Large enterprises depend heavily on the smooth operation of their network infrastructures. This course describes the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. It covers wide area network (WAN) technologies and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access along with the introduction of software-defined networking, virtualization, and automation concepts that support the digitalization of networks. Emphasis is placed on the use of critical thinking skills and problem solving techniques to resolve networking problems.

This course may be taken 1 time for credit.