Chapter 5: Layer 1 - Media, Connections and Collisions

Media:

5.1.1 STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
ScTP (Screened Twisted Pair)
5.1.2. Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
LAN Cabling
5.1.3. Coaxial Cable
5.1.4. Fiber Optic Cable
5.1.5 Encoding Signals as Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Calculator
5.2.1 The OSI Model
5.2.2 TIA/EIA Standards
5.2.3 Twisted-Pair (Balanced) Cabling
5.2.4 10BASE2 to Ohm Coax Cable
Fiber Optic Cable Connectors
10BASE5 Thicknet Cable
UTP
5.3.1 Cable Tester
5.3.2 Cut a Length of Cable
Stripe off the Jacket
Separate the Wires
Untwist the Wires
Organize the Flatten Wires
Clip the Wires
Insert Wires into RJ-45 Plug
Push the Wires in
Inspect the Color Code
Crimp Down the Wires
Inspect Both Ends
Test the Quality of the Cable
5.3.3 Console Patch Cable
5.3.4 100-Ohm Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Outlet/Connector
5.3.5 Advanced Cable Tester
5.3.6 Advanced Cable Tester
5.3.7 Advanced Cable Tester
5.4.1 No Graphic
5.4.2 RJ-45 Front
RJ-45 Side
5.4.3 CAT 5 Cable
5.4.4 RJ-45 Jack Front View
RJ-45 Jack Top Down View
5.4.5 Patch Panel (1-2)l
5.4.6 RJ-45 and AUI Ports
5.4.7 Repeater
Repeaters
Repeaters
Repeaters
5.4.8 Multiport Repeaters (Hubs)
5.4.9 Devices Function at Layers
5.5.1 Types of Networks
5.5.2 Collisions
5.5.3 Collisions
5.5.4 Collisions
5.5.5 Collision Domain: Basic Shared Access
5.5.6 Collision Domain: Extended by a Repeater
5.5.7 Collision Domain: Extended by a Hub
5.5.8 Collision Domain: Extended by a Hub and Repeater
5.5.9 Collision Domain: 4 Repeater Rule
5.5.10 Limiting the Collision Domain
Bridges
5.6.1 Physical Topologies
Teaching Topology
5.6.2 Bus Topology
5.6.3 Ring Topology
5.6.4 Dual Ring Topology
5.6.5 Star Topology
5.6.6 Extended Star Topology
5.6.7 Tree Topology
5.6.8 Irregular Topology
5.6.9 Complete Topology
5.6.10 Cellular Topology