Introducing IP Fundamentals of Cisco Fabric for Media

• Course Introduction
• Ethernet Hardware
• Describing the OSI and TCP/IP Models
• Understanding Ethernet and Switch Operation
• Describing IPv4 Network Layer Addressing
• Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process
• Describing Routing
• IP Multicast
• Describing Data Center Network Architectures
• Virtualization and Software-Defined Networking

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Basic computer literacy
• Basic PC operating system navigation skills
• Basic Internet usage skills
• Basic IP address knowledge
• Basic understanding of networking protocols

This Cisco course will help to meet these pre-requisites;

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics.
• Describe network fundamentals, and explain a simple LAN.
• Describe hardware and wiring that is used to build a network.
• Describe the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model.
• Explain the datalink layer characteristics, Ethernet protocol, and switch operation.
• Introduce students to key network layer components, definitions, and standards.
• Explain the purpose and functions of the transport layer.
• Describe end-to-end packet delivery.
• Describe routing.
• Describe multicast networks, applications, and protocols.
• Explain data center architecture in each layer and describe new leaf-spine topology approaches.
• Explain virtualization and Software-Defined Networking (SDN).