This is the third of four semester courses designed to provide students with classroom and laboratory experience in current and emerging networking technology that will empower them to enter employment and/or further education and training in the computer-networking field. Instruction includes, but is not limited to, safety, networking, network terminology and protocols, LAN segmentation, IPX addressing, and Fast Ethernet standards. Particular emphasis is given to the use of IPX access lists, full-duplex and half-duplex Ethernet operation, and the benefits of network segmentation. In addition, emphasis will be placed on Interior Gateway Routing Protocol and Virtual Local Area Networks.

Prerequisite: CIS 154.

3 Semester hour(s)

1 lec/4 lab/week for 3 credits (75 contact hours)