Ec3401 Networks and Security Syllabus
Ec3401 Networks and Security Syllabus
Ec3401 Networks and Security Syllabus
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OBJECTIVES:
Overview of Networks and its Attributes – Network Models – OSI, TCP/IP, Addressing – Introduction
to Datalink Layer – Error Detection and Correction – Ethernet (802.3)- Wireless LAN – IEEE 802.11,
Bluetooth – Flow and Error Control Protocols – HDLC – PPP.
Network Layer – IPv4 Addressing – Network Layer Protocols (IP, ICMP and Mobile IP) Unicast and
Multicast Routing – Intradomain and Interdomain Routing Protocols – IPv6 Addresses – IPv6 –
Datagram Format - Transition from IPv4 to IPv6.
Transport Layer Protocols – UDP and TCP Connection and State Transition Diagram - Congestion
Control and Avoidance(DEC bit, RED)- QoS - Application Layer Paradigms – Client – Server
Programming – Domain Name System – World Wide Web, HTTP, Electronic Mail.
OSI Security Architecture – Attacks – Security Services and Mechanisms – Encryption –Advanced
Encryption Standard – Public Key Cryptosystems – RSA Algorithm – Hash Functions – Secure Hash
Algorithm – Digital Signature Algorithm.
Introduction to hardware security, Hardware Trojans, Side – Channel Attacks – Physical Attacks and
Countermeasures – Design for Security. Introduction to Blockchain Technology.
THEORY: 45 PERIODS
PRACTICAL EXERCISES: EXPERIMENTS USING C