Chapter 7: Layer 2 - Technologies Outline:

Chapter Review |
Chapter Overview |
7.1 | Basics of Token Ring

7.1.1 | Overview of Token Ring and its variants
7.1.2 | Token Ring frame format
7.1.3 | Token Ring MAC
7.1.4 | Token Ring signaling
7.1.5 | Token Ring media and physical topologies

7.2 | Basics of Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

7.2.1 | Overview of FDDI and its variants
7.2.2 | FDDI format
7.2.3 | FDDI MAC
7.2.4 | FDDI signaling
7.2.5 | FDDI media

7.3 | Ethernet and IEEE 802.3

7.3.1 | Comparing Ethernet and IEEE 802.3
7.3.2 | Ethernet family tree
7.3.3 | Ethernet frame format
7.3.4 | Ethernet MAC
7.3.5 | Ethernet signaling
7.3.6 | Ethernet 10BASE-T media and topologies

7.4 | Layer 2 Devices

7.4.1 | NICs
7.4.2 | NIC Layer 2 operations
7.4.3 | Bridges
7.4.4 | Bridge Layer 2 operations
7.4.5 | Switches
7.4.6 | Switch Layer 2 operations

7.5 | Effects of Layer 2 Devices on Data Flow

7.5.1 | Ethernet LAN segmentation
7.5.2 | Bridge segmentation of a collision domain
7.5.3 | Switch segmentation of a collision domain
7.5.4 | Router segmentation of a collision domain
7.5.5 | Teaching topology segmentation by bridges, switches, and routers

7.6 | Basic Ethernet 10BASE-T Troubleshooting

7.6.1 | Troubleshooting workstations
7.6.2 | Network Inspector discovery lab
7.6.3 | Network Inspector problem log lab
7.6.4 | Protocol Inspector frame statistics

Chapter Summary |
Chapter Quiz |