IP Fundamentals: What Everyone Needs to Know About Addressing and Routing, 1/e

1. Introduction to the Internet Protocol.

What is IP? Communicating over LANs and WANs. IP Architecture Overview. Overview of the IP Header. What is Routing? Why is the Internet so Useful? Internet Applications.

2. Internet Addressing Conventions and Scaling Issues.

Introduction. Additional Practice with Classful IP Addressing.

3. Classical Subnetting.

What is Subnetting? Why is Subnetting Needed? Early Alternatives to Subnetting. Explicit Subnetting. Hierarchical Information Hiding. Extended- Network-Prefix. Subnet Addressing Plan Design. Considerations. Additional Practice with Subnetworks.

4. Generalized Subnetting.

Introduction to Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM) and Supernetting. VLSM. VLSM Design Considerations. EXAMPLE of Hierarchical Addressing. VLSM Example. VLSM Exercise. Manipulation of Subnets and Supernets.

5. Scalable Internet Address Management.

CIDR:Internet :: VLSM:Intranet. CIDR Practice Exercises. Endstation Implications for CIDR Deployment. New Solutions for Scaling the Internet Address Space.

6. LAN Interconnection.

Introduction. Interconnection at OSI Layer 1. Interconnection at OSI Layer 2. Interconnection at OSI Layer 3.

7. Ethernet Technologies.

Introduction. Medium Access Control: CSMA/CD. Ethernet Frame Formats. Ethernet Media. Troubleshooting Ethernet.

8. IP Over Ethernet.

Introduction.

9. Token Ring and FDDI.

Introduction to Token-Passing Ring Technology. Token Ring Specifics. FDDI versus Token Ring. IP over Token Ring and FDDI.

10. The Point-to-Point Protocol.

Classification of Serial Lines. Dial-up versus Leased Lines. PPP Overview. Link Control Protocol (LCP). Authentication. Network Layer Control Protocol(s). Frame Format and IP Encapsulation.

11. Frame Relay.

Evolution of Wide-Area “Cloud” Technologies.

12. Introduction to Routing.

The Relationship between Addressing and Routing. Role and Types of Routing Protocols.

13. RIP and OSPF.

Routing Information Protocol. Open Shortest Path First. General OSPF Guidelines. OSPF Deployment Considerations: Summary. RIP and OSPF Summary.

14. Interconnecting Dissimilar Unicast Routing Domains.

Overview of Interconnection Techniques. Simple: Aggregation. Complex: Explicit Import/Export of Routes. Compromise: Exchange LAN, Static Routes, Use Default.

Appendix A Use and Operation of Specific IP Troubleshooting Tools.

Introduction. ICMP is Inseparable from IP. Ping: An Application of ICMP. Traceroute. The Transport-Layer “Echo” Port.

Appendix B IEEE 802.1Q and 802.1p.

IEEE 802.1Q Tag Header. Priority Tagging. GARP.

Appendix C Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Some Advantages of DHCP. A “Disadvantage” of DHCP. DHCP Details.

Index.