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| Introduction | |
| Living in a Network-Centric World Objectives Key Terms Communicating in a Network-Centric World | |
| Networks Supporting the Way We Live | |
| Examples of Today s Popular Communication Tools | |
| Networks Supporting the Way We Learn | |
| Networks Supporting the Way We Work | |
| Networks Supporting the Way We Play | |
| Communication: An Essential Part of Our Lives | ... MORE |
| What Is Communication? | |
| Quality of Communication | |
| The Network as a Platform | |
| Communicating over Networks | |
| Elements of a Network | |
| Converged Networks | |
| The Architecture of the Internet | |
| The Network Architecture | |
| Fault-Tolerant Network Architecture | |
| Scalable Network Architecture | |
| Providing Quality of Service | |
| Providing Network Security | |
| Trends in Networking | |
| Where Is It All Going? | |
| Networking Career Opportunities | |
| Summary | |
| Activities and Labs | |
| Check Your Understanding | |
| Challenge Questions and Activities | |
| To Learn More | |
| Communicating over the Network Objectives | |
| Key Terms | |
| The Platform for Communications | |
| The Elements of Communication | |
| Communicating the Messages | |
| Components of the Network | |
| End Devices and Their Role on the Network | |
| Intermediary Devices and Their Role on the Network | |
| Network Media | |
| LANs, WANs, and Internetworks | |
| Local-Area Networks | |
| Wide-Area Networks | |
| The Internet: A Network of Networks | |
| Network Representations | |
| Protocols | |
| Rules That Govern Communications | |
| Network Protocols | |
| Protocol Suites and Industry Standards | |
| Interaction of Protocols | |
| Technology-Independent Protocols | |
| Using Layered Models | |
| The Benefits of a Layered Model | |
| Protocol and Reference Models | |
| TCP/IP Model | |
| Communication Process | |
| Protocol Data Units and Encapsulation | |
| Sending and Receiving Process | |
| OSI Model | |
| Comparing the OSI Model to the TCP/IP Model | |
| Network Addressing | |
| Addressing in the Network | |
| Getting Data to the End Device | |
| Getting Data Through the Internetwork | |
| Getting Data to the Right Application | |
| Summary | |
| Activities and Labs | |
| Check Your Understanding | |
| Challenge Questions and Activities | |
| To Learn More | |
| Application Layer Functionality and Protocols Objectives | |
| Key Terms | |
| Applications: The Interface Between the Networks | |
| OSI and TCP/IP Model | |
| Application Layer Software | |
| User Applications, Services, and Application Layer Protocols | |
| Application Layer Protocol Functions | |
| Making Provisions for Applications and Services | |
| Client/Server Model | |
| Servers | |
| Application Layer Services and Protocols | |
| Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networking and Applications | |
| Application Layer Protocols and Services Example | |
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