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UNIT-1
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNDAMENTALS
PART A (2 MARKS)
1. What are the 3 fundamental propagation behaviors depending on their frequency?
2. What is multipath propagation?
3. What is guard space?
4. What is the 3 different basic schemes analog modulation?
5. What is the use of Phase Lock Loop (PLL)?
6. What is hopping sequence?
7. What is dwell time?
8. What are the advantages of cellular systems?
9. What is browsing channel allocation and fixed channel allocation?
10. What are the disadvantages of cellular systems?
11. What is digital sense multiple access?
12. What is Network and Switching subsystem?
13. What is authentication centre?
14. What is called burst and normal burst?
15. What are the basic groups of logical channels?
16. Define traffic multi frame and control multi frame?
17. What is OVSF?
18. Specify the steps perform during the search for a cell after power on?
19. Explain about transparent mode?
20. What are the basic classes of handovers?
21. When are tuning frequency and frequency considered?
22. How can you utilize mobile antennas efficiently?
23. Compare various modulation techniques.
24. Define the relation between the data rate and bandwidth. What has harmonics to do with bandwidth?
PART B
1. Discuss briefly the multiplexing techniques. (16)
2. Explain about the signal propagation. (16)
3. Discuss about the cellular system. (16)
4. List the difference between SDMA /TDMA /FDMA/CDMA. (16)
5. What is spread spectrum with its types. (16)
6. Explain about the TDMA. (16)
7. Why CDMA is needed and explain it with an example? (16)
8. Why do MAC scheme in wired network fail in wireless networks and how does the multiple access
with collision avoidance (MACA) scheme work? (16)
9. Define modulation and explain the method for analog modulation techniques in details. (16)

10. Discuss briefly the code division multiplexing techniques. (16)

11. Discuss briefly the advanced phase shift keying. (16)
12. a) Explain about cellular wireless network. (08)
b) Explain about wireless transmission. (08)
13. Consider three users and Barker code of six bits each for the users transmitting the signals,
introduce noise and near / far problem while transmitting and reconstruct the data in the receiving
side providing the proper counter measures for the complications. (16)
14. a) Table the frequency bands used for wireless applications with their ranges, propagation models
and applications. (08)
b) Represent diagrammatically the protocol machines for multiple access with collision avoidance.
(08)
UNIT- 2
TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
PART A (2 MARKS)
1. Specify the security services offered by GSM.
2. What is the frequency range of uplink and downlink in GSM network?
3. What are the two basic groups of logical channels in GSM?
4. What are the control channel groups in GSM?
5. List out the numbers needed to locate an MS and to address the MS.
6. What are the four possible handover scenarios in GSM?
7. What is meant by GGSN?
8. What is meant by SGSN?
9. What is meant by BSSGP?
10. Define the protocol architecture of DECT.
11. Specify the standards offered by TETRA.
12. How many ITU standardized groups of 3G radio access technologies are there in IMT-2000?
13. What are the steps perform during the search for a cell after power on?
14. What are the two basic classes of handover?
15. What are the two basic transport mechanisms used by DAB?
16. What are the two transport modes defined for MSC?
17. Define the terms: Earth Station and Uplink.
18. Define Elevation Angle.
19. What are the factors limited the number of sub channels provided within the satellite channel?
20. Differentiate Broadcast from Multicast.
21. Detail the features of MSAT.
22. How can an efficient routing be made in satellite systems?
23. What do you understand by co channel interference and adjacent?
24. Describe the services provided by GSM network.

