EXPERTECH OUTLINE -
Ethernet Fundamentals

Lesson 1:
Origins and Concepts

• In the beginning…
• Defining Ethernet
• Ethernet, layers and the IEEE
• Ethernet addressing / domains
• Where Ethernet lives today

Lesson 2:
First and Second Generation Ethernet

• The bus topology
• 10 Mbps Ethernet over TP/fiber
• CSMA/CD
• Fast Ethernet
• Shared Ethernet scenarios

Lesson 3:
Third Generation Ethernet – the Switch

• The performance problem
• From bridging to switching
• Half- to full-duplex Ethernet
• 10/100 Mbps switched Ethernet scenarios

 

 

 

Lesson 4:
Going to Gigabits

• Bandwidth drivers and Moore’s law
• Gigabit and 10 Gb Ethernet
• Application of 10 G variants

Lesson 5:
Fourth Generation Ethernet – the VLAN

• Defining VLANs, and why we need them
• Interconnecting VLANs
• VLAN trunking
• Selecting the right switch for your network

Lesson 6:
Ethernet Enhancements

• Power over Ethernet
• Link aggregation
• CoS/QoS