Module 1 – Local Area Networks
- Network concepts
- Local Area Networks - Ethernet
- Standards bodies - the IEEE
- Segments, frames and addressing
- Ethernet MAC addressing
- Types of data delivery
- The DIX (Ethernet version II) frame
- LAN hardware – switches
- Switch operation
- Network protocol analysers
- Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- Ethernet transmission over copper cables
- Fibre Optic media
- Wireless Local Area Networking
- Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
- Port-based VLANs
- Inter-VLAN communication
Module 2 – The Internet Architecture and protocol
- The Internet Protocol
- The Internet
- Standards bodies - the Internet
- TCP/IP architecture
- The TCP/IP suite
- Standards bodies – the ISO
- The ISO OSI 7-layer model
- Layers and protocol encapsulation
- Internet Protocol addressing
- Internet Protocol routing
- Original IPv4 address classes
- Multicast addresses
- IPv4 reserved addresses
- IPv4 address assignment
- IPv4 private network addressing
Module 3 – IP Address Resolution
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- The Default GateWay (DGW)
- Connecting hosts - same network
- Connecting hosts - different network
Module 4 – IPv4 Address Limitations
- Limitations of the classful system
- Subnet extensions
- Subnet mask application
- 255.0.0.0 subnet mask application
- 255.255.0.0 subnet mask application
- 255.255.255.0 subnet mask application
- Default subnet masks
Module 5 – IP Address Allocation
- IP address allocation
- Dynamic IP address allocation - DHCP
- Windows DHCP commands
Module 6 – Internet Control Message Protocol
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
- Ping
- Traceroute (tracert)
Module 7 – IP Routing
- Routers and routing
- Static routing
- Dynamic routing
- Dynamic routing protocols
Module 8 – Host to Host Communication
- TCP concepts
- TCP/UDP ports and port numbers
- TCP connection set-up
- Simple reliability
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Module 9 – IPv4 Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Address translation
- Dynamic NAT with Port Address Translation - full cone NAT
- Restricted Cone NAT
- Port restricted cone NAT
- Symmetric NAT
Module 10 – The Application Layer
- The Domain Name System
- The Domain Name space
- Global DNS structure
- Windows DNS configuration
- Testing DNS
