Description
PREREQUISITES: IST 140 (CIS 181) or IST 141 (CIS 185)
**Formerly CIS 265**
This course covers the principles of the design of LANs and WANs. Topics include network architecture, transmission systems, traffic management, bandwidth requirements, Internetworking devices, redundancy, and broad-band versus based-band systems. Upon completion, students should be able to design a network to meet specified business and technical requirements.