Computer Networks credit: 3 or

4 Hours

Layered architectures and the OSI Reference Model; design issues and protocols in the transport, network, and data link layers; architectures and control algorithms of local-area, point-to-point, and satellite networks; standards in networks access protocols; models of network interconnection; overview of networking and communication software. Same as ECE 438 . 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One of CS 241, CS 341 or ECE 391 ; strongly recommend one of CS 361 , STAT 361 , ECE 313 , MATH 362 , MATH 461 , MATH 463 or STAT 400 .