CFR3213

Network technology

(IT)

C Freeman

6 points + 4 hours per week + Peninsula + Prerequisites: CFR1125, CFR3313 or equivalent + Prohibitions: CFR3012, CFR3020, COT3020, CSC3182, RDT3662

Synopsis: Media issues: data link protocols. The OSI model and its application to LANs and WANs. Personal computers and networks operating systems. PC networking: Netbois, XNS, TCP/IP, Novell Advanced Netware, OS/2 Lan Manager (Lan Server), client-server systems. Extending the LAN: metropolitan and wide-area networks, repeaters, bridging, routing, gateways, multi-protocol environments, internetworking protocols - TCP/IP, OSI, network management.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 50% + Practical work: 50%