Networking Software Solutions

Chapter 4

Current Ethernet Specifications

Network Basics

Bob and Sally example on page 99– Read and understand address resolution

Ethernet Basics

Collision domain is

Broadcase domain is

CSMA/CD is

Half-duplex and full-duplex* are

Full-duplex points to remember (104)

There are no collisions in

What is required for each full-duplex host?

What must be capable of running in full-duplex mode for it to work?

Ethernet at the Data Link Layer

Binary / Decimal / Hexadecimal conversion

Bits, nibbles, and bytes

MAC address composition– ___ bits– Bit 1 identifies whether – Bit 2 identifies – Next ____ bits identify _______________– Final ____ bits identify _______________

Ethernet Frames (page 109)

Preamble – SFD – DA – SA – Type / Length – Data – FCS –

Channel Bonding

What is it?

Why do it?

Ethernet at the Physical Layer

Ethernet developed by DIX– D = – I =– X =

IEEE 802.___ “When designing your LAN, it’s really important

to understand the different types of Ethernet media available to you.” Media = _________

Ethernet Standards

EIA / TIA standards– How many pair?– Distance before attenuation?– Categories– RJ__ connector– ____ cable– 568A, 568B

More Ethernet Standards

IEEE standards (p. 112)– 10Base-2 – – 10Base-5 –– 10Base-T –– 100Base-TX –– 100Base-FX –– 1000Base-CX –– 1000Base-T –– 1000Base-SX / 1000Base-LX –– 10GBase-T –

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