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

b) Router Solicitation and Advertisement
c) Neighbour Solicitation and Advertisement
d) Group membership
Part – B
1. Write in detail about the ARP and RARP protocols with suitable diagrams.
2. Explain about the ICMP messages with frame formats.
3. How is congestion caused in a network and how is it avoided?
4. Write in detail about the datagram flow control in a network.
5. Write about the different classes of addresses and their purposes.
6. Explain how internet addresses are mapped to physical addresses with a suitable protocol

UNIT – III
PART – A
1. Define Core router
2. Define Peer router.
3. Define Gateway.
4. What is a core gateway?
5. Explain the Distance Vector Routing algorithm.
6. Explain the Link state Routing algorithm.
7. What is the metric used in Distance Vector and Link state Routing?
8. Define GGP and how is the distance measured?
9. What are the message kinds available in GGP?
10. Explain the concept of an Autonomous System.
11. Compare Interior and Exterior gateway protocols.
12. List the Interior Gateway Protocols in use.
13. Give the message kinds current in EGP.
14. What are the main features of EGP protocol?
15. What is the use of Hello and I Heard You messages?
16. Define poll interval.
17. Define Hello interval.
18. What are the limitations of EGP protocol?
19. Compare static and dynamic routers.
20. What is RIP and also the Routing algorithm followed by RIP?
21. What is slow convergence or count to infinity issue in RIP?
22. What are the methods used to solve the count to infinity issue in RIP?
23. What is Split Horizon technique?
24. How is RIP messages transmitted?
25. What are the functions of Hello protocol?
26. Give the Hello protocol message format.
27. What is the use of command field in RIP message format?
28. What is the advantage of Shortest Path routing?
29. Give the OSPF hello message format.
30. Give the message formats of OSPF.
31. Define ATM network.
32. What are the functions performed by AAL?
33. What are the different service classes offered by ATM in public network?
34. What are the main layers current in ATM?
35. Define Datagram Encapsulation.
36. What is the use of ATM ARP?
37. What are the various adaptation layers of ATM.?
PART – B
1. Explain the Gateway to Gateway Protocol with its message formats.
2. Explain the Distance Vector and Link state Routing algorithm in detail.
3. Explain the Exterior Gateway Protocol with the description of its message kinds.

Earning:   Approval pending.