Data Communication & Computer Networks

Contents

1. Data Communication Networks and Reference Models
1. Components of Data Communication   
2. Network Criteria 
3. Connection-Oriented Networks 
4. Connectionless Networks
5. Some Example of N/WS   
6. Wireless LANS: 802.11, 802.11X, Gigabit  
7. Interconnection of Networks: Internetworks     
8. Network Model    
9. TCP/IP MODEL     
2. Physical Communication
1. Introduction     
2. Hardware Architecture  
3. Transmission Techniques
4. Wireless Transmission Switching    
3. Link Layer Communication  
1. Introduction     
2. Types of Errors  
3. Error Detection  
4. Error Detection Techniques   
5. Error Correction 
6. Error Correction Techniques  
7. Framing    
8. Flow Control     
9. Error Control    
10. HDLC (High Level Data Link Control)
11. P2P (Peer to Peer) Protocol  
4. IP Addressing & Routing   
1. Internet Protocol
2. IP Packet Format
3. Addressing 
4. IP Addresses     
5. Network Mask     
6. Network Addresses
7. Broadcast Address
8. IP Address Classes     
9. Loopback Address 
10. Routing    
11. IP Routing Concepts    
12. IP Routing Table 
13. Properties of Streams  
14. Packet Formats   
15. What TCP does?   
16. TCP Connection  
5. IPv6    
1. Introduction     
2. Packet Format    
3. Addressing Scheme
4. Types of Addressing    
5. Security   
6. Applications and Limitations of IPV6     
7. Comparison between IPv4 and IPv6   
6. Domain Network Services (DNS)   
1. Introduction to DNS    
2. DOMAIN NAMESPACE 
3. Domain Name
4. Authoritative Hosts    
5. Resource Records and Zones   
6. Delegating Authority   
7. ZONE TRANSFER    
8. DNS NOTIFY 
9. DNS protocol     
10. DHCP & Scope Resolution
7. Network Applications
1. Introduction     
2. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
3. HTTP Communications    
4. Email: Sending & Receiving Emails, Email Addressing, Message Structure 
5. MIME– Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions    
6. SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol with Examples
7. Mail Exchangers – Delivering a Message, Mail Boxes   
8. POP – Post Office Protocol   
9. IMAP – Internet Message Access Protocol  
10. FTP – File Transfer Protocol 
11. Telnet – Remote Communication Protocol   
12. Proxy Server, Proxy Web Servers    
8. Network Security    
1. Introduction     
2. Threat     
3. Attacks    
4. Cryptography / Cryptology    
5. Security Services
6. Digital Signature
7. IP Security or IPSec   
8. SSL  
9. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)    
10 Firewall
9. Advance Network Technology
1. Wi-Fi
2. IEEE Standard - 802.3  
3. IEEE Standard - 802.4 (Token Bus)  
4. IEEE Standard – 802.5 (Token Ring) 
5. IEEE Standard - 802.11  11
6. IEEE Standard - 802.11x 12
7. WiMax
8. LTE (Long Term Evolution)    
9. Cloud Computing  
10. Grid Computing  
11. HSPA (High Speed Packet Access)   
12. IPTV (Internet Protocol Television)     
13. FTTH (Fiber To The Home)    
14. GPON