Access to the Network

Access to the Network

1. Physical layer protocols

   • Physical layer connection
     • Network interface cards
     • Types of connections
   • Purpose of the physical layer
     • Physical layer
     • Physical layer media
     • Physical layer standards
     • Lab: Identification of network cables and devices
   • Characteristics of the physical layer
     • Functions
     • Bandwidth
     • performance
     • Types of physical media
     • Activity: Terminology of the physical layer

2. 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
     • Cable pin diagram
   • 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
   • Wireless media
     • Properties of wireless media
     • Types of wireless media
     • Wireless LAN

3. Protocols of the data link layer

   • Purpose 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. 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 containment: CSMA / CD
     • Access by containment: CSMA / CA
   • Data link plot
     • The plot
     • Fields of plot
     • Fields of plot
     • LAN and WAN frames