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THAPAR UNIVERSITY, PATIALA

Computer Science and Engineering Deptt,
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May '11)
Course No. : UCS-402 Max. Marks: 45
Course Name: Computer Networks Duration: 3 hrs
Course Instructor Name: Dr. A K Verma, Karamjit Cheema
Note: Attempt all questions, and attempt them in sequence. Assume any missing data.
Section A (1 marks each =11 marks)
1. You have been given a set of hexadecimal digits (e.g. AFCl..), Can you find out whether the given addre ss is
MAC OrIP ? Give reason .
2. Convert the IP address whose hexadecimal representation is C22Fl582 to dotted decimal notation.
3. What is the baud rate of the standard lO-Mbps Ethernet? '
4. Television channels are 6 MHz wide. How many bits/sec can be sent if four-level digital signals are used?
Assume a noiseless channel.
5. If a binary si gnal is sent over a 3-kHz channel whose signal-to-noise ratio is 20 dB, what is the maximum
achievable data rate ?
6. Differnetiate between routing and forwarding .
7. In hospitals/in airlines, instructions are given to switch-off the mobile phones or their use is prohibited. Why?
8. Wh at is the significance of source quench message ? How forward signalling alleviate the congestion ?
9. Why is modulo-2 arithmetic used in CRC ?
10. What isa brouter ? What does 1OBase2 represents in Ethernet?
11. What are the various bands and their ranges used in wireles s transmission?
Section B (2 marks each =14 marks)
1. A router has the following (CIDR) entries in its routing table:(Address/mask => Next hop)
a) 135.46.56.0/22 => Interface 0 b) 135.46.60.0/22 => Interface 1 c) 192.53.40.0/23 => Router 1
For each of the following IP addresses, what does the router do if a packet with that address arrive s?
1. 135.46.63.10 2. 192.53.40.7 3. 135.46.57.14
2. Explain logical view of router and forwarding process, using diagrams. Explain differences between routing
table and forwarding tabl e.
3. What is the two root causes of congestion ? Explain using graphs, how network performance is affected in
presence of congestion.
4. Compare circuit and virtual circuit switching using diagrams.
5. Explain the concept of piggybacking for full duplex communication using diagram.
6. What is the size of window in selective repeat sliding window protocol ? Why is it so. Explain using diagram.
7. What is controlled access? Di scuss its 3 methods along with relevant diagrams.
Section C (5 marks each =20 marks)
1. For the given graph, show how routing table will be constructed
using RIP and OSPF at node G. (no theory required)
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2. An ISP supplies a class C networ k of 236.20.0.0 to an enterprise that requi res three networks each to support
following number of users. What is the network mask and network address that would be configured in each
workstation and what would be the NetID, Subnet Number and Host Numbers ? .
a) 37 users b) 63 users
3. Briefly explain using diagram, whi ch device works on which OSI layer ? Explain each device too.
4. Expl ain scheduling and traffic shaping techniques to improve QoS.
Good luck tt /58
Note : Students can check their evaluated answer sheets on 201/ May(friday) from 5-6 pm in B-208 and B-209.