CIS 590 Broadband Networking
This course emphasizes telecommunication techniques needed to communicate at very wide bandwidths. Topics include transmission and modulation techniques related to communicating at bandwidths of 1.5 Mbps or greater, up to terabits. The consideration of ISDN, Frame Relay, and ATM techniques are addressed. The use of wide band LANs and WANs are considered. The use of Fiber Optics and Satellites for broadband communications is addressed. Topics including Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Cable systems, and Microwave based systems are covered. Prerequisite: None.