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Code No: N0421 /R07

Set No. 1

IV B.Tech. I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2010 COMPUTER NETWORKS (Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering & Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Answer any Five Questions All Questions carry equal marks ******* 1. (a) Explain in detail the OSI reference model. (b) What is internet? Explain its architecture. 2. (a) Write the advantages of optical fiber over twisted-pair and coaxial cables. (b) Write the differences between message switching and packet switching. (c) Why does ATM uses small and fixed length cells? 3. (a) Explain the point-to-point protocol. (b) An 8-bit byte with binary value 10101111 is to be encoded using an even parity Hamming code. What is the binary value after encoding? 4. (a) What is the difference between a unicast, a multicast and a broadcast address? (b) Explain CSMA with collection detection protocol. (c) Sketch the differential manchester encoding for the bit stream: 0001110101. Assume the line is initially in the low state. 5. (a) Compare virtual circuit and datagram subnets. (b) Explain link state routing in detail. 6. (a) Explain the congestion prevention policies at various levels. (b) What is NAT? How can NAT help in address depletion? (c) Describe the way to reassemble IP fragments at the destination. 7. (a) List the fields in the TCP header that are missing from UDP header. Give the reason for their absence. (b) Briefly explain the elements of the transport protocols. 8. (a) Why do we need a DNS system when we can directly use an IP address? (b) Explain the session initiation protocol. (c) Write short notes on URL. Max Marks: 80

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Set No. 2

IV B.Tech. I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2010 COMPUTER NETWORKS (Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering & Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 80

Answer any Five Questions All Questions carry equal marks ******* 1. (a) Explain the TCP/IP reference model. (b) What is the difference between a port address, a logical address and a physical address? (c) Explain local area networks. 2. (a) What is the significance of the twisting in twisted-pair cable? (b) Explain in detail the Batcher-Banyan ATM switch. 3. (a) Explain any two elementary data link protocols. (b) A bit string, 0111101111101111110, needs to be transmitted at the data link layer. What is the string actually transmitted after bit stuffing? (c) Compare and contrast flow control and error control. 4. (a) Describe the static channel allocation in LANs and MANs. (b) Explain Bit-Map and Binary Countdown collision-free protocols. 5. (a) Describe the optimality principle of routing algorithms. (b) Explain the drawbacks of distance vector routing algorithm. (c) Explain the shortest path routing with an example. 6. (a) Describe Tunneling. (b) Explain the IPv4 header format. (c) The protocol field used in IPv4 header is not present in fixed IPv6 header. Why? 7. (a) Explain the services provided by the transport layer to the upper layers. (b) What is the minimum size and maximum size of the process data that can be encapsulated in a UDP datagram. (c) Describe the structure of the ATM adaptation layer. 8. Write short notes on the following: a) MIME b) Audio compression c) DNS d) Voice over IP

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Set No. 3

IV B.Tech. I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2010 COMPUTER NETWORKS (Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering & Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Answer any Five Questions All Questions carry equal marks ******* 1. (a) Compare and contrast the OSI and TCP/IP reference models. (b) Describe Wide Area Networks. (c) Write short notes on Arpanet. 2. (a) Explain about coaxial cable. (b) Explain the time division switch. 3. (a) Explain the design issues of data link layer. (b) Define piggybacking and write its uses. 4. (a) List and explain the key assumptions of dynamic channel allocation methods. (b) Sketch the Manchester encoding for the bit stream: 0001110101. (c) What is the relationship between a switch and bridge? 5. (a) Compare virtual circuit and datagram subnets. (b) Give two example applications for which connection oriented service is appropriate. (c) Explain distance vector routing algorithm. 6. (a) Describe two major differences between the warning bit method and the RED(Random Early Detection) method. (b) Explain the principles of congestion control. (c) Explain the leaky bucket congestion control algorithm. 7. (a) Compare the TCP header and UDP header. (b) Explain flow control and buffering in transport layer. 8. (a) Explain the basic principles of cryptography. (b) What is an URL and what are its components? (c) Write short notes on Wireless Application Protocol. Max Marks: 80

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Set No. 4

IV B.Tech. I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2010 COMPUTER NETWORKS (Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering & Bio-Medical Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any Five Questions All Questions carry equal marks ******* 1. (a) Explain Novell NetWare Reference model. (b) How do the layers of the internet model correlate to the layers of the OSI model. (c) What is a peer to peer process? 2. (a) How do guided media differ from unguided media? (b) Explain in detail the ATM reference model. 3. (a) Data link protocols almost always put the CRC in a trailer rather than in a header. Why? (b) Explain in detail selective report and go Back N sliding window protocols. 4. (a) What is the purpose of an NIC? (b) There is no need for CSMA/CD on a full-duplex Ethernet LAN. Why? (c) Explain about ALOHA. 5. (a) Compare and contrast distance vector routing with link state routing. (b) Explain multicast routing in detail. 6. (a) Describe route discovery in detail. (b) What are the differences between classful addressing and classless addressing in Pv4. (c) Explain the token bucket congestion control algorithm. 7. (a) List and explain the socket primitives used in Berkeley UNIX for TCP. (b) Explain the TCP connection management. 8. (a) Describe quantum cryptography. (b) How does jitter affect real-time audio/video? (c) Define configuration management and its purpose.

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