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COMMUNICATION NETWORKS I (521340S) 31.1.2018

1. Explain briefly (short definition and short explanation of the concept) (6p)
a) OSI and TCP/IP (1 p) d) SAE (1 p)
b) 6LoWPAN (1 p) e) DSDV (1 p)
c) Soft handoff (1 p) f) Cognitive network (1 p)

2. Wireless LANs (7p)

a) Describe 802.11 network architecture (2p)
b) Explain CSMA/CA. How is it different from CSMA/CD? (2 p)
c) Explain hidden node problem and at least two possible solutions for it (3p)

3. Edge and cloud computing (8p)

a) What is edge computing, how does it compare with cloud computing? Why is it important in 5G? (2p)
b) Discuss briefly concepts of MEC and C-RAN and their difference (3p)
c) Explain the relation between cloud computing and virtualization, and how network virtualization takes
place in evolution towards 5G (3p)

4. Network Security (9p)

a) Explain what is Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS). What are the key benefits of VPLS networks? (2p)
b) Compare Provider Provisioned VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) vs Customer Provisioned VPNs (2p)
c) Discuss about the basic requirements for a cryptographic hash function (2p)
d) Following protocol is considered for the secure mutual authentication and secure session key
exchange. Explain what is a problem in that? How do you fix it? (3p)

Notation:
T=Timestamp, KAB= Session Key between Alice and Bob.
KAPub= Public key of Alice, KAPriv= Private key of Alice
KBPub= Public key of Bob, KBPriv= Private key of Bob