Networking Technologies Series: TCP/IP Protocols

Audience

Network managers network administrators software developers and technical support personnel who want to learn about and use TCP/IP.

Objective

• Identify the features functions and structure of the three TCP/IP protocols: Internet Protocol (IP) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and Internet Protocol next generation (IPng).


• Identify the features and structure of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).


• Identify the features of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).


• Establish a connection transfer data and close a connection using TCP.


• Identify the routing types and updating of routing information


• Identify the different features and message formats of the Gateway to Gateway Protocol (GGP) External Gateway Protocol (EGP) and Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP).


• Identify the different Application Layer protocols: the Telnet the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) and the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).


• Identify the types of Berkeley utilities.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Internet Protocols (IP)

• Identify the features of the IP.
• Match the various fields in the IP datagram header layout with their features.
• Sequence the steps in a IP datagram's passage on the network.
• Identify the resources that determine the performance of the IP.
• Match the different environments with the TCP/IP software supported by them.
• Identify the features of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).
• Match the ICMP query messages with their purpose.
• Match the various fields in the ICMP message format with their features.
• Sequence the steps for keeping track of LAN routers using the Router Discovery protocol.
• Identify the features of the Internet Protocol Next Generation (IPng).
• Match the various fields in the Ipng datagram header layout with their features.
• Match the IPng extension headers with their features.

Unit 2: Transport Layer Protocols

• Identify the key features of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
• Match the various fields in the header layout with their purpose.
• Identify the features of the TCP sockets.
• Sequence the steps involved in the message flow during the data communication process.
• Match the types of TCP timers with their functions.
• Sequence the steps involved in establishing a TCP connection.
• Sequence the steps involved in transferring data by using a TCP connection.
• Sequence the steps involved in closing a TCP connection.
• Identify the features and protocol mechanisms of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the UDP.

Unit 3: Gateway and Routing Protocols

• Identify the methods of building a routing table.
• Identify the features of a routing daemon.
• Match direct and indirect routing types with their features.
• Sequence the steps in the updating of routing information between two interconnected networks.
• Identify the feature of Gateway-to-Gateway Protocol (GGP).
• Identify the features of the GGP.
• Identify the features of External Gateway Protocol (EGP).
• Identify the types of EGP messages.
• Identify the contents of the fields in the EGP message header format.
• Identify the features of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
• Match the fields in a RIP message format with their features.
• Identify the features of the HELLO message format fields.
• Identify the features of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol.
• Identify the contents of the fields in the OSPF message header format.

Unit 4: Application Layer Protocols

• Identify the key features of the Terminal Network (Telnet) protocol.
• Identify the features of the Network Virtual Terminal (NVT) protocol.
• Sequence the steps involved in establishing a Telnet connection.
• Identify the functions of the Telnet commands.
• Identify the key features of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
• Sequence the steps involved in transferring data by using FTP.
• Match the FTP command categories with the tasks they perform.
• Identify the methods of implementing FTP security.
• Identify the features of the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
• Identify the functions of the TFTP commands.
• Match the types of the TFTP Protocol Data Units with their formats.
• Identify the key features of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
• Identify the tasks performed by the SMTP command.
• Identify the functions of the various types of Berkeley utilities.
• Match the types of Berkeley utilities with their features.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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