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Section 1 / Introduction
- Everything Over IP (EoIP)
- Circuit vs. Non-Circuit
- Multiplexing and Cost Savings
- Section Summary
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Section 2 / Network Communications
- Premise, Access, Backbone
- Layered Models (OSI and IETF)
- Protocol Concepts
- Multiplexing, Protocols and the OSI and IETF Models
- Addressing by the Layers with End-to-End Protocol Examples
- Section Summary
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Section 3 / Layer 1: Physical Layer
- Signals, Bits, Bytes and Octets
- Cabling, Wireless and Physical LAN/Premise Infrastructure
- Lab: Physical Infrastructure Construction and Troubleshooting
- Section Summary
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Section 4 / Layer 2: Data Link Layer
- Media Access Control
- Addressing and Framing
- Ethernet Frame
- Ethernet Media Access Control
- Ethernet Physical Layer
- Hubs and Switches
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- Lab: Wireshark Tour and Familiarization
- Lab: Ethernet Connectivity, Wired and Wireless
- Section Summary
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Section 5 / Layer 3: Network Layer
- IPv4
- Addressing, Subnetting, Subnetwork Address Masks
- Routing Concepts
- Router Anatomy
- Routing Protocols Overview
- Lab: IPv4, Routing Protocols, Internal and Connect to Internet
- IPv6
- IPv4 Header “Renovation”
- IPv6 Address Structure
- IPv6 / IPv4 Co-Existence
- IPv6 Migration
- IPv6 Routing and DNS
- IPv4 and IPv6 Security Issues
- Section Summary
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Section 6 / Layer 4: Transport Layer
- Ports and Sockets
- TCP
- UDP
- Lab: TCP and UDP
- Section Summary
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Section 7 / Higher Layer Protocols
- Data
- Voice
- Video
- Multimedia
- Section Summary
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Section 8 / LAN End-to-End
- End-to-End Connectivity Exercise
- Section Summary
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Section 9 / Virtual LANS
- Client Operation
- Server Operation
- Encryption and Security
- Lab: VPN Protocols and Operation
- Section Summary
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Section 10 / Network Security
- IP Security and IPsec
- IP Security and the OSI Model
- Layer 2 Security Methods
- Tunneling
- Encryption
- Layer 3 Security Methods
- IPSec
- Authentication
- Encryption
- Authentication and Encryption
- Key Management
- Lab: AH, ESP and IKE Protocols
- Section Summary
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Section 11 / Quality of Service / Performance
- Quality of Experience vs. Quality of Service
- Quality of Service: TOS Bits
- QoE Metrics
- Service Level Agreements
- Performance and Backbone Design
- Section Summary
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Section 12 / Network Reliability
- Redundancy
- Hardware
- Route
- Rerouting in an IP Network
- Load Balancing
- Physically Disparate Servers
- Cloud Model for Reliability
- Section Summary
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Section 13 / LAN/WAN Connectivity
- WAN Connectivity and Backbone Protocols
- Optical / SONET / DWDM
- ATM
- Frame Relay
- MPLS/GPLS
- LAN Interconnection
- Connection to LANs
- Section Summary
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Section 14 / Troubleshooting
- End-to-End Connectivity
- Troubleshooting Methodologies
- Vocabulary / Clear Communications
- Reference Points
- Section Summary
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Wrap-up
- Course Recap and Q/A
- Evaluations