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E C E 537

COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

3 credits.

Study of communication networks with focus on performance analysis. Basic protocol functions such as addressing, multiplexing, routing, forwarding, flow control, error control, and congestion response. Overview of transport, network, and link layer protocol standards. Introduction to wireless and mobile networks.

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Requisites: COMP SCI 300 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the components of present-day communication networks Audience: Undergraduate 2. Characterize the components and the corresponding functions of Internet infrastructure Audience: Undergraduate 3. Determine how information is transferred from one end to the other reliably and efficiently and re-create the same Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze and evaluate the underlying algorithms and protocols in a communication network Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the components of present-day communication networks Audience: Undergraduate 2. Characterize the components and the corresponding functions of Internet infrastructure Audience: Undergraduate 3. Determine how information is transferred from one end to the other reliably and efficiently and re-create the same Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze and evaluate the underlying algorithms and protocols in a communication network Audience: Undergraduate

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