CNSA 117: Analysis of TCP/IP and Local Area Networking      (3 Credits)

TCP/IP is said to be the language of the Internet. It is also the language of most Local Area Networks. This course explores the TCP/IP protocol suite in detail—students will attend lecture on the various mechanisms within the TCP/IP protocol suite that allow computers to communicate with other computers on their own network or on other networks. Topics include ARP, ICMP, DNS, DHCP and TCP Operation details such as sequencing, acknowledgments and sliding window flow control. After lecture is complete students spend lab time capturing frames with a software protocol analyzer and verifying the behaviors they heard about in lecture.

 

This course also provides extensive curriculum on the physical aspects of Local Area Networks—twisted pair cabling, optical fiber cables, patch panels, network wall outlets, etc. In the lab, students work extensively with both copper and fiber cabling to become proficient with a variety of cable termination practices. They learn how to internally cable a building and how to connect multiple buildings together into one large local area network. Students are given TYCO/AMP curriculum on premise cable installation and will have the opportunity to earn certification for premise cabling installation in the class. This course can be used as preparation for industry certification exams COMPTIA Network+ and Cisco’s CCNA exam though it is not an official exam preparation course. Prerequisite: CNSA 111

 

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