Also listed as CAOT 480. Topics include network design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Local Area Networks. Course will incorporate lecture with hands-on use of LAN hardware and software. Introductory course on router configuration in wide area networks. Students will perform basic router configurations.
Course examines common protocols.
IP networking concepts and subnetting techniques. Introductory course in network switching concepts and configurations as applied to computer networks. Course examines switching protocols, spanning tree protocols, virtual LANs and other specific models. Basic design of switch configurations and the use of switches in network architecture will be covered. A technical overview of the Internet.