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Ethernet Fundamentals
Overview CCNA 1 - Module 6 (3.1)
- Basics of Ethernet technology
- Naming rules of Ethernet technology
- How Ethernet relates to the OSI model
- The framing process and frame structure
- List Ethernet frame field names and purposes
- Identify the characteristics of CSMA/CD
- Describe Ethernet timing, interframe spacing, and backoff time after a collision
- Define Ethernet errors and collisions
- Explain the concept of auto-negotiation in relation to speed and duplex
Ethernet Fundamentals
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Introduction to Ethernet
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IEEE Ethernet naming rules
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Ethernet and the OSI model
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Ethernet frame structure
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Ethernet frame fields
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MAC rules and collision detection/backoff
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Carrier sense multiple access and Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD)
Interframe spacing and backoff
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Types of collisions
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There are three types of collisions
Ethernet auto-negotiation
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Link establishment and full and half duplex
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Additional resorces (besides Wikipedia)
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Move to 7: Module 6/7 exam questions at Learn Networking
Move to 8: CCNA 3 Discovery Module 5 - in depth info on switches