Living in a Network Centric World

Network Fundamentals Chapter 1

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Objectives

How networks impact our daily lives.

The role of data networking in the human network. Identify the key components of any data network.

Identify the opportunities and challenges posed by converged networks.

The characteristics of network architectures: fault tolerance, scalability, quality of service and security. Install and use Internet Relay Chat (IRC) clients and a Wiki server.

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How Networks Impact Daily Life

The benefits of instantaneous communication and how it supports and improves our lives.
Check your bank balance and pay bills electronically Receive and send e-mail, or make an Internet phone call,... Obtain health information and nutritional advice from experts all over the world, and post to a forum to share related health or treatment information.

Post and share your photographs, home videos, and experiences with friends or with the world.
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 The characteristics and purpose of popular communication media such as, IM, Wikis , Blogs, Podcasting, and Collaboration Tools
Instant messaging Real time communication between 2 or more people based on typed text Weblogs (Blogs) Web pages created by an individual Podcasting Website that contains audio files available for downloading
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How Networks Impact Daily Life

E-learning: Courses delivered using network or Internet resources Multiplied the resources available to students many times over Online courses can contain voice, data, and video, and are available to the students at any time from any place Online discussion groups and message boards enable a student to collaborate with the instructor, with other students in the class, or even with students across the world.

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How Networks Impact Daily Life

The Cisco Networking Academy Program, which offers this course, is an example of a global online learning experience Courseware

Collaboration

Administration
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Online courseware and delivery offer many benefits to businesses. Among the benefits are: Current and accurate training materials. Availability of training to a wide audience. Consistent quality of instruction. Cost reduction.

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How Networks Impact Daily Life

Communication over a network changes the way we work

Multiple Resources Remote Access

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Communication over a network supports the way we play

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges

Basic characteristics of communication
Rules or agreements are 1st established Important information may need a confirmation Various modes of communication may impact the effectiveness of getting the message across.

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges

The role of data networking in communications

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges

Four elements of a network
Rules Governs how messages flow across network

Medium
This is how the devices are connected together Messages

Information that travels over the medium

Devices These are used to communicate with one another

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges

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Data Networking Role, Components, and Challenges

Converged network
A type of network that can carry voice, video & data over the same network

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance Scalability

Quality of service
Security

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance Scalability

Quality of service
Security

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance Scalability

Quality of service
Security

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Four characteristics that are addressed by network architecture design
Fault tolerance Scalability

Quality of service
Security

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Circuit Switched Connection-oriented Networks

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Packet Switched Connectionless Networks - helps improve the resiliency and fault tolerance of the Internet architecture

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Characteristics of the Internet that help it scale to meet user demand
Hierarchical:
Tier-1 ISP: provide national and International connections
Tier-2 ISP: provide regional services Tier-3 ISP: the local providers of services directly to end users

Common standards Common protocols

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Network Architecture Characteristics

QoS (Quality of Service) mechanisms work to ensure quality of service for applications that require it.

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Queuing packets: the factors that necessitate Quality of Service and the mechanisms necessary to ensure it

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Network Architecture Characteristics

QoS strategy for a given type of traffic

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Networks must be secure!
Network outage that prevents communications and transactions occurring, with consequent loss of business Misdirection and loss of personal or business funds Company intellectual property (research ideas, patents or designs) that is stolen and used by a competitor Customer contract details that become known to competitors or made public, resulting in a loss of market confidence in the business

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Network Architecture Characteristics

Basic measures to secure data networks
Ensure confidentiality through use of User authentication Data encryption Maintain communication integrity through use of Digital signatures Ensure availability through use of Firewalls Redundant network architecture System without a single

point of failure

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Summary

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