CP4153 Network Technologies Syllabus:
CP4153 Network Technologies Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To understand the basic concepts of networks
To explore various technologies in the wireless domain
To study about 4G and 5G cellular networks
To learn about Network Function Virtualization
To understand the paradigm of Software defined networks
UNIT I NETWORKING CONCEPTS
Peer To Peer Vs Client-Server Networks. Network Devices. Network Terminology. Network Speeds. Network throughput, delay. Osi Model. Packets, Frames, And Headers. Collision And Broadcast Domains. LAN Vs WAN. Network Adapter. Hub. Switch. Router. Firewall, IP addressing.
UNIT II WIRELESS NETWORKS
Wireless access techniques- IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11e, 802.11n/ac/ax/ay/ba/be, QoS – Bluetooth – Protocol Stack – Security – Profiles – zigbee
UNIT III MOBILE DATA NETWORKS
4G Networks and Composite Radio Environment – Protocol Boosters – Hybrid 4G Wireless Networks Protocols – Green Wireless Networks – Physical Layer and Multiple Access – Channel Modelling for 4G – Concepts of 5G – channel access –air interface -Cognitive Radio spectrum management – C-RAN architecture – Vehicular communications-protocol – Network slicing – MIMO, mm Wave, Introduction to 6G.
UNIT IV SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS
SDN Architecture. Characteristics of Software-Defined Networking. SDN- and NFV-Related Standards. SDN Data Plane. Data Plane Functions. Data Plane Protocols. Open Flow Logical Network Device. Flow Table Structure. Flow Table Pipeline. The Use of Multiple Tables. Group Table. Open Flow Protocol. SDN Control Plane Architecture. Control Plane Functions. Southbound Interface. Northbound Interface. Routing. ITU-T Model. Open Daylight. Open Daylight Architecture. Open Daylight Helium. SDN Application Plane Architecture. Northbound Interface. Network Services Abstraction Layer. Network Applications. User Interface.
UNIT V NETWORK FUNCTIONS VIRTUALIZATION
Motivation-Virtual Machines –NFV benefits-requirements – architecture- NFV Infrastructure – Virtualized Network Functions – NFV Management and Orchestration- NFV Use Cases- NFV and SDN –Network virtualization – VLAN and VPN
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1: Explain basic networking concepts
CO2: Compare different wireless networking protocols
CO3: Describe the developments in each generation of mobile data networks
CO4: Explain and develop SDN based applications
CO5: Explain the concepts of network function virtualization
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
1. Execute various network utilities such as tracert, pathping, ipconfig
2. Implement the Software Defined Networking using Mininet
3. Implement routing in Mininet
4. Install a virtual machine and study network virtualization
5. Simulate various network topologies in Network Simulator
REFERENCES
1. James Bernstein, “Networking made Easy”, 2018. ( UNIT I )
2. HoudaLabiod, Costantino de Santis, HossamAfifi “Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and WiMax”, Springer 2007 ( UNIT 2 )
3. Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold, 4G: LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband, Academic Press, 2013 ( UNIT 3)
4. Saad Z. Asif “5G Mobile Communications Concepts and Technologies” CRC press – 2019 (UNIT 3)
5. William Stallings “Foundations of Modern Networking: SDN, NFV, QoE, IoT, and Cloud” 1st Edition, Pearson Education, 2016.( Unit 4 and 5 )
6. Thomas D.Nadeau and Ken Gray, SDN – Software Defined Networks, O‟Reilly Publishers, 2013.
7. Guy Pujolle, “Software Networks”, Second Edition, Wiley-ISTE, 2020