Course Description for Network Architecture and Client/Server Computing

Prerequisite:  CNT 5505 or equivalent. Topics covered in this course include: the technology and architecture of high-speed WANs and LANs including ATM, ATM-LANE, FDDI, fast and gigabit Ethernets; design and performance issues in high-speed networks; traffic analysis and queuing; resource allocation and congestion control; QoS parameters; RSVP and differentiated services; network security; wireless networks.