Lecture Notes for Layers 1 and 2 the NETW-310 Course

 

How Layer 1 Works - The Physical Layer

Encoding the Data

Coding and Multiplexing Data for Wired Media
Modulating, Coding, and Multiplexing Data for Wireless Media

Selecting and Preparing the Media

Copper Media
Fiber Optic Media
Wireless Media
Terminating Copper Media
Terminating Fiber Optic Media
Terminating Wireless Media
Testing Copper Media
Testing Fiber Optic Media
Testing Wireless Media

Installing Media and Equipment Inside

Structured Cabling Standards
Installing Structured Cabling
Installing Fiber Optic Media Inside
Installing Wireless Media Inside
Equipment Installation

Installing Media and Equipment Outside

Installing Fiber Optic Media Outside
Installing Towers for Wireless Media Used Outside
Installing Wireless Media Outside

Arranging for Someone to Do the Work For You

Using a RFI, RFP, and RFQ
 

How Layer 2 Works - The Data Link Layer

Framing the Data

Frames Used in Local and Campus Area Networks

Ethernet
Wired Capture File
802.11
Wireless Capture File

Frames Used in Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks

Frames Used on the Original Dedicated Circuits

HDLC | PPP | Channelized ATM
HDLC Capture File
PPP Capture File
ATM Capture File
ATM Capture File

Frames Used on the Original Shared Network

Frame Relay
Frame Relay Capture File

Frames Used on Current Dedicated Circuits

MPLS | The Internet as the Network
MPLS Capture File
PPPoE Capture File
Carrier Ethernet
Ethernet Capture File

Finding Errors in the Data and Controlling the Flow of the Data

Detecting Errors
Controlling Flow