CIS 460

Advanced Networking

This course will cover material relating to network primarily, with several hands-on lab sessions using Cisco and other routers. The principal topics to be covered are: TCP/IP architecture, OSI 7-layer model, IP addressing, Subnet masking, study of protocols such as RIP, BGP, IGRP, IS-IS, X 0.25, ATM, ARP, OSPF, and networks such as DEC-net and AppleTalk. We will also discuss concepts involving hub, bridge, switch, router, cabling, Voice over IP, Telnet, FTP, Frame Relay, Virtual LAN, network security, security policies and procedures, and risk analysis

Units: 3.0