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BCENT - Basic Cisco Entry

Networking Technician
Chapter 1
Introducing Computer Networks

FOUNDATION TOPICS

Defining a Network
Networks Defined by:
Geography
Topology
Resource Location

INTRODUCING COMPUTER NETWORKS


What is the purpose of a network?
What are some examples of network components?

How are networks defined by geography/topology/ resource location?

EXAMPLES OF NETWORKS
What are some examples of how you use networks every day?
File sharing
Video chat (Skype, FaceTime)
Web surfing
Instant messaging
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Vine)
Voice over IP (VoIP)

Network Components
Icons representing actual
equipment:
Router
Switch
Hub
Client
Server

NETWORK COMPONENTS
Connect the components together with some media and you have a
network!

NETWORKS DEFINED BY GEOGRAPHY


Geography, in this sense, means how close the components are to
each other
PAN: Personal-area network
LAN: Local-area network
CAN: Campus-area network
MAN: Metropolitan-area network
WAN: Wide-area network

PAN: Personal-area Network


Scale - Human
Distance a few meters

Wired USB
Wireless Bluetooth
Components PCs, headphones,
keyboards, smartphones, etc.

LAN: Local-area Network


Scale Room or Building
Distance Usually 100 meters or
less
Wired Cat6 or Fiber
Wireless 802.11
Components PCs, routers,
switches, servers, printers,
wireless access points, etc.

CAN: Campus-area Network


Scale Cluster of Buildings
Distance Usually a mile or less

Wired Fiber, coax


Wireless 802.11, microwave
Components Routers, switches,
wireless bridges, etc.

MAN: Metropolitan-area Network


Scale City
Distance Usually a few miles or
less
Wired Fiber, coax

Wireless Microwave
Components Routers, switches,
wireless bridges, etc.

WAN: Wide-area Network


Scale State, country, global
Distance A few miles to
thousands of miles
Wired Fiber

Wireless Microwave
Components Routers, switches,
satellites, etc.

NETWORKS DEFINED BY TOPOLOGY


Topology, in this sense, means how the components are connected to
each other.
Bus
Ring
Star
Hub-and-Spoke
Full-Mesh
Partial-Mesh

BUS TOPOLOGY

RING TOPOLOGY

STAR TOPOLOGY

HUB-AND-SPOKE TOPOLOGY

FULL-MESH TOPOLOGY

PARTIAL-MESH TOPOLOGY

NETWORKS DEFINED BY RESOURCE LOCATION

Client-Server
o Dedicated file server
o Shared access to files
o Networked printers
o Easier administration

Peer-to-Peer
o Files shared between PCs
o Directly attached printers (shared)
o Scalability issues

CLIENT-SERVER NETWORK

PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK

SUMMARY

Various network components


Client, server
Hub, switch, router
Media, WAN link

Different network classifications


Geography
Topology
Resource Location

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