Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

ITS 3430 - Switched Carrier Networks


Examination of the technical components of deployed telecommunication networks. Attention is given to the functional elements of switch technologies and switched services, to carrier technologies and their utilization, and to intergration of these technologies for the public switched network and PSN-based services, such as Switched Multimegabit Data Service, Fiber Distributed Data Interface, Frame Relay, and ISDN.

Requisites: ITS 3110
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Compare the capabilities of various transport services and examine how they meet network requirements.
  • Explain the components of a modern carrier network.


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