May 2004 (Total Marks : 100)

(3 Hours)

Note : (1) Question No.1 is compulsory

(2) From Q.No.2 to Q.No.7, attempt any four questions.
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.
1. Answer the following question : 20
a) Explain the Cache Table with respect to ARP.
b) Enumerate the benefits of distributed applications built using CORBA
Architecture.
c) What are the components necessary for implementing WLAN ? Explain,
d) Differentiate between the uses of user datagram protocol and transmission
Control protocol.
e) Write a short note on distributing and installing RMI software.

2. a) Write two programs DatagramSender.java and DatagramReceiver.java 8

using Datagram Socket and Datagram Packet in which DatagramSender.Java
transmits a datagram and DatagramReceiver.Java executes an infinite
loop to receive and display datagrams.
b) Explain any eight CORBA services. 8
c) State and explain the uses of WLAN. 4
3. a) Write a program to invoke a remote method to reverse a 4 – digit decimal
number. 8

b) Why does the network using routing information protocol become unstable?
How can this problem be overcome? 8

c) An IP packer has arrived with the first 8 bits as shown: 4

<--------------01000010
The receiver discards the packer. Why?

4. a) Write a Client/Server application where a client contacts the server to

cote in a random integer. Use Socket and Serve Socket. 8
b) Show the autonomous system with the following specifications: 8
(i) There are eight networks (N1 to N8)
(ii) There are eight routers (R1 to R8)
(iii) N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 are Ethernet networks
(iv) N6 is a Token Ring
(v) N7 and N8 are point-to-point networks
(vi) R1 connects N1 and N2
(vii) R2 connects N1 and N7
(viii) R3 connects N2 and N8
(ix) R4 connects N7 and N6
(x) R5 connects N6 and N3
(xi) R6 connects N6 and N4
(xii) R7 connects N6 and N5
(xiii) R8 connects N8 and N5
 Draw the graphical representation of the above autonomous system as
Seen by CSPF.

c) Compete wired LAN and wireless LAN. 4

5. a) What are distributed applications ? Why should one develop 8

distributed application ? How do they differ from the co-located
applications? What is CORBA ?
b) With the help of a neat diagram describe the RMI architecture. 8
c) What are the different timers that transmission control protocol uses? 4
How do we calculate the retransmission time and the round trip time?

6 a) coger and remote object with reference to

distributed and programs. 8

b) How does Link State routing work? What are the different types 8
of links in Open Shortest Path First protocol ? Explain any two.

c) Compare Distance Vector Routing and Link State Routing 4

7 a) Enumerate the similarities between CORBA and Remote Procedure Call.

Write short note on Inter-ORB Protocol 8

b) What are the services offered by the Transmission Control Protocol to

the processes an Application layer ? Explain any two services. 8

c) Explain the setup of Ad-hoc network. 4