Network Design and Management

Network Design and Management

MET CS 685 (4 credits)

Prerequisites: METCS535 or METCS625 or consent of instructor. Explore network design and management principles as you work through specific design areas within a Content Delivery Network (CDN). You will start with an in-depth understanding of customer needs and requirements gathering as it relates to today’s implementation of Voice, Video, and Data services delivered via a CDN. This design will encompass transmission and modulation techniques such as payload structure for Optical and multi-GigaBit Ethernet circuits. The FCAPS Network Management model will also be implemented in a real world architecture.

2026FALLMETCS685A1, Sep 2nd to Dec 10th 2026