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B.E. (E & Tc)
COMPUTER NETWORKS
(2003 Course)
Time: 3 Hours] [Max. Marks: 100
Instructions to the candidates:
1) Answers to the two sections should be written in separate books.
.2) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
3) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4) Use of logarithmic tables, slide rule, M oilier charts, electronic pocket
'--'" calculator and steam tables is allowed.
5) Assume suitable data, if necessary.

SECTION - I

Ql) a) Explain the term network architecture with suitable example. [6]
b) Discuss the issues related to wireless networks Viz b,andwidth, security,
mobility, reliability, scalability, Ease of installation. [6]
c) Compare TCP/IP and OSI model. [6]
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Q2) a) Explain the terms interfaces, services and protocols. [6]

b) What are distributed computer networks? [6]
"-"" c) List the services provided by following layers. [6]
i) Presentation layer.
ii) Session layer.

Q3) a) What signal-to-noise ratio is required to put Tl carrier on a,50 kHz line.
Given that is carrier line has 24 multiplexed voice signals sampled at
8 kHz and 1 bit per frame is used. [6]
b) What is cable modem? Explain. [6]
c) Compare LEO'S MEO'S and GEO'S. [6]
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Q4) a) What are various physical layer design issues? [6]

b) Compare Coaxial Cable, Twisted Pair Cable and Fibre Optic Cables.[6]
c) Compare the maximum data rate of noiseless 4 kHz channel using. [6]
i) Analog encoding with 2 bit per sample. .

ii) The Tl PCM system specified in e 3(a).

Q5) a) Explain any. six functions provided by data link layer. [6]
b) Explain the control field in HDLC frame. [6]
c) Calculate ring latency of 20 stations separated by 100 meters and operate
at a speed of 4 mbps. Assume the delay introduced by each station to be
2.5 bits. [4]
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Q6) a) Explain how token bus network operates. [6]

b) Consider a 64 kbps geostationary satellite channel, used to send 512
bytes data frames in one direction, with very short acknowledgement
coming back the other way what is maximum through put for a window
size of 1, 7, 25 & 127 if sliding window protocol is used. [6]
c) Explain Bit map protocol. [4].

SECTION - II.

Q7) a) What is distance vector routing? Explain its disadvantage with suitable
example.
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b) Classify various congestion control techniques and explain token bucket

algorithm. [6]
c) Explain how the transport layer services & data link layer services differ
even though they provide similar services. [6]
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. Q8) a) Explain Multiplexing and Demultiplexing service provided by transport

layer with suitable example. [6]
b) A computer on a 6 mbpsnetwork is regulated by a token bucket. The
token bucket is filled at a rate 1mbps. It is initially filled to a capacity of
8 mbit. How long can the computer transmit a full rate of 6 mbps? [6]
c) Explain Quality-of-service issue in the design of transport layer. [6]
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Q9) a) What are various security issues involved in internet & intranet. [6]
b) Explain public key cryptography with suitable example. [6]
c) What is SMTP? Explain in brief. [4]
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QI0) a) What are various components of DNS? Explain them in brief. [6]
b) E?,plain secret key cryptography with suitable example. [6]
c) Explain in brief video on demand. [4]

Qll)a) What is DHCP? How does it work? [4]

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c)
What is RARP? Where is it used?
What is IGMP? Where is it used?
[4]
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d) What is BOOTP? How does it work? [4]
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Q12) a) What is ARP? Where is it used? [4]

b) What is CID R? Where is it used? [4]
.. c) Explain the difference between IPV 4 & IPV 6. [8]

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