Mar 28, 2024  
2009-2010 School of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog with Addendum 
    
2009-2010 School of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog with Addendum [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ITS 540 - Wireless and Wide-Area Networks

(Cr: 3)
This course will cover the architecture, interfaces, protocols and technologies of high-speed broadband networks and their access points (DSL, Cable Modems).  Topics include Wide Area Networking protocols such as MPLS, ATM, Frame-Relay, Gigabit Ethernet, and routing algorithms (DVR vs. LSR).  This course will also introduce queuing theory as well as congestion control and QoS algorithms, as well as security for broadband networks.  Further topics will include ubiquitous computing, the IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol standards, multi-path fading, wireless to wired infrastructures, as well as broadband and satellite communications systems.