Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
■ Define Ethernet
■ Summarize the key variations of the Ethernet family of standards
■ Discuss Ethernet addressing and frame structure
■ Discuss Ethernet services offered by carriers
Outline
1. Ethernet Defined
1.1 What is Ethernet?
1.2 CSMA/CD
2. Ethernet Standards
2.1 Media and Connectors
2.2 Auto Negotiation
3. Ethernet Addressing and Frame Structure
3.1 Details of MAC addresses
3.2 Ethernet frame structure
4. Carrier Ethernet
4.1 Definition and Service types
4.2 SLA and Service Continuity
Putting It All Together