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Network Engineer Stream

The network engineer is concerned with the design of protocols and algorithms that permit efficient utilization and efficient access to communications infrastructure such as the Internet, cellular radio networks, the telephone network, etc. Network security, packet switching, Internet protocols, local-area networking,peer-to-peer file sharing schemes, and many more topics are all part of this huge field.

Companies like RIM, Bell Canada, Telus, AT&T, Verizon all operate enormous networks, and many Fortune 500 companies have private network systems of their own and require graduates with network engineering skills.