All Episodes
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Episode 21: LAN, MAN, and WAN — The Scope of Networks
This episode introduces the three primary categories of network scope: Local Area Networks (LANs), Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and Wide Area Networks (WANs). A ...
Episode 22: Specialized Network Types — WLAN, PAN, CAN
This episode explains specialized network types beyond the traditional LAN and WAN categories. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) extend LANs using radio signals, Pe...
Episode 23: Storage and Virtual Networking
This episode focuses on storage networking and virtual networking, two areas that reflect modern infrastructure trends. Storage networking includes technologies like N...
Episode 24: Modern WAN Technologies — MPLS and mGRE
This episode introduces two important WAN technologies: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and multipoint Generic Routing Encapsulation (mGRE). MPLS uses labels to m...
Episode 25: Network Entry Points — Demarcation and Smartjacks
This episode covers network entry points, specifically the concepts of demarcation points and smartjacks. A demarcation point is where the responsibility of the servic...
Episode 26: Virtual Network Interfaces and Components
This episode explores virtual network interfaces and components, which allow logical networking functions to operate independently of physical hardware. A virtual netw...
Episode 27: Network Function Virtualization (NFV) in Practice
This episode introduces Network Function Virtualization (NFV), which replaces traditional hardware-based appliances like routers, load balancers, and firewalls with so...
Episode 28: Network Provider Links — From Satellite to Metro Optical
This episode explains the variety of network provider links that organizations use to connect geographically dispersed sites. It introduces technologies such as satell...
Episode 29: Introduction to Transmission Media and Copper Cabling
This episode introduces transmission media, focusing on copper cabling as one of the most widely used network media types. It explains how copper cables transmit elect...
Episode 30: Twisted Pair Cabling Standards — Cat 5, 5e, 6, 6a, and Beyond
This episode examines twisted pair cabling standards, including Category 5, 5e, 6, 6a, and higher classifications. Each standard is defined by its maximum transmission...
Episode 31: Coaxial and Twinaxial Cables
This episode covers coaxial and twinaxial cables, two copper-based media types that still appear in both exam questions and some practical environments. Coaxial cable ...
Episode 32: Termination Standards — TIA/EIA-568A vs. 568B
This episode introduces the TIA/EIA-568A and TIA/EIA-568B cabling standards, which define how twisted pair cables are terminated for reliable network communication. It...
Episode 33: Understanding Fiber Optic Cabling
This episode introduces fiber optic cabling, which transmits data as pulses of light rather than electrical signals. Fiber provides high bandwidth, long-distance capab...
Episode 34: Single-Mode vs. Multimode Fiber
This episode explains the differences between single-mode and multimode fiber, two types of optical cabling defined by how light travels through the core. Single-mode ...
Episode 35: Common Fiber and Copper Connector Types
This episode focuses on the various connector types used with fiber and copper cabling. For fiber, common connectors include ST, SC, LC, and MTP/MPO, each with specifi...
Episode 36: Transceiver Modules — Plugging Light into Switches
This episode introduces transceiver modules, which enable switches, routers, and other network devices to interface with fiber or copper cabling. Standards such as SFP...
Episode 37: Media Converters — Bridging the Gap
This episode explains media converters, devices that enable communication between different types of physical cabling, such as copper to fiber or single-mode to multim...
Episode 38: Cable Management, Panels, and Punchdowns
This episode highlights the importance of proper cable management, distribution panels, and punchdown blocks in maintaining organized, functional networks. It explains...
Episode 39: Ethernet Standards over Copper
This episode explains the Ethernet standards that operate over copper cabling, from early Fast Ethernet to Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. It describes how cable cate...
Episode 40: Ethernet Standards over Fiber and Multiplexing
This episode introduces Ethernet standards over fiber optic cabling, which enable high-speed communication across longer distances than copper. Standards such as 1000B...