• Terms and definitions
• LANs, WANs, VLANs and VPNs
• Open Systems Interconnection, OSI and ARPA models ETHERNET
  
  • Fundamentals
  • 10Mbps Ethernet systems
  • Fast and Gigabit Ethernet
  • Collisions and performance
  • Full duplex, deterministic and dual redundant Ethernet
  INTERNET LAYER PROTOCOLS
  
  • IPV4
  • addressing
  • subnetting
  • supernetting and CIDR
  • fragmentation
  • header structure
  • ARP
  • ICMP
  • routing protocols
  • IPV6
  • addressing modes
  • header structure
  • extension headers
  HOST-TO-HOST LAYER PROTOCOLS
  
  • TCP/IP
  • ports and sockets
  • sequence and acknowledgement numbers
  • establishing and closing connections
  • sliding windows
  • UDP
  DAY TWO
  
  PROCESS/APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS
  
  • BOOTP, DHCP, TELNET, FTP, TFTP, NFS, SMTP, POP3, HTTP, SNMP, DNS
  TCP/IP UTILITIES
  
  • Ping, arp, tracert, netstat, ipconfig, winipcfg, etc
  CONNECTION DEVICES
  
  • Repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, routers, gateways
  THE INTERNET AND COMMUNICATIONS
  
  • Creating an Intranet
  • Connecting to the Internet
  • VoIP
  SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
  
• Authentication
• Routers
• Encryption
• Firewalls

To be covered during the practical sessions:

• Configuration
• Use of TCP/IP and third party utilities
• Use of protocol analyzers

• Essentials of satellites
• Challenges with TCP/IP

• Current and future trends
• Critical areas of focus