Assignment No.

01
Semester: Fall 2022
CS601: Data Communication
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:
Q Question Answer
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1. Identify the type of network topology used in computer Mesh topology
network of the Admin section.
2. Mention the name of intelligent device used for connecting Switch
computers of Employee’s section with each other.

3. Identify the type of network required for linking the WAN(Wide Area Network)
computers of Employees’ section with the computer of
conference chair through video conference.

4. Write the total number of ports required in each computer of =N-1

for Admin section for the identified topology? =21-1
=20
5. Write the total number of links required for the identified N(N-1)/2
topology for Admin section. (You need to write all steps of 21(21-1)/2
calculation). 21(20)/2
420/2
=210
QuestionNo.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 Frame
Physical Layer Defining frames Functional Interface
Transport Layer Access for the end user Reliabale process to process delivery
Application layer Route determination Access for the End User