Who should attend
- Network operators, administrators, network planners, and technical support staff
- CCNA Candidates
Prerequisites
Basic Computer literacy
Course Objectives
This course, developed by Fast Lane, is tailored for network beginners interested in the challenging and exciting world of network technologies. Course topics include essential technologies, structures, functions, and data transmission methods in modern LANs and WANs. Hands-on labs offer participants the opportunity to build a simple network from scratch, and then observe network behavior with a protocol analyzer.
Follow On Courses
Course Content
Introduction to Data Communication
- Overview
- Basic Concepts
- Networking Terminology
- Media Types
LAN Basics
- LAN, MAN and WAN
- LAN Topologies
- Access Methods and Protocols
- Network Models
- Ethernet Media Types
OSI Reference Model
- Overview
- OSI Layers
Networking Devices
- Layer 1
- Layer 2
- Layer 3
- Layer 4 and Upper Layers
TCP/IP Suite
- TCP/IP Overview
- Transport Layer
- Establishing a TCP connection
TCP/IP Internet Layer
- Internet Layer Protocols
- IP Networking Addressing
- IP Subnetting and Calculation
- Routing Basics
- Routing Protocols
LAN Design Issues
- Redundant Topologies
- Extension and Flexibility
- Security Overview
WAN Internetworking Overview
- WAN Communication terms and devices
- WAN Service Types
- WAN Technologies
Cisco Internetworking Product Overview
Networking Knowledge and Further Education