CENTER FOR APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TOWSON UNIVERSITY

Course No. AIT 622

Course Title: Networks Architecture and Protocols

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: AIT 620

Course Description: Review of fundamentals of network technology, internet protocols, multicasting, subnet and super net addressing, routing algorithms, client-server, socket interface, bootstrap and auto configuration, file transfer, e-mail, internet security.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course students should:

have a good understanding of several networks architectures;

be familiar with Internet protocols;

have a good understanding of data transfer algorithms; and

understand the ATM Networks.