The Link Layer and LANs

• Link Layer Services
• Line Duplexity
• Error Detection
• Parity Checks
• Two Dimensional Parity
• Check Digit Method
• Modulo 2 Arithmetic
• Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
• Modulo 2 Division
• Checking At The Receiver
• Error Detection: Review
• Multiple Access Links and Protocols: Overview
• Multiple Access
• CSMA/CD
• IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD
• IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD Flow Chart
• CSMA/CD Operation
• Cable Access Network
• Multiple Access Links and Protocols: Review
• Switched Local Area Networks: Overview
• Ethernet Frame Structure
• Ethernet Standards
• Ethernet vs. IEEE 802.3
• Ethernet and 802.3 Frame Formats
• IEEE 802 Address Format
• Bridges
• Bridge: Functions
• Full-Duplex Ethernet
• Interconnection Devices
• Address Resolution Protocol
• IP over Multiple Hops
• Lab 6: Ethernet and ARP
• What is a LAN?
• What is a Virtual LAN?
• Virtual LAN
• Types of Virtual LANs
• IEEE 802.1Q-2011 Tag
• Switched Local Area Networks: Review
• Multiprotocol Label Switching: Overview
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
• Label Switching Example
• MPLS Forwarding Tables
• MPLS versus IP Paths
• MPLS Label Format
• MPLS: Review
• Google's Data Center
• Data Center Networks Topology
• Protocols: Complete Picture

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