Detailed Course Outline
Networking Fundamentals
- Basic Network Concepts
- What is a Computing Network?
- Network Classifications
- What is a Protocol?
- OSI Reference Model
- Encapsulation/ Layer Headers/ PDUs
- Physical media, cables
- Binary Numerical System
- Hexadecimal Numerical System
TCP-IP
- Overview
- include how a collaboration tool (Zoom, Teams) works from a networking perspective.
- TCP/IP Stack
- Ethernet, Ethernet Frame
- IPv4 header
- TCP Header – Three-way handshake, sequence numbers, port numbers
- UDP Header
- Networking Devices – Switches, Routers, Multilayer Switches, APs, Firewalls and Servers
- Networking Services – DHCP, DNS, HTTP, Telnet and SSH, FTP
Basic Networking with Aruba Solutions
- Network Design
- Hierarchical Models
- Aruba Switching Portfolio
- Modern Switching Requirements
- AOS-CX features, commands
VLANs
- Collision Domain
- Broadcast Domain
- Virtual LAN
- Access Ports
- 802.1Q & Trunk Ports
- Forwarding Tables (MAC and ARP)
- Frame delivery
IPv4 Routing
- IPv4 Addressing
- Network Mask
- Routing Introduction
- Default Gateway
- Inter-VLAN Routing
- IP Routing Table
- Packet Delivery
WLAN Introduction
- Networking Comparison: Wired vs Wireless
- WLAN Organizations
- Radio Frequency Communications (Antenna types, 802.11 Standards, and Sources of interference)
- Data Rates
WLAN Theory
- Terminology
- Roaming
- WLAN Architecture
- Coverage
- WLAN Security