Internet & Network Management

The Internet is a network of the networks and the most efficient communication highway that connects people through various devices (cellphones, tablets, MACs, PCs) around the globe. This course provides a fresh and current perspective on networking and network management. Use of a top-down approach sparks student’s interest in learning how the Internet applications work. This is also a high growth area where many of the recent revolutions in technology (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Linkedin) have been occurring. The concept of network management is introduced. Network Management focuses on the deployment, integration, and coordination of hardware, software, and human elements to monitor, configure, analyze, evaluate and control networks in real-time. Offered fall semester.