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Combining conceptual knowledge about data communications and core Internet technologies with hands-on labs that reinforce the conceptual knowledge, this course provides students with the ability to create innovative technology solutions in their discipline. Learning how the Internet works and being able to evaluate and operate an Internet network is a valuable skill; students in this course will have a competitive advantage in this foundational field. (This course is typically offered in the Fall semester)

This course provides an immersion into the foundational theories of network programming and software development for emerging technologies. Students will gain direct experience with real-world programming lab experiments and demonstrations that will enforce the theoretical information and relate to the prolific increase of cross-discipline programming. Software is changing the landscape of nearly all facets of life and the demand of programming in business, security, education, IOT, and engineering is growing rapidly. This course is designed for students without engineering backgrounds to be able to succeed in the programmable world. (This course is typically offered in the Fall semester)

Introduces UNIX (Linux) system administration and related topics, including trouble-shooting system and network problems, hardware and software configuration and installation, basic scripting, and security aspects of Internet hosts. Students build a Linux server from the ground up, using provided computing resources, and must maintain and secure the server themselves. Please note that students may not take��both this course AND CSCI 5113. (This course is typically offered in the Fall and Spring semesters)

Introduces Linux system administration and related topics. Includes hardware and software installation, storage management, configuration of user accounts and system services, development of automation and monitoring tools, and the provisioning of common network services. This laboratory focused course will provide significant exposure to the network security concerns of Internet connected hosts. Students will build a network of Linux servers from the ground up, using provided computing resources, and must maintain and secure these servers themselves.��Please note that students may not take��both this course AND CSCI 5030. (This course is typically offered in the Fall and Spring semesters)

Provides direct experience with networking functions and equipment through experiments and demonstrations. Students learn the fundamental principles and techniques of voice and data switching and routing within an enterprise environment. Procedures require the use of actual commercial equipment (including Cisco, Juniper, and Arista) plus network services and observation using packet analyzers. Weekly experiments and exams are designed to reflect real-world networking scenarios and require additional hours of lab work. Most lab exercises involve activities which require physical access to the hardware and cannot be done remotely. Students are expected to spend 6 hours per week in the lab. In addition to the lab time, students should also anticipate up to 6 additional hours of time for homework, reading, lab preparation and studying for exams. Recommended restriction: students are expected to know the OSI Model, principles of Ethernet Switching, IP Addressing and operation of protocols such as ARP, DHCP, DNS.��(This course is typically offered in the Fall and Spring semesters)

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Prior��understanding of network engineering technologies��is strongly recommended.�� The required learning objectives can be obtained from courses such as:

• CSCI 5010: Data Communications or CSCI 4273: Network Systems

Explores practical usage and conceptual underpinnings of link state and distance vector routing protocols. The course further explores a holistic view of how the Internet works from a technical routing aspect as well as policy and economics. The course is supplemented with frequent labs to fully explore the specific workings of the routing protocols RIP, OSPF, and BGP and the relationships between them in practical lab based routing scenarios. (This course is typically offered in the Fall and Spring semesters)

Teaching both technical and soft skills, this course incorporates best practices and the key theories behind them such as understanding common services needed for network functionality, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The goal of this course is to equip students with the valuable skills and tools they need to hit the ground running in most network management, operation, automation, and DevOps roles within a company. By the end of the course, students will be competent in the technologies, services, and tools used to manage and automate complex networks.��(This course is typically offered in the��Spring semester)

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Prior��understanding of network engineering technologies, Python programming, and Linux system administration is strongly recommended.�� The required learning objectives can be obtained from courses such as:

• CSCI 5010: Data Communications or CSCI 4273: Network Systems
• CSCI 5020: Fundamentals of Network Programming
• CSCI 5030 / CSCI 4113: Fundamentals of System Administration or Unix System Administration

Overviews the distinctive characteristics of the wireless communications medium. Topics covered include: Analog signals, Antennas and Propagation, Digital Signals, Sampling, Quadrature Signals, Digital Modulation, SNR and SINR Concepts, Channel Models, Channel Statistics, and Link Budgets. The course includes an introduction to MIMO and beam-forming as implemented in modern communication systems. Software Defined Radio (SDR) is introduced to facilitate student hands-on learning of radio operation. (This course is typically offered in the Fall semester)

