer
UNIT-II
1. The physical layer concerns with [ ]
a) bit-by-bit delivery b) process to process delivery
c) application to application delivery d) none of the mentioned

2. Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network? [ ]

a) coaxial cable b) twisted pair cable
c) optical fiber d) electrical cable
3. Bits can be send over guided and unguided media as analog signal by [ ]
a) digital modulation b) amplitude modulation
c) frequency modulation d) phase modulation
4. The portion of physical layer that interfaces with the media access control sublayer is called
a) physical signalling sublayer b) physical data sublaye r [ ]
c) physical address sublayer d) none of the mentioned
5. physical layer provides [ ]
a) mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables
b) electrical specification of transmission line signal level
c) specification for IR over optical fiber
d) all of the mentioned
6. In asynchronous serial communication the physical layer provides [ ]
a) start and stop signaling b) flow control

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c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the mentioned

7. The physical layer is responsible for [ ]

a) line coding b) channel coding
c) modulation d) all of the mentioned
8. The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into hardware
specific operations. [ ]
a) data link layer b) network layer
c) trasnport layer d) application layer

9. A single channel is shared by multiple signals by [ ]

a) analog modulation b) digital modulation
c) multiplexing d) none of the mentioned

10. Wireless transmission can be done via [ ]

a) radio waves b) microwaves
c) infrared d) all of the mentioned

DATA LINK LAYER:

1. The data link layer takes the packets from _____ and encapsulates them into frames for
transmission. [ ]
a) network layer b) physical layer
c) transport layer d) application layer
2. Which one of the following task is not done by data link layer? [ ]
a) framing b) error control
c) flow control d) channel coding
3. Which sublayer of the data link layer performs data link functions that depend upon the type
of medium? [ ]
a) logical link control sublayer b) media access control sublayer
c) network interface control sublayer d) none of the mentioned
4. Header of a frame generally contains [ ]
a) synchronization bytes b) addresses
c) frame identifier d) all of the mentioned
5. Automatic repeat request error management mechanism is provided by [ ]
a) logical link control sublayer b) media access control sublayer
c) network interface control sublayer d) none of the mentioned
6. When 2 or more bits in a data unit has been changed during the transmission, the error is
called
a) random error b) burst error [ ]
c) inverted error d) none of the mentioned

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7. CRC stands for [ ]

a) cyclic redundancy check b) code repeat check
c) code redundancy check d) cyclic repeat check
8. Which one of the following is a data link protocol? [ ]
a) Ethernet b) point to point protocol
c) HDLC d) all of the mentioned
9. Which one of the following is the multiple access protocol for channel access control? [ ]
a) CSMA/CD b) CSMA/CA
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the mentioned
10. The technique of temporarily delaying outgoing outgoing acknowledgements so that they
can be hooked onto the next outgoing data frame is called [ ]
a) piggybacking b) cyclic redundancy check
c) fletcher’s checksum d) none of the mentioned

UNIT-III
1. The network layer concerns with [ ]
a) bits b) frames
c) packets d) none of the mentioned
2. Which one of the following is not a function of network layer? [ ]
a) routing b) inter-networking
c) congestion control d) none of the mentioned
3. The 4 byte IP address consists of [ ]
a) network address b) host address
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the mentioned
4. In virtual circuit network each packet contains [ ]
a) full source and destination address b) a short VC number
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the mentioned
5. Which one of the following routing algorithm can be used for network layer design? [ ]
a) shortest path algorithm b) distance vector routing
c) link state routing d) all of the mentioned
6. Multidestination routing [ ]
a) is same as broadcast routing b) contains the list of all destinations
c) data is not sent by packets d) none of the mentioned
7. A subset of a network that includes all the routers but contains no loops is called [ ]
a) spanning tree b) spider structure
c) spider tree d) none of the mentioned
8. Which one of the following algorithm is not used for congestion control? [ ]
a) traffic aware routing b) admission control
c) load shedding d) none of the mentioned
9. The network layer protocol of internet is [ ]
a) Ethernet b) internet protocol

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c) hypertext transfer protocol d) none of the mentioned

10. ICMP is primarily used for [ ]
a) error and diagnostic functions b) addressing
c) forwarding d) none of the mentioned

UNIT-IV

1.Transport layer aggregates data from different applications into a single stream before passing
it to
a) network layer b) data link layer [ ]
c) application layer d) physical layer
2. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol used in internet? [ ]
a) TCP b) UDP
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the mentioned
3. User datagram protocol is called connectionless because [ ]
a) all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer
b) it sends data as a stream of related packets
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
4. Transmission control protocol is [ ]
a) connection oriented protocol
b) uses a three way handshake to establish a connection
c) recievs data from application as a single stream
d) all of the mentioned
5. An endpoint of an inter-process communication flow across a computer network is called
a) socket b) pipe [ ]
c) port d) none of the mentioned
6. Socket-style API for windows is called
a) wsock b) winsock
c) wins d) none of the mentioned
7. Which one of the following is a version of UDP with congestion control? [ ]
a) datagram congestion control protocol
b) stream control transmission protocol
c) structured stream transport
d) none of the mentioned
8. A _____ is a TCP name for a transport service access point. [ ]
a) port b) pipe
c) node d) none of the mentioned
9. Transport layer protocols deals with [ ]
a) application to application communication
b) process to process communication
c) node to node communication