PART B
1. Explain GSM architecture. (16)
2. Explain Satellite networks in detail. (16)
3. Write short notes on DAB. (16)
4. Write short notes on DVB. (16)
5. Explain DECT. (16)
6. Explain in details the functioning of GPRS. (16)
7. Compare GEO, MEO and LEO (16)
8. Sketch the data network in your campus. How many hosts are there and how large is the user
population? What is the speed of the access link to the Internet? How so you gain access to the
Internet? How much does home access to the Internet costs? (16)
9. a) Consider a mobile user who is migrating from a place to another place provide him a seamless
service by satellite system, also sketch the architecture. (08)
b) Discuss the importance of DECT Protocol Layers. (08)
UNIT-3
WIRELESS LAN
PART A (2 MARKS)
1. What are the advantages of WLANS?
2. Mention some of the disadvantages of WLANS.
3. Mention the design goals of WLANS.
4. What is the difference between infrastructure and ad-hoc networks?
5. Mention the features of infrared transmission.
6. What are the disadvantages of infrared transmission?
7. Mention the features of radio transmission.
8. What are the disadvantages of radio transmission?
9. Define frequency hopping spread spectrum.
10. Define random back off time.
11. What is Traffic Indication Map?
12. What is Delivery Traffic Indication Map?
13. What is Ad-hoc TIM?
14. What is meant by roaming?
15. Mention the features of HIPERLAN1.
16. What are the three phases of medium access in EY-NPMA?
17. Mention the elements of Bluetooth core protocols.
18. What is the purpose of sniff state?
19. What is the use of hold state?
20. What is the purpose of park state?
21. In what functionality Switches differ from Routers.

PART B
1. Explain the architecture and features of IEEE 802.11 in details. (16)
2. Explain the MAC layer in IEEE802.11. (16)
3. Explain HIPERLAN in detail. (16)
4. Write short notes on Bluetooth. (16)
5. Explain the service offered by IEEE802.11 standard. (16)
6. Explain how power management is done in IEEE 802.11 infrastructure based and ad hoc networks.
(16)
7. Discuss how to increase the quality of service in an ad hoc network. (16)
8. a) Detail the time- bounded service on top of the standard DCF mechanism where ad hoc networks
cannot use the function. (08)
b) Discuss the PHY frame format of an IEEE 802.11 using the spread spectrum technique which
separates by code. (08)
9. a) The channel access control sublayer of HIPERLAN offers a connectionless data transfer service
to the higher MAC layer. Justify the above statement with related references. (08)
b) Discuss the functionalities and support provided by L2CAP. (08)
UNIT - 4
MOBILE NETWORK LAYER
PART A (2 MARKS)
1. What are the requirements of mobile IP?
2. Mention the different entities in a mobile IP.
3. What do you mean by mobility binding?
4. Define a tunnel.
5. What is encapsulation?
6. What is decapsulation?
7. Define an outer header
8. Define an inner header.
9. What is meant by generic routing encapsulation?
10. What is the use of network address translation?
11. Define triangular routing.
12. What is meant by a binding cache?
13. Define binding request.
14. What is known as Binding update?
15. Explain binding acknowledgement.
16. Define binding warning.
17. Explain cellular IP.
18. What are the advantages of cellular IP?
19. What is known as mobility anchor point?
20. Explain destination sequence distance vector routing.

21. What are the two things added to the distance vector algorithm?
22. How the dynamic source routing does divide the task of routing into two separate problems?
PART B
1. a) What are the requirements of a mobile IP? (08)
b) Describe Dynamic host configuration protocol. (08)
2. a) Discuss the routing algorithm in ad-hoc network. (08)
b) What are the entities in mobile IP? (08)
3. a) Discuss how optimization in achieved in mobile IP. (08)
b) Explain tunneling and encapsulation in mobile IP. (08)
4. Explain how dynamic source routing protocols handles routing with an example. (16)
5. Discuss and detail the differences in topology reorganization in DSDV and DSR routing protocols.
(16)
6. a) What are the general problems of mobile IP regarding security and support of quality of service?
(08)
b) Name the inefficiencies of mobile IP regarding data forwarding from a correspondent node to a
mobile node. What are optimizations and what additional problems do they cause? (08)
UNIT- 5
TRANSPORT AND APPLICATION LAYERS
PART A (2 MARKS)
1. What is slow start?
2. What is the use of congestion threshold?
3. What led to the development of Indirect TCP?
4. What is the goal of M-TCP?
5. What do you mean by persistent mode?
6. What are the characteristics of 2.5G/3.5G wireless networks?
7. What are the configuration parameters to adapt TCP to wireless environments?
8. State the requirements of WAP.
9. Name the layers of WAP.
10. Name some ICMP messages.
11. What is WTP? What are its classes?
12. What is WSP?
13. Name some features of WSP adapted to web browsing.
14. What is WML?
15. What are the features of WML?
16. What are the advantages of WML Script over WML?
17. Name the libraries specified by WML Script.
18. What are the classes of libraries?
19. Name the operations performed by PAP.
20. What are the components of WAP2.0?
21. How and why does I-TCP isolate problems on the wireless link?

