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Network Topology The Physical/Logical shape of a network
Logical Topology Gives the description for the physical layout,
shows VLAN's and where they are placed on the
physical topology
Trunk Port Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on a
switch
Baseband Systems Transmits one signal on the medium (fiber,
copper, etc)
Broadband Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals on a
medium
Ethernet Designed as baseband system that can be used
in multiplexing
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision
Detection
, Unicast Broadcast for a single device
Multicast Broadcast for a specific group or multiple
devices
Broadcast Message for everyone to receive and process
Hub Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular
port
Content Addressable Memory Is a table that contains the MAC address and port
(CAM) associated to that MAC Address
Virtual LAN (VLAN) Splitting a switch in which certain ports can only
talk to certain ports (Segment networks within a
switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching A different way of switching packets that can be
(MPLS) used on a dedicated line
802.1x Network Access Control that is a layer 2
authentication (Credentialed Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set There is a change in trust level in the network
in place when
Protocol is an agreement or rules of engagement for how
computer networks communicate
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Terms in this set (213)
Network Topology The Physical/Logical shape of a network
Logical Topology Gives the description for the physical layout,
shows VLAN's and where they are placed on the
physical topology
Trunk Port Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on a
switch
Baseband Systems Transmits one signal on the medium (fiber,
copper, etc)
Broadband Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals on a
medium
Ethernet Designed as baseband system that can be used
in multiplexing
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision
Detection
, Unicast Broadcast for a single device
Multicast Broadcast for a specific group or multiple
devices
Broadcast Message for everyone to receive and process
Hub Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular
port
Content Addressable Memory Is a table that contains the MAC address and port
(CAM) associated to that MAC Address
Virtual LAN (VLAN) Splitting a switch in which certain ports can only
talk to certain ports (Segment networks within a
switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching A different way of switching packets that can be
(MPLS) used on a dedicated line
802.1x Network Access Control that is a layer 2
authentication (Credentialed Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set There is a change in trust level in the network
in place when
Protocol is an agreement or rules of engagement for how
computer networks communicate
