Department Of Electronics and Communication Engineering

CS2060 High Speed Networks (Regulation 2008)

Question Bank
Prepared by
Mr. J.Vijay M.Tech (E.S.T), B.E (E.C.E)
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Unit I High Speed Networks
2 Mark Questions
1. State the advantages of frame relay.
2. Is CSMA/CD used in gigabit LANS? Justify.
3. Give few examples for High Speed networks.
4. Draw the ATM cell structure.
5. Differentiate between frame relaying and X.25 packet switching service.
6. State the data link control functions provided by LAPF protocol.
7. Draw the ATM cell header for UNI and NMI
8. What is the main advantage of ATM networks?
9. List the functions of LAPF protocol
10. State the use of CLP bit in the header of an ATM cell
11. Give the frame format of frame relay
12. Differentiate ATM bearer service from other bearer services
13. What is virtual path identifier and virtual connection identifier?
14. Define NIC and Ethernet
15. List the levels of fiber channel and function of each level
16 Mark Questions
1. (i) Explain the call control procedure in frame relay networks. (8)
(ii) Explain the various ATM service categories in detail. (8)
2. Explain the IEEE802.11 architecture in detail. Illustrate the functions
and combined operation of various protocol in MAC sub layer. (16)
3. (i) Explain ATM protocol architecture with a neat diagram. (8)
(ii) Briefly explain ATM service categories. (8)
4. (i) Explain in detail about 802.11 architecture. (10)
(ii) Write short notes on:
(a) Wireless LANs.
(b) Wi-Fi networks.
(c) Wi-Max networks. (6)
5. (i) Explain the operation to AAL 1 and AAL with an example. (8)
(ii) Explain the working of an ATM error control algorithm. (8)
6. (i) Illustrate why CSMA/CD is not suitable for wireless LANs. (8)
(ii) Draw the 802.11 protocol stack and discuss the functions of PCF and DCF. (8)
7.What is the need of AAL? Draw the frame format of AAL1,AAL 2, AAL3/4 and AAL5
and explain the function of each field. (16)
8.i)Explain WLAN and its requirements (8)
ii)Draw the architecture of 802.11 and explain(8)
9.i)List the various ATM service categories and explain them in detail(10)
ii)Explain the significance of FECN and BECN fields in the frame format of frame relay (6)
10.i)Explain the applications of wireless LANs(8)
ii)Explain the working of fibre channel in detail (8)
11.i)Compare the implementation features of fast Ethernet and gigabit Ethernet(7)
ii)What are the parameters of traffic that controls the arrival times of cells in generic cell rate
algorithm and explains the generic cell rate algorithm in detail (9)
Unit II Congestion & Traffic management
2 Mark Questions
1.What is meant by Kendalls notation?
2. Mention the congestion control techniques used in packet switching networks.
3. What is meant by the term Congestion in networks?
4. What are the types of queuing models?
5. List and explain the parameters for a single server queue.
6. What is meant by BECN?
7.What causes congestion in networks?
8.Name some queuing models generally used in networks
9.Explain the Kendalls notation in brief
10.State the use of choke packets
11.What is implicit congestion signalling?
12.Write Littles formula
13.Define arrival rate and service rate
14.Define terms Router,Bridge,Gateway
15.Define traffic intensity or utilization factor and QOS
16.What is the difference between committed burst size (Bc) and Excess burst size (Be)
16 Mark Questions
1. (i) Explain with an example the implementation of single server queues. (8)
(ii) Explain in detail about the Jacksons theorem. (8)
2. (i) Explain the effects of congestion in packet switching networks. (8)
(ii) Explain how congestion avoidance is done in a frame relay networks. (8)
3. (i) Explain the Single Server Queuing model in detail. (10)
(ii) Discuss briefly the effects of congestion in networks. (6)
4. Write notes on congestion control used in :
(i) Packet Switching Networks.(8)
(ii) Frame Relay Networks.(8)
5. Explain in detail the following congestion control techniques.
(1) Back pressure. (4)
(2) Choke packet. (4)
(3) Explicit congestion signalling. (4)
(4) Explain the Kendalls notation in detail. (4)
6. (i) Explain the single server queuing model and its applications. (8)
(ii) Explain about traffic rate management in frame relay networks. (8)
7.Explain the various congestion control mechanisms applied in packet switching
networks(16)
8.Explain how frame relay take care of traffic route management(16)
9.i)Derive the expression for average delay faced by a packet entering the network which is
modelled using M/M/1 model(8)
ii)What are the objectives for frame relay congestion control? Explain the use of CIR traffic
rate management of frame relay networks(8)
10.i)Explain the back pressure congestion control technique (7)
ii)A server serves a request on an average of 3 time units and every 6 time units the requests
are sent to the server. Find the number of requests in the system on average and the number
of requests in service on average. Assume M/M/1 model (9)
