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Reg No.:

APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNI


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Fifth Semester B.Tech Degree Regular and Supplementary Examination December

Course Code: CST 303


Course Name: COMPUTER NETWORIG
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
(Answer all questions; each question canies 3 marks) Marks

Illustrate layering principle with necessary diagrams. 3

What is the propagation delay if distance between two points is 12,000 km? 3

Assume propagation speed to be 2.4x108 m/s in cable.


a
J Show how the data field is managed in the Ethernet frame format. 3

4 Differentiate between bridges and switches. 3

5 Illustrate the optimality principle in routing. 3

6 Identifu two methods by which multicast routing is handled by network layer. 3

7 In IP, the checksum covers only the header and not the data. Identif, the reason 3

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for selecting this design.
Differentiate between Open loop and Closed loop approaches for congestion 3

control. Give one example for each.


9 Why is Transport layer called true End to End layer? Why is flow control and 3

error control used in Transport layer in addition to data link layer ?

l0 Describe the ports used by the FTP with suitable diagram. 3


i "1 PART B
(Answer onefull questionfrom each module, eoch question carries 14 marks)

Module -1
11 a) Justiff why TCP/ IP reference model is called as a protocol stack model.
Describe TCP/P model with suitable diagrams.
b) Compare LAN, MAN, WAN. 6

12 a)' Compare the types of networks formed based on topology. Discuss the 8

advantages and disadvantages ofeach type.

b) Illustrate the construction of optical fiber and justifr how this reduces the
interference. Draw the structure of optical fiber.

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Module -2
13 a) Summarize about the high-speed LANs specified in IEEE standard. 6

,. . , ,b) Compare Go back N protocol with Selective Repeat protocol using'required 8

diagrams.
14 a) Discuss about the frame formats of HDLC protocol. 8

b) Write short notes on any two carrier sense multiple access protocols used in 6

IEEE standards.
Module -3
15 a) Compare the features of link state routing with distance vector routing. 8

b) Differentiate between the implementation of datagram subnet and virtual circuit 6

subnet.

16 a) What is count to infinity problem? Describe two techniques to solve the count to 6

infinity problem in distance vector routing algorithm.


b) Identifu and describe the scheduling techniques to improve the Quality of 8

Services (QoS).

Module -4
17 a) Illustrate the sub-netting concept. A company is granted the siteaddress 8

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181.56.0.0 (class B). The company needs 1000 subnets. Find the number of
subnets possible and hosts which can be connected in each subnet.

Identifr the characteristics of BGP. 6

l8 a) Describe how does OSPF perform routing in larger networks? Also explain the 7

different types of OSPF messages.


b) Explain the purposes of using ARP and RARP in the network layer. Also 7

'describe tfr'e workins of each.


Module -5
19 a) Describe the TCP congestion conhol4proaches with necessary diagrams. ' 8

b) Demonstrate the UDP segment structure. 6

20 a) Summarize the architecture of electronic mail system with neat diagram. 9

b) Identift and describe the DNS attacks. 5


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