The main emphasis is on organization and management of LANs. The course objectives are: to learn about computer network organization and implementation and to obtain a theoretical understanding of data communication and computer networks and practical experience in installation, monitoring and troubleshooting of current LAN systems. The course introduces computer communication network design and its operations. The course includes the OSI communication model, error detection and recovery, local area networks, bridges, routers and gateways, network naming and addressing, and local and remote procedures. On completion of the course the student should be able in part to design, implement and maintain a typical computer network (LAN).
Prerequisite: COMP 213
Corequisite: COMP 223