LANs & WANs Introductory
Overview This Course is designed to give in-depth Knowledge on LANs and WANs. Duration - 2 Days.
Who will benefit
Sales and product managers from the communications industry, Strategists, product managers and R & D specialists from all manufacturing industries, Financial and market analysts.
Prerequisites
None.
By the end of the course delegates will be able to describe:
By the end of the course delegates will be able to describe: • LAN Characteristics • FDDI • Ethernet • Token Ring • SMT • Internetworking with TCP/IP • IP • VoIP
Course Content
Introduction What is a LAN? Hardware and Software Peer-to-Peer Network Operating Systems Client/Server Network Operating Systems LAN Characteristics LAN Jargon Standards Introduction Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model IEEE 802 Project ANSI X3T9.5 - Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) LAN Characteristics Topologies Star Topology Bus Topology Ring Topology Bus/Star Topology Ring/Star Topology Copper Media Cable Categories (UTP) Coaxial Cable Fibre Optic Cable Wireless Media Signalling Methods Access Methods FDDI FDDI Introduction FDDI Token Passing FDDI and the OSI Model FDDI Frame Format Token Frame - the same as above and: FDDI Ring FDDI Components Broken Rings/Wrapping (1) Broken Rings/Wrapping (2) Station Management - (SMT) Layer 2 Interconnection Internetworking Devices Why Bridge? Bridge Operation IEEE 802.3 Bridging IEEE 802.1 Spanning Tree Algorithm Spanning Tree Implementation Switches Legacy Bridges Virtual LAN (VLAN) IEEE 802.5 Bridges Layer 3 Interconnection Routers An "internet" Protocols TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) ESPEC II Type Field IP Addressing IPX/SPX (Internet Packet eXchange/Sequenced Packet eXchange) IEEE 802.2 Frame Format IPX Addressing Router Operation Router Summary Internetworking with TCP/IP Internetworking With TCP/IP The "Internet" The Internet Architecture Board TCP/IP Architecture Encapsulation with TCP/IP Network Access Ethernet Families IEEE 802.3 Frame Addressing Concepts Routing Information Protocol Routing Information Protocol RIP Responses Hop Count Convergence Routing Loops RIP Header Format RIP Version 2 The Default Route Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) OSPF OSPF Operation OSPF packet types Link-State Database Shortest Path First Shortest Path First Example Designated Router Election OSPF Areas Routing Protocol Hierarchies The Host to Host Layer Function The Host to Host Layer Function TCP versus UDP The User Datagram Protocol TCP Concepts The Transmission Control Protocol - TCP Sequencing and Reliability Concepts TCP Connection Opening Data Transfer Dealing With Errors Closing a Connection Transport Summary Processes Processes Addressing Telnet File Transfer Protocol(FTP) Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Pro-Active Management Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Summary of Processes	Ethernet Ethernet Introduction CSMA/CD IEEE 802.3 and ESPEC II Frame Formats IEEE 802.3 Frame Format ESPEC II Frame Format MAC Address Multicast/Broadcast IEEE 802.2 Frame Format 10BASE-5 10BASE-2 10BASE-T/100BASE-T 10Base-T Hubs Collision Domain 4 Repeater Rule 10BASE-F 100BASE-T Fast Ethernet 100Base-T Repeaters Token Ring Token-Ring Introduction Token-Ring Components Token Passing (4M) Early Token Release (16M) Token-Ring Frame Formats Token Frame Planning a Token-Ring Active and Standby Monitors Joining the Ring Beaconing Error Messages Hard Errors Soft Errors Token-Ring Vs. Ethernet The Internet Protocol (IP) The Internet Protocol (IP) The IP Address Different IP Address Classes Address Classes Loopback Multicast Addresses Reserved IP Addresses Host Portion Network Portion Address Exercise IP Address Allocation Host Router (Gateway) Address Resolution - DNS/Hosts File 1. Hosts file 2. Domain Name Service (DNS) Address Resolution - ARP BOOTP Dynamic Host Configuration Connecting Hosts - Same Network Connecting Hosts - Different Networks IP Addressing Summary IP Addressing Limitations IP Addressing Limitations The Network Mask Masking Principles Default Subnet Masks Assigning Addresses and Netmasks Subnetworking In Action Class B Subnet Masks Subnetworking Exercise The Internet Protocol Header The Internet Protocol Header Version IHL- Internet Header Length The TOS - Type Of Service Total Length Field Identification Flags, Fragmentation The Internet Protocol Header (continued) TTL - Time To Live field Protocol Field Header Checksum Source IP Address IP Destination Address Options IP Fragmentation IP Options Security Testing ICMP Overview Ping ICMP Codes Introduction to Voice Over IP Voice over IP Voice over IP (VoIP) Quality Standards ITU The Internet Architecture Board VoIP Forum The H.32x Family H.323 Benefits VoIP Carriers Chapter 17 Voice Over IP Interface Traditional Voice Switching Packet Voice Communications VoIP Implementations Backbo Gateway Cellular Networks Three Styles of Call H.323 Setup Gateway Functions Emulation Digital Signal Processor Supplementary Services Internet Interface The Internet Interface Voice Over the "Internet" Internet or Intranet Integrated Service Architecture (ISA) Model Virtual Channels "Why Change?" QoS at Present Network Performance Performance Innovations Internet Summary Understanding Wide Area Networks Wide Area Network (WAN) Introduction X.25 Background Packet Switching X.25 Standards X.25 Summary Frame Relay Frame Format CIR Management Frame Relay Summary