COURSE CODE: 18EI52

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R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING®
Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU
V Semester B. E. Examinations Dec/Jan-2020/21 Examinations
Department: Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Course Title: DATA NETWORKS
(2018 Scheme)
Time: 03 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions to candidates:

1. Answer all questions from Part A. Part A questions should be answered in first three
pages of the answer book only.
2. Answer FIVE full questions from Part B. In Part B question number 2, 7 and 8 are
compulsory. Answer any one full question from 3 and 4 & one full question from 5 and
6
Sl.No. PART-A M

1.1 In ___________ mode, both stations can transmit and receive simultaneously 01

1.2 Draw a neat diagram of TCP/IP model 02

1.3 Compute the propagation time and the transmission time for a 5-Mbyte message if the 02
bandwidth of the network is 1Mbps?Assume that the distance between the sender and
receiver is 12,000Km and that light travels at 2.4x108 m/s
1.4 A network with bandwidth of 10 Mbps can pass only an average of 12,000 frames per 02
minute with each frame carrying an average of 10,000 bits. What is the throughput of
this network?
1.5 The Hamming distance between 10110 and 00101 is __________________. 01

1.6 In a Stop-and-Wait ARQ system, the bandwidth of the line is 1 Mbps, and 1 bit takes 20 02
ms to make a round trip. What is the bandwidth-delay product?
1.7 Predict the cipher text for the given plaintext using shift cipher, with key 8 02
Plain text: network.
1.8 Draw the flow diagram of p-persistent method. 02

1.9 Name two algorithms used for traffic shaping to achieve good quality of service 02

1.10 A network with bandwidth of 10 Mbps can pass only an average of 12,000 frames per 02
minute with each frame carrying an average of 10,000 bits. What is the throughput of
this network?

1.11 State two ciphers used in cryptography for network security. 02

Sl.No PART-B M
 Contrast the OSI model described with the TCP/IP reference model, Using a diagram,
2.a show the correspondence between relevant protocol layers in the two models, with clear 08
explanation.
Compare and contrast between Metropolitan Area networks and Local area networks 08
2.b
with reference to ‘Network Hardware’.
Bring out the current scenario of ‘The Public Switched Telephone Network’. Analyse the 10
3.a needs and importance in connecting from end to end.

A data network consists of two segments with attenuation rates of 10 and 12 dB

respectively. To keep the data rate in the minimum required level we should limit the
3.b 06
attenuation by adding an amplifier so that the signal energy does not drop more than
%25. What should be the gain of the amplifier?
OR

Find the transmitter frame for a given message frame 11110000 using the generator 08
4.a G(x)=x4+x3+1 by CRC method and show the checking of the codeword at the receiver
site
4.b With neat flow diagram, Explain how Stop-and-wait flow control works. 08

5.a Discuss the working of CSMA with collision avoidance. 08

5.b List and Describe the categories of Standard Ethernet cabling. 08

OR

Differentiate pure ALOHA and slotted ALOHA with respect to principle, throughput, 08
6.a
and vulnerable period.
6.b Draw the frame format for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and explain each field. 08

7.a With an illustration, explain Distance Vector Routing algorithm.

06
7.b Explain SHORTEST ROUTING algorithm in detail with suitable diagrams. 10
Describe the steps of RSA algorithm and encrypt the plain text “HELLO” consider
8.a
p=7, q=11. 10
8.b Discuss how ‘FIREWALL’ is employed as a protecting element in a network.
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