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Introduction | |
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Introduction to Networking | |
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Objectives | |
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Key Terms | |
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Connecting to Networks and the Internet | |
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What's a Network? | |
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Network Components | |
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Enterprise Networks and Home Internet Access | |
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TCP/IP Protocol Suite and TCP/IP Software | |
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Network Math | |
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Bits and Bytes | |
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Decimal Numbering System: Base 10 | |
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Binary Numbering System: Base 2 | |
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Converting From 8-Bit Binary Numbers to Decimal Numbers | |
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Converting from Decimal Numbers to 8-Bit Binary Numbers | |
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Generic Decimal-to-8-Bit-Binary Conversion Process | |
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Converting IP Addresses Between Decimal and Binary | |
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Using a Conversion Chart | |
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Hexadecimal Numbering System: Base 16 | |
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Boolean or Binary Logic | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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Networking Fundamentals | |
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Objectives | |
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Key Terms | |
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Networking Basics and Terminology | |
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A Brief History of the Networking Universe | |
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The Need for Networking Protocols and Standards | |
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Ethernet LANs and LAN Devices | |
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Wide-Area Networks | |
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MANs and SANs | |
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Virtual Private Networks | |
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Network Topologies | |
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Bandwidth | |
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LAN and WAN Bandwidth | |
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Throughput Versus Bandwidth | |
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Calculating Data Transfer Time | |
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Analog Bandwidth | |
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Planning for Bandwidth | |
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The OSI and TCP/IP Networking Models | |
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OSI Model | |
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TCP/IP Networking Model | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Networking Media | |
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Objectives | |
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Additional Topics of Interest | |
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Key Terms | |
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Copper Media | |
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Digital Transmission Using Copper Wires | |
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Popular LAN Copper Cabling | |
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Optical Media | |
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Comparing Fiber-Optic Cabling and Copper Cabling | |
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Electromagnetic Spectrum | |
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Fiber-Optic Cabling | |
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Wireless Media | |
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Enterprise WLAN Components and Design | |
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WLAN Organization and Standards | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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Cable Testing | |
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Objectives | |
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Additional Topics of Interest | |
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Key Terms | |
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Frequency-Based Cable Testing | |
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Waves | |
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Sine Waves and Square Waves | |
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Analog and Digital Signals | |
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Signals and Noise | |
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Signaling over Copper and Fiber-Optic Cabling | |
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Attenuation and Insertion Loss on Copper Media | |
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Sources of Noise on Copper Media | |
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Types of Crosstalk | |
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Cable Testing Standards | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Cabling LANs and WANs | |
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Objectives | |
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Additional Topics of Interest | |
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Key Terms | |
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Cabling LANs | |
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LAN Cabling Fundamentals | |
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Connecting Ethernet Networking Devices | |
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Using the LAN: Models for PC Communications | |
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Cabling WANs | |
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WAN Physical and Data Link Layers | |
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Choosing DCE and DTE Cables | |
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Fixed and Modular Routers | |
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Router Console Cabling | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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Ethernet Fundamentals | |
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Objectives | |
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Additional Topics of Interest | |
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Key Terms | |
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Ethernet Fundamentals | |
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The History of Ethernet | |
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The Names of Different IEEE Ethernet Types | |
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IEEE Ethernet Standards and the OSI Model | |
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Ethernet Framing | |
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The Format of MAC Addresses | |
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Sending Frames over Different Types of Ethernet | |
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LLC, SNAP, and Determining the Type of Protocol | |
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Ethernet Operation | |
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Rules Governing When a Device Can Transmit: CSMA/CD | |
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Full Duplex, Half Duplex, and Collision Domains | |
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Autonegotiation of Duplex and Speed | |
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Deterministic and Nondeterministic Media Access | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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Ethernet Technologies | |
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Objectives | |
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Additional Topics of Interest | |
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Key Terms | |
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10- and 100-Mbps Ethernet | |
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10-Mbps Ethernet | |
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10BASE-T | |
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100-Mbps Ethernet | |
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Gigabit Ethernet and Beyond | |
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1000BASE-X | |
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1000BASE-T | |
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Future of Ethernet | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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Ethernet Switching | |
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Objectives | |
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Key Terms | |
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Ethernet Switch Operations | |
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Layer 2 Bridging and Switching Operations | |
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The Cisco Switch CAM | |
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Switch Internal Processing | |
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Spanning Tree Protocol | |
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LAN Design: Collision Domains and Broadcast Domains | |
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Collision Domains | |
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Layer 2 Broadcast Domains | |
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Identifying Networking Devices by OSI Layer | |
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Data Flow Using Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 Devices | |
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The Ambiguous Term Segment | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing | |
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Objectives | |
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Additional Topics of Interest | |
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Key Terms | |
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TCP/IP Model | |
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TCP/IP Network Access (Network Interface) Layer | |
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TCP/IP Internet Layer | |
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TCP/IP Transport Layer | |
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TCP/IP Application Layer | |
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Perspectives on the TCP/IP and OSI Models | |
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IP Addressing Fundamentals | |
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Basic Facts About IP Addresses | |
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Address Assignment and Address Classes | |
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Network Math | |
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Subnetting Basics | |
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Ensuring Unique IP Addresses Throughout the Internet | |
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Assigning and Mapping IP Addresses | |
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Static IP Address Configuration | |
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Dynamic IP Address Configuration Using DHCP | |
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Comparing Static and DHCP Address Assignment | |
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Using ARP and Proxy ARP on LANs | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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Routing Fundamentals and Subnets | |
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Objectives | |
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Key Terms | |
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IP Routing (Forwarding) | |
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A Brief History of Some Confounding Terms | |
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Routing Between Two Connected LAN Subnets | |
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A Deeper Look at Routing | |
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IP Routing: Working with Layer 2 Protocols | |
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Important Characteristics of IP | |
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Full IP Header | |
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Routing Protocols | |
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How Routers Learn IP Routes | |
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Routing Protocol Features | |
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Comparing Routing Protocols | |
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IP Subnetting | |
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A Brief Review of Subnetting | |
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Determining the Number of Required Subnets and the Resulting Subnet Mask | |
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Determining the Subnet Numbers and Assignable IP Addresses in Each Subnet | |
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Determining the Subnet in Which a Host Resides | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers | |
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Objectives | |
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Key Terms | |
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The TCP/IP Transport Layer | |
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Flow Control and Windowing | |
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Establishing and Terminating TCP Connections | |
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TCP Error Recovery (Reliability) | |
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Segmentation, Reassembly, and In-Order Delivery | |
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TCP and UDP Header Reference | |
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Identifying Application Processes Using Port Numbers | |
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The TCP/IP Application Layer | |
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Application Protocols Used by End Users | |
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Application Protocols Often Used for Network Management | |
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Application Protocol Summary | |
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Summary | |
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Check Your Understanding | |
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Challenge Questions and Activities | |
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Answers to Check Your Understanding and Challenge Questions | |
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Decimal to Binary Conversion Table | |
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Extra Practice | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |