Computer Networking Unit 4 (Network Layer, Routing algorithms and Congestion Control Algorithms)

Network Layer: Need, Services Provided , Design issues, Routing algorithms: Least Cost Routing algorithm, Dijkstra's algorithm, Bellman-ford algorithm, Hierarchical Routing, Broadcast Routing, Multicast Routing, Congestion Control Algorithms: General Principles of Congestion control, Prevention Policies, Congestion Control in Virtual-Circuit Subnets, Congestion Control in Datagram subnets. IP protocol, IP Addresses, Comparative study of IPv4 & IPv6, Mobile IP.