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Objectives:

  • Explain the concepts of encapsulation, de-encapsulation, and modularity within the TCP/IP protocol stack.
  • Identify, describe, and interpret the fields and flags present in the IP header.
  • Outline and explain IP address classes A, B, and C.
  • Apply subnet masks to determine the network portion of an IP address.
  • Distinguish between classful and classless IP addressing schemes.
  • Explain the functionality of an IP router and the application of static and dynamic routing.
  • Compare and contrast distance-vector (RIP) and link-state (OSPF) routing protocols.
  • Describe the principles and applications of IP subnetworking.
  • Explain the concepts of supernetting, VLSM, and CIDR.
  • Describe ICMP and demonstrate the use of ping and traceroute for network connectivity diagnostics.
  • Explain the role of DHCP in dynamic IP address assignment.
  • Describe and utilise ARP to map IP addresses to MAC addresses.
  • Explain the function of DNS within TCP/IP networks.
  • Identify, describe, and interpret the fields and flags in TCP and UDP headers.
  • Explain how TCP ensures end-to-end reliability over an unreliable IP network.
  • Describe the mechanisms of congestion avoidance in TCP/IP networks.
  • Explain the operation and purpose of Transport Layer Security (TLS).

Practical Exercises:

Lab Exercise 1: Connectivity and Testing.

Lab Exercise 2: DHCP and DNS.

Lab Exercise 3: Checking ARP cache.

Lab Exercise 4: Fragmentation.

Lab Exercise 5: Traceroute.

Lab Exercise 6: Routing.

Lab Exercise 7: Subnetting.

Lab Exercise 8: TCP Options.

Lab Exercise 9: TLS.

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 28 Hours

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