CLO2 – C2 - PLO-3 Computer Networks

Assignment # 2
Instructor: Engr. Ambreen Javed
Total Marks: 25
Submission Time / Date: 10 a.m. Thursday, 30th October 2020

Assignments need to be submitted in hand written form.

Late submissions will be penalized.

Q1) Apply the spanning tree protocol to the given network and identify
a) The Root Bridge
b) The Root ports
c) Designated Ports
d) Blocked Ports

Explain your reasoning

and show any relevant
working.

SWITCH MAC Address Priority Data rate STP

(Link Bandwidth) cost
1 0010.7bcc.7320 4096
2 0010.7bcc.732d 8192
4 Mbit/s 250
3 0010.7bcc.733a 320678
10 Mbit/s 100
4 0110.7bcc.4347 4096
16 Mbit/s 62
5 0010.79cc.7347 8192
100 Mbit/s 19
6 0010.7bcc.5347 4096 1 Gbit/s 4
7 0010.8bcc.7347 4096 2 Gbit/s 3
10 Gbit/s 2
Q2)

A sender needs to send the four data items Ox3456, OxABCC, Ox02BC, and OxEEEE.

Answer the following:

a. Find the checksum at the sender site.

b. Find the checksum at the receiver site if there is no error.

c. Find the checksum at the receiver site if the second data item is changed to OxABCE.

d. Find the checksum at the receiver site if the second data item is changed to OxABCE and

the third data item is changed to Ox02BA.

Q3)

What are the major differences between a datagram network and a connection oriented
network?