2.1 The Platform for Communications |
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2.1.1 The Elements of Communication |
2.1.2 Communicating the Messages |
2.1.3 Components of the Network |
2.1.4 End Devices and their Role on the Network |
2.1.5 Intermediary Devices and their Role on the Network |
2.1.6 Network Media |
2.2 LANs, WANs, and Internetworks |
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2.2.1 Local Area Networks |
2.2.2 Wide Area Networks |
2.2.3 The Internet - A Network of Networks |
2.2.4 Network Representations |
2.2.5 Activity - Using NeoTrace™ to View Internetworks |
2.3 Protocols |
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2.3.1 Rules that Govern Communications |
2.3.2 Network Protocols |
2.3.3 Protocol Suites and Industry Standards |
2.3.4 The Interaction of Protocols |
2.3.5 Technology Independent Protocols |
2.4 Using Layered Models |
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2.4.1 The Benefits of Using a Layered Model |
2.4.2 Protocol and Reference Models |
2.4.3 The TCP/IP Model |
2.4.4 The Communication Process |
2.4.5 Protocol Data Units and Encapsulation |
2.4.6 The Sending and Receiving Process |
2.4.7 The OSI Model |
2.4.8 Comparing the OSI Model with the TCP/IP Model |
2.5 Network Addressing |
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2.5.1 Addressing in the Network |
2.5.2 Getting the Data to the End Device |
2.5.3 Getting the Data through the Internetwork |
2.5.4 Getting the Data to the Right Application |
2.5.5 Warriors of the Net |
2.6 Chapter Labs |
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2.6.1 Lab: Topology Orientation and Building a Small Network |
2.6.2 Lab: Using Wireshark™ to View Protocol Data Units |
2.7 Chapter Summary |
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2.7.1 Summary and Review |
2.8 Chapter Quiz |
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2.8.1 Chapter Quiz |