Audience
Topics
LAN Data Link Protocols
Ethernet
Token Ring and FDDI
Wireless LANs
LAN Software Architectures
Information Flow Between Client and Server
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Describe what medium access control means, and why it is important Describe the two main approaches to medium access control Name the corporations and organizations that played key roles in the development of today s LAN protocols Describe a collision Explain how Ethernet controls each node s access to the physical medium Describe common Ethernet configurations Explain the basics of Token Ring medium access and operation Describe how Token Ring medium access differs from Ethernet Describe common Token Ring configurations Explain key differences between Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) (pronounced fiddee ) networksM Explain the difference between CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA Describe the hidden node problem, and show how CSMA/CA solves itExplain the difference between wireless LANs based on the 802.11a and 802.
