CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching Study Guide (Exams 200-120, ICND1, & ICND2), with Boson NetSim Limited Edition, 5th Edition

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Layer 2 LAN Technologies

CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES

3.01   Ethernet Evolution and Standards

3.02   Addressing

3.03   Ethernet Connections

     Two-Minute Drill

Q&A  Self Test

You’ll recall from Chapter 1 that local area networks (LANs) are used to interconnect network components that are geographically close together. Ethernet is one of the most common layer 2 technologies used for connecting the LAN network components, followed by wireless communications. This chapter is devoted to Ethernet, including its operation, the two Ethernet standards, ...