The Network Layer: Data Plane

• Network Layer Basics
• Forwarding and Routing
• Network Service Models
• What's Inside a Router?
• Types of Switching Fabrics
• Where Does Queuing Occur?
• Ideal Buffering
• Packet Dropping Policies
• Head-of-Line Blocking
• Network Layer Basics: Review
• Forwarding Protocols
• IP Datagram Format
• IP Fragmentation Fields
• IP Fragmentation and Reassembly
• IP Address Classes
• IP Addressing
• Subnetting
• IP addressing: CIDR
• Forwarding an IP Datagram
• Route Aggregation
• Route Print Command in Windows
• Lab 4A: Route Print
• Private Addresses
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Universal Plug and Play
• DHCP
• DHCP Example
• Lab 4B: DHCP
• IPv6
• IPv6 Header
• IPv6 vs. IPv4
• IPv4 to IPv6 Transition
• Forwarding Protocols: Review
• Generalized Forwarding and SDN
• Planes of Networking
• Data vs. Control Logic
• OpenFlow: Key Ideas
• Separation of Control and Data Plane
• OpenFlow V1.0
• Flow Table Example
• Matching
• Counters
• Actions

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