COURSE DATA SHEET

PROGRAMME: UG DEGREE: B.E

COURSE: COMPUTER NETWORKS SEMESTER: V CREDITS: 4
COURSE CODE: CS3591
COURSE TYPE: CORE
REGULATION: 2021
COURSE AREA/DOMAIN: NETWORKING CONTACT HOURS: 4 hours/Week.
CORRESPONDING LAB COURSE CODE (IF LAB COURSE NAME:COMPUTER
ANY):CS3591 NETWORKS LABORATORY

SYLLABUS

UNIT DETAILS HOURS

I INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION LAYER
Data Communication - Networks – Network Types – Protocol Layering – TCP/IP Protocol suite 10
– OSI Model – Introduction to Sockets - Application Layer protocols: HTTP – FTP – Email
protocols (SMTP - POP3 - IMAP - MIME) – DNS – SNMP
II TRANSPORT LAYER
Introduction - Transport-Layer Protocols: UDP – TCP: Connection Management –
Flow control - Congestion Control - Congestion avoidance (DECbit, RED) – SCTP – 9
Quality of Service
III NETWORK LAYER
Switching : Packet Switching - Internet protocol - IPV4 – IP Addressing –
Subnetting - IPV6, ARP, RARP, ICMP, DHCP 7
IV ROUTING
Routing and protocols: Unicast routing - Distance Vector Routing - RIP - Link State Routing –
OSPF 7
V DATA LINK AND PHYSICAL LAYERS
Data Link Layer – Framing – Flow control – Error control – Data-Link Layer
Protocols – HDLC – PPP - Media Access Control – Ethernet Basics –
CSMA/CD – Virtual LAN – Wireless LAN (802.11) - Physical Layer: Data and 12
Signals - Performance – Transmission media- Switching – Circuit Switching.
TOTAL HOURS 45

TEXT/REFERENCE BOOKS:
T/R BOOK TITLE/AUTHORS/PUBLICATION
T James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, Computer Networking, A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Eighth
Edition, Pearson Education, 2021.
T Behrouz A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking with TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Sixth Edition TMH,
2022
R Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition, Morgan Kaufmann
Publishers Inc., 2012.
R William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, Tenth Edition, Pearson Education, 2013
R Nader F. Mir, Computer and Communication Networks, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2014.
R Ying-Dar Lin, Ren-Hung Hwang, Fred Baker, “Computer Networks: An Open Source Approach”, McGraw Hill,
2012.
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES:
C.CODE COURSE NAME SEM
CS3591 Computer Networks 5

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1 To understand the concept of layering in networks.
2 To know the functions of protocols of each layer of TCP/IP protocol suite.
3 To visualize the end-to-end flow of information.
4 To learn the functions of network layer and the various routing protocols
5 To familiarize the functions and protocols of the Transport layer

COURSE OUTCOMES:
SNO DESCRIPTION PO(1..12) & PSO(1..2)
MAPPING
CO1 Learned the basic layers and its functions in computer networks PO2,PSO1
CO2 Understand the basics of how data flows from one node to another. PO2,PO5,P012,PSO2
CO3 Examine different routing algorithms. PO2,PO5,PSO2
CO4 Learned protocols for various functions in the network PO4,PO5,PO10
CO5 Analyze the working of various application layer protocols. PO2,PO3,PSO3

COURSE OUTCOMES VS POS MAPPING (DETAILED; HIGH:3; MEDIUM:2; LOW:1):

SNO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO1 PO1 PO1 PSO PSO PSO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3

CO1
2 3 - -

CO2
1 2 2 2

CO3 2 3 3

CO4

1 2
3

CO5
3 2 3

Cxxx
* 1 1 1 1 1

* For Entire Course, PO /PSO Mapping; 1 (Low); 2(Medium); 3(High) Contribution to PO/PSO
 PO1 Engineering Knowledge PO7 Environment & Sustainability PSO1 Domain Skills1
PO2 Problem Analysis PO8 Ethics PSO2 Domain Skills2
PO3 Design & Development PO9 Individual & Team Work
PO4 Investigations PO10 Communication Skills
PO5 Modern Tools PO11 Project Mgt. & Finance
PO6 Enginerr & Society PO12 Life Long Learning

JUSTIFICATION FOR MAPPING

SNO PO/PSO MAPPED JUSTIFICATION
CO1 PO2,PSO1 Learned the basic layers and its functions in computer networks
CO2 PO2,PO5,P012,PSO2 Understand the basics of how data Transfered from one node to another.
CO3 PO2,PO5,PSO2 Examine different routing algorithms.
CO4 PO4,PO5,PO10 Learned protocols for various functions in the network
CO5 PO2,PO3,PSO3 Analyzed the working of various application layer protocols.

GAPS IN THE SYLLABUS - TO MEET INDUSTRY/PROFESSION REQUIREMENTS, POs:

SNO DESCRIPTION PROPOSED
ACTIONS
1
2

PROPOSED ACTIONS: TOPICS BEYOND SYLLABUS/ASSIGNMENT/INDUSTRY VISIT/GUEST LECTURER/NPTEL

ETC

TOPICS BEYOND SYLLABUS/ADVANCED TOPICS/DESIGN:

1 NetworkSecurity
2 ComputerNetworks-InternetProtocol
3 CyberSecurity

WEB SOURCE REFERENCES:

1 http://www.researchgate.net
2

DELIVERY/INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES:
☐ CHALK & TALK ☐ STUD. ASSIGNMENT ☐ WEB RESOURCES ☐ NPTEL/OTHERS
☐ LCD/SMART ☐ STUD. SEMINARS ☐ ADD-ON COURSES ☐ WEBNIARS
BOARDS

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES-DIRECT
☐ ASSIGNMENTS ☐ STUD. SEMINARS ☐ TESTS/MODEL ☐ UNIV.
EXAMS EXAMINATION
☐ STUD. LAB ☐ STUD. VIVA ☐ MINI/MAJOR ☐ CERTIFICATIONS
PRACTICES PROJECTS
☐ ADD-ON COURSES ☐ OTHERS
ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES-INDIRECT
☐ ASSESSMENT OF COURSE OUTCOMES (BY ☐ STUDENT FEEDBACK ON FACULTY
FEEDBACK, ONCE) (TWICE)
☐ ASSESSMENT OF MINI/MAJOR PROJECTS BY ☐ OTHERS
EXT. EXPERTS

INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING/LEARNING/EVALUATION PROCESSES:

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Prepared by Approved by
HOD