Chapter 1. Practical Networking Intro
[The purposes and functions each layer in network communications; discussion of OSI and TCP/IP protocols. How the layers work together and what do they tell us about the layers below.]
1.1 OSI Model
1.2 Physical layer
1.3 Data Link layer
1.4 Network layer
1.5 Transport layer
1.6 Session layer
1.7 Presentation layer
1.8 Application layer
1.9 TCP/IP Protocol
1.10 Port Numbers - (List common enterprise port numbers)
1.11 Types of Communications - Broadcast, Unicast, Multicast and Anycast
1.12 Types of Networks
1.13 Network Architectures
1.14 Intro and use case for software define networking
1.15 Summary
Chapter 2. The Physical Medium
[Practical considerations and troubleshooting when establishing a physical medium for network communications. Common problems at the physical layer.]
2.1 Physical medium
2.2 Standards
2.3 Cables
2.4 Ethernet
2.5 Negotiation
2.6 Duplex
2.7 Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD)
2.8 Common issues
2.9 Summary
Chapter 3. Protocols And The Data Link Layer
[The idea of protocols and their use, functions of the data link layer using IEEE 802.3 and switching. What the data link tells about the physical medium state and the higher layer protocols.]
3.1 Protocols -- Ethernet, MPLS, LLDP, CDP, Spanning Tree, LACP, DOT1Q,
3.2 Link layer functions
3.3 Link layer discovery protocol
3.4 Link layer related to other layers
3.5 Types of messages
3.6 Summary
Chapter 4. The Network Layer
[The concept of routing, which protocol transmissions are routable and IP addressing, including architecture requirements for IPv4 and IPv6 networks; subnetting. Observing the protocol layer transitions with packet captures]
4.1 IP Communication Types - Broadcast, Multicast, Unicast, Anycast
4.2 IP Addressing (Public vs Private) Bogons and Martians
4.3 CIDR
4.4 IPv4
4.5 IPv6
4.6 Subnetting
4.7 Subnetting exercises
4.8 Summary
Chapter 5. Intermediate LAN Switching
[Basic switching concepts, switch operations, common switching helper protocols their use and functions: (Trunking 802.1q, EtherChannels 802.3ad, RSTP 802.1D. Review the purpose of VLANs; their implementation and multilayer devices.]
5.1 Switching
5.2 LAGs
5.3 Spanning Tree and Spanning Tree interop, Spanning Tree Convergence
5.4 VLANs
5.5 Trunking
5.6 VTP
5.7 MSTP
5.8 Labs; Exercises
5.9 Summary
Chapter 6. Routing
[Routing concepts with practical implementation, including static routing and dynamic protocols such as OSPF, BGP, RIP and EIGRP.]
6.1 Static routing
6.2 Routing protocols
6.3 IS-IS
6.4 EIGRP
6.5 OSFP
6.6 BGP
6.7 Labs; Exercises
6.8 Summary
Chapter 7. Introduction to Tools and Automation
[Introduction into using tools and automation that will be used in further chapters for different use cases.]
7.1 Tools overview
7.2 Introduction to prime infrastructure
7.3 Introduction to ISE
7.4 Introduction to SD-WAN / vManage
7.5 Introduction to
