INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION SAHIBABAD,GHAZIABAD
Synopsis Paper Name Course Code Faculty
: Network Management : PGDM ITM-304 : Tapan Kapri
Course Objective: The course aims to combine the fundamental concepts of data communications and networking and what different alternatives are available with emphasis on practical applications.
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Topic Data communication concepts and application: Introduction to Data communications, components of data communications
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Trends in computer communications and networking. Network applications
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Fundamentals Networking: Messages, characters, bit streams, symbols and waveforms
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digital/analog, serial & parallel, simplex, halfduplex, full duplex,
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Modem, synchronous/asynchronous transmission, multiplexing
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Network hardware, network software
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Reference models. Physical layer: Transmission media, wireless transmission, the telephone system, cellular radio communication satellites.Data link layer : Media access control
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Error control in networks, data link protocols.
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Network layer: Network topology, network routing, network standards Network protocols, system network architecture. Local Area Network (LAN) : LAN components, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), Tokenring(IEEE 802.5) Selection of LAN, Improving LAN performance. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) & Wide Area Network (WAN) Group Presentation -I Telephone network, Dialed circuit services Dedicated circuit sources, Switched circuit services, Packet switched networks Improving MAN & WAN performance Back bone networks : Backbone network components Fast Ethernet, FDDI, Network Applications and Management: Design of business networks installation guidelines, maintenance and security Group Presentation -II Case studies on network design and establishment Interview Questions
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Text Books: 1. Jerry Fitzgerald, Alan Dennis, ‘Business Data Communications & Networking’, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Reference Books 2. S. Tanenbaum, ‘Computer Networks’, Eastern Economy ed., PHI.
3. W. Stallings, ‘Data and Computer Communications’, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 4. Black. U., ‘Computer Networks: Protocols’, Standards and Interfaces 5. David A Stamper, ‘Business Data Communications’, Adison Wesley.