CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 Official Cert Guide, Rough Cuts

• Copyright 2015
• Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
• Pages: 720
• Edition: 1st

• Rough Cuts
• ISBN-10: 0-13-378785-0
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-378785-6

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

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The official study guide helps you master topics on the CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 exam, including
--Networking fundamentals
--Installing, operating, and configuring Nexus switches
--VLANs and trunking concepts and configuration
--Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) concepts and configuration
--IP addressing and subnetting
--IPv6 fundamentals
--Cisco Nexus IPv4 routing configuration and routing protocol implementation
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Table of Contents

Introduction xxxi

Getting Started 1

Part I: Networking Fundamentals 9

Chapter 1 The TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models 11

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 11

Foundation Topics 14

Perspectives on Networking 14

TCP/IP Networking Model 15

    History Leading to TCP/IP 16

    Overview of the TCP/IP Networking Model 17

    TCP/IP Application Layer 19

        HTTP Overview 19

        HTTP Protocol Mechanisms 20

    TCP/IP Transport Layer 21

        TCP Error Recovery Basics 21

        Same-Layer and Adjacent-Layer Interactions 22

    TCP/IP Network Layer 22

        Internet Protocol and the Postal Service 23

        Internet Protocol Addressing Basics 24

        IP Routing Basics 25

    TCP/IP Link Layer (Data Link Plus Physical) 26

    TCP/IP Model and Terminology 28

        Comparing the Original and Modern TCP/IP Models 28

        Data Encapsulation Terminology 28

        Names of TCP/IP Messages 30

OSI Networking Model 30

    Comparing OSI and TCP/IP 30

    Describing Protocols by Referencing the OSI Layers 31

    OSI Layers and Their Functions 32

    OSI Layering Concepts and Benefits 33

    OSI Encapsulation Terminology 34

Exam Preparation Tasks 36

Review All the Key Topics 36

Definitions of Key Terms 36

Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs 39

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 39

Foundation Topics 42

An Overview of LANs 42

    Typical SOHO LANs 42

    Typical Enterprise Campus LANs 43

    Typical Data Center Ethernet LAN 44

    The Variety of Ethernet Physical Layer Standards 45

    Consistent Behavior over All Links Using the Ethernet Data Link Layer 46

Building Physical Ethernet Networks with UTP 47

    Transmitting Data Using Twisted Pairs 47

    Breaking Down a UTP Ethernet Link 48

    UTP Cabling Pinouts for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T 51

        Straight-Through Cable Pinout 51

        Crossover Cable Pinout 53

 

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