Course Content
Chapter 01 – Introduction
Objectives
•Explain the history of TCPIP
•State the standards bodies that regulate TCPIP
•Describe TCPIP architecture
Content
•History of TCP/IP
•Standards Bodies – The Internet
•TCP/IP Architecture
•The TCP/IP Suite
•Standards Bodies – ISO
•Open System Interconnection
•ISO OSI 7-layer model
•Layered Protocols
•Protocol Encapsulation with TCP/IP
Chapter 02 – The Internet Protocol
Objectives
•Describe the functions of the Internet protocol
•Explain the function of the IP address
•Describe the different IP address classes
•Explain the function of the Loop-Back address
•Describe the function of Multicast addressing
•State the reserved IP addresses
•Describe IP address allocation methods
Content
•IP? – Internet Protocol
•Internet Protocol Addressing
•Internet Protocol Routing
•IPv4 Address Classes
•Classful IPv4 Address Ranges
•Multicast Addresses
•IPv4 Reserved Addresses
•IPv4 Address Assignment
•IPv4 Private Network Addressing
•The IPv4 Header
•Protocol Numbers
•IP Fragmentation
•IP Precedence (Type Of Service)
•Differentiated Services – DiffServ
•Per Hop Behaviour (PHB)
•Commonly Used DSCP’s
•IP Address Allocation
Chapter 03 – Address Allocation
Objectives:
•Describe IP Address of allocation methods
•Explain a few basic tools
Content
•Dynamic IP Address Allocation – RARP
•Dynamic IP Address Allocation – BOOTP
•Dynamic IP Address Allocation – DHCP
•The DHCP Server
•DHCP Operations
•DHCP Address Acquisition States
•Windows DHCP Commands
•DHCP Relay
Chapter 04 – Address Resolution
Objectives:
•Describe IP address to LAN address resolution
•Explain the use of the Default GateWay
•Explain the use of network analysers
Content
•Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
•ARP Message Format
•Default Gateway
•Connecting Hosts – Same Network
•Connecting Hosts – Different Network
•Network Protocol Analysers
•Wireshark (Ethereal)
•The User Interface
•The Menu
•Wireshark Menu Icons
•The “Packet Details” Pane
•The “Packet Bytes” Pane
•Capturing LAN Traffic
•Switches – Port Mirroring
•ARP Trace
Chapter 05 – IP Address Limitations
Objectives:
•Describe the limitations of IPv4 addressing
•Describe the function of the Network Mask
•Describe Masking principles
•Describe addresses and mask assignment
•Describe Subnet working in action
•Describe Supernet working in action
Content
•Limitations of the Classful System
•Subnet Motivation – IP Addresses
•Subnet Extensions
•Class A Subnet Mask Application
•Default Subnet Masks
•Class A Subnet Mask Application
•Class B Subnet Mask Application
•Class C Subnet Mask Application
•Subnetting
•Defining Subnetworks
•Subnetworking in Action
•More Subnet Granularity
•Subnet Mask Application
•Subnet Example
•Subnet a 147.170.x.x Address
•Class B Subnet Masks
•Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM)
•VLSM In Action
•VLSM Subnetting
•Supernetting
•Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR)
•Subnet Mask Application
•Supernet a 193.1.x.x Address
•Classless Addressing
•CIDR Subnet Mask Notation
•Default, Subnet and Supernet Masks
•Subnet/Supernet Calculators
Chapter 06 – Internet Control Message Protocol
Objectives
•Explain Internet Control Message Protocol
•Describe the Ping and Traceroute tools
Content
•Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
•ICMP Message Format
•ICMP Type Field
•ICMP Code Field
•PING
•PING Options
•ICMP Ping Trace
•TraceRoute
•PathPing
Chapter 07 – IP Routing
Objectives
•Describe routing principles
•Explain Static and Dynamic routing
•Explain the different types of protocols
Content
•Routers and Routing
•Anatomy of a Basic Router
•Static Routing
•Dynamic Routing
•Dynamic Routing Protocols
•Distance-Vector
•Hop Count
•Link State
•Metrics and Costs
•Routing Protocols
•Protocol Comparison
