Explore the Network: Introduction, Networking Today , Providing Resources in a Network , LANs, WANs, and the Internet, The Network as a Platform: Converged Networks, Reliable Network, The Changing Network Environment: Network Trends, Networking Technologies for the Home, Network Security, Network Architecture

Configure a Network Operating System: Introduction, IOS Bootcamp, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS Access, Navigate the IOS, The Command Structure, Basic Device Configuration: Hostnames, Limit Access to Device Configurations, Save Configurations, Address Schemes: Ports and Addresses, Configure IP Addressing, Verifying Connectivity.

Network Protocols and Communications:Introduction, Rules of Communication: The Rules, Network Protocols and Standards: Protocols, Protocol Suites, Standard Organizations, Reference Models, Data Transfer in the Network: Data Encapsulation, Data Access

Physical Layer Protocols: Physical Layer Connection, Purpose of the Physical Layer, Purpose of the Physical Layer, Network Media, Copper Cabling Media Access Control: Topologies, WAN Topologies, LAN Topologies, Data Link Frame.

Ethernet: Ethernet Frame, LAN Switches, Address Resolution Protocol: MAC and IP, ARP, ARP Issues, Network Layer, Network Layer Protocols, IPv6 Packet, IPv6 Addressing, Subnetting IP Networks :Objectives.