ANNA UNIVERSITY NETWORKS LABORATORY CS8581 SYLLABUS REGULATION 2017

OBJECTIVES: 

• To learn and use network commands. 
• To learn socket programming. 
• To implement and analyze various network protocols. 
• To learn and use simulation tools. 
• To use simulation tools to analyze the performance of various network protocols. 

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS 

1. Learn to use commands like tcpdump, netstat, ifconfig, nslookup and traceroute. Capture ping and traceroute PDUs using a network protocol analyzer and examine. 

2. Write a HTTP web client program to download a web page using TCP sockets. 

3. Applications using TCP sockets like: 

• Echo client and echo server 
• Chat 
• File Transfer

4. Simulation of DNS using UDP sockets. 

5. Write a code simulating ARP /RARP protocols. 

6. Study of Network simulator (NS) and Simulation of Congestion Control Algorithms using NS. 

7. Study of TCP/UDP performance using Simulation tool. 

8. Simulation of Distance Vector/ Link State Routing algorithm. 

9. Performance evaluation of Routing protocols using Simulation tool. 

10. Simulation of error correction code (like CRC). 

OUTCOMES: 

Upon Completion of the course, the students will be able to: 

• Implement various protocols using TCP and UDP. 
• Compare the performance of different transport layer protocols. 
• Use simulation tools to analyze the performance of various network protocols. 
• Analyze various routing algorithms. 
• Implement error correction codes. 

LIST OF EQUIPMENT LABORATORY REQUIREMENT:

HARDWARE:  Standalone desktops 

SOFTWARE: 

1. C / C++ / Java / Python / Equivalent Compiler 

2. Network simulator like NS2/Glomosim/OPNET/ Packet Tracer / Equivalent