N1 Ethernet and switching

This course covers both IEEE802.3 (10, 100, 1000 Mbps) and IEEE802.1D/802.1Q

Objectives

The course covers the following standards: 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-X, 1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-KX.
An architectural view of an Ethernet network is provided, highlighting the differences between repeaters, switches and routers.
The Synopsys MAC is studied as an implementation example of a MAC.
The course explains how the spanning tree algorithm works.
Quality of Service through the VLAN tag is explained.
The course details the operation of the PHY-to-MAC bus and the management interface.
The course describes the transmission protocol according to the medium.
Layer 3 and 4 TCP-UDP/IP protocols are studied through packet capture.
Ethernet related standards, such as PoE and EEE are included in this course.
Note that AC6 offers a separate course on 10G Ethernet.
This course has been delivered several times to companies implementing Ethernet in embedded systems, such as defense systems, railway equipments and avionics systems.

A more detailed course description is available on request at training@ac6-training.com

Introduction to Ethernet

Protocol layers
Topology, equipments: hub, switch and router
Collisions, backoff algorithm
Flow control mechanisms (back pressure and pause packet)

MAC Layer

Ethernet frame
Addressing
Transmit and receive errors detected by the MAC layers
Description of Synopsys Ethernet IP

Management Layer

RMON registers
Simple Network Management Protocol

10 Mbps Networks

Differential mode transmission
AUI operation, differential Manchester coding
10Base-T
Repeater

100 Mbps Networks

Media Independent Interface
Clause 22 and Clause 45 interfaces
4b/5b coding
Scrambling
100Base-TX, MLT-3 modulation
Auto-negotiation

1000 Mbps Networks

Medium types
Gigabit Media Independent Interface

1000Base-T

Convolutional encoder
Trellis, Viterbi decoder
4D-PAM5, constellations
PMA layer, PAM-5 modulation,
Electrical interface, testing transmitter and receiver

1000Base-X

PCS layer
Scrambling
PMA layer
Auto-negotiation

Power over Ethernet

Operation
Protocol
Software aspects

Precision Time Protocol

PTP summary
PTP in the Ethernet MAC layer
PTP in switches

Switch Operation, 802.1D and 802.1Q

Switch architecture
Filtering services
Spanning tree
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Management protocol
Port mirroring
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
Frame tagging
Quality of Service

Introduction to TCP/IP

The TCP/IP protocol stack
IP
ARP
RARP
ICMP
UDP
TCP
DOS/UNIX TCP/IP commands

Energy Efficient Ethernet

Studying the sequence to enter LPI
Studying the wake-up sequence

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Last update of course schedule: 15 October 2019

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