CPSC 344

This course provides an understanding of basic concepts underlying data communications and networking. Topics covered include data transmission and encoding, Internet and Internet2, Network Layer model, multiplexing, circuit switching, network protocols, and data communication hardware. Students also learn about protocols and topologies of Local Area Networks (LANs), Wireless LANs, Wide Area Networks (WANs), Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and Backbone Networks (BNs). The basic concepts of network design and implementation, network management, and network security are also introduced.