Exam.Code:0970 Sub, Code: 7666 2071 . ME. Electronics and Communication Engineering) Second Semester ECE-1207: Advanced Computer Networks (For NITTTR only) (Batch - 2020) Time allowed: 3 Hours . ‘Max. Marks: 50 NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including Question No. Iwhich is compulsory and selecting two questions from each Part. wear 1. Answer in brief and to the point: a) What does it mean by virtual circuit? Discuss its necessity 'b) With sliding-window concept, which particular problem is addressed? Explain. ¢) Discuss a situation in which Multicast Routing would be required. 4) What problem the network ean face load shedding is not ) In video conferencing, which transport protocol is used? Part-A 2, a) Explain why and where the’ATM should be preferred over other protocols in WAN. 6) ») Discuss the evolution of routing techniques at network layer. © 3. a) Explain datagram and virtual circuit switching with suitable examples. 6) ) With the help of an application, discuss the working of Gigabit Ethemet. © 4. a) Describe the various factors affecting the QoS on the net, (3) ) An internetwork consists of routers A, B, C, D, E and F, Their connections and link cost ‘are given in the following table: Nodes x 2 i : ‘i 7 3 5 Using Dijkstra’s algorithm, determine the least cost path from C to the rest of the nodes. 6) ; Part-B 5. a) An ISP is granted a block of addresses starting with 190.100.0.0/16. How the ISP will distribute the eddresses tothe following group of customers: (i) The first group has 64 customers; each needs 128 addresses. (i) The second group has 200 customers; each needs 128 addresses. Also calculate the number of addresses left with the ISP. 5) 1b) A compact disc holds 650 MB of data Is compression used for audio CDs? Explain 6) 6. a) Discuss transition strategies to move from IPv4 to IPv6, Explain the difference between tunnelling and dual stack strategies during the transition period. 6) 'b) Suppose an organisation uses VPN to conneet its sites over the internet, Discuss if encryption is required by employees ofthe organisation to securely communicate with each other. 6) 7. Write short technical notes on: a) Internetworking b) Threats to network security - (10)