CIT/245
Local Area Networking Fundamentals
3 credits
Total credits
5 weeks
Course length
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Course level: Lower Division
This course addresses the fundamentals of Local Area Network (LAN) and provides the basic networking components and their functions. The OSI model is introduced and the TCP/IP protocol stack and its layers are examined. Students learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 network, including implementing IPv4 addressing, configuring a LAN switch, and troubleshooting common LAN switch issues.