Understanding TCP/IP (NT3965)

Module 1: Introduction to Network Protocols

• ISO OSI
• TCP/IP
• Methods of Information Transmission
• Virtual Circuit

Module 2: Introduction to Network Protocols

• ISO OSI
• TCP/IP
• Methods of Information Transmission
• Virtual Circuit

Module 3: Physical Layer

• Serial Line
• Modems
• Digital Circuits
• LAN

Module 4: Link Layer

• Serial Line Internet Protocol
• Compressed SLIP
• High-Level Data Link Control Protocol
• Point-To-Point Protocol
• Frame Relay
• Local Area Networks
• Wireless Local Area Network
• Fixed Wireless Access

Module 5: Internet Protocol

• IP Datagram
• Internet Control Message Protocol
• Fragmentation
• Optional Entries in the IP Header
• ARP and RARP Protocols
• Internet Group Management Protocol
• Multicast and Link Protocol

Module 6: IP Address

• Network: First Period of History
• Network: Second Period of History
• IP Addresses in the Intranet and Special-Use IP Addresses
• Unnumbered Interface
• Address Plan
• Over 254 Interfaces in a LAN

Module 7: Routing

• Forwarding and Screening
• Routing
• Handling Routing Tables
• Routing Protocols
• Neutral Exchange Point

Module 8: IP Version 6

• Next Headers of IP Version 6 Datagram
• ICMP Version 6 Protocol
• IP Addresses
• Windows 2003

Module 9: Transmission Control Protocol

• TCP Segments
• TCP Header Options
• Establishing and Terminating a Connection with TCP
• Determining the Connection State
• Response Delay Techniques
• Window Technique
• Network Congestion
• The Window Scale Factor

Module 10: User Datagram Protocol

• Fragmentation
• Broadcasts and Multicasts

Module 11: Domain Name System

• Name Syntax
• Reverse Domains
• Resource Records
• DNS Protocol
• DNS Query

Module 12: Telnet

• The NVT Protocol
• Telnet Protocol Commands
• Example of Windows NT Client Communication
• Example of UNIX Client Communication

Module 13: File Transfer Protocol

• Architecture
• Active Mode of FTP Protocol Communication
• Passive Mode of FTP Protocol Communication
• FTP Commands
• Proxy
• Return Codes
• Abnormal Termination of Data Transfer
• Anonymous FTP

Module 14: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

• Client-Server
• Proxy
• Gateway
• Tunnel
• More Intermediate Nodes
• Uniform Resource Identifier
• Relative URI
• The HTTP Request
• The HTTP Response
• Other Header Fields
• Cookie

Module 15: Email

• Email Architecture
• Mail Message Format
• MIME
• SMTP
• ESMTP
• POP3
• IMAP4

Module 16: Forums

• Message Format
• NNTP Protocol

Module 17: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

• Protocol Principle
• Data Model of LDAP Directory
• LDAP Protocol Data Units
• Server Programs
• Client Programs
• Lightweight Directory Interchange Format