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FORESEC Academy Security Essentials

N ETW O R K IN G C O N C EP TS
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N etw orking Concepts Agenda

Chapter 1 : Network Fundamentals

Chapter 2 : IP Concepts (I)
Chapter 3 : IP Concepts (II)
Chapter 4 : IP Behavior
Chapter 5 : Wireless Network Security
Chapter 6 : Physical Security
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N etw ork Fundam entals Topics

Topology
Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, ATM,
802.11, VOIP, HDLC/SDLC, ISDN,
and X.25
Network Hardware
VLANs
Network Design
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Types ofN etw orks

LANS - Local Area Networks

MANS - Metropolitan Area Networks
WANS - Wide Area Networks
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PhysicalTopologies

Defines how systems are

connected together
- Not the protocols in use
Bus Topology
Ring Topology
Star Topology
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LogicalTopologies

Independent of physical Topologies

Logical Topologies
- Ethernet
- Token Ring
- Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- High Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
- Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN)
- X.25
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Ethernet

Ethernet is baseband or shared

media
Only one station is allowed to be
transmitting at any given time within
a single collision domain
All stations are required to listen
before they transmit
All stations are required to monitor
their transmission to check for
collisions
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Token Ring and FD D I

Communication is token-based
Each station condition/amplifies the
token as it is passed
Typically, only one token is allowed
per ring; however, there can be two
(early release)
FDDI adds a second ring for fault
tolerance
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Asynchronous Transfer M ode (ATM )

Encapsulates common protocols

Uses Virtual Path Identifiers (VPI)
to create end-to-end connectivity
ATM uses a fixed cell size (48 bytes)
for better Quality of Service (QoS)
Like combining Ethernet and IP
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802.11

802.11 standard supports 3 physical layers:

- Infrared
- Radio Frequency
- FHSS-Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
- DSSS-Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Branched into 802.lla, 802.llb, and 802.llg
802.llb supports up to 11 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
802.lla supports up to 54 Mbps at 5 GHz
802.llg supports up to 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
(new)