NET 131 — NETWORKING II
This course describes the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. This course covers wide area network (WAN) technologies and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access along with the introduction of software-defined networking, virtualization, and automation concepts that support the digitalization of networks. Students gain skills to configure and troubleshoot enterprise networks and learn to identify and protect against cybersecurity threats. Also covered are network management tools and key concepts of software-defined networking, including controller-based architectures and how application programming interfaces (APIs) enable network automation. 4 credits