Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 3: Ethernet TechnologiesEthernet Networks in Review; Collision Domain; Broadcast Domain; CSMA/CD; Half- and Full-Duplex Ethernet; Ethernet at the Data Link Layer; Ethernet at the Physical Layer; Ethernet Cabling; Straight-Through Cable; Crossover Cable; Rolled Cable; Data Encapsulation; Summary; Exam Essentials; Written Labs; Written Lab 3.1: Binary/Decimal/Hexadecimal Conversion; Written Lab 3.2: CSMA/CD Operations; Written Lab 3.3: Cabling; Written Lab 3.4: Encapsulation; Review Questions; Chapter 4: TCP/IP DoD Model; Introducing TCP/IP; A Brief History of TCP/IP
  • TCP/IP and the DoD ModelThe Process/Application Layer Protocols; The Host-to-Host Layer Protocols; The Internet Layer Protocols; Summary; Exam Essentials; Written Lab 4; Written Lab 4: Internet Protocol (IP) Stack; Review Questions; Chapter 5: IP Addressing; IPv4 Addressing; IP Terminology; The Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme; Private IP Addresses (RFC 1918); IPv4 Address Types; Layer 2 Broadcasts; Layer 3 Broadcasts; Unicast Address; Multicast Address; IPv6 Addressing; Why Do We Need IPv6?; The Benefits and Uses of IPv6; IPv6 Addressing and Expressions; Address Types; Summary
  • Introduction; CCNA Data Center 640-911 Exam Objectives; Assessment Test; Answers to Assessment Test; Chapter 1: Understanding Basic Networking; First Things First: What's a Network?; The Local Area Network (LAN); Common Network Components; Workstations; Wide Area Network (WAN); Network Architecture: Peer-to-Peer or Client/Server?; Physical Network Topologies; Bus Topology; Star and Extended-Star Topology; Ring Topology; Mesh Topology; Point-to-Point Topology; Point-to-Multipoint Topology; Hybrid Topology; Topology Selection, Backbones, and Segments; Selecting the Right Topology
  • Exam EssentialsWritten Labs; Written Lab 5: TCP/IP; Review Questions; Chapter 6: Easy Subnetting; Subnetting Basics; IP Subnet-Zero; How to Create Subnets; Subnet Masks; Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR); Subnetting Class C Addresses; Subnetting Class B Addresses; Subnetting Class A Addresses; Summary; Exam Essentials; Written Labs; Written Lab 6.1: Written Subnet Practice #1; Written Lab 6.2: Written Subnet Practice #2; Written Lab 6.3: Written Subnet Practice #3; Review Questions; Chapter 7: Introduction to Nexus; NX-OS Hardware; SFP+ Transceivers; Console Port; Management Ports