Data and Internet
Communications
Technical Focus
2-Day Session

We all know that Data Communications will be the wave of the future. More organizations are focusing their attention on the ability to address and move information at faster and more reliable speeds. One industry observer has been quoted as saying "He/she, who controls the data, controls the organization!" More importantly, the integration of older technologies points to the control of the network rather than just the data.

 Chapter 1 - Local Area Networks (LANs)
Defining LANs
Topologies
Ethernet and 802.3
Timing
Framing and Formatting
Token Ring and 802.5

 Chapter 2 - Linking LANs Together with Bridges
The MAC Layer Bridge
Transparent Bridging
Spanning Tree Protocols
Bandwidth Utilization
Compression
Bandwidth on Demand
Source Route Bridging
Route Discovery Techniques

 Chapter 3 - TCP/IP
Defining the TCP/IP Protocols
Internetworking with TCP/IP
Comparing OSI and TCP/IP
IP over any subnet discussed
ARP and RARP
ICMP and Routing Protocols
TCP and UDP Headers and Formats
IP Addressing and Subnetting
IP Headers and Formats
MTU
Segmenting the Data
RTP Emerging
IPv6 Defined

 Chapter 4 - Routing And Switching
Layer 3 Routers Defined
Layer 2 Switching Used with Layer 3 Routing
IP Datagrams
Routing Protocols RIP
Routing Protocols OSPF
Comparing IGRP and EIGRP
IP Switching
Tag Switching
QoS and RSVP Discussion

 Chapter 5 - The Internet
Pulling the Protocols Together
Defining the Internet
DNS
ISP and NSPs
WWW and How Data Is Launched
Intranet/Extranets
Security Issues
VoIP

 Chapter 6 - Network Management
Defining Network Management
The Seven Components of Network Management
Overview of SNMP
Comparing SNMP and CMIP
Management Problems

 Chapter 7 - Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Low Speed
High Speed
T1
Frame Relay
ATM

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