| Concentrated study of data and computer communications, information network architectures, and standards. Topics include: IP networking, information characteristics and requirements for voice, video, image, and data; protocol definitions and performance analyses for distributed networks; network topologies; local area networks (LAN) functional characteristics, performance, and analysis studies for Ethernet and token ring as primary technologies; internetworking; metropolitan area networks (MAN) including FDDI and DQDB; and wide area networking (WAN) technologies including frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). |