PART B
1. Explain in detail about traditional TCP in details. (16)
2. Explain classical TCP improvements and snooping TCP. (16)
3. Explain the function of the components of the WAP architecture. (16)
4. Explain the concept of wireless markup language. (16)
5. Explain wireless application protocols with its version WAP 2.0 in detail. (16)
6. Describe the operation of the window flow control mechanism. (16)
7. What are the major difference between WAP 2.0 and WAP 1.x? What influenced the WAP 2.0
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B.E/B.Tech Degree Examination APRIL /MAY 2010
Eighth Semester
Computer Science and Engineering
IT1402-MOBILE COMPUTING
(Regulation 2004)
Answer all questions
Part -A(10*2=20)Marks
1 What is spreading factor?
2.What is polling?
3.Distinguish between soft handover& hard Hand over.
4.Define foot print with respect to satellite systems.
5.State the 3 phases of the medium access of different competing nodes.
6.what are the power saving mechanisms in bluetooth?
7.What are the drawbacks of wired networks?
8.Define Dynamic Source Routing.
9.What is the difference between TCP & UDP.
10. Mention any 2 salient features of WAP.
Part-B (5*16=80)Marks
11 (a) i Discuss in detail about the types of antennas with their radiation patterns.(12)
ii Explain Diversity techniques.(4)
[or]
11 (b) Explain space Frequency,code & Time division Multiplexing in detail.(16)
12 (a) Describe Digital Audio Broadcasting.(16)
[or]

(b) Explain routing ,localization and handover in satellite systems.(16)

13 (a) Describe architecture of BLUE TOOTH.(16)
[or]
(b)Explain Channel control sub layer in HIPERLAN.(16)
14 (a) Explain optimization in Mobile IP in detail.(16)
[or]
(b)Explain IPV6 Protocol in detail.(16)
15 (a) Discuss the role of WWW in support for mobility.(16)
[or]
(b) Explain the following:
(i) Indirect TCP. (6)
(ii)Snooping TCP.(6)
(iii)Explain about performance enhancing proxies.(4)

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Seventh Semester
Information Technology
IT1402- MOBILE COMPUTING
(Regulation 2004)
Time: Three hours Maximum:100 marks
Answer ALL questions.
PART A- (10 X 2= 20 Marks)
1. Why do Hidden and Exposed terminal problems arise?
2. Differentiate Broadcast from Multicast.
3. Detail the features of MSAT.
4. How can an efficient routing be made in satellite systes?
5. When are tuning frequency and frequency considered?
6. How can you utilize mobile antennas efficiently?
7. Compare various modulation techniques.
8. When it's required to go for GMSK, GFSK and DQPSK?
9. In what functionalities Switches differ from Routers?
10. How and why does I-TCP isolate problems on the wireless link?
PART B - (5 X 16 = 80 Marks)
11. (a) Consider three users and Barker code of six bits each for the users transmitting the signals,
introduce noise and near/far problem while transmitting and reconstruct the data in the receiving side
providing the proper countermeasures for the complications. (Note: Use CDMA technologies) (Marks
16)
(Or)
(b) (i) Table the frequency bands useed for wireless applications with their ranges, propagation models
and applications. (Marks 6)
(ii) Represent diagrammatically the protocol machines for multiple access with collision avoidance.
(Marks 10)
12. (a) (i) Sketch the data network in your campus. How many hosts are there and how large is the
user population? What is the speed of the access link to the Internet? How so you gain access to the
Internet? How much does home access to the Internet costs? (Marks 10)

