Ethernet

Network Fundamentals – Chapter 9

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Characteristics of Network Media used in
Ethernet
 Early Ethernet used coaxial cable to connect computers
in a bus topology.

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Characteristics of Network Media used in
Ethernet
 The emergence of the LAN switch as a key innovation
for managing collisions on Ethernet-based networks

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Characteristics of Network Media used in
Ethernet
 Identify the characteristics of state-of-the-art Ethernet
and describe its utilization of cabling and point-to-point
topography

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Physical and Data Link Features of Ethernet
 Standards and Implementation

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Physical and Data Link Features of Ethernet
 The Ethernet operates across two layers of the OSI
model

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Physical and Data Link Features of Ethernet
 Logic Link Control – Connecting the Upper Layers

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Physical and Data Link Features of Ethernet
 Functions of Media Access Control (MAC)

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Physical and Data Link Features of Ethernet
 Physical Implementations of the Ethernet

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Function and Characteristics of the Media
Access Control Method
 MAC in Ethernet

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Function and Characteristics of the Media
Access Control Method
 Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection

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Function and Characteristics of the Media
Access Control Method
 Ethernet Timing

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Layer 2 addressing and its Impact on Network
Operation and Performance
 The Frame – Encapsulating the Packet

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Layer 2 addressing and its Impact on Network
Operation and Performance
 The Ethernet MAC Address

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Layer 2 addressing and its Impact on Network
Operation and Performance
 Hexadecimal Numbering and Addressing

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Layer 2 addressing and its Impact on Network
Operation and Performance
 Another Layer of Addressing

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Layer 2 addressing and its Impact on Network
Operation and Performance
 Ethernet Unicast, Multicast and Broadcast

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Compare and Contrast the Use of Ethernet
Switches versus Hubs in a LAN.
 Legacy Ethernet – Using Hubs

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Compare and Contrast the Use of Ethernet
Switches versus Hubs in a LAN.
 Ethernet – Using Switches

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Compare and Contrast the Use of Ethernet
Switches versus Hubs in a LAN.
 Describe how a switch can eliminate collisions,
backoffs and re- transmissions, the leading factors in
reduced throughput on a hub-based Ethernet network

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Explain the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
process.
 Mapping IP to MAC Addresses

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Explain the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
process.
 ARP – Destinations Outside the Local Network

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Explain the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
process.
 ARP – Removing Address Mappings

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Explain the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
process.
 ARP Broadcasts - Issues

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