The American University in Cairo

                                                       Department of Computer Science

                                    CSCI 437 – Local and Metropolitan Area Networks

Objectives: 

The course focuses on the broad and evolving field of computer networks. The aim of the course is to provide a balance among breadth, depth and timeliness. The practical considerations of planning and wiring networks will receive particular attention. 

Text Book: 

1- William Stallings:  “Local and Metropolitan Area Networks” Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 1997

2-     “NETWORKING ESSENTIALS’’, MICROSOFT

Goals:

1-     Equip students with basic knowledge and skill that enable them to plane

      networking solutions.

2- Provide hands-on training on network set-up and management.

Topics:

 1.  Introduction : LAN, MAN and WAN

 2.  Data Communication and Computer Networking

 3.  Topologies and  Transmission media   for LANs AND MANs

 4.  Protocol Architecture.

 5.  Logical Link Control

 6.  Traditional Lans.

 7.  High-Speed Ethernet-Like LANs

 8.  FDDI

 9.  ATM LANs.

10. Wireless LANs

11. LAN/MAN Performance

12. Bridges

13. Routers and Internatworking

14. Network management.

Computer Usage:

Training and hands-on experiments on setting-up and managing of networks.

Criteria for Evaluation and Grading System:

- Assignments and labs                            30%.

- Two-midterm tests                               40%.

- Final Exam                                           30%.

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