Assignment No.

01 Total Marks: 15
Semester: Fall 2022
CS601: Data Communication Due Date:

Assignment
Question No. 1 Mark = 10

Suppose an international company AECOM has two computer network sections named “Admin” and
“Employees”. The Admin section is comprised of 21 computers which are directly connected with each other to
provide efficient communication among computers, whereas the “Employees” section contains 35 computers
connected with each other through an intelligent central device. To attend an online conference in another
country, the network administrator has established an online video link in the Employees section.
Considering the above-mentioned scenario, you are required to answer the following questions:

1. Identify the type of network topology used in Mesh topology, being used to connect each system is
computer network of the Admin section. connected directly to each other.
2. Mention the name of intelligent device used for A Hub is a device, that the computers are directly
connecting computers of Employee’s section connected to. The hub can further be
with each other. connected to Routers, that can also provide
the WAN connection to the systems.
3. Identify the type of network required for linking The HUB, is required to network as a station with
the computers of Employees’ section with the each other. It can further be connected to the WAN
computer of conference chair through video network for Video conferencing.
conference.
4. Write the total number of ports required in each As MESH topology: n(n -1) /2;
computer of for Admin section for the identified So, using a total of 210 ports, so for each system
topology? there should 10 ports in each system.
5. Write the total number of links required for the Mesh Topology: n(n-1)/2
identified topology for Admin section. (You need =21(20-1)/2
to write all steps of calculation). =420/2
=210 total number of links required.

Question No. 2: Marks = 5

The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model describes seven layers that computer systems use to
communicate over a network. The following table contains some layers of the OSI model, along with some
information associated with each layer. However, the information given in column B is not matching with
column A. You are required to carefully analyze both columns and write the correct information in column C
against each layer given in column A:
A B C
Network Layer Reliable process to process delivery Route determination
Data Link Layer Functional interface Defining frames
Physical Layer Defining frames Access for the end user
Transport Layer Access for the end user Reliable process to process delivery
Application layer Route determination Functional interface