(ii) Why are so many different identifiers/addresses (e.g. MSISDN, TMSI, IMSI) needed in GSM? Give
reasons and distinguish between user- related and system related identifiers. (Marks 6)
(Or)
(b) (i) Consider a mobile user who is migrating from a place to another place, provide him a seamless
service by satellite system, also sketch the architecture. (Marks 8)
(ii) Discuss the importance of DECT Protocol Layers. (Marks 8)
13. (a) (i) Detail the time- bounded service on top of the standard DCF mechanism where ad hoc
networks cannot use the function. (Marks 8)
(ii) Discuss the PHY frame format of an IEEE 802.11 using the spread spectrum technique which
separates by code. (Marks 8)
(Or)
(b) (i) The channel access control sublayer of HIPERLAN offers a connectionless data transfer service
to the higher MAC layer. Justify the above statement with related references. (Marks 10)
(ii) Discuss the functionalities and support provided by L2CAP. (Marks 6)
14. (a) Discuss and detail the differences in topology reorganization in DSDV and DSR routing
protocols. (Marks 16)
(Or)
(b) (i) What are the general problems of mobile IP regarding security and support of quality of
service? (Marks 8)
(ii) Name the inefficiencies of mobile IP regarding data forwarding from a correspondent node to a
mobile node. What are optimizations and what additional problems do they cause? (Marks 8)
15. (a) What are the major difference between WAP 2.0 and WAP 1.x? What influenced the WAP 2.0
development? (Marks 16)
(Or)
(b) Detail about UTMS Radio Interfaces in Frequency Division Duplex and Time Division Duplex modes.
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MOBILE COMPUTING.
Elective
Part A
1. Define near /far effect?
2. Give any two application of satellite systems?
3. What are ad-hoc networks?
4. Define handover in WATM?
5. What is meant by Registration lifetime of a packet ?
6. What is meant by tunneling?
7. How does the standard TCP behave when a packet is lost during transmission?
8. Define time out freezing?
9. Mention the role of transaction layer in WAP?
10. Mention any two messages of WCMP?
Part B
11. a)Explain in detail:
i)DECT system. [Mark 8]
ii)TETRA system. [Mark 8]
Or
b) i) Discuss LEO,MEO, and GEO satellite systems. [Mark 8]
ii) Discuss Digital Video Broadcasting. [Mark 8]
12. a )Explain in detail:
i)HIPERLAN [Mark 8]
ii) BLUETOOTH [Mark 8]
Or
b) What is meant by WATM? Describe WATM reference model, location management , services and
QOS. [Mark 16]
13.a) i) Discuss the purpose and application of DHCP. [Mark 8] ii) Explain agent discovery and
registration. [Mark 8]
Or
b) Explain the various routing strategies in mobile ad-hoc networks?
14. a) Explain any 4 classical TCP improvement techniques. [Mark 16]
Or
b) i)Discuss Transaction oriented TCP in detail. [Mark 8]
ii) Discuss TCP over 2.5/3G wireless networks. [Mark 8]
15.a) Discuss the component of WAP arch/- and its application environment. [Mark 16]
Or
b)i)Write short notes on WML script. [Mark 8]
ii) Discuss WTA? [Mark 8]

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Seventh Semester
Information Technology
IT1402 MOBILE COMPUTING
(Regulation 2004)
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL questions.
PART A (10 x 2=20 marks)
1. Differentiate analog modulation and digital modulation.
2. How are guard spaces realized between users in CDMA?
3. What are the general problems of satellite signals travelling from a satellite to
receiver?
4. Differentiate symmetrical and asymmetrical communication system.
5. What is HIPERLAN?
6. How is mobility restricted using WLANS?
7. What could be quick solutions and why dont they work?
8. What advantages does the use of IPV 6 offer for mobility?
9. Write the advantages and disadvantages of mobile TCP.
10. Define fast retransmit.
PART B (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) Explain in detail about multiplexing.
Or
(b) Explain the following :
(i) MAC
(ii) SDMA.
12. (a) Explain the functional architecture of a GSM system.
Or
(b) Discuss about digital video broadcasting.
13. (a) Explain the concept of blue tooth architecture.
Or
(b) Explain the concept of IEEE 802.11 medium access control layer.
14. (a) Explain the following :
(i) DSDV [Marks 8]
(ii) Ad-hoc DSR. [Marks 8]

