CSC 212 COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is about computer networks and
how they are used to transmit information between computers, and ultimately
between people. The focus of this course is wide area networks (WANs). Networks
can be categorized into four major groups: LANs, campus networks, metropolitan
area networks (MANs), and WANs. A WAN connects individual
networks over long distances. A WAN typically connects two or more LANs using a
particular type of service. There are many WAN services as we will see in this
course. KEY TOPICS Development of the telecommunications network Physical and virtual circuits Analog and digital voice circuits Wireless communications Voice digitization WAN devices WAN protocols Internet access methods Voice over WAN technologies Private VPNs Remote Network Access technologies Course Objectives: By the end of the course the
student should be able to: ·
Describe the development and operation of today’s
telecommunications infrastructure ·
Identify the physical and logical technologies
used for WAN communications ·
Apply physical layer technologies such as
switched circuits, leased lines, T-carriers and Synchronous Optical Network
(SONET) ·
Apply Data Link Layer technologies such as HDLC,
SLIP and PPP ·
Apply higher layer protocols including ISDN,
Frame Relay and ATM ·
Identify layered WAN protocols used to support
networking applications such as remote access, VPNs,
and Voice over technologies ·
Combine WAN and LAN technologies to build an
end-to-end, enterprise networking solution
NetPrep Introduction to Wide Area Networks