Course Foundation
This is your entry point into the Bachelor of Networking. Every complex cloud architecture relies on these fundamentals.
- Weeks 01-04: Exploring physical media (cables, radio) up through the Data Link layer (MAC Addresses and Ethernet frames).
- Weeks 05-07: Deep diving the Network layer with IPv4 Subnetting, VLSM calculations, and the transition to IPv6.
- Looking ahead: NET101 establishes the base necessary to tackle NET102 (Routing Protocols) and NET203 (Cloud Networking).
Course Curriculum
12 Weeks
Week 01
Introduction to the Digital Nexus
Week 02The Universal Translators — OSI & TCP/IP Models
Week 03The Wire & The Signal — Physical & Link Layer
Week 04IPv4 Addressing & Binary Foundations
Week 05Subnetting Mastery — Part 1
Week 06Subnetting Mastery & VLSM — Part 2
Week 07The Life of a Packet — Network Layer Forwarding
Week 08The Next Generation — IPv6 Fundamentals
Week 09ICMP, Ping & Traceroute
Week 10Infrastructure Services — DHCP & DNS
Week 11Breaking the CLI — Cisco IOS Basics
Week 12Final Capstone — Building the Small Business Backbone
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