Lecture Notes on Local Area Networks

 

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Basic Concepts for Local Area Networks

Introduction to Networks - Chapter 1
Networking Fundamentals - Chapter 2
Standards
Regulatory Environment

The Physical Layer - Wires and Boxes - The Physical Parts of a Local Area Network

Media - Chapter 3
Structured Cabling Standards
Structured Cabling Implementation
Fiber Optic Cable Installation Indoors
Fiber Optic Cable Installation Outdoors
Cable Testing - Chapter 4
Hubs and Switches - Chapter 5

The Data Link Layer - The End of the Hardware and the Beginning of the Software

Hardware

NICs
The Rules of the Road - How Ethernet Works - Chapter 6
Common Forms of Ethernet - Chapter 7
Details on Layer 2 Switches - Chapter 8
ArcNET
Token Ring

Software

NIC Driver
Clients

Adding Complexity to the Basic LAN

Common Devices That Are Shared

Servers
Server Operating Systems
CPUs
Disk Interfaces
Data Storage Methods
DAS
NAS
SAN

Increasing the Physical Size of the LAN

Backbone Connections

Managing the Network

Disaster Management

The Rest of the Software - Layer 3 and Above

What Are Protocols
The Relationship of a Protocol Stack to the Operating System
IPX/SPX Protocol Stack
NetBEUI Protocol Stack
TCP/IP Protocol Stack - Chapter 9
TCP/IP Addressing and Subnetting - Chapter 10
Subnetting by Hand
TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers - Chapter 11