Access to the network

Access to the network

1. physical layer protocols

   • Physical layer connection
     • Types of connections
     • Network interface cards
   • purpose of the physical layer
     • Physical layer
     • Medios de la capa física
     • Physical layer standards
   • characteristics of the physical layer
     • Functions
     • Bandwidth
     • performance
     • Types of physical media

2. wireless media

   • Properties of wireless media
   • Types of wireless media
   • Wireless LAN

3. data link layer protocols

   • purposes of the data link layer
     • The data link layer
     • Data link sublayers
     • Media access control
     • Provision of access to the media
     • Data link layer standards

4. network media

   • copper wiring
     • Characteristics of copper cabling
     • Copper media
     • Unshielded twisted pair cable
     • Shielded twisted pair cable
     • Coaxial cable
     • Security of copper media
   • UTP cabling
     • UTP cabling properties
     • UTP cabling standards
     • UTP connectors
     • Types of UTP cables
     • Checking UTP cables
   • fiber optic cabling
     • Properties of fiber optic cabling
     • Design of fiber optic media cables
     • Types of fiber optic media
     • Fiber optic connectors
     • Test fiber optic cables
     • Comparison between optical fiber and copper

5. Media access control

   • topologies
     • Control of access to the media
     • Physical and logical topologies
   • WAN topologies
     • Common WAN physical topologies
     • Point-to-point physical topology
     • Logical topology point to point
   • LAN topologies
     • LAN physical topologies
     • Half duplex and Full duplex
     • Methods of control of access to the environment
     • Access by contention CSMA / CD
     • Access by containment CSMA / CA

6. data link frame

   • The plot
   • Fields of plot
   • Layer 2 address
   • LAN and WAN frames