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SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & COMMUNICATION

DEPARTMENT OF ECE

VTU R 2015

Assignment – II
B.Tech. - ECE Department
Course Category: Program core
Course Code/Course Title: 1151EC111/Data Communication Networks Semester: EVEN
Date of Submission: 20.04.2018

Achievable Course Outcomes

CO3: Illustrate about reliable and non-reliable data transfer protocols in transport layer for different
applications - K2 level
CO4: Apply the knowledge of various network layer routing protocols to predict the shortest path
between the nodes - K3 level
CO5: Infer about how error detection, flow control and error control is done in data link layer
Explain about different multiple access techniques used in Wired and Wireless Networks
- K2 level

S.No Course Level VTU

Assignment Topics/Questions
Outcome No.
1 Explain why it is useful for application layer programs to
CO3 K2 VTU8263
have a "well-known" TCP port number?
What are the steps followed in checksum generator? CO5 K2
2 Suppose a computer is moved from one department to
another. Does the physical address need to change? Does the
CO5 K2 VTU7347
IP address need to change? Does it make a difference if the
computer is a laptop?
List out the steps followed is checksum checker side. CO5 K2
3 Does Ethernet provide connection-oriented or
CO5 K2 VTU7435
connectionless service?
Write short notes on error correction. CO5 K2
4 Suppose transmission channels become virtually error-free.
CO5 K2 VTU7376
Is the data link layer still needed?
Mention the types of error correcting methods. CO5 K2
5 What difference does it make to the network layer if the
underlying data link layer provides a connection-oriented CO4 K2 VTU7386
service versus a connectionless service?
What is the purpose of hamming code? CO5 K2
6 What is meant by segment? CO3 K2 VTU7815
Write short notes on VRC. CO5 K2
7 Define Congestion Control? CO3 K2 VTU7001
Write short notes on CRC. CO5 K2
8 Define TCP? CO3 K2 VTU7613
Write short notes on CRC generator. CO5 K2

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9 What are the different fields in pseudo header? CO3 K2 VTU7744

Write short notes on CRC checker. CO5 K2
10 Explain the main idea of UDP? CO3 K2 VTU8034
Define checksum. CO5 K2
11 What are the three events involved in the connection? CO3 K2 VTU8052
What are the rules of boundary-level masking? CO4 K2
12 What is RED? CO3 K2 VTU7834
What are the responsibilities of data link layer? CO5 K2
13 What is rate based design? CO3 K2 VTU8009
Mention the types of errors. CO5 K2
14 What is meant by Concatenation? CO3 K2 VTU8561
What is redundancy? CO5 K2
15 What is meant by segmentation? CO3 K2 VTU7506
List out the available detection methods. CO5 K2
16 What is a virtual LAN and what is the differences and are the
CO5 K2 VTU7212
benefits over a non-virtual LAN?
Write the keys for understanding the link state routing. CO4 K2
17 What is a carrier sense protocol? Name and describe three
CO5 K2
CSMA protocols. VTU7415
How the packet cost referred in distance vector and link state
CO4 K2
routing?
18 Data link protocols almost always put the CRC in a trailer
CO5 K2 VTU7436
rather than in a header. Why?
How the routers get the information about neighbor? CO4 K2
19 Name one way in which distance vector is better than link
state routing, and name one way in which link state routing CO4 K2 VTU8203
is better than distance vector routing.
What is token passing? CO4 K2
20 What is Silly Window Syndrome? CO3 K2 VTU7441
What are the rules of non-boundary-level masking? CO4 K2
21 Compare and contrast connection-oriented and
CO5 K2 VTU7442
connectionless protocols, name one of each.
What is time-to-live or packet lifetime? CO4 K2
22 Differentiate between ALOHA and CSMA CO5 K2 VTU8264
What is meant by router? CO4 K2
23 What are the network support layers and the user support
CO4 K2 VTU7382
layers?
Write the keys for understanding the distance vector routing. CO4 K2
24 Differentiate between ALOHA and CSMA CO5 K2 VTU7421
What is meant by router? CO4 K2

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25 Compare and contrast connection-oriented and

CO5 K2 VTU8075
connectionless protocols, name one of each.
What is time-to-live or packet lifetime? CO4 K2
26 What is token passing? CO4 K2 VTU7340
Explain the main idea of UDP? CO3 K2
27 How the routers get the information about neighbor? CO4 K2
VTU7963
Explain why it is useful for application layer programs to
CO3 K2
have a "well-known" TCP port number?
28 How the packet cost referred in distance vector and link state
CO4 K2
routing?
Suppose a computer is moved from one department to
VTU7460
another. Does the physical address need to change? Does the
IP address need to change? Does it make a difference if the CO5 K2
computer is a laptop?

29 Write the keys for understanding the link state routing. CO4 K2
VTU8086
Does Ethernet provide connection-oriented or
CO5 K2
connectionless service?
30 What is time-to-live or packet lifetime? CO4 K2
VTU7446
Suppose transmission channels become virtually error-free.
CO5 K2
Is the data link layer still needed?
31 What is redundancy? CO5 K2 VTU8270
What is meant by segmentation? CO3 K2
32 Mention the types of errors. CO5 K2 VTU7422
What is meant by segment? CO3 K2
33 What are the responsibilities of data link layer? CO5 K2 VTU7444
Define Congestion Control? CO3 K2
34 What are the rules of boundary-level masking? CO4 K2 VTU7412
Define TCP? CO3 K2
35 What are the rules of non-boundary-level masking? CO4 K2 VTU7430
What are the different fields in pseudo header? CO3 K2
36 Mention the function of go-back N-ARQ. CO3 K2 VTU7812
What are the three events involved in the connection? CO3 K2
37 Define ARQ. CO3 K2 VTU8547
What is RED? CO3 K2
38 What is the function of stop and wait flow control? CO3 K2 VTU8356
What is rate based design? CO3 K2
39 List out the available detection methods. CO5 K2 VTU7473
What is meant by Concatenation? CO3 K2

K1-Remember K2-Understand K3-Apply K4-Analyze K5 –Evaluate K6 –Create

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