Or
(b) Discuss about tunneling and encapsulation mechanism and reverse tunneling.
15. (a) Explain and detail about traditional TCP.
Or
(b) (i) Briefly explain about indirect and snooping TCP. [Marks 8]
(ii) Briefly discuss about WAP.[Marks 8]

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Eighth Semester
(Regulation 2004)
Computer Science and Engineering
IT 1402- Mobile Computing
Part-A(10*2=20 marks)
1. Assume a receiver is located 10 km from a 150 W transmitter. The carrier
frequency is 6 GHz and free space propagation is assumed, Gain at
transmitter is 1 dB and Gain at receiver is 1 dB.
(a) Calculate the transmit power in dBW.
(b) Find the power at the receiver in Watts.
2. What limits the number of simultaneous users in a TDM/FDM system compared
to a CDM system ? What happens to the transmission quality of connections
if the load gets higher on the cell ?
3. Consider the handoff procedure in GSM system that is based on relative
signal strength with threshold; that is, a mobile switches from one cell
to another if (a) the signal at the current BS is sufficiently weak (less
than a predefined threshold) and (b) the other signal is stronger than
the two. What are the drawbacks of this scheme, when the threshold is
too low or too high ?
4. State the different types of transport modes and channels used to carry
packets in Digital Audio Broadcasting.
5. In the Distributed Coordination Function(DCF) protocol of IEEE 802.11,
why does a Node wait only SIFS time units (after the last data packet
reception) before sending an ACK, while waiting DIFS time units before
attempting a data transmission ?
6. What are the advantages and problems of forwarding mechanisms in Bluetooth

networks regarding security and power saving ?

7. How can DHCP be used for mobility and support of Mobile IP ?
8. What are the differences between AODV and the standard distance vector
algorithm ? Why are extensions needed ?
9. How and why does I-TCP isolate problems on the wireless link ? What are
the main drawbacks of this solution ?
10.Mention two WAP service providers. Find two cell phones supporting WAP
and identify which WAP version they support.
Part-B(5*16=80 marks)
11. (a) How does frequency reuse enhance cellular network capacity ? Besides
the number of users, what other major factor influences the decision
on cluster size ? A cellular system uses frequency spectrum 1800 MHz
to 1840 MHz for uplink channels and 1860 MHz to 1900 MHz for downlink
channels respectively. Each channel takes 200 KHz and can be shared
by 8 users. Each user needs one uplink and one downlink channel. How
many users can be supported without frequency reuse in this cellular
system ? [16]
(OR)
(b) What is the use of spread spectrum ? Sketch the block diagram of the
Transmitter and Receiver of DSSS. Explain what each block does and
what the signal looks like (in time and/or frequency domains) at each
location in the block diagram with an example.[16]
12. (a) Name the main elements of GSM system architecture and describe their
functions. What are the advantages of specifying not only the radio
interface but also the internal interfaces of the GSM system ?
Explain the inter-BSC,intra-MSC handover process in the GSM system
using typical signals and a message sequence chart. Explain the
decision points and the resource allocation steps,if they exist.[16]
(OR)
(b) What is DAB ? Explain the components,frame format and the protocol
used by DAB to access different formats of data also describe how
DVB is used for data broadcasting and to access high speed internet.
[16]
13. (a) (i) Using IEEE 802.11 (DCF): S1 and S2 send CBR/UDP traffic to the
common destination D. Consider S1,S2 and D all within receive
range of each other when the basic scheme is used (no RTS/CTS):
Describe a collision (what happens before,during and after).What
does the collision probability depend on ? When RTS/CTS is used:
What are the changes to the previous answers ? comment also on
the throughput and fairness. [16]
(OR)
(b) (i) Describe the briefly how collision is avoided in HIPERLAN-1. [8]

