Course Description
This course provides the fundamentals of data communication and networking. It covers topics related to network layered architectures including: connectivity, topology, TCP/IP and OSI models. For Physical Layer, it introduces the essential elements of transmission media including: analogue and digital signals, time and frequency domains concepts, and types of channels. For Data Link Layer, it covers framing, switching and forwarding techniques, LAN addressing and ARP. For Network Layer, it covers network service models, forwarding and routing, and IP addressing, and network design and development for different sized business organizations. At the Transport Layer it covers TCP and UDP protocols, operating principles, congestion control, error control and flow control. At the Application Layer students first learn application layer principles and core application protocols and then go on to discuss the Quality of Service requirements for business applications and their implications on network requirements. Network security and security devices are introduced, and security requirements of business organizations are discussed. Students will be trained on the practical aspects of infrastructure solutions in network design and development for business organizations through hands-on exercises on device configuration including Cisco switches and routers. Popular simulation software including Cisco Packet Tracer and Wireshark are used for the analysis of network traffic and protocol behavior within the context of a business organization.
Course ID: CYS 233
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 4 | 4 | CIS 105 |
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