Module 1 - 11: Outline Module : Introduction to Networking Module Overview Connecting to the Internet Requirements for Internet connection PC basics Network interface card NIC and modem installation Overview of high-speed and dial-up connectivity TCP/IP description and configuration Testing connectivity with ping Web browser and plug-ins Troubleshooting Internet connection problems Network Math Binary presentation of data Bits and bytes Base 10 number system Base 2 number system Converting decimal numbers to 8-bit binary numbers Converting 8-bit binary numbers to decimal numbers Four-octet dotted decimal representation of 32-bit binary numbers Hexadecimal Boolean or binary logic IP addresses and network masks Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Networking Fundamentals Module Overview Networking Terminology Data networks Network history Networking devices Network topology Network protocols Local-area networks (LANs) Wide-area networks (WANs) Metropolitan-area networks (MANs) Storage-area networks (SANs) Virtual private network (VPN) Benefits of VPNs Intranets and extranets Bandwidth Importance of bandwidth The desktop Measurement Limitations Throughput Data transfer calculation Digital versus analog Networking Models Using layers to analyze problems in a flow of materials Using layers to describe data communication OSI model OSI layers Peer-to-peer communications TCP/IP model Detailed encapsulation process Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Networking Media Module Overview Copper Media Atoms and electrons Voltage Resistance and impedance Current Circuits Cable specifications Coaxial cable STP cable UTP cable Optical Media The electromagnetic spectrum Ray model of light Reflection Refraction Total internal reflection Multimode fiber Single-mode fiber Other optical components Signals and noise in optical fibers Installation, care, and testing of optical fiber Wireless Media Wireless LAN organizations and standards Wireless devices and topologies How wireless LANs communicate Authentication and association The radio wave and microwave spectrums Signals and noise on a WLAN Wireless security Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Cable Testing Module Overview Frequency-Based Cable Testing Waves Sine waves and square waves Exponents and logarithms Decibels Time and frequency of signals Analog and digital signals Noise in time and frequency Bandwidth Signals and Noise Signals over copper and fiber optic cables Attenuation and insertion loss on copper media Sources of noise on copper media Types of crosstalk Cable testing standards Other test parameters Time-based parameters Testing optical fiber A new standard Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Cabling LANs and WANs Module Overview Cabling LANs LAN physical layer Ethernet in the campus Ethernet media and connector requirements Connection media UTP implementation Repeaters Hubs Wireless Bridges Swtiches Host connectivity Peer-to-peer Client/server Cabling WANs WAN physical layer WAN serial connections Routers and serial connections Routers and ISDN BRI connections Routers and DSL connections Routers and cable connections Setting up console connections Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Ethernet Fundamentals Module Overview Ethernet Fundamentals Introduction to Ethernet IEEE Ethernet naming rules Ethernet and the OSI model Naming Layer 2 framing Ethernet frame structure Ethernet frame fields Ethernet Operation MAC MAC rules and collision detection/backoff Ethernet timing Interframe spacing and backoff Error handling Types of collisions Ethernet errors FCS and beyond Ethernet auto-negotiation Link establishment and full and half duplex Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Ethernet Technologies Module Overview 10-Mbps and 100-Mbps Ethernet 10-Mbps Ethernet 10BASE5 10BASE2 10BASE-T 10BASE-T wiring and architecture 100-Mbps Ethernet 100BASE-TX 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet architecture Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet 1000-Mbps Ethernet 1000BASE-T 1000BASE-SX and LX Gigabit Ethernet architecture 10-Gigabit Ethernet 10-Gigabit Ethernet architectures Future of Ethernet Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Ethernet Switching Module Overview Ethernet Switching Layer 2 bridging Layer 2 switching Switch operation Latency Switch modes Spanning-Tree Protocol Collision Domains and Broadcast Domains Shared media environments Collision domains Segmentation Layer 2 broadcasts Broadcast domains Introduction to data flow What is a network segment? Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing Module Overview Introduction to TCP/IP History and future of TCP/IP Application layer Transport layer Internet layer Network access layer The OSI model and the TCP/IP model Internet architecture Internet Addresses IP addressing Decimal and binary conversion IPv4 addressing Class A, B, C, D, and E IP addresses Reserved IP addresses Public and private IP addresses Introduction to subnetting IPv4 versus IPv6 Obtaining an IP address Obtaining an Internet address Static assignment of an IP address RARP IP address assignment BOOTP IP address assignment DHCP IP address management Problems in address resolution Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : Routing Fundamentals and Subnets Module Overview Routed Protocol Routable and routed protocols IP as a routed protocol Packet propagation and switching within a router Connectionless and connection-oriented delivery Anatomy of an IP packet IP Routing Protocols Routing overview Routing versus switching Routed versus routing Path determination Routing tables Routing algorithms and metrics IGP and EGP Link state and distance vector Routing protocols The Mechanics of Subnetting Classes of network IP addresses Introduction to and reason for subnetting Establishing the subnet mask address Applying the subnet mask Subnetting Class A and B networks Calculating the resident subnetwork through ANDing Module: Summary Module: Quiz Module : TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers Module Overview TCP/IP Transport Layer Introduction to the TCP/IP transport layer Flow control Session establishment, maintenance, and termination Three-way handshake Windowing Acknowledgment TCP UDP TCP and UDP port numbers The Application Layer Introduction to the TCP/IP application layer DNS FTP and TFTP HTTP SMTP SNMP Telnet     Structured Cabling Case Study Module: Summary Module: Quiz

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