CCNA Exploration v4.

0 Network fundamentals

Chapter 1 :

Presents the basics of communication and how networks have changed our lives.

Chapter 2 :

Focuses on how networks are modeled and used, OSI and TCP/IP models and to the process of data encapsulation.

Chapter 3 :

Introduces you to the top network model layer, you will explore the interaction of protocols, services, and applications.

Chapter 4 :

Introduces the Transport layer and focuses on how the TCP and UDP protocols apply to the common applications.

Chapter 5 :

Introduces the OSI Network layer. You will examine concepts of addressing and routing.

Chapter 6 :

Focus on network addressing in detail and learn how to use the address mask.

Chapter 7 :

Discusses the services provided by Data Link layer. An emphasis is placed on the encapsulation processes.

Chapter 8 :

Introduces the Physical layer. You will discover how data sends signals and is encoded for travel across the network.

Chapter 9 :

Examine the technologies and operation of Ethernet.

Chapter 10 :

Focuses on designing and cabling a network.

Chapter 11 :

Connect and configure a small network using basic Cisco IOS commands for routers and switches.

Chapter 1 :

Presents the basics of communication and how networks have changed our lives.

Describe how networks impact our daily lives. Identify the key components of any data network. Describe the characteristics of network architectures: fault tolerance, scalability, quality of service and security. Identify the opportunities and challenges posed by converged networks. Install and use IRC clients and a Wiki server.

1. Describe how networks impact our daily lives.

Todays popular communication tools

1- Instant Messaging (IM) is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. Developed from earlier Internet Relay Chat (IRC) services IM messages are received immediately. And called realtime communication.

2- Weblogs (blogs)

Weblogs are web pages that are easy to update and edit. And it is an individual, personal journal,

3- Wikis Wikis are web pages that groups of people can edit and view together. There is a public wiki, called Wikipedia

4- Podcasting
Podcasting is an audio-based medium that originally enabled people to record audio and convert it for use with iPods - a small, portable device for audio playback

5- Collaboration Tools

Collaboration tools give people the opportunity to work together on shared documents. Without the constraints of location or time zone, individuals connected to a shared system can speak to each other,

Concepts
Intranets Private networks in use by just one company, enable businesses to communicate and perform transactions among global employee and branch locations. Extranets

To provide suppliers, vendors, and customers limited access to corporate data to check order status, inventory, and parts lists.
Teleworkers or telecommuters, Remote workers, called teleworkers or telecommuters, use secure remote access services from home or while traveling.

Summary

1. How network support the way we live, learn, work and play ? 2. What these concept means ? Instant Messaging Weblogs (blogs) Wikis Podcasting Collaboration Tools Extranets Intranets Teleworkers or telecommuters,

2. Identify the key components of any data network.

1.

Before beginning to communicate with each other, we establish rules or agreements to govern the conversation. These rules, or protocols, must be followed in order for the message to be successfully delivered and understood
An identified sender and receiver I will talk to you Agreed upon method of communicating I will talk to you through phone Common language and grammar I will speak English Speed and timing of delivery I will speak slowly

Confirmation or acknowledgement requirements When I finish you will confirm that you hear & understand

2.
Internal Factors For data networks, we use the same basic criteria to judge success. However, as a message moves through the network, many factors can prevent the message from reaching the recipient or distort its intended meaning. These factors can be either external or internal. External Factors

External Factors

The quality of the pathway between the sender and the recipient

The number of times the message has to change form

The number of times the message has to be redirected or readdressed The number of other messages being transmitted simultaneously on the communication network The amount of time allotted for successful communication

Internal Factors

The size of the message

The complexity of the message

The importance of the message

3. Element of network

rules

messages devices

medium

1. Originate messages devices

Sent massage

2. LAN media 3. Intermediate devices 4. WAN media

5. Intermediate devices

6. LAN media

7. Originate messages devices

Receive massage

Data

Text ,picture ,voice ,video

Device

PC , laptop ,servers, and IP phones

media

LAN media (wired or wireless).

Device

Switch, Firewall ,Router, Wireless Router ,Cloud

media

WAN media (wired or wireless).

Network connections
1- Wired Copper 2- Wireless.

Medium

Optical fiber Electrical Light Copper cables Glass or plastic Cable EX of copper Cable

Earth's atmosphere, or space

Signals

Microwaves

Cable

No cables

Twisted pair telephone wire Coaxial cable Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

To send and receive a variety of messages using computer applications; these applications require services ,to provide services network must have rules , rules call protocols services Protocols

D
A

World Wide Web,

HTTP SMTP POP

Hypertext Transport Protocol Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Post Office Protocol

e-mail, Instant messaging

XMPP Extensible Massage and Presence Protocol OSCAR Open System for Communication in Real-time SIP Session initiation protocol

IP Telephony.

3. Network architectures:

Fault Tolerance

Scalability

architectures

Quality of Service (QoS)

Security

network architecture, in this context, refers to both the (1)technologies that support the infrastructure and the (2)programmed services and protocols that move the messages across that infrastructure.

1. Fault Tolerance

Fault tolerant network is one that limits the impact of a hardware or software failure and can recover quickly when such a failure occurs.

The Way

Redundant links, or paths, between the source and destination of a message

How early telephone systems work ?

Person makes a call

Call setup process

All of the telephone switching locations between the person and the phone set that they are calling are identified

A temporary path, or circuit, is created

The setup complete and the call can be made

This type of connection call circuit switched Connection-oriented Networks

Advantage

Resources at the various switching locations are dedicated to providing a finite number of circuits, the quality and consistency of messages transmitted across a connection-oriented network can be guaranteed.