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d) none of the mentioned

10. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol? [ ]
a) stream control transmission protocol
b) internet control message protocol
c) neighbor discovery protocol
d) dynamic host configuration protocol
11. The entire hostname has a maximum of [ ]
a) 255 characters b) 127 characters
c) 63 characters d) 31 characters

12. A DNS client is called [ ]

a) DNS updater b) DNS resolver
c) DNS handler d) none of the mentioned

13. Servers handle requests for other domains [ ]

a) directly b) by contacting remote DNS server
c) it is not possible d) none of the mentioned

14. DNS database contains [ ]

a) name server records b) hostname-to-address records
c) hostname aliases d) all of the mentioned

15. If a server has no clue about where to find the address for a hostname then [ ]
a) server asks to the root server b) server asks to its adjcent server
c) request is not processed d) none of the mentioned
16. Which one of the following allows client to update their DNS entry as their IP address
change?
a) dynamic DNS b) mail transfer agen [ ]
c) authoritative name server d) none of the mentioned
17. Wildcard domain names start with label [ ]
a) @ b) *
c) & d) #

18. The right to use a domain name is delegated by domain name registers which are accredited
by
a) internet architecture board b) internet society [ ]
c) internet research task force d) internet corporation for assigned names and
numbers

19. The domain name system is maintained by [ ]

a) distributed database system b) a single server

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c) a single computer d) none of the mentioned

UNIT-V

1.Services of WorldCom, Sprint, and Verizon are provided by [ ]

A. inter-LATA
B. intra-LATA
C. LATA
D. local exchange carrierAnswer A

2. Type of signaling that have same circuit and is used for both signaling and voice
communication is called [ ]

A. out-band
B. in-band
C. signal transport ports
D. signal pointsAnswer B

3. If a subscriber needs to provide free connections for other subscribers, it can request the
[ ]

A. 800 service
B. 900 service
C. wide-area telephone service
D. digital data serviceAnswer A

4. Protocol that is used in signaling network is called [ ]

A. signal transport ports

B. signaling network
C. Signaling System Seven
D. service control pointAnswer C

5. Communication in traditional cable TV network is [ ]

A. bidirectional
B. unidirectional.
C. omnidirectional
D. None

UNIT-VI
1. ISDN integrates speech and data on [ ]
a) Different lines b) Same lines

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c) Both of the mentioned d) None of the mentioned

2. ISDN is a [ ]
a) Packet switched network b) Circuit switched telephone network
c) Both of the mentioned d) None of the mentioned
3. Circuit switched connection is provided for [ ]
a) Voice b) Data
c) Both of the mentioned d) None of the mentioned
4. Packet switched connection is provided for [ ]
a) Voice b) Data
c) Both of the mentioned d) None of the mentioned
5. Channel bonding provides [ ]
a) Higher data rate b) Lower data rate
c) Does not affect data rate d) None of the mentioned
6. U-interface is the two wire interface between [ ]
a) Computing device and terminal adapter
b) Terminal adapter and exchange unit
c) Exchange unit and network terminating unit
d) Computing device and exchange unit
7. T interface is the serial interface between [ ]
a) Computing device and terminal adapter
b) Terminal adapter and exchange unit
c) Exchange unit and network terminating unit
d) Computing device and exchange unit
8. S-interface is a _______ bus. [ ]
a) Two wire bus b) Four wire bus
c) Single wired bus d) None of the mentioned
9. The services provided by ISDN [ ]
a) Bearer service b) Teleservice
c) Secondary service d) All of the mentioned
10. Attributes of ISDN have [ ]
a) Definition b) Allowable values
c) Both of the mentioned d) None of the mentioned

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Year: IV Semester: I
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks: 60

Question Paper consists of Part – A and Part – B

Answering Part - A is compulsory
Any Three Questions should be answered from Part – B

PART –A
1

A. Group the OSI layers by function

B. Define Bit stuffing? Define flow control?
C. What is multicasting?
D. What are the services provided by transport layer protocol?
E.Explain Subscriber Loop System?
F. What are ISDN Interfaces? [2+2+2+3+3+3=15M]

PART –B

2. Explain TCP/IP reference model and how it is different from OSI reference model [15M]

3. a)What are the different types of error detection methods? Explain the CRC error detection
technique using generator polynomial x4 +x3 +1 and data 11100011 [10M]
b) Explain the different frames types of HDLC protocol? [5M]

4 a) What is congestion? Explain the General principles of congestion prevention policies [8M]
b) Explain network layer in the Internet [7M]

5. a) Explain about the connection establishment and connection release at transport layer. [8M]
b) Explain TCP header format with neat diagram. [7M]

6. a) Describe typical telephone traffic pattern on a working day? [8M]

b) An exchange serves 2000 subscribers. If the average BHCA is 10,000 and the CCR is 60%,
Calculate the busy hour calling rate. [7M]

7) (a) Explain the operation of cable modem [8M]

(b) Discuss features of HFC Networks [7M]

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