Data Communication Fundamentals

• How network operations are described with the help of layers and protocols
• How standards organizations impact the evolution of networks

Physical Connectivity (Layer 1 or L1)

• Understanding the principles of physical layer operation
• Become familiar with the various connection types and L1 related protocols

Logical Connectivity (Layer 2 or L2)

• Principles of the Data Link Layer
• Understanding L2 addressing
• Understanding fundamentals of switch operations
• Understanding the separation of broadcast domains using VLANs

Logical Connectivity (Layer 3 or L3)

• Understanding the principles of the Network Layer
• Understand L3 addressing
• Basics of Routing
• Understanding L3 Traffic types

Data Transport (Layer 4 or L4)

• Understanding the principles of the Data Transport Layer
• Differences between L4 source and destination ports
• Differences between connection and connectionless protocols
• Distinguish common L4 Networking protocols

Application Flow through the Communication Stack

• How the Application layers interact with the lower layers of the OSI model
• Essential network use cases from the communication stack viewpoint

Wi-Fi Networks

• Understanding the value and purpose of Wi-Fi networks
• Understanding how WLANs fit into modern networks
• Primary differences between wired and wireless connectivity
• Challenges WLANs create

The Internet Demystified

• Learn how TCP/IP communication is used for typical client-server connections across the internet
• Essential internet protocols that make up the TCP/IP stack
• Utilizing the ICMP protocol and how to use it to diagnose network connectivity issues
• Understanding the most important parts of LAN-to-Internet operations such as NAT, WWW, DNS

Managing Networks and Devices

• Principles of Network Management
• Rationale behind network management
• How networks and devices are managed in an “On Premise” or “In Cloud” scenario and the differences between them
• Real world examples of On-Premises and Cloud platforms
• Cloud Security vs. On-Premises Security
• Basics of device management options and protocols
• Cloud based network management architecture
• Automating network maintenance

Network Switches and You

• Why you love to hate them, but why you should love them and not hate them

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML and AI)

• What is machine learning
• What is artificial intelligence
• How is ML and AI used in Networking?

Introduction to Coding and Scripting (Bonus Session)

• How scripting can benefit you and some best practices to get started
• Understanding JSON and APIs and how to use them
• Knowing what tools are available to help with ExtremeCloud IQs API and scripting

Techbytes Holiday Session

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