CST2307, Networking Fundamentals Toggle navigation

This course introduces students to fundamental networking concepts and skills. It provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, and common networking standards and protocols. Specifically, the course presents the conceptual framework of the OSI model, and its implementation with the TCP/IP and other network protocols. Both networking design and analysis methods are emphasized. Hands-on laboratory exercises reinforce the material presented in the lectures and enable students to develop networking skills. The course also provides students with the knowledge necessary to design, install, configure, and support network infrastructure effectively. Networking administration skills are developed for different operating systems like Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Linux.