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May 01, 2024
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ITS 6250 - Information Networks
Introduction to the architecture of information networks and the applications built on this architecture. Students study the fundamental concepts of communication networks, switching techniques, transmission systems, protocols, and distributed applications. Voice, data, image and video communication networks are all addressed.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Apply capacity planning concepts to common network systems and learn to compute performance metrics.
- Classify various multiplexing techniques based on the role they play in the network.
- Compare the properties of various communication media and describe various methods for encoding information onto the transmission path.
- Distinguish circuit and packet switching, and analyze the characteristics of these switching methods.
- Distinguish variations of voice communication systems deployed for different purposes.
- Examine both terrestrial and space-based wireless communication systems.
- Examine the components of a voice communication systems and compare TDM and VoIP based approaches.
- Explore the provisioning, numbering, and signaling systems used in today’s networks, and project their evolution under future technology changes.
- Knowledge of the structure of wide-area communications networks, including the equipment, technology, and protocols used in these networks.
- Research new topics, and formulate accurate summaries from the information you gathered.
- Review Internet protocols and applications.
- Review the general structure of communication networks.
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