Networks

Catalog description

Network technologies, protocols, and management. fundamentals of data transmission (wired, wireless), LAN technology and data link protocols (Ethernet CSMA/CD, switched and carrier Ethernet, wireless LAN CSMA/CA, cellular network TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, SDMA/MIMO, and mobility), packet/circuit switching in wide-area networks, internetworking using TCP/IP (socket programming in Linux), routing (IP, intra- and inter-domain), congestion control (TCP and multimedia UDP streaming), real-time video/audio/voice and quality of service, and high-level network services (DNS, HTTP, SNMP, e-mail, network security). Programming networked applications. Scalability, security, and survivability. The effects of the Internet and World Wide Web on computing and society. Prerequisite: COSC 450 or equivalent and/or permission of the instructor.