Chapter 6. TCP/IP
Chapter Outline
Objectives
• Develop an understanding of the four layers of the TCP/IP model
• Define how a TCP connection is established, maintained, and terminated
• Investigate the properties of the UDP connectionless protocol
• Define the five classes of IPv4 addresses
• Investigate the properties of basic number conversion
• Define the purpose of subnet masking
• Investigate the implementation of CIDR blocks and supernetting
• Apply subnet masking concepts to allocate space for hosts in a subnet
• Define the structure of IPv6
Key Terms
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