Network Monitoring Glossary

• Connection Architectures
• ETHERNET – IEEE 802.3
  • Frame Formats
  • Media Access
  • Collisions
  • Propagation Delay
  • Frame Corruption
  • Interframe Gap
  • Ethernet – Signal Encoding
  • Packets and Protocols
  • Ethernet – Addresses and Names
• Fast Ethernet
  • Introduction To Fast Ethernet
  • 100 Mb/sec and 10 Mb/sec in Fast Ethernet
  • Integration Of 100 Mb/ sec Ethernet Into Existing 10 Mb/ sec networks
  • Migration from 10 Mb/ sec to 100 Mb/ sec Fast Ethernet
  • Data Encoding
  • Troubleshooting Techniques for Fast Ethernet
  • Signal Encoding
• FDDI – Fiber Distributed Data Interface
  • Introduction
  • Operation of the FDDI Layer Processes
  • Protocol Analysis Techniques for FDDI
  • The FDDI Physical Medium
  • Dependent (PMD) Layer
  • Measuring Decibels
• Fiber Optics – A General Discussion
• Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel Technology
• Interconnect Devices: Repeater, Bridge, Switch, Router
  • Bridge Technology
  • Switch Network Technology
• LLC – IEEE 802.2 Logical Link Control
  • Introduction to LLC Layer
  • Defining “Connection-less” and “Connection-Oriented”
  • Type 1 Logical Link Control
  • Setting Up a Type II LLC Connection
  • Transmitting and Acknowledging
  • Data in Type II LLC
  • Protocol Analysis Techniques for Type II LLC
  • The Bits in the LLC Header
  • Type 2 LLC Commands and Responses
  • Type II LLC Commands and Responses
  • Viewing LLC with your Protocol Analyzer
  • The Rationale for Using a Reliable Data Link
• Networking Technical Reference
  • Ethertype Values
  • Service Access Point – Path Control
  • Assigned Port Numbers for TCP and UDP (RFC 1700)
  • Humorous RFCs
  • Courseware Design & Development
• The TCP/IP Protocol Family
  • Internet Protocol (IP)
  • Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
  • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• VoIP
• WAN
• Wireless LAN / 802.11 WLAN
  • Signal Characteristics
  • Packets and Protocols
  • Logical Addresses and Names
  • Packet Types
• Glossary of Network Terms
• Network Terms to Know