Chapter 5 Ethernet LANs

Chapter 5 Ethernet LANs

1. Defining Ethernet Lans

   • Comparing LANs to WANs
   • Comparing Ethernet LANs to Other Types of Wired LANs
   • Comparing 802.3 Ethernet Lans to 802.11 Wireless LANs
   • Comparing Ethernet to Itself
   • Eternet Bit Rates and Speeds
   • Ethernet Distances
   • Ethernet Topology and Point to Point Links
   • Data link Framing and Forwarding
   • Names of Ethernet Standards

2. Building Ethernet LANs

   • Trade-offs of Speed Verses Pricing
   • Ethernet Pricing Trends
   • The Impact of pricing on Campus Lan's
   • Migration Issues and Autonegotiation
   • Autonegotiation of Speed
   • Autonegotiation of Duplex
   • Distance using Fiber Optics Versus UTP
   • Ethernet Cabling Pinouts
   • Straight Through Cables
   • Crossover Cables

3. Exploring Ethernet Data-Link Features0

   • Ethernet Frames and addresses
   • The Ethernet MAC Header and Trailer
   • The Ethernet Header Fields Explained
   • The Ethernet Trailler FCS
   • Ethernet MAC Adressess Explained
   • MAC AddressFormats and Types
   • Universally Unique MAC Adresses
   • LAN Switching
   • Ethernet Lan Switch Forward
   • Ethernet LAN Switch Flooding
   • Ethernet LAN Switch Learning