Unit III TCP & ATM Congestion control
2 Mark Questions
1. Define peak cell rate.
2. List the TCP window management techniques.
3. What is exponential RTO back off?
4. Define ABR and GFR?
5. State the mechanisms for supporting rate guarantees in GFR traffic.
6. What is meant by exponential RTO back off?
7. What is fairness in bandwidth allocation?
8. What kind of flow control mechanism is used in TCP?
9. List the techniques used in TCP send window management
10. State the ATM QOS parameters
11. What is GER traffic contract? What are its parameters?
12. What are the various retransmission strategies followed in TCP flow control?
13. Define cell delay variation
14. Define CBR & ABR
15. What are the advantages of sliding window protocol?
16 Mark Questions
1. (i) Explain the TCP timer management techniques in detail. (8)
(ii) Discuss in detail about the congestion control techniques followed in ATM networks. (8)
2. (i) Explain in detail about ABR capacity allocation. (8)
(ii) Discuss in detail about ABR traffic control. (8)
3. (i) Explain TCP Congestion control in detail. (10)
(ii) Discuss KARNs algorithm. (6)
4. (i) Explain ABR Traffic management in detail. (8)
(ii) Explain GFR Traffic management in detail. (8)
5. (i) Explain about TCP window management in detail. (8)
(ii) Explain the RTF variance estimation using Jacobsons algorithm in detail. (8)
6. (i) List and explain the ATM traffic parameter in detail. (8)
(ii) Explain the ATM ABR traffic management in detail. (8)
7.Explain the flow control mechanisms applied in TCP networks (16)
8.Explain the various congestion control mechanisms used in ATM networks(16)
9.Explain about the TCP retransmission timer management techniques in detail (16)
10.List and explain the various ATM traffic control functions in detail (16)
11.i) Explain the Leaky Bucket Algorithm and compare with traffic shaping (8)
ii) Discuss the issues related to window management in TCP (8)
Unit IV Integrated and Differentiated Services
2 Mark Questions
1. State the characteristics of elastic traffic.
2. What is meant by controlled load service?
3. What is significance of Random Early Detection technique?
4. Compare Integrated Services architecture and Differentiated Services architecture.
5. Give some applications that follow elastic traffic.
6. What is significance of Random Early Detection technique?
7. Which AAL layer supports TCP/IP?
8. What is the need for resource reservation?
9. What is meant by elastic traffic?
10. Define traffic shaping
11. Give examples for elastic traffic and inelastic traffic
12. Write down the expression for maximum delay experienced by flow I, if FWQ is used
13. What is global synchronization?
14. State the drawbacks of FIFO Queuing discipline
15. Define the format of DS field
16 Mark Questions
1. (i) Draw the Integrated service architecture and explain it in detail. (10)
(ii) Explain the fair queuing in detail. (6)
2. (i) Explain in detail the way in which RED techniques overcomes congestion. (8)
(ii) Write a notes on the DS per hop behaviour. (8)
3. (i) Briefly discuss the various queuing disciplines of integrated
services. (10)
(ii) Discuss the advantages and downsides of integrated service
architecture. (6)
4. (i) Explain differentiated services architecture in detail. (10)
(ii) Explain the benefits of Random Early detection algorithm. (6)
5. (i) Explain the way in which ISA manages congestion and provides QOS transport. (8)
(ii) Explain hit round fair queuing technique in detail. (8)
6. Explain the differentiated services operation and the traffic conditioning functions in
detail.(16)
7.Explain the following Queues
i)Fair Queuing
ii)Bit round Fair Queuing
iii)Weighted Fair Queuing
8.Explain the differentiated service configuration and behaviour. What is Per Hop
Behaviour(PHB)?.Explain the expected forward PHB & assumed forward PHB(16)
9.i)Explain the traffic conditioning functional elements of differentiated services in detail (8)
ii)Explain the Random Early Detection Method of congestion management in detail (8)
UNIT V - Protocols For QOS Support
2 Mark Questions
1. What is the need for RTCP?
2. What is meant by a flow descriptor?
3. What are the goals of RSVP?
4. List the main functions of RTP and RTCP?
5. What is meant by soft state?
6. Explain label stacking in MPLS network.
7. What is an elastic traffic?
8. Why TCP is not suitable for real time CBR services?
9. What are the reservation styles of a Resource Reservation Protocol?
10. Draw the format of a MPLS label
11. What is soft state in RSVP?
12. Compare hop-lug-hop routing and explicit routing.
13. Define the format of RTP header
14. Define Forwarding Equivance Class (FEC)
15. What are the reservations attributes and styles in RSVP?
16 Mark Questions
1. (i) Explain the reservation styles of the RSVP in detail. (8)
(ii) Explain the features of MPLS. (8)
2. (i) Explain the RTP protocol architecture in detail. (8)
(ii) Explain the functions and message types of the RTP control protocol. (8)
3. Explain the Following :
(i) RSVP. (10)
(ii) Multiprotocol label switching mechanism. (6)
4. Explain the following :
(i) RTP. (10)
(ii) RTCP. (6)
5. (i) List and explain the three RSVP reservation styles in detail. (9)
(ii) Explain the MPLS operation in detail with a diagram. (7)
6. (i) Explain the RTP data transfer protocol architecture in detail. (8)
(ii) Explain the functions performed by the RTP control protocol and its packet types in
detail.(8)
7.What is RSVP? Explain the RSVP protocol and its working(16)
8.What is the need for RTP ? Explain the RTP protocol architecture and its operation (16)
9.i)What are the various RTCP packets defined in RFC 1889?Give the frame format of each
packet and describe each field (8)
ii)What are the rules for processing TTL field in MLS label? (8)
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