Evolutions of Network Architecture and services
Protocols, Services and Layering
OSI Reference Model
TCP/IP Architecture
Application Layer Protocols
Properties of Analog and Digital Communication
Digital representation of analog signals
Characterization communication channel
Limits in digital transmission
Analog and digital modulation
Encoding Schemes
Error Detection and Correction
Peer-to-peer protocols and service models
ARQ Protocols
Point-to-Point Protocol
HDLC Protocol
Multiple access communication
Random access protocols
Scheduling based protocols
Channelization
Delay Performance of MAC and Channelization schemes
LAN protocols
IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.5, IEEE 802.11, and FDDI
5. Switched Networks 06
Multiplexing and Circuit Switches
Packet switched network
Datagram and virtual circuit
Routing in Packet Networks
Shortest path routing
Packet level Traffic management
Data Traffic characteristics: Poisson Process
Birth-Death Processes: Markov Chain Model
M/M/1 Queues: Lttles’ Formula
M/M/m queues: Average queue length, waiting time and blocking probability
Internet Protocol
Internet routing
User datagram protocol
Transmission control protocol
Private key and Public key cryptography
DES and RSA algorithms
Overview of SMTP, FTP and SNMP