Introduction to networking

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Part 1. Explore the network
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Globally connected
1.3. LANs, WANs, and Internet
Network components
LANs and WANs
Internet, Infranets and Extranets
Internet connections
1.4. Network as a platform
Converged networks
Reliable network
1.5. Changing network environment
Network trends
Networking technologies for the Home
Network security
Network architecture

Part 2. Network protocols and communications
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Rules of Communication
Communication fundamentals
Rule establishment
Message encoding
Message Formatting and encapsulation
Message size

2.3. Network protocols and standards
Protocols
Protocol suites
Standard organizations
Refreence models

2.4. Data transfer in network
Data encapsulation
Data access

Part 3. Network access
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Physical layer protocols
Physical layer connection
Purpose of physical layer
Physical layer characteristics

3.3. Network media
Copper cabling
UTP cabling
Fiber-optic cabling
Wireless media

3.4. Data link layer protocols
Data link layer
Data link sublayers
Media access control
Data link layer standards

3.5. Media access control
Topologies
WAN topologies
LAN topologies
Data link frame

Part 4. Ethernet (Link layer)
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Ethernet protocol
Ethernet frame
Ethernet MAC address

4.3. LAN switches
MAC address table
Switch forwarding methods
Switch port settings

4.4. Address resolution protocol
MAC and IP
ARP

4.5. Bridge vs Switch
4.6. Tunneling
4.7. VLANs

Part 5. Network layer
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Network layer protocols
Network layer in communications
Characteristics of IP protocol
IPv4 packet
IPv6 packet

6.3. Routing
How a host routes
Router routing tables

6.4. Routers

Part 6. IP addressing
6.1. Introduction
6.2. IPv4 network addresses
Binary and decimal conversion
IPv4 address structure
IPv4 Unicast, broadcast, multicast
Types of IPv4 addresses

6.3. IPv6 network addresses
IPv4 issues
IPv6 addressing
Types of IPv6 addresses
IPv6 unicast addressses
IPv6 multicast addresses

6.4. Connectivity verification
ICMP
Testing and verification

Part 7. Subnetting IP networks
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Subnetting an IPv4 network
Network segmentation
Subnetting an IPv4 network
Subnetting a /16 and /8 prefix
Subnetting to meet requirement
Benefits of variable length

7.3. Addressing schemes
7.4. Design considerations for IPv6

Part 8. Firewalls and Network Address Transport (NAT)

Part 9. Broadcasting and local multicasting

Part 10. Transport layer
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Transport layer protocols
Transportation of data
TCP and UDP overview

10.3. TCP and UDP
TCP communication process
TCP connection management
Reliablity and flow control
TCP data flow
TCP congestion control
UDP communication

Part 11. Application layer
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Application layer protocols
Application, presentation and session
How application protocols interact with end-user applications

11.3. Well-known application layer protocols and services
Web and email protocols
IP addressing services
File sharing services

Part 12. Security
12.1. EAP
12.2. IPsec
12.3. TLS

Part 13. Build a small network
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Network design
13.3. Network security
13.4. Basic network performance

Part 13. Network tools
14.1. Wireshark
14.2. Tcpdump
14.3. Iptables