ISTC 1533 — Switching Essentials
Sem: S 2 Lec./2 Lab Hrs./week Prerequisite: ISTC 1513 Networking Fundamentals with a grade of “C” or better. This course focuses on switching technologies that support small-to- medium business networks, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. Students will identify and mitigate LAN security threats and configure and secure basic WLANs with a focus on command- line interface configuration of switches, Ethernet switching, Virtual LANs (VLANs), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP). A lab fee is required.