(ii)Draw the protocol architecture of Bluetooth and explain briefly

the Base band layer and L2CAP of Bluetooth. [8]
14. (a) Given the network topology below, use the dynamic source routing
algorithm to compute the shortest path from A to all other nodes.
Make sure to show the results of the computation at each step.[16]
7
B --- D
|\ 1/ |
|\/|
12| /\ |1
| /10\ |
A --- C -------- E
31
(OR)
(b) Consider a mobile node MN from network X. The user of MN wishes to
communicate with a corresponding node CN in network Y. The node MN
moves from X to a foreign network A. Describe the sequence of
messages that are required in Mobile IPv4 so that MN and CN can
continue to communicate. Include both the user data messages and the
Mobile IP control messages. Now, consider the case where CN moves to
foreign network B while MN is still in the foreign network A. Can
CN and MN still communicate ? (Does Mobile IP support both endpoints
moving? ) Show the message flow to indicate how it will succeed or
fail in this case. [16]
15. (a) As a transport layer protocol, TCP uses a window mechanism to
exercise flow control over the best effort IP in the internet.
Flow control is exercised by the edge router based on congestion
status encountered in the core routers between teh TCP sender and
TCP receiver.
(i) Describe the operation of the window flow control mechanism. [8]
(ii)ACKs from the TCP receiver are the basis that the TCP sender
uses to adjust the sending window size. Describe and discuss
how ACKs are used for this purpose. [8]
(OR)
(b) Specify the enhancements made to the basic client server architecture
of the web to suit a mobile wireless user ? Briefly discuss the main
goals of WAP. Expain the layers of WAP protocol used to achieve the
following : A client wants to have a shared state with the server
for transferring the content. [16]

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MOBILE COMPUTING
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 marks
PART A (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. What is a guard space?
2. What is CMDA?
3. List the four possible handover and scenarios in GSM
4. Define inclination angle and elevation angle
5. Give the 802.11 PHY frame format using DSS
6. What are the low power states of a blue tooth device?
7. What is a care of address?
8. What are the routing metrics in wireless adhoc network?
9. What is a wireless Telephony application?
10. List the classes of transaction service of WTP.
PART B (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) Discuss in detail the Wireless Transaction Protocol. (16)
(or)
(b) Discuss in detail the Wireless Session Protocol (16)
12. (a) Explain time division multiple access (16)
(or)
(b) (i) Discuss the spread spectrum techniques (10)
(ii) What is Code Division Multiplexing? Explain (6)
13. (a) (i) Discuss in detail localization, calling and handover in GSM (10)
(ii) Explain the types of orbits in satellite system (6)
(or)
(b) (i) Explain the GSM system architecture (12)
(ii)Explain the protocol architecture of DECT (4)
14. (a) Discuss in detail the medium access control mechanism of ICCC 802.11 (16)
(or)
(b) (i) Explain the information bases and networking of adhoc HIPERLAN. (8)
(ii) Discuss MAC layer bluetooth system (8)
15. (a) (i)Describe tunneling and encapsulation in Mobile IP (8)
(ii) Discuss in detail dynamic source routing (8)
(or)
(b) (i) Write short notes on reverse tunneling (4)
(ii) Explain IP packet delivery, agent advertisement, discovery and registration process in mobile IP
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MOBILE COMPUTING
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 marks
PART A- (10x2=20 marks)
1. What is spreading factor?
2. What is polling?
3. Distinguish between soft hand over and hard hand over.
4. Define footprint with respect to satellite systems.
5. State the three phases of the medium access of different competing nodes.
6. What are the power saving mechanisms in Bluetooth?
7. What are the drawbacks of wired networks?
8. Define: Dynamic Source Routing.
9. What is the difference between TCP and UDP?
10. Mention any two salient features of WAP.
PART B- (5x16=80 marks)
11.(a)(i) Discuss in detail the types of Antennas with their radiation patterns.
(ii) Explain Diversity techniques.
OR
(b) Explain Space, Frequency, Code and Time Division multiplexing in detail.
12.(a) Describe Digital Audio Broadcasting.
OR
(b) Explain routing, localization and hand over in satellite systems.
13.(a) Describe the architecture of BLUE TOOTH.
OR
(b) Explain channel control sub layer in HIPERLAN.
14.(a) Explain optimization in Mobile IP in detail.

OR

(b) Explain IPv6 protocol in detail.

15.(a) Discuss the role of WWW in support for mobility.
OR
(b) Explain the following:
(i) Indirect TCP.
(ii) Snooping TCP.
(iii) Explain about performance enhancing proxies.