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Objectives:
1. Understand the function and structure of packets in a network, and analyze and understand those packets
2. Understand the function of protocols in a network
3. Discuss the layered architecture of protocols, and script common protocols and their implementation.
4. Understand channel access methods.

Important Points:

1. Because most computer network communications are long messages, messages are broken into packets to allow multiple connections to be made across the circuits.
2. Packets have three basic elements.
    a. Header contains the source and destination address of the packet.
    b. data - actual data being sent - size is 512 bytes to 16K bytes - payload
    c. packet trailer - verify the validity of the packet's contents. (CRC) which is removed as the packet transcends the various levels.
    d. Broadcast packets are created for all computers on a network.
    e. Multicast packets for computers that listen to a shared network address.
3. Connectionless vs connection-oriented protocols
    a. Connectionless not always reliable but faster.  datagrams
    b. connection oreinted - more reliable but slower
    c. routable protocols function at the network layer. TCP/IP, IPX/SPX
    d. non routable netBEUI - small networks

 

OSI Model

Application Layer Initiates or accepts a request to transfer data Application protocols -SMTP transfers e-mail - FTP file transfer services - SNMP manage network devices-NCP Novell cilient shell and redirectors - ATFP apple file management protocol
Presentation layer Adds formatting, display, and encryption information
Session layer Add communication session control information
Transport layer Adds flow-control, sequencing, and reliability information Transport protocols - TCP delivery of data - SPX Novell - ATP apple - Net Bios/NetBEUI communications between computers.
Network layer Adds addressing information network protocols - IP addressing and routing - IPX Novell - NetBEUI/NetBIOs ,DDP,DLC
Data link layer Adds error-checking, physical addressing, and formats data for physical transmission
Physical layer Sends data as a bit stream

 

OSI TCP/IP

TelNet-FTP-DHCP-TFTP

Http-SMTP-DNS-SNMP

Application Layer

 
Application Layer
Presentation layer
Session layer
Transport layer TCP - UCP

Transport Layer

 
Network layer ICMP-ARP-RARP-IP

Internet Layer

 
Data link layer Network Interface Layer
Physical layer  
IP address    0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
Class A   1.0.0.0 to 126.0.0.0  -16,777,214 host
Class B  128.0 to 255.0.0 to 191.0 to 255.0.0 - 65,534 host
Class C 192.0.0.0 to 255 to 223.0.0.0 to 255  small networks - 254 host
Class D 224.0.0.0 to 239.0.0.0 videoconferencing mullticasting.
Class E 240.0.0.0 to 255.0.0.0 experimental use not used for address assignment

 Localhost  127.0.0.1 IP address.
IPv6 provides a 128 bit address.

Copyright © by Earl T. Wylie 2001, 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007