Introduction . xvi Part I: Network Fundamentals CHAPTER 1: Network Fundamentals: Models and Designs . 3 Topic: Compare and contrast OSI and TCP/IP models . 5 Topic: Compare and contrast TCP and UDP protocols . 10 Topic: Describe the impact of infrastructure components in an enterprise network . 14 Topic: Compare and contrast collapsed core and three-tier architectures . 17 Topic: Compare and contrast network topologies . 20 Topic: Select the appropriate cabling type based on implementation requirements .
23 Topic: Apply troubleshooting methodologies to resolve problems . 26 Review Questions . 28 Answers to Review Questions . 30 Additional Resources . 31 CHAPTER 2: Network Fundamentals: IPv4 . 33 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting . 34 Topic: Compare and contrast IPv4 address types . 43 Topic: Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing .
46 Review Questions . 48 Answers to Review Questions . 50 Additional Resources . 51 CHAPTER 3: Network Fundamentals: IPv6 . 53 Topic: Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing scheme to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment . 54 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing. 58 Topic: Configure and verify IPv6 Stateless Address Auto Configuration . 62 Topic: Compare and contrast IPv6 address types .
65 Review Questions . 68 Answers to Review Questions . 70 Additional Resources . 71 Part II: LAN Switching Fundamentals CHAPTER 4: LAN Switching Fundamentals: Switching Concepts . 75 Topic: Describe and verify switching concepts . 76 Topic: Interpret Ethernet frame format . 80 Topic: Troubleshoot interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed) . 83 Review Questions .
88 Answers to Review Questions . 89 Additional Resources . 90 CHAPTER 5: LAN Switching Fundamentals: VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity . 91 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches . 92 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity . 100 Topic: Configure and verify Layer 2 protocols . 104 Review Questions . 107 Answers to Review Questions .
108 Additional Resources . 109 CHAPTER 6: LAN Switching Fundamentals: Port Security . 111 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot port security . 112 Review Questions . 117 Answers to Review Questions . 118 Additional Resources . 119 Part III: Routing Fundamentals CHAPTER 7: Routing Fundamentals: Routing Concepts . 123 Topic: Describe the routing concepts .
124 Topic: Interpret the components of routing table . 126 Topic: Describe how a routing table is populated by different routing information sources . 131 Review Questions . 134 Answers to Review Questions . 135 Additional Resources . 136 CHAPTER 8: Routing Fundamentals: Inter-VLAN Routing . 137 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing . 138 Review Questions .
149 Answers to Review Questions . 150 Additional Resources . 151 CHAPTER 9: Routing Fundamentals: Static and Dynamic Routing . 153 Topic: Compare and contrast static routing and dynamic routing . 154 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing . 157 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution) . 161 Review Questions . 171 Answers to Revi.