NetPrep Processes & Protocols

CSC 216

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Protocol Analysis covers the underlying processes and protocols that form the foundation of today’s networking infrastructure. Its primary focus is TCP/IP networking protocols and applications, with sections devoted to Novell’s IPX/NCP, NetBIOS/NetBEUI/SMB, NFS, Microsoft’s client/server operations, as well as network routing protocols. It presents the common frame formats found in LANs, and WANs, including Ethernet Version 2, IEEE 802.3, SNAP, PPP, Frame Relay and ATM.

KEY TOPICS

Network Addressing

Protocol Analyzer operations

Reading and interpreting protocol traces

LAN and WAN protocols

TCP/IP Network Protocols

TCP/IP Application protocols

IP Routing Protocols

Client/Server operations

Web browser and server operations

OBJECTIVES:

Detailed Objectives. By the end of the course the student should be able to:

· Identify the most common protocols used in today’s networks.

· Analyze Data Link, Network, Transport, Session and Application Lay protocol headers and contents.

· Describe the request/reply information transfer between a client and a server.

· Understand the function of frame, packet and port addresses.

· Analyze and trace network traffic with a protocol analyzer.