•Dynamic Routing
•The Default Route
Chapter 08 – Routing Information Protocol
Objectives
•Explain Routing Information Protocol
•Explain Hop Counts
•Describe the RIP header format
Content
•Routing Information Protocol
•RIP Routing Updates
•RIP Versions
•RIP Timers
•RIP Version 1 Header Format
•RIP Version 2 Header Format
•The Count to Infinity Problem
•The Count to Infinity Problem Solutions
Chapter 09 – Open Shortest Path First
Objectives
•Explain the differences between OSPF and RIP
•Describe OSPF Networks
•Explain adjacencies and Designated Routers
•Describe areas and autonomous systems
•Describe the classification of routers
•Explain Link State Advertisements
Content
•OSPF v RIP
•Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
•Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
•An OSPF Network
•Link-State Advertisement (LSA)
•Link State Algorithm
•The Link-State Database
•The OSPF Hello Message
•OSPF Network Types
•OSPF Costs
•OSPF Convergence
•OSPF Message Header Format
Chapter – 10 Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
Objectives
•Describe the routing concept of EIGRP
Content
•Introduction
•Capabilities and Attributes
•Processes and Technologies
•Routing Concepts
•EIGRP Packet Types
•Basic EIGRP Calculations
•EIGRP Metric
Chapter 11 – Border Gateway Protocol
Objectives
•Describe the Border Gateway Protocol
Content
•Background
•Autonomous System
•BGP Connections
•BGP Message Types
•BGP Message Format
•BGP OPEN Message
•BGP UPDATE Message
•BGP KEEPALIVE Message
•BGP NOTIFICATION Message
Chapter 12 – Host to Host Communication
Objectives
•Describe the Host to Host Layer function
•Describe the differences between TCP and UDP
•Describe the User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
•Describe the Transmission Control Protocol concepts
•Describe the Transmission Control Protocol
•Describe the sequencing and reliability concepts of TCP
•Describe the TCP open connection event sequence
•Describe the TCP error event sequence
•Describe the TCP close connection event sequence
Content
•Transmission Control Protocol
•TCP Concepts
•TCP Segment
•TCP Port Numbers
•Simple Reliability
•TCP Connection Set-up
•TCP Connection Closure
•Sliding Windows
•User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
•UDP Segment
•UDP versus TCP
Chapter – 13 IP Address Translation
Objectives
•Describe NAT
•Describe how to configure NAT
•Explain Inside and Outside addresses
•Explain NAT Rules – Static and Dynamic
Content
•Introduction
•Overview
•Network Address Translation
•Configuring NAT
•Dynamic NAT with Port Address Translation
•NAT with Port Address Translation
Chapter – 14 The Application Layer
Objectives
•Describe the Domain Name System
•Explain name resolution
•Describe the Telnet Protocol & SSH
•Describe the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
•Describe the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
•Explain Pro-Active Management
•Explain the Simple Network Management Protocol
Content
•Processes
•The Domain Name System
•The Domain Name Space
•Domain Name Resolution (DNS)
•Resolving Names to IP Addresses
•Zones
•Primary and Secondary Servers
•Windows DNS Configuration
•Testing DNS
•NSLOOKUP Telnet
•Secure SHell (SSH)
•File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
•Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
•Pro – Active Management
•Modern Network Management
•SNMP
•MIB Categories
•Examples of MIB Variables
•SMI – Object Naming
•The MIB Object Namespace
•The Internet MIB
•The Private MIB
•Some SNMP Messages
•SNMP Port Number
Chapter – 15 IP Version 6 Introduction
Objectives
•Describe the basic structure of IP Version 6
Content
•What is IPv6?
•Address Representation
•IPv6 Address Types
•IPv6 Unicast
•IPv6 Anycast
•IPv6 Header