BEET 2324 : DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING

TUTORIAL 1

NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS

A. Communicating over the Network

1. Describe the role of an end device and intermediary device in a data network..

2. Explain the basic usage of LANs and WANs and draw the topology.

3. Describe the key characteristic of the TCP/IP model.

4. Describe the basic encapsulation/decapsulation in the sending and receiving processes.

5. Describe the basic role of each layer of the OSI layer.

6. Compare the layers in the TCP/IP and OSI models.

7. Describe how information in the encapsulation header is used to identify the source and destination
processes for data communication.

8. Name the PDU’s found in each layer.

B. OSI Physical Layer

1. Explain the role of Physical layer protocols and services in supporting communication across data
networks.

2. Describe the purpose of Physical Layer signaling and encoding used in networks.

3. Compare the three methods data transfer rates of Bandwidth, Throughput, and Goodput.

4. Identify the characteristics of UTP used in Ethernet cable.

5. Identify several primary characteristics of fiber cabling and its main advantages over other media.

C. OSI Data Link Layer

1. Describe the role the Data Link layer plays in linking the upper layers to the media.

2. Contrast the layout of logical and physical topologies.

3. Identify several media access control methods and the basic characteristics of each.

4. Describe the role of the frame header in the Data Link Layer.

5. Describe the data transfer process between two hosts across an internetwork.

D. Ethernet

1. Describe the role Logical Link Control sublayer in Ethernet.

2. Describe the role of MAC sublayer of Ethernet.

3. Describe the purpose and characteristics of the Ethernet MAC address.

4. Compare the roles of the Layer 2 addresses and the Layer 3 addresses.

5. Identify the steps CSMA/CD specifies as it governs media access on Ethernet networks.
6. Describe the effect of hubs on a collision domain.

7. Describe the operation of Ethernet hubs.

8. Describe the switching process and the advantages of using Ethernet switches in a LAN over hubs.

9. Describe the role of Address Resolution Protocol.

10. List the steps specified by ARP when addressing a frame destined to a particular MAC address.

E. OSI Network Layer

1. Define the basic role of the Network Layer in data networks

2. Identify the basic characteristics and the role of the IPv4 protocol.

3. Identify the major header fields in the IPv4 protocol and describe each field's role in transporting
packets.

4. List several ways in which dividing a large network can increase network performance.

5. List several ways in which dividing a large network can increase network security.

6. Describe the role of a gateway and the use of a simple route table directing packets toward their
ultimate destinations.

7. Describe the purpose and use of the destination network in a route.

8. Describe the purpose and use of a default route.

9. Describe the process of an IP packet as it traverses unchanged via routers from network to network.

10. Describe purpose of routing protocols and the need for both static and dynamic routes.