Ethernet LANs and Switching

The predominant technology that fuels network connections is Ethernet. Switching is the process of sending networking signals to the right destination. In this course you ll learn about the history of Ethernet NIC and MAC addresses and unicast multicast and broadcast addresses. Then you ll explore Ethernet standards and Ethernet frame structures as well as Ethernet equipment. You ll learn about Ethernet connectors and performance issues associated with Ethernet communication. You ll learn about Ethernet switches and the benefits of switching. Then you ll explore switch functionality connectivity issues surrounding switching and spanning tree protocol. You ll go onto discover how to configure switches and the importance of port security. Finally you ll learn about Power Over Ethernet (POE) port mirroring and Virtual LANs (VLANs).áThis course was originally created by Global Knowledge (GK).á