Module 2: Communicating over the Network

2.1 The Platform for Communication
2.1.1 The Elements of Communication
2.1.2 Communicating the Messages
2.1.3 Components of the Network
2.1.4 End Devices and their Role on the Network
2.1.5 Intermediary Devices and their Role on the Network
2.1.6 Network Media
2.2 LANs, WANs ant Internetworks
2.2.1 Local Area Networks
2.2.2 Wide Area Networks
2.2.3 The Internet - A Network of Networks
2.2.4 Network Representations
2.2.5 Activity - Using NeoTrace ™ to View Internetworks
2.3 Protocols
2.3.1 Rules that Govern Communications
2.3.2 Network Protocols
2.3.3 Protocol Suites and INdustry Standarts
2.3.4 The Interaction of Protocols
2.3.5 Technology Independent Protocols
2.4 Using Layered Models
2.4.1 The Benefits of Using a Layered Model
2.4.2 Protocol and Reference Models
2.4.3 The TCP/IP Model
2.4.4 The Communication Process
2.4.5 Protocol Data Units and Encapsulation
2.4.6 The Sending and Receiving Process
2.4.7 The OSI Model
2.4.8 Comparing the OSI Model with the TCP/IP Model
2.5 Network Addressing
2.5.1 Addressing in the Network
2.5.2 Getting the Data to the End Device
2.5.3 Getting the Data through the Internetworks
2.5.4 Getting the Data to the Right Application
2.5.5 Worriors of the Net