(December 2008) New Networking World

With the tremendous growth of data volume and multimedia content, the adoption of new networking technologies continues on the Internet and in the enterprises, as such advances deliver ´disruptive´ performance and cost advantages.

Optical networks, which are faster, hold more information, and allow for more traffic flow than traditional copper cabling or wireless networks. It is moving from the Internet backbone into the corporate networks. (See Optical Networks Essentials, Course # 3943) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) delivers voice communications over the Internet. Many of our students use Skype (commercial VoIP) on the daily basis. A few of our online instructors use it to hold online office hours too. As companies search for ways to efficiently manage expanding volumes of data, storage networking is now a big part of the business for networking and computing companies.

These are examples of the new technology courses we will be offering in the coming winter quarter. All together, they will build a solid foundation for understanding the emergence of the New Networking World.