Networking Applications. 3 credits, 4 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ( CS 100 or CS 106 or CS 113 or CS 114 or CS 115 or CS 116 ) and ECET 415 . Restrictions: Junior or Senior Standing. Introduces students to the technology of networking with a particular focus on local area networks and the protocols associated with network communication. Comprised of two components: concept/theory and hands-on/applications in the laboratory. Topics include: an overview of network communication systems, networking concepts, network protocols, network standards, wide area networks, local area networks, enterprise networks, network topology, media access control, transport control protocol, internet protocol, and routing. Students learn to analyze traffic flow on network links and how to write network based software applications.