🔒 Closed Networking 101

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Switch
- A network switch also known as a switching hub is a device used to connect many devices together on a computer network.
(OSI) Open System Interconnection -A model used to standardize internal functions of a communication system by placing units in documented layers (UDP & TCP are layer 4 for example)
LAN - Local Area Network
WAN - Wider Area Network
Ethernet - A Large network of LAN technology
Intranet - A Private network used by companies to share information to employees
Extranet - A Public network used to share information
Fiber Channel - A Protocol that connects servers to create storage area networks
SAN - Storage Area Networks
DAS - Direct Attached Storage
NFS - Network File System Interface
CIFs - Common Internet File Systems
IOPs - Input/Output operations (per seconds)
DC - Domain Controller
CIFS - Common internet file system
NAS - Network area storage
FTTP - Fibre to premises (by cables)

-Common Networking Terms-
DNS (Domain Name System) - Used to map a name to IP addresses
VLANS (Virtual LAN) - Used to create segmented LAN instances within a switch
MAC Address (Media Access Control) - A unique way to define a host within an ethernet network (end-point)
OSPF (Open Shortest first path) - A 3 layer based routing protocol
Switching - Layer 2 in the OSI model used to forward based on MAC addresses
Routing - Layer 3 forwarding based on IP addresses
MultiCast - A packet that's sent to a group or subset
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - Used to assign an dynamic IP address to a device
Trunking Link Aggregation- (also known as LAG) used to match multiple devices to the same speed to form a higher speed link.
 
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