Network Simulator & Learning Resource Software (VPL-NSLS)

Network Simulator & Learning Resource Software (VPL-NSLS)

SALIENT FEATURES:

• All major topics in Networking are covered thoroughly.
• Each topic is explained in details.
• Even complex topics have been made easy to understand.
• Videos and Animation included which makes understanding of theory topics better and easy.
• Entire theory part can be read using text to speech facility.
• Various Networking Components can be simulated easily.
• Facility to create user defined Networks.
• Simulation of functioning of created Networks.
• Measurement of Various Network parameters.
• Various Experiments can be performed with different combinations.
• Drag and drop facility to add Nodes to Network.
• Any numbers of Nodes can be added.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Theory topics: Computer Networks

• Type of Computer Networks
  • LAN
  • WAN
  • WLAN
• Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model
  • Physical Layer
  • Data Link Layer
  • Network Layer
  • Transport Layer
  • Session Layer
  • Presentation Layer
  • Application Layer

• Data Transmission
  • Data Transmission Type
    • Parallel Data Transmission
    • Serial Data Transmission
  • Data Transmission Modes
    • Simplex
    • Half-Duplex
    • Full-Duplex

• Data Framing, Overhead etc.
• Working of Protocol
• Media Access Control (MAC) Addressing
• MAC Protocol
•  Switching
  • STP – Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Parts of Switching:
    • Transport Network
    • Transport Control
    • Network Control
  • Component s of Switching
  • Switching Architectures
  • Switching Techniques
    • Circuit Switching
    • Packet Switching
    • Message Switching
  • Transmission Methods in Switches
    • Unicast
    • Broadcast
    • Multicast
• Port Addressing in Transport Layer
• Type of Services
  • Connection Oriented Service – TCP
  • Connectionless Service – UDP
• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
• Transmission Timers
  • Retransmission Timer
  • Quite Timer
  • Persistence Timer
  • Keep Alive Timer
  • Idle Timer
• Windowing Concept
  • Sliding Window
  • Silly Window Syndrome
• Data Fragmentation/Segmentation
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
  • Distance – Vector Routing
  • Link State Routing

Theory topics: Network Topologies

• Bus Topology
• Ring Topology
• Star Topology
• Mesh Topology
• Tree Topology
• Hybrid Topology

Theory topics: Network Protocols

• Stop N Wait
• Go Back To N
• Selective Repeat
• PAR

EXPERIMENTS:

• Study of Data Transmission Type
• Study of Fundamentals of Networking
• Creation of Network with different Topologies
• Study of working of different networking protocols
• Simulation of Bus topology Network with Unicast
• Simulation of Bus Topology Network with Broadcast
• Simulation of Ring Topology Network
• Simulation of Ring Topology with Token ring protocol
• Experiments of Ring Topology with options to select packet delay, token delay, Source Node, Destination node and first Node etc.
• Experiments with options to select different packet size
• Simulation experiments with or without error/error probability
• Simulation of Star Topology Network
• Experiments simulation with option to select window size
• Study of error detection and correction
• Study of switch architecture and transmission in switch
• Study of various protocols Vs normalized throughput / response time
• Study of error probability Vs throughput / data loss
• Study of number of nodes Vs mean delay
• Study of data size Vs normalized throughput.
• Study of number of Nodes Vs throughput, normalized throughput
• Study of congestion control algorithm Vs throughput
• Study of congestion control algorithm Vs reliability
• Study of used link Vs normalized throughput
• Study of address resolution protocol
• Study of classless inter domain routing
• Study of sub netting
• Simulate Ring Topology
• Simulate Ring Topology with various protocols viz Stop N Wait, Go back to N, Selective repeat.