Emphasis on the IEEE P802.11 family of WLAN standards. Students learn the legacy versions of the standard (802.11DS/b), the current generation of WLAN systems (802.11a/g/n/ac), and will to analyze and critique upcoming versions (802.11ax/ba), and gain insight into proposals for new research in WLAN. Exposure to the interoperability and certification process for WLAN by the Wi-Fi Alliance, study the newest Wi-Fi Certified programs, and will learn how to model and analyze WLAN traffic using industry standard tools.(This course is typically offered in the Spring semester)

This Wireless Solutions Architecture course is designed to examine the core concepts of wireless architecture, design and implementation. The course will focus on architecting solutions for unlicensed technology, specifically enterprise Wi-Fi networks. Students will learn how to design, implement, troubleshoot and operate enterprise wireless networks.(This course is typically offered in the Spring semester)

Provides an in-depth immersion into the foundational theories and technologies of Voice Over IP (VoIP). This course supplements these theories with direct experience through real-world, hands-on lab experiments and demonstrations. The fundamentals of voice technologies, services, and tools used in industry to design, deploy and troubleshoot VoIP networks will be explored in detail, providing the student with a competitive advantage in the job market. (This course is typically offered in the Fall semester)

The Advanced Network Automation course combines��lectures, lab experiments, and demonstrations, students in this course will develop advanced skills and knowledge in network automation technologies, services, and tools. They will learn to analyze, evaluate, and apply historical and future services needed for network functionality, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The course will cover a range of topics, from technical to soft skills, including best practices and key theories. (This course is typically offered in the Fall semester)

Covers design and configuration principles required to build highly scalable and highly redundant network solutions used by datacenters. Class makes use of commercial grade equipment to build network topologies and services. Students will work in teams to build a virtualized cluster, load balance application traffic between multiple server blades, assure high availability in Ethernet and IP layers, and be able to prioritize important services using QoS. This lab-based course requires an average of 6 hours per week where the students are physically present in the ���������� Network Engineering Lab. Most lab exercises involve activities which require physical access to the hardware and cannot be done remotely. In addition to the lab time, students should also anticipate up to 6 additional hours of time for homework, reading, lab preparation and studying for exams. (This course is typically offered in the Fall semester)

Focusing on the systematic process of network design, this course explains the process of gathering network requirements, data flow analysis, and the selection of network architectures. Also addressed in detail are the topics of addressing and routing; network management; network performance criteria; and security and privacy architecture. These techniques are merged to create a complete network design framework encompassing all phases of the network from beginning to end.

Provides an in-depth immersion into the foundational theories and technologies of Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), and emerging technologies for computer networks. Supplements the theoretical knowledge learned through direct experience with real-world lab experiments and demonstrations. This knowledge will give students an advantage in the job market for this in-demand, constantly changing subject. (This course is typically offered in the Fall semester)

This course presents advanced networking design and implementation techniques through experiments with network measurement equipment, switches, router, and management interfaces. The course primarily focuses on Service Provider Transport technologies for capacity, scalability and fault tolerance. Students learn the essential network architectures of last mile and long haul network solutions used for public and private network traffic transport; implementation of SLAs, load balancing, first hop redundancy, and MPLS transport and L2/L3 VPN solutions. This course requires an average of 6 hours per week in the lab. Most lab exercises involve activities which require physical access to the hardware and cannot be done remotely. In addition to the lab time, students should also anticipate up to 6 additional hours of time for homework, reading, lab preparation and studying for exams. (This course is typically offered in the Spring semester)

Provides an advanced, in-depth immersion into the theories and technologies of Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), network virtualization/orchestration, and emerging technologies for computer networks. Expands on the real-world lab experiments and theoretical demonstrations learned from the course prerequisite. The knowledge and critical thinking skills learned from this course will arm students with an advantage in the job market for this in-demand, constantly changing subject. (This course is typically offered in the Spring semester)

In depth, hands-on lab course on advanced wireless communication technologies.

This course provides an opportunity for students to learn about the latest advancement in wireless communication systems in evolution toward new standards along with new deployment models, use cases, and services.

Cloud computing has been a revolutionary step forward in terms of how IT is��delivered and consumed. The move towards self service, on demand and pay as you��go Infrastructure and application resources is�� changing the way applications are��developed, deployed and consumed. In this course, we will study some of the��predominant Open Source Cloud technologies, including both Infrastructure as a��Service, as well as Containers and Container orchestration. (This course is typically offered in the Spring semester)