| Ethernet Networking Basics - Industrial Ethernet 101 |
| After attending this Industrial Ethernet basics course, the student should be familiar with the basics of Ethernet networks, including the ability to design and install a simple plant Ethernet network. All sessions will have a hands-on lab associated to allow students to practice the skills taught. |
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How IT Works
- Defining the terms we'll use
- Historical Overview - Ethernet through the decades
- CSMA/CD - The Rules for Harmonious Communication
- OSI Model and the search for the Holy Grail of Ethernet
- 7 Layers that simplify network communications
- Encapsulation from data to the frame
- Addressing
- MAC - The physical address and its secrets
- IP Addresses and Subnetting in brief
- The Means of Delivery - Moving data accross the LAN
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Hardware - Building Blocks of a Network
- Transceiver - a collision watchman
- Hub - is there an echo in here?
- Switch - a device with a little intelligence
- Router - a mover and shaker
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