Chapter 1 Introduction to Networking
Objectives
Key Terms
Connecting to Networks and the Internet
What's a Network?
Network Components
Enterprise Networks and Home Internet Access
TCP/IP Protocol Suite and TCP/IP Software
Network Math
Bits and Bytes
Decimal Numbering System: Base 10
Binary Numbering System: Base 2
Converting From 8-Bit Binary Numbers to Decimal Numbers
Converting from Decimal Numbers to 8-Bit Binary Numbers
Generic Decimal-to-8-Bit-Binary Conversion Process
Converting IP Addresses Between Decimal and Binary
Using a Conversion Chart
Hexadecimal Numbering System: Base 16
Boolean or Binary Logic
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 2 Networking Fundamentals
Objectives
Key Terms
Networking Basics and Terminology
A Brief History of the Networking Universe
The Need for Networking Protocols and Standards
Ethernet LANs and LAN Devices
Wide-Area Networks
MANs and SANs
Virtual Private Networks
Network Topologies
Bandwidth
LAN and WAN Bandwidth
Throughput Versus Bandwidth
Calculating Data Transfer Time
Analog Bandwidth
Planning for Bandwidth
The OSI and TCP/IP Networking Models
OSI Model
TCP/IP Networking Model
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Chapter 3 Networking Media
Objectives
Additional Topics of Interest
Key Terms
Copper Media
Digital Transmission Using Copper Wires
Popular LAN Copper Cabling
Optical Media
Comparing Fiber-Optic Cabling and Copper Cabling
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Fiber-Optic Cabling
Wireless Media
Enterprise WLAN Components and Design
WLAN Organization and Standards
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 4 Cable Testing
Objectives
Additional Topics of Interest
Key Terms
Frequency-Based Cable Testing
Waves
Sine Waves and Square Waves
Analog and Digital Signals
Signals and Noise
Signaling over Copper and Fiber-Optic Cabling
Attenuation and Insertion Loss on Copper Media
Sources of Noise on Copper Media
Types of Crosstalk
Cable Testing Standards
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Chapter 5 Cabling LANs and WANs
Objectives
Additional Topics of Interest
Key Terms
Cabling LANs
LAN Cabling Fundamentals
Connecting Ethernet Networking Devices
Using the LAN: Models for PC Communications
Cabling WANs
WAN Physical and Data Link Layers
Choosing DCE and DTE Cables
Fixed and Modular Routers
Router Console Cabling
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 6 Ethernet Fundamentals
Objectives
Additional Topics of Interest
Key Terms
Ethernet Fundamentals
The History of Ethernet
The Names of Different IEEE Ethernet Types
IEEE Ethernet Standards and the OSI Model
Ethernet Framing
The Format of MAC Addresses
Sending Frames over Different Types of Ethernet
LLC, SNAP, and Determining the Type of Protocol
Ethernet Operation
Rules Governing When a Device Can Transmit: CSMA/CD
Full Duplex, Half Duplex, and Collision Domains
Autonegotiation of Duplex and Speed
Deterministic and Nondeterministic Media Access
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 7 Ethernet Technologies
Objectives
Additional Topics of Interest
Key Terms
10- and 100-Mbps Ethernet
10-Mbps Ethernet
10BASE-T
100-Mbps Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet and Beyond
1000BASE-X
1000BASE-T
Future of Ethernet
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 8 Ethernet Switching
Objectives
Key Terms
Ethernet Switch Operations
Layer 2 Bridging and Switching Operations
The Cisco Switch CAM
Switch Internal Processing
Spanning Tree Protocol
LAN Design: Collision Domains and Broadcast Domains
Collision Domains
Layer 2 Broadcast Domains
Identifying Networking Devices by OSI Layer
Data Flow Using Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 Devices
The Ambiguous Term Segment
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 9 TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing
Objectives
Additional Topics of Interest
Key Terms
TCP/IP Model
TCP/IP Network Access (Network Interface) Layer
TCP/IP Internet Layer
TCP/IP Transport Layer
TCP/IP Application Layer
Perspectives on the TCP/IP and OSI Models
IP Addressing Fundamentals
Basic Facts About IP Addresses
Address Assignment and Address Classes
Network Math
Subnetting Basics
Ensuring Unique IP Addresses Throughout the Internet
Assigning and Mapping IP Addresses
Static IP Address Configuration
Dynamic IP Address Configuration Using DHCP
Comparing Static and DHCP Address Assignment
Using ARP and Proxy ARP on LANs
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 10 Routing Fundamentals and Subnets
Objectives
Key Terms
IP Routing (Forwarding)
A Brief History of Some Confounding Terms
Routing Between Two Connected LAN Subnets
A Deeper Look at Routing
IP Routing: Working with Layer 2 Protocols
Important Characteristics of IP
Full IP Header
Routing Protocols
How Routers Learn IP Routes
Routing Protocol Features
Comparing Routing Protocols
IP Subnetting
A Brief Review of Subnetting
Determining the Number of Required Subnets and the Resulting Subnet Mask
Determining the Subnet Numbers and Assignable IP Addresses in Each Subnet
Determining the Subnet in Which a Host Resides
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Chapter 11 TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers
Objectives
Key Terms
The TCP/IP Transport Layer
Flow Control and Windowing
Establishing and Terminating TCP Connections
TCP Error Recovery (Reliability)
Segmentation, Reassembly, and In-Order Delivery
TCP and UDP Header Reference
Identifying Application Processes Using Port Numbers
The TCP/IP Application Layer
Application Protocols Used by End Users
Application Protocols Often Used for Network Management
Application Protocol Summary
Summary
Check Your Understanding
Challenge Questions and Activities
Appendix A Answers to Check Your Understanding and Challenge Questions
Appendix B Decimal to Binary Conversion Table
Appendix C Extra Practice
Glossary
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