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Personal   Network is a network consisting of only a small number of devices

PAN owned by an individual.

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Protocol number of
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Ethernet network segment format and transmit data. 44818, 2222

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HTTP Used to access web pages from a web server. 80

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SMTP server has a database of user email addresses. Internet

SMTP Message Access Protocol: Handles incoming mail. 587

Internet Message Access Protocol: Process incoming mail.

IMAP 993

ARP finds a host’s hardware address (also known as MAC (Media

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DNS is the host name for the IP address translation service. DNS
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DNS servers. It is an application layer protocol for messaging between 53

clients and servers.

FTPS is known as FTP SSL which refers to File Transfer Protocol

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SSH (Secure Shell) is the permissions used by the SSH protocol.

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VNC VNC stands for Virtual Network Communication. 5900

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a powerful technique for

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NFS uses file handles to uniquely identify the file or directory on

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Internet Control Message Protocol(ICMP) to provide an error

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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a link-state routing protocol

OSPF used to find the best path between a source and destination 89
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SLIP stands for Serial Line Internet Protocol. It is a TCP/IP

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IEEE 802.1x Port-based network access control

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IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD access method (Ethernet)

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IEEE 802.14 Cable modems (proposed standard was withdrawn)

IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)

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Any device, such as a workstation, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, that is used to

Client
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A Layer 2 device that makes its forwarding decisions based on the destination
Media Access Control (MAC) address. A switch learns which devices reside off
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A Layer 3 device that makes forwarding decisions based on Internet Protocol

Router (IP) addressing. Based on the routing table, the router intelligently forwards
the traffic out of the appropriate interface.

Can operate at both Layer 2 and Layer 3. Also called a Layer 3 switch, a
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Media can be copper cabling, fiber-optic cabling, or radio waves. Media varies
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Modem is short for modulator/demodulator. An analog modem converts the

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Internet
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It is a superimposed winding of two separately insulated conductors. As a
Twisted Pair
rule, several such pairs are grouped together in a protective cover. They are
Cable
the most widely used transmission media.

It has a PVC or Teflon insulating layer and an outer plastic sheath containing
Coaxial Cable
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It uses the concept of light reflection  through a  glass or plastic core. The
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Cable
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Stripline is a transverse electromagnetic (TEM) transmission line medium

Stripline invented by Robert M. Barrett at the Air Force Cambridge Research Center in
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Microstripline Conductive material is separated from the ground plane by a dielectric layer.

Unguided Media: 

Type of Description
media

These are easy to generate and can penetrate  buildings. There is no need to
Radio
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waves
radios, FM radios, and cordless phones use radio waves for transmission.

Microwaves Multiplexer types: line-of-sight transmission. H. Transmitting and receiving

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They are mainly used for mobile telephony and television distribution.

Infrared is used for  short distance communication. Obstacles cannot be

penetrated. This prevents interference between systems. Frequency Range:
Infrared
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printers, etc.

Types of Multiplexers:

Type Description

The frequency spectrum is divided into logical channels and each user has
Frequency
exclusive access to his channel. It transmits signals in several different
Division
frequency ranges and   multiple video channels over a single cable. Each
Multiplexing
signal is modulated onto a different carrier frequency and the carrier
(FDM)
frequencies are separated by guard bands.

Time Division Each user  gets full bandwidth for a short period of time on a regular basis.
Multiplexing
The entire channel is dedicated to her one user, but only for a short  time.
(TDM)

Wavelength This is the same as FDM but applied to fiber, with the difference  that here
Division the operating frequency is much higher, actually  in the optical range. Due
Multiplexing to its extremely high bandwidth, fiber optic has great potential.

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layers of the network into network layer packets at the source and
Packetizing
decapsulating the payload from the network layer packets at the destination
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These are two other services provided by the network layer. A network has
Routing and
many routes from a  source to a destination. The network layer sets some
Forwarding
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Mode of Communication:

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In simplex mode,  communication is one-way, like one-way. Only one of the two
Simplex
devices on the link can transmit, the other can only receive. Simplex mode allows
Mode
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In full-duplex mode, both stations can transmit and receive at the same time. In
full-duplex mode, signals  in one direction share the capacity of the link with
Full- signals  in the other direction. This sharing can be done in two ways:
Duplex Either the link must contain two physically separate transmission paths, one
Mode for sending and the other for receiving.
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120.200.0.0/24 120.200.0.1 120.200.255.254 120.200.255.255

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120.253.0.0/24 120.253.0.1 120.253.255.254 120.253.255.255

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120.255.0.0/24 120.255.0.1 120.255.255.254 120.255.255.255

Subnetting:

Private IP Address with Private IP Range Private IP Range denoted

Subnet Mask in CIDR

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192.168.0.0 to
192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0 192.168.0.0/16
192.168.255.255

CIDR SUBNET WILDCARD # OF IP # OF USABLE IP

MASK MASK ADDRESSES ADDRESSES

/32 255.255.255.255 0.0.0.0 1 1

/31 255.255.255.254 0.0.0.1 2 2*

/30 255.255.255.252 0.0.0.3 4 2

/29 255.255.255.248 0.0.0.7 8 6

/28 255.255.255.240 0.0.0.15 16 14

/27 255.255.255.224 0.0.0.31 32 30

/26 255.255.255.192 0.0.0.63 64 62

/25 255.255.255.128 0.0.0.127 128 126

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/16 255.255.0.0 0.0.255.255 65,536 65,534

/15 255.254.0.0 0.1.255.255 131,072 131,070

/14 255.252.0.0 0.3.255.255 262,144 262,142

/13 255.248.0.0 0.7.255.255 524,288 524,286

/12 255.240.0.0 0.15.255.255 1,048,576 1,048,574

/11 255.224.0.0 0.31.255.255 2,097,152 2,097,150

/10 255.192.0.0 0.63.255.255 4,194,304 4,194,302

/9 255.128.0.0 0.127.255.255 8,388,608 8,388,606

/8 255.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 16,777,216 16,777,214

/7 254.0.0.0 1.255.255.255 33,554,432 33,554,430

/6 252.0.0.0 3.255.255.255 67,108,864 67,108,862

/5 248.0.0.0 7.255.255.255 134,217,728 134,217,726

/4 240.0.0.0 15.255.255.255 268,435,456 268,435,454

/3 224.0.0.0 31.255.255.255 536,870,912 536,870,910

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/1 128.0.0.0 127.255.255.255 2,147,483,648 2,147,483,646

/0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 4,294,967,296 4,294,967,294

Methods of Network Security:

Method Description

Verify a user’s identity, usually by asking them to enter a password or

Authen­tic­ation
biometric identifier.

Encrypt data with a key,  that is, the same key is required to decrypt the
Encryption
data. This is how HTTPS works.

Firewalls Protect the network from unauthorized access.

MAC Address Allow devices to access or be prevented from accessing the network based
Filtering on their physical address embedded in the device’s network adapter.

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