SEC 151 Introduction to Protocol Analysis

Lecture: 2 Lab: 3 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course introduces protocol analysis. Topics include protocol analysis tools, TCP/IP concepts, Internet protocols, network traffic analysis, monitoring network traffic, network security protocol analysis, and understanding data flow through protocol analysis. Upon completion, students should be able to perform simple protocol analysis to determine baseline network performance and identify anomalies.

Course is typically offered in Spring.
Course has transfer restrictions - 10 years

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Describe troubleshooting approaches to network problems based on protocol analysis.
Describe packet capture techniques for detection of network traffic anomalies.
Demonstrate how protocol analysis is used to segregate server, infrastructure, and client-based network traffic anomalies and problems.