Local Area Networks

Learning Tree International
London,Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' you will learn how to

Apply basic LAN terminology, technology and protocols
Select LAN technology based on application requirements
Configure LANs to interconnect the computing resources of your organisation
Evolve from workgroup LANs to enterprise-wide networks
Support LAN network storage

LAN Fundamentals
THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANs

An evolution (revolution) from WANs
Shared media LANs
Broadcasts
WHAT IS A LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)?

Definitions and terminology
Ownership
Size
Broadcast
HOW LANs OPERATE

Resource sharing
Client/server
Networking PCs and mini/mainframes
Communications Across LANs
THE ADDRESSES USED WITH LANs

LAN (MAC) addresses
IP addresses
Flat and hierarchical addressing
Unicast
Multicast
Broadcast
SWITCH AND ROUTER INTERCONNECTION

Switching LAN frames (transparent)
Routing IP packets (not transparent)
HOW TRAFFIC IS FORWARDED

Forwarding or routing tables
Source learning
Exchange tables
Evaluating Types of LAN Cabling Systems
MEDIA ALTERNATIVES AND TRADE-OFFS

Twisted pair
Fibre optic
Electrical interference
Shielding
Cable length limitations
Connectors
ETHERNET CABLING SYSTEMS

Category 5e and 6 UTP
Future Cat 7
Fibre optic (multimode and single-mode)
Major LAN Standards
ETHERNET AND IEEE 802.3 STANDARDS

CSMA/CD
10/100/1000BASE-T
Tree topology
Wiring rules
Gigabit Ethernet
10 G Ethernet
WIRELESS ETHERNET (802.11) STANDARDS

802.11a, b and g
CSMA/CA
Access points
Roaming
Wi-Fi
Wireless cautions
WEP insecurity
Recent advances in wireless security
OTHER IEEE LAN STANDARDS

802.1 to 802.20 LANs
Tracking power-line LANs
Switching Techniques in LANs
BRIDGING AND SWITCHING OPERATION

Limit collision domains
Plug-and-play
Transparent
Source learning
Flooding
Broadcast storms
Bridges are "out"
Switches are "in"
REDUNDANCY IN SWITCHED LANs

Spanning tree
Standby operation
Loop prevention
Admin control
VLANs AND BROADCAST DOMAINS

Workgroups
Membership criteria
Local and remote members
802.1Q
CUT-THROUGH & FULL-DUPLEX OPERATIONS

Latency
Collision-free Ethernet
2x throughput
Server access
MultiLAN Networks and Configuration
EXPANDED SIZE AND DIVERSITY OF NETWORKS

Backbone designs
High-speed LANs
CONFIGURING LARGE-SCALE LAYER 2 LANs

Auto-negotiation
802.1Q VLANs
Directory-enabled networks
LDAP
CONFIGURING LAYER 3 INTERCONNECTIVITY

IP configuration
IP address/mask
BOOTP/DHCP
ARP
ICMP
Ping
Protocols and LAN Performance
KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS

High bandwidth
Low delay
Latency
Throughput
SUPPORT FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS)

Traffic prioritisation
IGMP snooping
Multicast support
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES

Flow control
802.3x
Full duplex
Link aggregation
802.3ad
IMPROVED RESILIENCY (RAPID RECOVERY)

Fail-over techniques
Redundancy
VRRP
Fast spanning tree recovery
Additional LAN Uses and Issues
END-TO-END QoS OVER LAN AND WAN

Application-aware
Network-aware
802.1p
DiffServ
Configuration
NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE (NAS)

Appliance approach
NFS and CIFS
Plug-and-play
With Ethernet
STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN)

I/O blocks instead of files
SCSI command set
Fibre channel
Arbitrated loop and switched devices
STORAGE OVER IP

Fibre channel over IP
Tunnelling
SCSI over TCP/IP
iSCSI
Gigabit Ethernet
Installing and Operating a LAN
HOW TO CONFIGURE A LAN

Determining user needs
Predicting traffic loads
Cable layout
Wire closets
HOW TO PLAN FOR INSTALLATION

Pre- and post-installation testing
Use of TDRs and OTDRs
LAN ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL

Configuration and management
SNMP
Protocol analysers
RMON
RMON2
LAN security
Internet/intranet firewalls
Selection and Procurement of a LAN
DEFINING YOUR REQUIREMENTS

How to specify and achieve them
Making requirements testable
KEY SELECTION PARAMETERS

Throughput
Cost
Availability

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Phone:0800 282 353,020 7874 5000,0131 226 6243

School Address:

Learning Tree International Ltd.
Euston House
24 Eversholt Street
London, NW1 1AD
Telephone:0800 282 353

EIS Building
39 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh EH12 5AU
Telephone: 0131 226 6243
Fax: 0131 226 5967

United Kingdom

Jobs & Resumes: London, Edinburgh
Houses & Roommates: London, Edinburgh

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