Chapter 5

Communication Principles

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What are network communication protocols?

  • What are network communication standards?

  • What are the differences and similarities of the OSI and TCP/IP models?

  • How do the OSI model‛s Layer 1 and Layer 2 function in an Ethernet network?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

Ethernet page 103

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) page 104

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) page 99

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) page 96

protocol page 93

protocol suite page 99

reference model page 99

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