Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

CTS 230 - Networking 3

4 credit hours - Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
Explore WAN access technologies that can be used to satisfy business requirements. Learn how to monitor network traffic and mitigate network security threats. Perform implementation of technologies to control network traffic and secure administrative access. Identify technology trends such as virtualization, SDN and automation.

Prerequisite(s): CTS 131  with a grade of “C” or better or permission of the CTS department chair.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arundel Mills (AM) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Explain WAN technologies available for large networks.

2. Demonstrate the operation of dynamic routing protocols.

3. Demonstrate how to implement advanced IP services to monitor and manage network traffic.

4. Describe how to mitigate security threats. 

5. Identify network technology trends.