VEERMATA JIJABAI TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Matunga, Mumbai-400 019

Autonomous Institute affiliated to University of Mumbai

EXAMINATION End Semester Examination DATE OF EXAM 25/11/2021

Nov/Dec 2021
SEMESTER & PROGRAM Sem-V, Third Year B Tech TIME 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
(Information Technology)
TIME ALLOWED 2.0 Hrs. MARKS 60
COURSE NAME – (CODE) Computer Network – (R4IT3004T)
Instructions 1. Write your Name and Roll number at the top of the answer sheet
2. Save your answer sheet as your roll number and upload it at the link provided
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Make assumptions wherever required but state it clearly.
5. Write answers to the questions and its sub question together in order.

Q.1 a. What is the role of transport layer? Why do we need both TCP and UDP protocols at transport 6
layer? What if we use TCP for DNS protocol?

b. What is congestion? State with example the conditions where TCP Reno needs improvement? 6

Q.2 a. An organization is granted the block 130.56.0.0/16. The administrator wants to 6

create 1024 subnets.
a. Find the subnet mask.
b. Find the number of addresses in each subnet.
c. Find the first and last address that can be assigned to the devices in subnet 1 and 1024.
d. What address would be used as network and broadcast address in subnet 1 and 1024.
e. Show the complete design of network and subnetwork your designed.

b. How DHCP assigns IP addresses to systems. 6

Q.3 a. A sender needs to send the four data items Ox3456, OxABCC, Ox02BC, and OxEEEE. 6

Answer the following:

a. Find the checksum at the receiver site if there is no error.
b. Find the checksum at the receiver site if the second data item is changed to
OxABCE.
c. Comment on the results obtained previously at sub-questions a and b
d. What is the significance of inclusion of source IP and Destination IP in the checksum
calculated at transport Layer?

b. Compare and contrast the Go-Back-N ARQ Protocol with Selective-Repeat ARQ in terms of 6
system performance. A sender sends a series of packets to the same destination using 4-bit
sequence numbers. If the sequence number starts with 0, what is the sequence number after
sending 99 packets?

Q.4 Why is fragmentation required in computer network? State the protentional places for collection 8
and integration of fragments. Also state pros and cons of every place of integration over system
performance? What part of an IPv4 packet is covered in the checksum calculation? Why? What
if we consider entire contents of the packet for checksum calculation at this place as well?

Q.5 Create a system of three LANs with four routers. The routers (B 1 to B4) connect 16
the LANs as follows
a. B1 connects LAN 1 and LAN 2.
b. B2 connects LAN 1 and LAN 3.
c. B3 connects LAN 2 and LAN 3.
d. B4 connects LAN 1, LAN 2, and LAN 3.
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Use IP address 192.168.1.0 for LAN 1, 192.168.2.0 for LAN 2 and 192.168.3.0 for LAN 3.
Assume appropriate IP addresses for rest of the networks if any exists in the system.

a. Make the system loop free if there exists any loop by choosing B1 as the root bridge. Show
the forwarding and blocking ports, after applying the spanning tree procedure.
b. Populate the routing tables of Routers B1 and B4.
c. Does routers have more overhead than bridges? Justify your answer.
d. List the steps followed to forward packet from a Machine 198.168.3.10 to Machine
198.168.2.10 (Assume appropriate MAC addresses if required).

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