CMPT419N - Network Security

4 Credit(s)

Non Liberal Arts
This course should give students a background in the basic tenets, current practices, and future directions in the merging of computer and communications technology with a focus on network security. The student will consider both the physical and logical transfer of data, and will be introduced to international standards such as the OSI architecture, and various network access and Internet standards related to security. The course will emphasize Internet protocols such as TCP/IP. The topics covered will include an analysis of the security related problems and limitations imposed by the physical channel, wireless networks, comparative switching techniques, routing, congestion control, and higher-level protocols needed to complete the end-user to end-user exchange.

Prerequisite(s): CMPT 120L, CMPT 220L