LEARNING OUTCOMES
After undergoing the complete tutorial, the learners will be able to:
- Know about signal types, transmission media
- Know about different communication methodologies
- Setup computer networks
- Setup basic wireless network
- Diagnose & solve network problems
- Diagnose & solve network problems remotely
- Provide security to networks
- Manage & handle wan
- Prevent external network attacks
- Identify network troubleshooting methods.
Introduction to Data Communication
- Basics of the Communications
- Direction of the Data flow(simplex, half-duplex, full-duplex)
- Network Topologies, signals and transmission (analog and digital)
- Transmission media (guided and unguided)
- Concept of digital signals, Bit rate, Bit length, Transmission impairment
(attenuation, distortion, noise.
Communication Methodologies
- Need for modulation in communication system
- Concepts AM, FM, PM, FSK, TSK, PCM (No Mathematical model)
- Concept of bandwidth and channel capacity of different communication systems such as radio, microwave etc.
- Multiplexing techniques (TDM, FDM, WDM,CDMA)
Networks Basics
- Concept of network
- Models of network computing
- Networking models
- Peer-to –peer Network
- Client-Server Network
- LAN, MAN and WAN
- Network Services
- Switching Techniques
Networking Models
- OSI model: Definition, Layered Architecture Functions of various layers
- TCP/IP Model: Definition, Functions of various layers
- Comparison between OSI and TCP/IP model
TCP/IP Addressing
- Concept of physical and logical addressing
- IPV4 addresses – Address space, Notations
- Classful Addressing- Different IP address classes, Classes & Blocks, Net-id &
- Host-Id, Masks, Address depletion
- Classless Addressing – Address blocks, Masks
- Special IP Addresses
- Subnetting and Supernetting
- Loop back concept
- Network Address Translation
- IPV4 Header
- IPV6 Header
- Comparison between IPV4 and IPV6
Network Architecture
- Ethernet specification and standardization: 10 Mbps (Traditional Ethernet)
- 10Mbps (Fast Ethernet) and
- 1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet)
Network Connectivity
- Network connectivity Devices
- NICs
- Hubs, Switches, Routers, Repeaters, Modem, Gateway
- Configuration of Routers & Switches
Network Administration
- Network Security Principles, Cryptography, using secure protocols
- Trouble Shooting Tools:
- PING,
- IPCONFIG,
- IFCONFIG,
- NETSTAT,
- TRACEROOT,
- Wireshark, Nmap, TCPDUMP, ROUTEPRINT
- DHCP Server
- Workgroup/Domain Networking

