CEN 449 - Broadband and High Speed Networks

Introduction to broadband networks; Switches: Crossbar, Multistage Interconnection Networks (MINs), High performance switches; Network Control and Management Protocols in High Speed Networks; SDH/SONET: protocol layers, configuration, and frame structures; ATM networks: protocols, services, layering and architecture; High speed networks: MPLS, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Broadband Wireless networks.