Another benefit is that the provider of the service can charge the users of the network for the period of time that the connection is active

This type of connection call Packet switched Connection less Networks

Advantage

No reserved circuit is built between sender and receiver. Each packet is sent independently from one switching location to another.

If a previously used path is no longer available, the routing function can dynamically choose the next best available path

Because the messages are sent in pieces, rather than as a single complete message, the few packets that may be lost in the advent of a failure can be retransmitted to the destination along a different path.

Packets containing pieces of messages from different sources can travel the network at the same time.

2. Scalability

A scalable network can expand quickly to support new users and applications without impacting the performance of the service being delivered to existing users.

The Way

hierarchical layered design for the underlying physical infrastructure and logical architecture. The operation at each layer enables users or service providers to be inserted without causing disruption to the entire network.

The Internet, is a collection of interconnected private and public networks

Internet has a hierarchical layered structure for 1- Connectivity services. 2- Naming 3- Addressing,

At each level or layer of the hierarchy, individual network operators maintain peering relationships with other operators at the same level.

As a result, network traffic that is destined for local or regional services does not need to traverse to a central point for distribution.

Common services can be duplicated in different regions, thereby keeping traffic off the higher level backbone networks.

1-Connectivity hierarchical

Naming & addressing hierarchical

3. Quality of Service (QoS)

Voice and live video transmissions require a level of consistent quality and uninterrupted delivery

The Way

Classification Data and Assigning priorities

Networks need mechanisms to manage congested network traffic.

traffic.

Congestion is caused when the demand on the network resources exceeds the available capacity Congestion

So simply can we exceed the Capacity? No, not simply

There are some constraints on network resources that cannot be avoided. Constraints include 1.Technology limitations, 2.Costs, 3.local availability of high-bandwidth service.

Methods

1- Queuing

In most cases, when the volume of packets is greater than what can be transported across the network, devices queue the packets in memory until resources become available to transmit them. BUT Queuing packets causes delay. If the number of packets to be queued continues to increase, the memory queues fill up and packets are dropped. So this method needs a support

Achieving the required Quality of Service (QoS) by managing the delay and packet loss parameters on a network

2- Classification

We classify applications in categories based on specific quality of service requirements.

Communication that is time-sensitive or important would be classified differently from communication that can wait or is of lesser importance.

3- Assigning priorities

1- Time-sensitive communication Increase priority for services like telephony or video distribution. 2- Non time-sensitive communication Decrease Priority for web page retrieval or e-mail. 3- High importance to organization Increase priority for production control or business transaction data. 4- Undesirable communication Decrease priority or block unwanted activity, like peer-to-peer file sharing or live entertainment.

Without properly designed and implemented QoS mechanisms, data packets will be dropped without consideration of the application characteristics or priority.

4. Security

exchange confidential and business critical information exceed what the current architecture can deliver.

The Way

many tools and procedures are being implemented to combat inherent security flaws in the network architecture.

What security suppose to do ?

1- Prevent unauthorized disclosure or theft of information 2- Prevent unauthorized modification of information 3- Prevent Denial of Service How we Do that ?

1- Network infrastructure security

2- Content security.

Physical securing of devices that provide network connectivity and preventing unauthorized to access our network

Protecting the information contained within the packets being transmitted over the network and the information stored on network attached devices.

AND the result will be.

1- Ensuring Confidentiality

Allowing only the intended and authorized recipients - individuals, processes, or devices - to read the data.

Threats

Unauthorized access to our network

The Way
1- Having a strong system for user authentication, 2- Enforcing passwords that are difficult to guess, 3- requiring users to change them frequently 4-encrypting content ensures confidentiality and minimizes unauthorized disclosure or theft of information.

2-Maintaining Communication Integrity

1- Assurance that the information has not been altered in transmission 2- Assurance that the identity of the sender has been validated Threats 1-Data integrity compromise The use of 1- Digital signatures, 2- Hashing algorithms 3- Checksum mechanisms The Way

Information has been corrupted before the intended recipient receives it.

2-Source integrity compromise

When a user or device fakes its identity and supplies incorrect information to a recipient.

3- Ensuring Availability

Availability means having the assurance of timely and reliable access to data services for authorized users.

Threats Resources can be unavailable during a Denial of Service (DoS) attack or due to the spread of a computer virus.

The Way

1- Network firewall devices, 2- Desktop ,server anti-virus software

Summary

Talk about Network architectures include ? 1- Fault Tolerance Redundant links Circuit switched Connection-oriented Network Packet switched Connection less Networks 2- Scalability Hierarchical layered 1- addressing, 2- naming 3- connectivity services.

3- Quality of Service (QoS) Queuing Classification Data Assigning priorities 4- Security Network infrastructure security Content security Ensuring Confidentiality Authentication Maintaining Communication Integrity Digital signatures, Hashing algorithms Checksum mechanisms Ensuring Availability Network firewall devices Desktop ,server anti-virus software

Summary

4. Converged networks.

Multiple services-multiple networks

Traditional telephone, radio, television, and computer data networks each have their own individual versions of the four basic network elements.

Converged networks

Consolidate these disparate networks onto one platform - a platform defined as a converged network. The flow of voice, video, and data traveling over the same network eliminates the need to create and maintain separate networks.

Intelligent Information Networks IIN

The role of the network is evolving. The intelligent communications platform of tomorrow will offer so much more than basic connectivity and access to applications. The convergence of the different types of communications networks onto one platform represents the first phase in building the intelligent information network the devices that perform the telephone switching and video broadcasting will be the same devices that route the messages through the network.