CONVERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGIES

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Three credit-hours. Three hours of lecture per week. The course deals with functional requirements of a converged network and how various technologies make convergence possible by providing each of those functions. Emphasis is placed on the critical need for increased bandwidth by reviewing the standard LAN and WAN protocols used in the most common networking configurations. Several emerging protocols and technologies that promise to provide the quality of service necessary for the transmission of time -sensitive information will be introduced. Practical applications of convergence will also be discussed. Students will develop their analytical and technical skills by leveraging technologies to improve businesses and services.