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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