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Electrical Engineering - ELEN 665

NETWORK ENGINEERING II

• Define a network and describe its usage.
• Identify and describe the function of each of the seven layers of the OSI reference model.
• Identify the reasons why the networking industry uses a layered model
• Define and explain the conversion steps of the data encapsulation
• Define and describe the function of a MAC address
• Describe connection-oriented network service and connectionless network service, and identify the key difference between them.
• Explain the uses, advantages and disadvantages of repeater, hubs, wireless access points, bridges, switches and routers.
• Define the standard associated with wireless media
• Explain basic wireless connection parameters, security, and troubleshooting
• Define network segmentation
• Explain network segmentation using bridges, switches, routers, and gateways
• Explain Ethernet operations
• Define Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
• Discuss the origins of TCP/IP
• Identify and discuss the different layer functions of TCP/IP
• Describe the functions performed by protocols in the TCP/IP protocol suite, including
• Use Ping and Trace and describe their functions<
• Explain how packets are transmitted
• Describe the Cisco three-layer hierarchical model
• Explain the different classes of IP addresses
• Configure IP addresses
• Subdivide an IP network
• Discuss advances routing concepts such as CIDR, summarization, and VLSM
• Convert between decimal, binary, and hexadecimal numbering systems
• Explain the difference between IPv4 and IPv6
• Describe the benefits of network segmentation with routers
• Understand the elements of the Cisco router user interface
• Configure the Hyper Terminal program to interface with the Cisco router
• Describe the various router configuration modes
• Describe the various router passwords
• Understand the enhanced editing features of the Cisco IOS
• Compare router components to typical PC components
• Describe the steps involved in starting a router
• Describe and use the Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Configure IP on the Cisco router
• Troubleshoot router connectivity problems
• Differentiate between nonroutable, routed, and routing protocols
• Define Interior Gateway protocols, Exterior Gateway Protocols, distance-vector routing protocols, and link-state routing protocols
• Explain the concepts of count-to-infinity, split horizon with poison reverse, and hold-down timers.
• Describe, configure, and monitor the interior routing protocol RIP
• Explain static routing and administrative distance
• Configure static routing and default routers
• Describe classful and classless routing protocols
• Describe and configure RIPv2
• Describe and configure EIGRP
• Describe and configure OSPF
• Control routing traffic
• Understand the purpose and operation of network address translation (NAT)
• Understand and configure static NAT, dynamic NAT, and PAT
• Understand and configure Dynamic Host configuration protocol (DHCP)
• Understand and configure Domain Name Services (DNS)
• Configure network services using Cisco's Security Device Manager (SDM)
• Describe the usage and rules of access lists
• Establish standard IP access lists
• Produce extended IP access lists
• Apply access lists to interfaces
• Monitor and verify access lists
• Create named access lists
• Use Security Device Manager to create standard and extended IP access lists
• Use Security Device Manager to create a router firewall

reated by: Dr. Matthew Aghili