Ethernet Cabling Guide & Standards Explained
What is Ethernet Cabling? When you form a network, these networks must be connected either physically or wireless. In Ethernet Cabling, this is done physically with cables. There are specific...
Category: Network Fundamentals
What is Quality of Service (QoS) in Computer Networking ?
What is Quality of Service (QoS) in Networking ? Quality of Service (QoS) is a set of network technologies that ensure a network’s ability to reliably run high-priority applications and...
Different Network Devices Explained in OSI Layers
When you first begin your journey in the networking world, you will be faced with many different device types. Here we discuss the fundamental networking devices to begin understanding where...
Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Addresses Definition & Examples
Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Address. There will be many moments in your networking career where you will need to send data to either one device, or a cluster of devices,...
MAC Address Meaning & Examples
Introduction to the MAC Address If you work in a wired or wireless network workplace, one thing remains constant: all environments need network software and hardware to transmit data from...
Data Encapsulation Explained in Networking – OSI Model
What is Encapsulation in Networking? When we talk about encapsulation, we talk about moving data from point A to point B. Data must be encapsulated to get to its destination....
Network Topology Explained With Diagram & Examples
Network Topology When networks are designed the topology must be considered. This can lead to either an inefficient network or a high performance and efficient network. By definition, a network...
Ethernet & Ethernet Frames Explained
What is Ethernet and Ethernet Frames? We’ve already discovered that an Ethernet frame is encapsulated data specified by the Network Access layer. An Ethernet frame begins with a header, which...
What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)? Explain.
Wide Area Network (WAN) Wide Area Networks are clusters of LAN networks joined together and communicated and forms what we know today as the internet. Technically, WAN is used to...
What is a Local Area Network (LAN)?
Local Area network (LAN) The term Local Area Network (LAN) is used to describe a network of devices in a small and limited area (a house, campus, home, office, building, etc)....
