OSI 7 Layers and Networking Background Concepts

Algorithms and Foundations of Networking

Created by: Matthew Fried
Prof.

What Will I Learn?

• Students will be able to do the following after this course:
• Identify essential issues in network design, planning and management
• Do conversions between hexadecimal, decimal and binary numbers
• Define fundamental networking and communications technology, terminology and concepts.
• Develop insight into issues and problems that face telecommunications managers in today's business climate and to evaluate trends for the future.
• Apply learned concepts in order to read and understand newspaper and magazine articles discussing communications networks.
• Describe role of network layers in the 7 layer OSI model.
• Students will be able to understand how networks work and thereby be able to get a job and have the foundation for Cisco tests. Students will learn important practical algorithms in networks so that they understand the mathematical as well as computer science applications.
• Define standards and their importance in networking.
• Differentiate between digital and analog transmission of data. Explain error correction and detection algorithms, and routing methodology.
• Explain basic LAN and WAN network protocols such as TCP/ IP, Token Ring, Ethernet, ATM.

Requirements

• None

Target audience

• Anyone