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Packet Tracer is a cross-platform visual simulation tool that allows users to create and configure network topologies and devices. It is mainly used for educational purposes by Cisco Networking Academy students and supports various protocols and features.
Learn about the framework for organizing the communication protocols used in the Internet and similar networks, based on the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and the Internet Protocol (IP). The article covers the history, design, and layers of the protocol suite, as well as its technical standards and applications.
Cisco IOS is a proprietary operating system that runs on Cisco routers and switches. It provides routing, switching, internetworking, and telecommunications functions, and has a monolithic architecture and a command-line interface.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American computer networking company that has acquired 218 organizations as of October 2021. The list of acquisitions includes the date, company, business, country and value of each transaction.
ARP is a protocol for discovering the link layer address of a host with a given IP address. The destination address in an ARP request frame is the IP address of the target host, while the source address is the IP address of the sender host.
In my experience going through a course, physical hardware was fairly available and so Packet Tracer did not get used a whole lot, but it did get used somewhat. As the Lead Instructor of an IT program of a private college which was not using the Cisco Network Academy courses, I remember a student request for this software.
Wireshark is a cross-platform tool for network troubleshooting, analysis, and education. It can capture and display packets from various protocols, and has a graphical interface, a terminal version, and a history of development and awards.
Network simulation is a technique to replicate the behavior of a real network with a software program. Learn about the types, uses, and advantages of network simulators, such as ns-3, GloMoSim, OPNET, and NetSim.