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EC3401 – Networks and Security Syllabus Regulation 2021 Anna University

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Networks and Security Syllabus of Regulation 2021 Anna University. Semester IV of B.E Electronics and Communication Engineering contains subject code EC3401 – Networks and Security. We intend to provide a detailed syllabus.

We aim to provide the syllabus to the students to assist in the times of preparation for examinations. With the assistance of the detailed syllabus, one can easily achieve good academic marks. It will enhance your performance skills. The following details regarding the unit-wise syllabus will help you throughout the semester. I hope this information is useful. Kindly share it with your classmates.

If you want to know more about the B.E. Electronics And Communication Engineering Syllabus connected to an affiliated institution’s four-year undergraduate degree program. We provide you with a detailed Year-wise, semester-wise, and Subject-wise syllabus in the following link B.E. Electronics And Communication Engineering Syllabus Regulation 2021 Anna University.

Aim Of Objectives:

  • To learn the Network Models and datalink layer functions.
  • To understand routing in the Network Layer.
  • To explore methods of communication and congestion control by the Transport Layer.
  • To study the Network Security Mechanisms.
  • To learn various hardware security attacks and their countermeasures.

EC3401 – Networks and Security Syllabus

Unit – I: Network Models And Datalink Layer

Overview of Networks and its Attributes – Network Models – OSI, TCP/IP, Addressing – Introduction to Datalink Layer – Error Detection and Correction – Ethernet(802.3)- Wireless LAN – IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth – Flow and Error Control Protocols – HDLC – PPP.

Unit – II: Network Layer Protocols

Network Layer – IPv4 Addressing – Network Layer Protocols(IP, ICMP, and Mobile IP) Unicast and Multicast Routing – Intradomain and Interdomain Routing Protocols – IPv6 Addresses – IPv6 – Datagram Format – Transition from IPv4 to IPv6.

EC3401 – Networks and Security Syllabus Regulation 2021 Anna University

Unit – III: Transport And Application Layers

Transport Layer Protocols – UDP and TCP Connection and State Transition Diagram – Congestion Control and Avoidance(DEC bit, RED) – QoS – Application Layer Paradigms – Client – Server Programming – Domain Name System – World Wide Web, HTTP, Electronic Mail.

Unit – IV: Network Security

OSI Security Architecture – Attacks – Security Services and Mechanisms – Encryption – Advanced Encryption Standard – Public Key Cryptosystems – RSA Algorithm – Hash Functions – Secure Hash Algorithm – Digital Signature Algorithm.

Unit – V: Hardware Security

Introduction to hardware security, Hardware Trojans, Side-channel attacks – Physical Attacks and Countermeasures – Design for Security. Introduction to Blockchain Technology.

Text Books:

  1. Behrouz.A.Forouzan, Data Communication and Networking, Fifth Edition, TMH, 2017. (Unit – I, II, III)
  2. William Stallings, Cryptography and Network Security, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education, 2017. (Unit- IV)
  3. Bhunia Swarup, Hardware Security –A Hands-On Approach, Morgan Kaufmann, First edition, 2018. (Unit – V)

References:

  1. James. F. Kurose and Keith. W. Ross, Computer Networking – A Top-down Approach, Sixth Edition, Pearson, 2017.
  2. Doughlas .E.Comer, Computer Networks and Internets with Internet Applications, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education, 2008.

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