Cpt11 Reviewer Lesson 1 2
Cpt11 Reviewer Lesson 1 2
WLAN devices:
- These devices connect wireless devices such
as computers, printers, and tablets to the
network. Since pretty much every device
Two advantages to using routers: manufactured today has a wireless NIC, you just
• They don’t forward broadcasts by default. need to configure a basic access point (AP) to
connect to a traditional wired network.
Access Points or APs: Advantages of Reference Models:
- These devices allow wireless devices to connect • It divides the network communication process into
to a wired network and extend a collision domain smaller and
from a switch, and are typically in their own simpler components, facilitating component
broadcast domain or what we’ll refer to as a Virtual development, design,
LAN (VLAN). and troubleshooting.
- An AP can be a simple standalone device, but • It allows multiple-vendor development through the
today they are usually managed by wireless standardization of
controllers either in house or through the internet. network components.
• It encourages industry standardization by clearly
Firewalls: defining what
- These devices are network security systems functions occur at each layer of the model.
that monitor and control the incoming and outgoing • It allows various types of network hardware and
network traffic based on predetermined security software to
rules, and is usually an Intrusion Protection System communicate.
(IPS). • It prevents changes in one layer from affecting
other layers to
Internetworking Models: expedite development.
• In the late 1970s, the Open Systems
Interconnection (OSI) reference model OSI
was created by the International Organization for - is a logical model, not a physical one.
Standardization (ISO) to - It’s essentially a set of guidelines that developers
break through this barrier. can use to create
• The OSI model was meant to help vendors create and implement applications to run on a network.
interoperable network - It also provides a framework for creating and
devices and software in the form of protocols so implementing
that different vendor networking standards, devices, and internetworking
networks could work in peaceable accord with each schemes.
other.
• OSI model is the primary architectural model for OSI define into 2 Layers:
networks. It describes - The three top layers define how the applications
how data and network information are within the end
communicated from an application stations will communicate with each other as well
on one computer through the network media to an as with users.
application on another - The bottom four layers define how data is
computer. The OSI reference model breaks this transmitted end to end.
approach into layers.
The Layered Approach:
Reference Model
- is a conceptual blueprint of how communications
should take place.
Layers
- processes required for effective communication
and divides them into logical groupings hierarchical
or layered architecture a communication system is
design.
The following network devices operate at all - Think of it as the OSI model’s translator, providing
seven layers of the OSI model: coding and conversion services. One very effective
• Network management stations (NMSs) way of ensuring a successful data transfer is to
• Web and application servers convert the data into a standard format before
• Gateways (not default gateways) transmission.
• Servers
• Network hosts The Session Layer:
• The Session layer is responsible for setting up,
The OSI reference model has the following managing, and dismantling sessions between
Seven Layers: Presentation layer entities and keeping user data
• Application layer (layer 7) separate. Dialog control between devices also
• Presentation layer (layer 6) occurs at this layer.
• Session layer (layer 5)
• Transport layer (layer 4) Three Different Modes:
• Network layer (layer 3) • Simplex
• Data Link layer (layer 2) • Half-duplex
• Physical layer (layer 1) • Full-duplex
Simplex - is simple one-way communication,
kind of like saying something and not getting a
reply.
• Network Addresses Protocol - specific network
addresses. A router must maintain a routing table
for individual routing protocols because each routed
protocol keeps track of a network with a different
addressing scheme.
Interface - The exit interface a packet will take
when destined for a specific network.