Chapter 1 Getting Started Introduction Conclusion Chapter 2 Data Link Layer-MAC Layer Issues Data Link Layer Addressing Address Summary Ethernet Architecture Summary of Ethernet Frame Formations and Descriptions 802.2 LLC Header Fast Ethernet Architecture Ethernet Vendor Addresses Gigabit Ethernet Architecture Token Ring Architecture FDDI Architecture Chapter 3 Logical Link Control Layer lssuse Introduction LLC Type 2 Operation LLC Type 1 Operation Summary Chapter 4 Bridging Architectures Bridging Advantages How Bridges Work How STB Works Route Determination SRB Summary Source-Route Transparent Translational and Encapsulation Bridging Translation from Token Ring Frames to Ethernet Translation from Ethernet Frames to Token Ring Chapter 5 Net BIOS Architecture Net BIOS Names NetBIOS Services NBF and Sessions Net BEUI and the OSI Model Cisco NetBIOS Support Chapter 6 Working with AppleTalk Cisco Systems AppleTalk Routing AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol(AARP) Network Layer What Is an AppleTalk Network Number Transport Layer What Is an Apple Talk Zone Cisco Enhancements to Standard AppleTalk Services Chapter 7 Working with Novell NetWare Building the Directory Framework Media Access Control Protocols(MAC) NetWare Internet Packet Exchange(IPX) Novell IPX Routing NLSP: A Link-State Routing Protocol Service Advertising Protocol SPX Architecture NetWare Core Protocol Novell Show Commands Chapter 8 TCP/IP Architecture Overview Internet Protocol (IP) Classlese InterDomain Routing (CIDR) ARP Architecture DHCP Protocol Architecture Applications and Benefits Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) TCP Protocol Overview User Datagram Protocol (UDP) NetBIOS over TCP/IP NetBIOS Name Service NetBIOS Session Service Overview of NetBIOS Session Service NetBIOS Datagram Service Cieco's TCP/IP Options Summary Chapter 9 Routing Information Protocol (RIP) RIP Limitations Split Horizon Route States RIPv1 Commands Addressing Considerations RIP Timers RIP Header Format and Fields RIP Summary Routing Information Protocol Version 2 When Should I Choose RIPv1 over RIPv2? Rip Show Commands Chapter 10 Interior Gateway Routing Protocol and Enhanced IGRP IGRP Enhanced IGRP IGRP Show Commands OSPF Network Support OSPF Concepts The Hello Protocol OSPF Show Commands Chapter 12 Border Gateway Protocol How BGP Works BGP Message Header Format Chapter 13 Data Link Switching (DLSw) Objective of DLSw Transport of SNA over TCP/IP Overview of DLSw DLSw Operations DLSw Capabilities Exchange Structured Subfields Capabilitiea Exchange Responeee Cisco DLSw Implementations Port/Ring Lists Chapter 14 ATM Architecture Overview User-Network Interface Configuration User-Network Interface Protocol Architecture Physical Layer SONET Physical Layer Architecture Rate Decoupling The ATM Cell Header Generic Flow Control (GFC) Virtual Path Identifier (VPI)/Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI) Payload Type (PT) Cell Lose Priority (CLP) Header Error Control (HEC) AAL Protocol Structure Defined AAL 5: Simple and Efficient Adaptatione Layer (SEAL) Control Plane Overview Private Networks User-Network Interface Signaling Sending Data to Multiple Receivers Multiplexing Different ATM Conneetions Generic Functions QoS, Network Performance, and Cell Loss Priority Network-Node Interface Signaling PNNI Introduction LAN-Specifie Characteristics to Be Emulated LANE Arehitectural Overview LECS Connect Phase Join Phase Join Phase - LE Client View Usage of ATM Addresses Frame Relay Architecture X.25 Module X.25 Levels High-Level Data Link Control Packet Formats The Major Categories of X.25 Packets Packet Layer Flow Control Network Layer Times X.25 Virtual Interfaces ISDN Architecture Functional Devices and Raference Points ISDN Reference Points Network Layer Message Format ISDN Applications ISDN Features ISDN Security ISDN Show Commands Appendix A CCNA Exam Bonus Questions Appendix B CCNP Exam Bonus Questions Reference Index