Chapter 3 Flash Cards - LANs
Provide the following information about Ethernet:
- Speed
- Alternative Name
- IEEE Standard
- Cable type
- Maximum Length.
- 10 Mbps
- 10BASE-T
- IEEE 802.3
- Copper
- 100 m
Provide the following information about Fast Ethernet:
- Speed
- Alternative Name
- IEEE Standard
- Cable type
- Maximum Length.
- 100 Mbps
- 100BASE-TX
- IEEE 802.3u
- Copper
- 100 m
Provide the following information about Gigabit Ethernet:
- Speed
- Alternative Name
- IEEE Standard
- Cable type
- Maximum Length.
- 1000 Mbps
- 1000BASE-T
- IEEE 802.3ab
- Copper
- 100 m
Provide the following information about Gigabit Ethernet (Fiber):
- Speed
- Alternative Name
- IEEE Standard
- Cable type
- Maximum Length.
- 1000 Mbps
- 1000BASE-LX, 1000BASE-SX
- IEEE 802.3z
- Fiber
- 550 m (SX), 5 km (LX)
Basically, the CSMA/CD algorithm can be summarized as follows:
- A device that wants to send a frame waits until the LAN is silent–in other words, no frames are currently being sent–before attempting to send an electrical signal.
- If a collision still occurs, the devices that caused the collision wait a random amount of time and then try again.
What order pinout is TIA Standard T568A?
- G/W
- Green
- O/W
- Blue
- Blue/W
- Orange
- Brown/W
- Brown
What order pinout is TIA Standard T568B?
- O/W
- Orange
- G/W
- Blue
- Blue/W
- Green
- Brown/W
- Brown
Explain the Ethernet Straight-Through Cable Concept
An Ethernet Straight-Through cable connects the wire at pin 1 on one end of the cable to pin 1 at the other end of the cable the wire at pin 2 needs to connect to pin 2 on the other end of the cable; pin 3 on one end connects to pin 3 on the other; and so on. (To create a straight-through cable, both ends of the cable use the same EIA/TIA pinout standard on each end of the cable.) A straight-through cable is used to connect dissimilar devices to one another.
Explain the Ethernet Crossover Cable Concept
You swap pins 1/3 and 2/6. A crossover cable is used to connect similar devices to one another.
Which pin pairs are used for sending and receiving for the following device?PC NICs
Transmit: 1/2
Receive: 3/6
Which pin pairs are used for sending and receiving for the following device?Routers
Transmit: 1/2
Receive: 3/6
Which pin pairs are used for sending and receiving for the following device?Wireless Access Point (Ethernet Interface)
Transmit: 1/2
Receive: 3/6
Which pin pairs are used for sending and receiving for the following device?Networked Printers (Printers that connect directly to the LAN)
Transmit: 1/2
Receive: 3/6
Which pin pairs are used for sending and receiving for the following device?Hubs
Transmit: 3/6
Receive: 1/2
Which pin pairs are used for sending and receiving for the following device?Switches
Transmit: 3/6
Receive: 1/2
Explain the 6 steps of CSMA/CD Logic.
- A device with a frame to send listens until the Ethernet is not busy.
- When the Ethernet is not busy, the sender(s) begin(s) sending the frame.
- The sender(s) listen(s) to make sure that no collision occurred.
- If a collision occurs, the devices that had been sending a frame each send a jamming signal to ensure that all stations recognize the collision.
- After the jamming is complete, each sender randomizes a timer and waits that long before trying to resent the collided frame.
- When each random timer expires, the process starts over with Step 1.
Explain the structure of Unicast Ethernet Addresses
First Half:
Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI)
Size: 24 bits / 6 Hex Digits (i.e. 00 60 2F)
Second Half:
Vendor Assigned (NIC Cards, Interfaces)
Size: 24 bits / 6 Hex Digits (i.e. 3A 07 BC)
Define: MAC
Media Access Control. 802.3 (Ethernet) defines the MAC sub layer of IEEE Ethernet
Define: Ethernet address, NIC address, LAN address
Other names often used instead of MAC address. These terms describe the 6-byte address of the LAN interface card.
Define: Burned-in Address
The 6-byte address assigned by the vendor making the card.
Define: Unicast Address
A term for a MAC that represents a single LAN interface.
Define: Broadcast Address
An address that means “all devices that reside on this LAN right now.”
Define: Multicast Address
On Ethernet, a multicast address implies some subset of all devices currently on the Ethernet LAN.
Define: 1000BASE-T
A name for the IEEE Gigabit Ethernet standard that uses four-pair copper cabling, a speed of 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps), and a maximum cable length of 100 meters.