Degree Programs Available through
DeVry University’s College of Engineering
and Information Sciences
Call your local DeVry University admissions advisor
to schedule an appointment and find out more about
how you can start your career today!
Network and Communications Management
Learn the skills you’ll need to excel in your career from DeVry
University’s accomplished professors; real-world industry
managers. A degree program in Network and Communications
Management includes study in the following critical areas:
• Introduction to Networking
• Introduction to Switching
• Introduction to WAN
• Network Operating Systems
• VoIP
• Wired, Optical and Wireless Communications
• Converged Networks
• Enterprise Network Design
• Enterprise Network Management
• Senior Project
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Other Related Degree Programs:
• Biomedical Engineering Technology
• Computer Engineering Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Electronics Engineering Technology
• Game & Simulation Programming
Program availability varies by location.
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Get Behind the Wheel of an Exciting Career in
Network and Communications Management
Networking Communications
& NASCAR!
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Technology in Racing
NASCAR Communication
Telemetry
Driver – Team
As many as 60 sensors are mounted on NASCAR autos. These
Radio communication links driver with owner, team manager,
measure critical performance areas during test laps leading up
crew chief, team spotter, crew members, competition director,
to the race. Data is transferred to pit crews via wireless transfer
engineers, mechanics and specialists. These radios are wired
or downloaded to Windows supported PCs.
into their helmets and plugged into the harness. A push-to-talk
switch is attached to the steering wheel, a short whip antenna
Transponders
is mounted on the roof. A wiring harness connects the radio
Transponders are mounted on the cars and transfer data to wire
system components while a dedicated battery powers the
Learn About the Technology Fueling
Your Favorite Sport!
loops embedded in the track via wireless network. Computers
audio system. Active Noise Reduction (ANR) technology helps
monitor each car to record specific times and speeds and where
to cancel out distracting background noise.
Look down the track at any NASCAR event and
you’ll see career opportunities in networking
communications at every turn!
cars are in relation to each other on the track. Data is even sent
Drivers exchange critical information with their teams
in real-time. The media broadcasts race events
to eager fans. Fans enjoy an insider’s view using
advanced technology like TrackPass scanners. And these are just a few of the many opportunities
that could await you in a career in networking
communications!
to laptop computers used by the pit crews who track scoring
Fans Listen In
and timing data in real time.
Race fans with scanners can listen in to the in-car
communications via personal or rented scanners using
Broadband Satellite Communications
such devices as Sprint NASCAR FanView and NASCAR
Changes in the weather can alter a team’s race strategy and
TrackPass Scanner.
require major adjustments to a car. Race teams have adopted
broadband satellite solutions that enable mechanical changes
Television
to respond to weather changes that will occur in as little as five
The major networks rely on the latest in sophisticated
or 10 minutes.
broadcasting technology to provide state of the art race-day
coverage. This includes 380,000 pounds of computer and
DeVry University and it’s Keller Graduate School of
Management offer degrees and graduate certificates
that could put you behind the wheel of a rewarding
career in networking communications!
communications networks, audio and video cables, cameras, a
mobile studio center. Over 80 cameras may be used in a single
race – including dozens of manned cameras, slow-motion
cams, robotic race cams, in-car camera packages that offer
multiple camera angles and roving wireless pit/garage camera
crews. In-track, in-wall, and on-car cameras provide behind the
wheel perspectives on all the racing action.
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