Course Catalog

Local Area Networks (LAN) (NETW 706)

Offered By:  Information Engineering and Technology Faculty

Description

  1. Principle of Shared Media Systems Media access control (MAC) mechanisms (ALOHA, SALOHA, CSMA, CSMA/CD, Token passing, Slotted Ring, Register Insertion)
  2. Protocol Architecture of LANs and Standardization 802.x Physical layer, MAC layer, DL layer
  3. LAN-types Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Token Ring, Token Bus
  4. MAC Schemes for Wireless LANs (WLAN) Collision avoidance, standards IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN
  5. Interconnection of LANs Repeater, bridge and router concepts, learning bridges
  6. Routing concepts for LANs
  7. Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) FDDI, DQDB, Slotted Ring
  8. Technology for LANs Physical media, attachment, controller design Performance of LANs: Throughput and Delay Characteristics

 

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