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Lesson 6: Network Communications and Protocols

Chapter 6 - Part I - Packets and Protocols

 


Lesson Objectives:

After reading the chapter and completing the exercises, the students should be able to:

Understand the function and structure of packets in a network and be able to analyze and understand those packets
• Understand the function of protocols in a network, discuss the layered architecture of protocols, and describe common protocols and their implementation


Key Terms


address registry
AFP (AppleTalk File Protocol)
application protocol
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
ATP (AppleTalk Transaction Protocol)
broadcast packet
CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing)
connectionless
connection-oriented
data section
datagram
DDP (Delivery Datagram Protocol)
DECNet
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
DLC (Data Link Control)
DNS (Domain Name System)
enterprise network
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
IP (Internet Protocol)
localhost
loopback
multicast packet
NBP (Name Binding Protocol)
NCP (NetWare Core Protocol)
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System)
nonroutable
Novell IPX ODI Protocol
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
packet header
packet trailer
payload
RIP (Routing Information Protocol)
routable
routing
SAP (Service Advertising Protocol)
SMB (Server Message Block)
SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol)
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
SPX (Sequenced Packet eXchange)
subnet
subnet mask
supernetting
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
Telnet
token passing
transport protocol
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
X.25
XNS (Xerox Network System
)

 


Links

Network Packet Formats

Networking made simple - Packets

Webopedia -Network Protocols

Practically Networked - Windows XP Network Protocols

Alliance Datacom Networking Help Sheets

 

 

 

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