Network fundamentals / Mark Dye, Rick McDonald and Antoon Rufi.
Material type: TextSeries: CCNA exploration companion guidePublication details: Indianapolis, Ind. : Cisco ; London : Pearson Education [distributor], 2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: p. cmISBN:- 9781587132087 (hbk.)
- 1587132087 (hbk.)
- 004.6 DYE
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Living in a Network-Centric World Objectives Key Terms Communicating in a Network-Centric World
- Networks Supporting the Way We Live
- Examples of Today s Popular Communication Tools
- Networks Supporting the Way We Learn
- Networks Supporting the Way We Work
- Networks Supporting the Way We Play
- Communication: An Essential Part of Our Lives
- What Is Communication?
- Quality of Communication
- The Network as a Platform
- Communicating over Networks
- Elements of a Network
- Converged Networks
- The Architecture of the Internet
- The Network Architecture
- Fault-Tolerant Network Architecture
- Scalable Network Architecture
- Providing Quality of Service
- Providing Network Security
- Trends in Networking
- Where Is It All Going?
- Networking Career Opportunities
- Summary
- Activities and Labs
- Check Your Understanding
- Challenge Questions and Activities
- To Learn More
- Chapter 2 Communicating over the Network Objectives
- Key Terms
- The Platform for Communications
- The Elements of Communication
- Communicating the Messages
- Components of the Network
- End Devices and Their Role on the Network
- Intermediary Devices and Their Role on the Network
- Network Media
- LANs, WANs, and Internetworks
- Local-Area Networks
- Wide-Area Networks
- The Internet: A Network of Networks
- Network Representations
- Protocols
- Rules That Govern Communications
- Network Protocols
- Protocol Suites and Industry Standards
- Interaction of Protocols
- Technology-Independent Protocols
- Using Layered Models
- The Benefits of a Layered Model
- Protocol and Reference Models
- TCP/IP Model
- Communication Process
- Protocol Data Units and Encapsulation
- Sending and Receiving Process
- OSI Model
- Comparing the OSI Model to the TCP/IP Model
- Network Addressing
- Addressing in the Network
- Getting Data to the End Device
- Getting Data Through the Internetwork
- Getting Data to the Right Application
- Summary
- Activities and Labs
- Check Your Understanding
- Challenge Questions and Activities
- To Learn More
- Chapter 3 Application Layer Functionality and Protocols Objectives
- Key Terms
- Applications: The Interface Between the Networks
- OSI and TCP/IP Model
- Application Layer Software
- User Applications, Services, and Application Layer Protocols
- Application Layer Protocol Functions
- Making Provisions for Applications and Services
- Client/Server Model
- Servers
- Application Layer Services and Protocols
- Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networking and Applications
- Application Layer Protocols and Services Example
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Mark A. Dye was the technology manager and training manager for the Bevill Center at Gadsden State Community College, where he also managed and taught in the Cisco Academy program. He now works full time as an assessment and curriculum developer with Cisco. Mark also has maintained a private information technology consulting business since 1985. Mark's 30+-year career has included roles as biomedical instrumentation technician, field service engineer, customer service supervisor, network engineer, and instructor.
Rick McDonald teaches computer and networking courses at the University of Alaska Southeast in Ketchikan, Alaska. He is developing methods for delivering hands-on training via distance in Alaska using web-conferencing and NETLAB tools. Rick worked in the airline industry for several years before returning to full-time teaching. He taught CCNA and CCNP courses in the Cisco Networking Academy in North Carolina and was a CCNA instructor trainer.
Antoon "Tony"W. Rufi currently is the associate dean of computer and information science for all the ECPI College of Technology campuses. He also teaches the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA, CCNP, Network Security, Fundamentals of Wireless LAN, and IP Telephony curricula. Before becoming an instructor for ECPI, he spent almost 30 years in the United States Air Force, working on numerous electronic projects and computer programs.