REVISION QUESTIONS – EC8551 – Communcation Networks

UNIT-I FUNDAMENTALS & LINK LAYER - PART-A

1. List the services provided by data link layer.
2. Define Hamming distance.
3. What is meant by port address, logical address and physical address?
4. What are the three fundamentals characteristics does the effectiveness of a data
communications system depends upon?
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5. Define Error detection and correction.
PART-B
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1. With a neat sketch, explain the architecture of an OSI seven layer model (13)
2. What is the need for error detection? Explain with typical examples. Explain methods used for
error detection and error correction. (13)
3. i) Discuss the issues in the data link layer. (13)
4. i) Suppose we want to transmit the message 11001001 and protect it from errors using the
CRC polynomial X3+1. Use polynomial long division to determine the message that should be
transmitted. (06)
(ii) Discuss the framing technique used in HDLC. What is the effect of errors on this framing? (ii)
The message 11001001 is to be transmitted, using CRC error deduction algorithm. Assuming
the CRC polynomial to be X3+1, determine the message that should be transmitted. If the second
left most bit is corrupted, show that it is deducted by the receiver. (07)
5. Explain with examples the two classes of transmission media. (13)
UNIT II - MEDIA ACCESS & INTERNETWORKING - PART-A
1. Define 802.11. 4. What is the need for ARP?
2. What is scatter net? 5. What is CSMA/CD?
3. Define Hidden Node Problem. 6. What are the functions of MAC?
PART B
1. Explain the functions of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in detail. (13)
2. Draw the format of TCP packet header and explain each of its field. (13)
3. i) Discuss the working of CSMA/CD protocol. (06)
ii) Explain the functions of MAC layer present in IEEE 802.11 with necessary
diagrams.
4. Describe how MAC protocol operates on a token ring. (13)
5. i) An IEEE 802.5 token ring has 5 stations and a total wire length of 230 m. How many bits of
delay must the monitor insert into the ring? Calculate this for both 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps
rings. The propagation speed may be assumed to be 2.3x10 8 m/s. (08)
ii)Discuss the problems encountered in applying CSMA/CD algorithm to wireless LANs.
How do 802.11 specifications solve these problems? (08)
6. Explain about physical properties, timed token algorithm, frame format of FDDI(13)
UNIT III ROUTING - PART-A
1. What are the benefits of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol?
2. What is multicast routing?
3. Differentiate between forwarding table and routing table.
4. Define BGP.
5. Why is IPv4 to IPv6 transition required?
6. What is meant by flooding?
PART-B
1. i) Explain the function of Routing Information Protocol(RIP) (07)
i) Draw the IPv6 packet header format. (06)
2. Elaborate on multicast routing protocols. (13)

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3. With an example, explain the function of link state routing protocol. (13)
4. Explain the RIP algorithm with a simple example of your choice. (16)
5. i) For the following network, develop the datagram forwarding table for all the Nodes.
The links are labeled with relative costs. The tables should forward each packet via the
least cost path to destination. (13)

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6. What are the three main elements of distance vector routing? Describe with example the
distance vector routing algorithm. (13)
UNIT IV TRANSPORT LAYER - PART-A
1. What are the services provided by Transport layer protocol?
2. What do you mean by QOS?
3. What is the difference between congestion and flow control?
4. When can an application make use of UDP?
5. Define delay and Jitter.
6. What are the advantages of using UDP over TCP?
PART-B
1. i)Explain how TCP manages a byte stream. (07)
ii)Identify and explain the states involved in TCP. (06)
2. i)Explain any one TCP congestion avoidance mechanism. (07)
ii)Brief about the approaches used to provide QoS support. (06)
3. i) Explain congestion avoidance using random early detection in transport layer with an
example. (07)
ii) Explain the differentiated services operation of QoS in detail. (06)
4. How is congestion controlled? Explain in detail about congestion control
techniques in transport layer. (13)
5. Define UDP. Discuss the operations of UDP. Explain UDP checksum with one example. (13)
6. Suppose TCP operates over a 1-Gbps link, utilizing the full bandwidth continuously.
How long will it take for the sequence numbers to wrap around completely? Suppose an added
32-bit timestamp field increments 1000 times during this wrap around time, how long will take
for the timestamp filed to wrap around? (13)
UNIT V - APPLICATION LAYER - PART-A
1. Write the use of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
2. What is DNS.
3. Expand POP3 and IMAP4.
4. Define URL
5. State the difference between REST/HTTP and WSDL/SOAP.
PART-B
1. i) Tabulate the various HTTP request operations.
(07)
ii) Briefaboutthe importance of Simple Network Management ProtocoI (SNMP). (06)
2. What is Domain Name System (DNS) ? Explain. (08)
3. Explain in detail about Web service architecture. (13)
4. Explain the following (13)
(i) DNS (ii) FTP (iii) HTTP (iv) RTP

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5. Discuss briefly about electronic Mail(SMTP, MIME and IMAP) (4+4+5)

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