SRM University 2007 B.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering Bank : Communication Protocols - Question Paper

S.R.M. University
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
School of Electronics & Communication Engineering
ques. Bank
Subject Code : EC452
Subject Name : Communication Protocols
Year & Semester : IV Year VIII Sem. (ECE)
UNIT-I
PART- A
1. Define Internetworking.
2. Write a short note on LAN technology.
3. What is an ether?
4. What is meant by collision detection and recovery?
5. Draw the frame format of an Ethernet packet.
6. Write a short note on ARPANET.
7. List the various LAN technologies with IEEE standards.
8. Give a brief note on the time registers used in FDDI.
9. Draw the frame format of FDDI MAC.
10. Give a brief note on the timers used in FDDI.
11. What are the kinds of nodes used in FDDI?
12. What is meant by encapsulation?
13. Draw the frame format of the header of a datagram.
14. What is the need for a time to live field in a datagram header?
15. Give a brief account of the application level services of the internet.
16. Write a short note on the properties of the Ethernet.
17. Explain in brief about the wide area network and metropolitan area network.
18. Draw the architecture of the TCP/IP protocol used for internetworking.
19. Explain the role of a delimiter field in a frame.
20. What are the different protocols involved in FDDI transmission functions
PART-B
1. Explain in detail about the TCP/IP architecture.
2. Explain the Ethernet technology used in LAN.
3. What is ARPANET and how did the internet evolve from the Arpanet?
4. Explain the FDDI technology used in LAN networks.
5. Give an account of the services given by the internet.

UNIT – II
Part – A
1. What are the classes of addresses available?
2. Write the range of addresses for class A.
3. Write the range of addresses for class B.
4. Write the range of addresses for class C.
5. Write the range of addresses for class D.
6. Write the range of addresses for class E.
7. What is the purpose of a Net ID and a Host ID in an address?
8. What is the difference ranging from a unicast, multicast and broadcast address?
9. How is the class of an address identified?
10. Draw the packet format of ARP.
11. Draw the packet format of RARP.
12. What is the importance of the Sequence field in a packet?
13. Draw the packet format of a datagram.
14. What is the function of an ICMP message?
15. What are the kinds of fault reporting messages?
16. Draw the frame format of a destination unreachable message.
17. When does the packet too big message occur?
18. Draw the frame format of time exceeded message.
19. Draw the frame format of parameter issue message.
20. Draw the frame format of Redirect message. When is this message sent to the source?
21. What are the kinds of Query messages?
22. What are the situations for group membership operations?
23. Draw the frame format of
a) fault Request and Reply

Earning:   Approval pending.