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Course Syllabus
College of Information Systems & Technology
NTC/249 Version 2
Wide Area Networking Concepts
Copyright © 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course covers Wide Area Networking concepts and its interface with metropolitan area networks (MAN) and local area networks (LAN). The course will cover telecommunication technologies, backbone technologies, hardware device protocol, hardware selection and usage, and basic WAN security considerations and planning.
Policies
Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Primary Text(s):
Stallings, W. (2013). Business data communications (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Supplemental Resource(s):
LabSim Testout: N10-005 Network Pro
All electronic materials are available on the course page on the student Web site.
Week One: Networking Basics
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Describe the components that make up a wide area network (WAN).
1.2 Differentiate between data, voice, and video network traffic.
1.3 Define a private branch exchange (PBX).
1.4 Describe the main protocols used for voice over IP (VoIP).
Reading
Read Ch. 1, “Introduction”, in Business Data Communications.
Reading
Read Ch. 2, “Business Information”, in Business Data Communications.
Reading
Read Ch. 3, “Distributed Data Processing”, in Business Data Communications.
College of Information Systems & Technology
NTC/249 Version 2
Wide Area Networking Concepts
Copyright © 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course covers Wide Area Networking concepts and its interface with metropolitan area networks (MAN) and local area networks (LAN). The course will cover telecommunication technologies, backbone technologies, hardware device protocol, hardware selection and usage, and basic WAN security considerations and planning.
Policies
Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Primary Text(s):
Stallings, W. (2013). Business data communications (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Supplemental Resource(s):
LabSim Testout: N10-005 Network Pro
All electronic materials are available on the course page on the student Web site.
Week One: Networking Basics
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Describe the components that make up a wide area network (WAN).
1.2 Differentiate between data, voice, and video network traffic.
1.3 Define a private branch exchange (PBX).
1.4 Describe the main protocols used for voice over IP (VoIP).
Reading
Read Ch. 1, “Introduction”, in Business Data Communications.
Reading
Read Ch. 2, “Business Information”, in Business Data Communications.
Reading
Read Ch. 3, “Distributed Data Processing”, in Business Data Communications.