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EN0129 PC AND NETWORK TECHNOLOGY I. DATA LINK LAYER AND PHYSICAL LAYER Derived From CCNA Network Fundamentals – Chapter 7 and 8. Data Link Layer – Accessing the Media. The service the Data Link Layer provides as it prepares communication for transmission on specific media.
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EN0129 PC AND NETWORK TECHNOLOGY I DATA LINK LAYER AND PHYSICAL LAYER Derived From CCNA Network Fundamentals – Chapter 7 and 8
Data Link Layer – Accessing the Media • The service the Data Link Layer provides as it prepares communication for transmission on specific media
Data Link Layer – Accessing the Media • Why Data Link layer protocols are required to control media access
Data Link Layer – Accessing the Media • The role of framing in preparing a packet for transmission on a given media
Data Link Layer – Accessing the Media • The role the Data Link layer plays in linking the software and hardware layers
Data Link Layer – Accessing the Media • Sources for the protocols and standards used by the Data Link layer
Media Access Control Techniques • The necessity for controlling access to the media
Media Access Control Techniques • Two media access control methods for shared media and the basic characteristics of each
Media Access Control Techniques • Full Duplex and Half Duplex as it relates to Media Access Control for non-shared media
Media Access Control Techniques • The purpose of a logical topology and identify several common logical topologies
Media Access Control Techniques • Logical and physical topologies
Media Access Control Techniques • The characteristics of point-to-point topology and the implications for media access when using this topology
Media Access Control Techniques • The characteristics of multi-access topology and the implications for media access when using this topology
Media Access Control Techniques • The characteristics of ring topology and the implications for media access when using this topology
Media Access Control Addressing and Framing Data • The purpose of encapsulating packets into frames to facilitate the entry and exit of data on media
Media access control addressing and framing data • The role of the frame header in the Data Link layer and the fields commonly found in protocols specifying the header structure
Media access control addressing and framing data • The role of addressing in the Data Link layer and cases where addresses are needed and cases where addresses are not needed
Media access control addressing and framing data • The importance of the trailer in the Data Link layer and its implications for use on Ethernet, a "non-reliable" media
Physical Layer Protocols & Services • The purpose of the Physical layer in the network and the basic elements that enable this layer to fulfill its function
Physical Layer Protocols & Services • The role of bits in representing a frame as it is transported across the local media.
Physical Layer Protocols & Services • The role of signaling in the physical media.
Physical Layer Protocols & Services • Who establishes and maintains standards for the Physical layers compared to those for the other layers of the network
Physical Layer Protocols & Services • Hardware components associated with the Physical layer that are governed by standards
Physical Layer Signaling and Encoding • Network communication at this layer consists of individual bits encoded onto the Physical layer; • and the basic encoding techniques.
Physical Layer Signaling and Encoding • The role of encoding as it applies to the transmission of bits and the value of treating a collection of bits as a code.
Physical Layer Signaling and Encoding • The terms bandwidth, throughput, and goodput
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • Media characteristics defined by Physical layer standards.
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • The impact interference has on throughput and the role of proper cabling in reducing interference
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • The basic characteristics of UTP cable
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • The basic characteristics of STP and Coaxial cable
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • Types of safety issues when working with copper cabling
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • Primary characteristics of fiber cabling and its main advantages over other media
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • The role of radio waves when using air as the media and the increased need for security in wireless communications
Characteristics & Uses of Network Media • The characteristics used to categorize connectors, some common uses for the same connectors, and the consequences for misapplying a connector in a given situation