Course Description:
When you downloaded this web page, the work performed to retrieve the page was more complex than you might imagine! Your web browser had to contact the right server, your request had to be routed from your computer to that server, errors in transmission may have had to be dealt with, and the page probably traveled through several different types of networks to arrive at your computer!

In this course, you will learn about how the various network "layers" work together to make communication over a network seem so easy.

Offerings:
Offered spring semester in odd numbered years.

Instructor:
This course is taught by Dr. Jipping.

Prerequisites:
CSCI 376. See the department policy on prerequisites.

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Catalog Description:
This course will look at the functions of higher layer protocols, using the TCP/IP protocol suite as our primary example. We will also study the issues involved with interconnecting heterogeneous networks. We will study different types of transmission media, methods of encoding and transmitting analog and digital data, and media access protocol.