TCP/IP V4:A Comprehensive Guide

Fundamentals of Communication Networks
Standard Computer Network Models
Internetworking and Transmission Methods
Network Switching Techniques
Data Communication Terminologies

Introduction to Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Origin of TCP/IP
TCP/IP?An Internetworking Protocol
Network Connectivity Devices
Standardization of TCP/IP

TCP/IP Architecture and Data Transfer
Network Layering
OSI Reference Model
The TCP/IP Model
Data Transfer in a TCP/IP Network Model

Network Access Layer Protocols
Data Communication in the Network Access Layer
Ethernet Protocol

Internet Layer Protocols
Internet Protocol (IP)
IP Fragmentation
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

IP Addressing and Routing
Internet Protocol Addressing
Custom IP Addresses
Routing in TCP/IP Networks

Addressing Protocols
Protocols for Address Resolution
Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Transport Layer Protocols
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
TCP Connections and Data Transfer
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Application Layer Protocols
The Naming Protocol-Domain Name System
NetBIOS Name Resolution
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Telnet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Messaging Protocols
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3)
Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4 (IMAP4)

Routing Algorithms
Basics of IP Routing
Types of IP Routing Algorithms

Interior Gateway Protocols (IGP)
Routing Information Protocol Version 1 (RIP-1)
Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIP-2)
Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)
Intermediate System-Intermediate System (IS-IS)
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Border Gateway Protocol
Advanced BGP Concepts

IP Multicasting
IP Multicasting
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
Multicast Routing Protocols

Basics of Quality of Service (QoS)
Introduction to Quality of Service
Queue Management for QoS
Integrated Services in QoS
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
Differentiated Services (DS) in QoS

Network Management Protocols
Network Management Tasks
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SNMP Architecture

Network Security
Security Fundamentals
Cryptography Fundamentals
Firewall Components

IP Security Architecture
Overview of Internet Protocol Security
IPSec Core Protocols

Current Trends in TCP/IP
Introduction to IPv6
Mobile IP Technology
Internet Telephony Using VoIP
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)

After completing this course, students will know how to:

explore the fundamentals of network communication.
examine the evolution, standardization, and importance of TCP/IP.
describe the OSI and TCP/IP models and explain how data transfer takes place in the TCP/IP layers.
examine the primary protocols of the Physical and Data Link layers.
examine the operation of Internet layer and its protocols.
describe the basic concepts of IP addressing and IP routing.
explore the various protocols that help address packets.
examine the operation of Transport layer protocols.
describe the various Application layer protocols.
examine the different types of messaging protocols.
examine the networks that adopt IP routing algorithms to assist the flow of packets from the source to the destination.
examine the salient features of various Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs).
discuss the simple and advanced features of BGP.
examine multicasting, IGMP, and multicast routing protocols.
describe QoS and the two main approaches to implement QoS in TCP/IP.
describe the tasks and protocol involved in the management of TCP/IP networks.
explore the security issues regarding TCP/IP networks.
explore the IP security framework.
examine the recent applications of TCP/IP in the telecommunications, wireless communication, and multimedia domains.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that you are familiar with Fundamentals of Data
Communication: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.