Fundamentals of Telecommunications. 3 credits, 4 contact hours

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Prerequisites: CS 100 or CS 106 or CS 113 or CS 114 or CS 115 or CS 116 . Restrictions: Junior or Senior Standing. The focus of this course is on network data communication systems and related protocols. Main topics include transmission media including coax, twisted pair, fiber optics, wired, and wireless media. The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) model, as well as the Open System Interface (OSI) model, are discussed with emphasis on the details of the TCP/IP model. Additional topics such as wired and wireless LAN, backbone networks, wide area networks, The Internet, networking security, and networking design are covered.