Features

1. Bus, star and ring topologies
2. Socket programming and processing
3. Data encryption and decryption
4. Ethernet and wireless LAN protocols
   1. Stop and wait
   2. Go back to n
   3. Selective repeat
   4. Token bus
   5. Token ring
   6. CSMA/CA
   7. CSMA/CD
5. User selectable packet size from 128 bytes~16384 bytes
6. User selectable inter packet delay from 1000ms~5000ms
7. Manual and auto error generation
8. Real time graphical representation of entire transmission and reception
9. Auto detection of IP addresses and names of each node in the transmission
10. Measurement of packet transmission time
11. Measure of throughput
12. Effect of bit errors on various protocols
13. Built-in protocol analyzer
14. Built-in network analysis
15. Facility to plot graphs
16. Real time software can work on existing LAN
17. Library files provided for project purpose
18. Built in help

Specifications
Hardware
Topology
1) Star   ii) Bus  iii) Ring
Nodes : 4 Nodes
Data Rate : 10/100 Mbps
Interconnection: RJ45 connection cable to connect hardware to computer LAN card
 

Software
Topology selection
I) Star    ii) Bus    iii) Ring
Protocols selection
I) Stop and Wait
ii) Go back to n
iii) Selective repeat
iv) Sliding window
v) Token Ring vi) Token Bus
vii) CSMA/CD
viii) CSMA/CA
Packet Size: 128,256, 512, 1024, 2048,4096, 8192, 16384
Inter packet delay: 1000,2000,3000, 4000,5000ms
Error generation: Bad packet, acknowledgment 
Encryption and decryption of data
 

Network details
Indication of computer name, IP address, Port number, status of network, MAC address and operating system on computer.
 

Graphical representation
Graphic representation of Data on software screen with differentiation of packet to be transmitted, packet being transmitted, packet transmitted with acknowledgment, packet with acknowledgment lost error, packet with bad packeterror and packetwhich is discarded or resend. Measurementand plotting
Error rate calculation, Throughput calculation
 

Protocol analysis

Indication of packet serial number, file name, file size, file number, receiver name, workgroup, receiver IP address, current packet, total packets, packet length, delay, protocol, topology, receiver MAC address, port number, packet send time, acknowledgment receive time, inter packet delay, data rate (MBPS), number of resend packets, acknowledgment value
 

Networkanalysis

Indication of packet serial number, file name, file size, file number, receiver name, work group, receiver IP address, total packets, packet length, time out, protocol, topology, receiver MAC address, port number, file send start time, file sent completion time, transmission time, data rate (MBPS), error.

• 8x 10x100 Mbps RJ-45 N way ports
• Complies with IEEE802.3 and IEEE802.3xstandards
• Supports MDI/MDI-x auto crossover
• Up to 200 Mbps data transfer rates (full duplex)
• Plug and play installation Energy efficient

Experiments

• Study ofnetworktopologies
• Study of Ethernet LAN and Wireless LAN
• Study of data encryption and decryption Implementation and study of stop and wait protocol
• Implementation and study of go back to n protocol Implementation and study of selective repeat protocol
• Study of token ring and token bus protocol
• Study of sliding window protocol Studyof CSMA/CA protocol
• Study of CSMA/CD protocol
• Measure of throughput and the effect of bit errors on various protocols
• Socket programming