University Program - Business Data Communications and Networking Lab Manual

Business Data Communications and Networking

OPNET Lab Manual

Textbook Author: Jerry FitzGerald and Alan Dennis
Lab Manual Author: OPNET Technologies, Inc.®
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Overview

Updated with the latest advances in the field, Jerry FitzGerald and Alan Dennis' Ninth Edition of Business Data Communications and Networking will continue to provide the fundamental concepts, cutting-edge coverage, balanced presentation, and practical, real-world applications that students need to succeed in this fast-moving field. (From the Publisher)

A Lab Manual is available to accompany Business Data Communications and Networking, 9th Edition. It is provided with three labs based on IT Guru Academic Edition (ITGAE) that address LAN, WAN, and VLAN technologies respectively. Utilizing these labs, students will learn how to improve LAN performance by upgrading network devices and configuring VLANs. They will also learn how to perform a WAN capacity planning study to understand the impact of application deployment on network resources and performance.

Please follow these steps to get started:

Step One

IT Guru Academic Edition software

Step-by-step software installation instructions

Step Two

Lab Manuals

Once you have downloaded the lab manual zip file, copy Manuals.zip to a directory of your choice, i.e. C:\opnet_models\Labs

Step Three

Lab Files

Each lab includes IT Guru Academic Edition lab files.
Once you have downloaded the IT Guru Academic Edition lab files, place Labs.zip in the C:\opnet_models\Labs folde

Step Four

Step-by-step Lab Installation

Please follow our step-by-step lab installation instructions to begin.