Training - Ethernet & Switching (reference 003367A)
 
    Prerequisites
  • Experience of a digital bus is mandatory
    
             
  Course Objectives
  • The course explains the IEEE802.3 specification, and especially the evolution between Ethernet 10Mbps, 100Mbps, 1000Mbps and 10 Gbps
  • An architectural view of an Ethernet network is provided, highlighting the differences between repeaters, switches and routers
  • The MAC layer is studied through various Freescale implementation examples
  • The course explains how the spanning tree algorithm works
  • Quality of Service through the VLAN tag is explained
  • Switch related protocols GARP, GMRP and GVRP are detailed
  • The course details the operation of the PHY-to-MAC bus
  • The course describes the transmission protocol according to the medium
  • An introduction to TCP-UDP/IP allows to understand how upper layer data are encapsulated into Ethernet frames
    
           
    Duration
  • 4-day course
    
           
    Topics

(The full description of this course can be provided on request)

INTRODUCTION TO ETHERNET

  • Protocol layers
  • Topology, equipments : hub, switch and router
  • Collisions, backoff algorithm
  • Highlighting how software and hardware interact
  • Full duplex Ethernet
  • Flow control mechanisms

MAC LAYER

  • Frame format
  • Addressing : nodecast, multicast, broadcast
  • Buffer management by Freescale FCC
  • Transmit and receive errors detected by the MAC layers
  • Data coherency when buffers are shared by PowerPC and SDMAs
  • Wake on LAN

MANAGEMENT LAYER

  • RMON registers
  • MIB organization
  • Simple Network Management Protocol

10 Mbps NETWORKS

  • Differential mode transmission
  • Interface to the PHY, AUI and GPSI
  • AUI operation, differential Manchester coding
  • 10Base-T
  • Repeater
  • System considerations

100 Mbps NETWORKS

  • Media Independent Interface
  • 100Base-X physical sublayers PCS and PMA
  • 4b/5b coding
  • Far-end fault
  • Scrambling
  • 100Base-TX, MLT-3 modulation
  • Auto-negotiation

1000 Mbps NETWORKS

  • Medium types
  • Gigabit Media Independent Interface
  • MAC implementation examples

1000BASE-T

  • PCS layer
  • Scrambling
  • Convolutional encoder
  • Trellis, Viterbi decoder
  • 4D-PAM5, constellations
  • PMA layer, PAM-5 modulation,
  • Auto-negotiation, master vs slave selection

1000BASE-X

  • PCS layer, codage 8b10b
  • PMA layer
  • Auto-negotiation, utilization of specific control symbols
  • Detail of 1000BASE-CX MDI

10 Gbps NETWORKS

  • Full duplex only operation
  • MDIO interface, management frame structure, electrical interface
  • XGMII Extender Sublayer XGXS and 10 Gbps Attachment Unit Interface XAUI
  • Physical Coding Sublayer and Physical Medium Attachement Sublayer 10GBASE-X285
  • Physical coding layer for 64b/66b, type 10GBASE-R317
  • WAN interface sublayer, type 10GBASE-W
  • Physical Media Attachment Sublayer, type serial
  • Physical Medium Dependent Sublayer and baseband medium, type 10GBASE-S, 10GBASE-L, 10GBASE-E
  • Physical Medium Dependent Sublayer and baseband medium, type 10GBASE-LX4

SWITCH OPERATION - 802.1D

  • Switch architecture
  • Filtering services
  • Quality of service
  • Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Management protocol
  • GARP [Generic Attribute Registration Protocol]
  • GMRP [GARP Multicast Registration Protocol]

SWITCH OPERATION - 802.1Q

  • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Frame tagging
  • Quality of Service
  • GMRP usage in VLANs
  • VLAN switch operation
  • GVRP [GARP VLAN Registration Protocol]

INTRODUCTION TO TCP/IP

  • The TCP/IP protocol stack
  • IP [Internet Protocol]
  • ARP [Address Resolution Protocol]
  • RARP [Reverse Address Resolution Protocol]
  • ICMP [Internet Control Message Protocol]
  • Transport layer overview
  • UDP [User Datagram Protocol]
  • TCP [Transport Control Protocol]
  • DOS/UNIX TCP/IP commands

POWER OVER ETHERNET

  • Objectives
  • Operation
  • Protocol

VIRTUAL LANS

  • Objectives
  • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Frame tagging
  • Quality of Service
  • GMRP usage in VLANs
  • GVRP [GARP VLAN Registration Protocol]

INTRODUCTION TO TCP/IP

  • The TCP/IP protocol stack
  • IP [Internet Protocol]
  • ARP [Address Resolution Protocol]
  • RARP [Reverse Address Resolution Protocol]
  • ICMP [Internet Control Message Protocol]
  • Transport layer overview
  • UDP [User Datagram Protocol]
  • TCP [Transport Control Protocol]
  • DOS/UNIX TCP/IP commands

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