Interconnecting Networks with TCP/IP

Overview/Description
To describe the operation and characteristics of TCP/IP

Target Audience
Network administrators responsible for implementing and managing small and medium-sized business networks; network technicians who install network devices in small business environments; Cisco channel resellers who are new to Cisco products and services

Prerequisites
Familiarity with Cisco's Internetworking Technology Multimedia (ITM) or CCNA Basics; a working knowledge of networking terminology, topologies and protocols, the roles of network devices, and of the OSI reference model; a knowledge of binary and hexadecimal numbering, while not essential, would be an advantage

Expected Duration
210 Minutes

Objectives:

Interconnecting Networks with TCP/IP

  • describe the main characteristics of TCP/IP.
  • explain how data is transported using connection-oriented protocols.
  • describe layer 3 protocols.
  • explain the fundamentals of IP addressing.
  • describe a subnet and explain the function of a subnet mask.
  • describe how routers use subnet masks.
  • identify network address details based on subnet masks and implement subnetting.
  • calculate subnet masks for appropriate addressing schemes.
  • discuss IP addresses and subnet masks, and describe some common IP configuration commands.
  • configure IP addresses on interfaces.
  • configure network layer routing on router.
  • demonstrate how to work with IP addresses, subnet masks, and some common IP configuration commands.


    • Course Number: 38702_eng