Posts tagged Cisco
Switching – Store and forward, Cut-through and Fragment free
Apr 9th
Switching Modes
Switches examine the source and destination MAC in a frame to build their MAC table and make their forwarding decision. Exactly how they do that is the topic of this section. You need to be aware of three switching modes: Store and Forward, Cut Through, and Fragment Free.
Storing Cisco Config files
Mar 29th
When you configure a Cisco device it needs to store and run a configuration file. The list below details the four main types of memory found in a Cisco switch as well as the most common use of each type
- ROM stands for Read-Only Memory. ROM stores the router’s bootstrap startup program, operating system software, and power-on diagnostic test programs (the POST).
TCP vs UDP
Mar 25th
There are two types of internet protocol (IP) traffic, and both have very different uses.
TCP(Transmission Control Protocol)
TCP is a connection-oriented protocol, the reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent.
