CSC 623 Data Communications and Networking (5235) (3 credits)

Topics include mathematical foundations of data communications, logical and physical organization of computer networks, the ISO and TCP/IP models, communication protocols, circuit and packet switching, the Internet, LAN/WAN, client/server communications via sockets, routing protocols, data encryption/decryption and network security issues.

Prerequisite: CSC 550 Object Oriented Design and Data Systems.