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Technology Training: Communications Courses: TCP/IP: Foundations

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Differentiate the popular communication models
• Explain the functions of the IP suite of protocols
• Describe the architecture of IP addressing
• Design a medium size network addressing scheme
• Compare and contrast IP routing protocols

Course Type:

The course is taught in class with an instructor. This course is two days in length.

Prerequisite:

Our "Networking Foundations: Fundamentals Level I" and "Networking Foundations: Fundamentals Level II" are highly recommended or an understanding of networks and data communications

Audience:

Individuals that need a broad knowledge to support switched and routed networks.

Course Description:

This course introduces the student to the concept of the Internet Protocol and the suite of associated protocols. Through a series of discussion modules and exercises, the student will gain knowledge in the TCP/IP suite of protocols. The course wraps up with a case study where the students will work in teams to examine and design a solution. This solution is then presented to the class.

Course Outline:

Introduction to IP

• History of Communication
• History of IP
• Benefits of IP
• Internet Architecture
• IAB
• Request for Comments (RFC)
• IETF
• Internet, Intranet, Extranet

Communication Models

• Overview
• OSI Communications Model
• TCP/IP Communications Model
• Internetworking architecture
• Shared, bridged and router networks

Internetworking Layer

• IPv4 Overview
• IP Relationships between layers
• IPv4 Header Format and Options
• Fragmentation of IP packets
• Time-to-Live Operation
• Source Routing
• Explicit Routing

Transport Protocols

• TCP/UDP Overview
• Services of TCP/UDP
• Applications of TCP/UDP
• TCP/UDP Details
• TCP/UDP Flow
• How TCP/UDP operate in switched and routed networks

• Detail examples of TCP
• Detail examples of UDP

IP Applications

• Address Resolution Protocol
• Reverse ARP
• Bootstrap Protocol
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Simple Network Management Protocol

• Domain Name System
• Internet Control Message Protocol

IP Addressing

• Overview of IP Addressing
• Architecture
• IP Address Classes
• Private Addressing
• IP Address Format
• Subnetting
• Architecture of Subnetting
• Example of Subnetting
• Issues with Subnetting
• Variable Length Subnet Mask
• Network Example

IP Routing

• Define Routing and the need to Route
• Operation of a Router
• Example Network
• Diagram Flow
• Types of Routing
• Types of Routes
• Routing Protocols Overview
• Autonomous Systems
• Interior Gateway Protocols
• Exterior Gateway Protocols
• RIP/RIP2
• OSPF/OSPF2
• IGRP/EIGRP
• BGPv4

IPv6 Overview

• Limitations of IPv4
• Addresses
• Routing
• Other Protocols in the Internet
• Security
• Payload
• Solutions: IS-IS and IPv6
• Architecture
• Addressing
• Details of IPv6
• Examples of IPv6 Networks
• Migration of IPv4 to IPv6
• Summary

Case Study

• Students work in teams to design or solve a sample network