CS 330 Networks & Wireless Communications

This course introduces data communication and tele-communication models and standards. Concepts and standard organizations will be studied including wireless networking, location-aware computing, and ad-hoc networks. Installation, configuration, systems integration and management of the technologies will be practiced. Pre-Requisite: CS 158 with a minimum grade of “C”.

Upon completion of this course student should be able to:
1. To understand the principles of data communications, networking technologies, and learn appropriate terminology
2. Understand the principles underlying layered systems architectures (TCP/IP) and their applications to both computers and networks.
3. Learn the principles of routing and the semantics and syntax of IP
4. Understand the concepts of reliable data transfer and how TCP implements these concepts.
5. To be able to use Wireshark as a network monitoring and packet analyzer.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CS-158