Outline of Syllabus
B2.4-R4:-Data Communication and Network Technologies
S.No
Topic
Duration (Hrs)
1
Data Communications
06
2
Communication Network Fundamentals
08
3
Media Access Control
06
4
Networking Components
06
5
Link Control and MAC Protocols
05
6
Local Area Networks (LAN)
05
7
Wide Area Networks (WAN)
08
8
Application Protocols
08
9
Wireless Networks
03
10
Security and Management
05
Lecture =60
Practical =60
Total class =120
BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR READING AND REFERENCE
MAIN READING
  • Behrouz A Forouzan, “Data Communication and Networking”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008
  • William Stallings, “Data and Computer Communications”, Pearson Education, 2008.
  • Rajneesh Agrawal and Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, “Data Communication and Computer
    Networks”, Vikas Publishing house Ltd. , 2005.
  • Tomasi Wayne, “Introduction to Data Communications and Networking”, Pearson
    Education, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY READING
  • A. S. Tanenbaum, “Computer Networks”, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education.
  • A. Leon-Gracia and I. Widjaja, “Communication Networks”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2004.
  • K. Pahlavan and P. Krishnamurthy, “Principles of Wireless Networks”, EEE/ Prentice
    Hall of India, 2003.