INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING
Perspectives on Networking
Network Maths
THE TCP/IP AND OSI NETWORKING MODELS
The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
TCP/IP Application Layer
TCP/IP Transport Layer
TCP/IP Internetwork Layer
TCP/IP Network Interface Layer
Data Encapsulation
OSI Reference Model
OSI Layers
Layering Concepts and Benefits
OSI Terminology
FUNDAMENTALS OF ETHERNET
OSI Perspectives
Early Ethernet Standards
Repeaters
10BASE-T Ethernet
10BASE-T Hubs
Performance Issues: Collisions and Duplex Settings
Eliminating Collisions
Ethernet Addressing
Ethernet Framing
Recent Ethernet Standards
FUNDAMENTALS OF IP
Typical Features of OSI Layer 3
Routing (Path Selection)
Network Layer Interaction with the Data Link Layer
Network Layer Addressing
Routing Protocols
IP Addressing Fundamentals
Classes of Networks
Reserved Numbers
Subnetting
Network Layer Utilities
Address Resolution Protocol and the Domain Name System
ICMP Echo and the ping Command
IP ADDRESSING SUBNETTING PRINCIPLES
IP Subnetting
The Boolean AND Operation
Prefix Notation
Scaling the IP Address Space for the Internet
CIDR
Private Addressing
Network Address Translation
IP Version 6
FUNDAMENTALS OF TCP AND UDP
The Transmission Control Protocol
Multiplexing Using Port Numbers
Error Recovery (Reliability)
Flow Control Using Windowing
Data Segmentation and Ordered Data Transfer
The User Datagram Protocol
OPERATING CISCO ROUTERS
Cisco IOS CLI
Access to the CLI
CLI Help Features
The debug and show Commands
Configuring Cisco IOS
Managing Configuration Files
Upgrading Cisco IOS
The Cisco IOS Boot Sequence
HANDS-ON LABS
Configuring Basic Cisco Router
Configuring Basic Cisco Switch
Cisco Boson Simulator