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Tutorial 01
Introduction to the Network Layer & Data Plane
Foundations, service models, forwarding vs. routing, and the Internet's best‑effort service.
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Tutorial 02
Router Architecture & Packet Forwarding
Input ports, switching fabrics, output ports, buffering, and pipeline processing.
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Tutorial 03
Forwarding Tables & Longest‑Prefix Matching
FIB structure, CIDR, LPM algorithms, TCAM, and route aggregation.
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Tutorial 04
IPv4 Datagram Structure & Addressing
Header fields, checksum, classful addressing, special addresses, and DHCP.
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Tutorial 05
Subnetting, CIDR, & Address Aggregation
VLSM, route summarization, binary math, and practical network design.
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Tutorial 06
IPv4 Fragmentation & MTU Considerations
Fragment offsets, flags, reassembly, PMTUD, and performance implications.
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Tutorial 07
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Static NAT, PAT, translation tables, traversal, ALGs, and CGNAT.
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Tutorial 08
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Error reporting, ping, traceroute, PMTUD, security, and ICMPv6.
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Tutorial 09
IPv6 Architecture & Operations
Addressing, header, extension headers, SLAAC, NDP, and transition mechanisms.
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Tutorial 10
Generalized Forwarding & SDN Data Planes
Match‑action, OpenFlow, flow tables, P4, controllers, and programmable networks.
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Tutorial 11
Queueing, Scheduling, & QoS Fundamentals
FIFO, priority, WFQ, RED, traffic shaping, IntServ, DiffServ, and bufferbloat.
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Tutorial 12
Data‑Plane Security & Operational Considerations
ACLs, firewalls, spoofing filtering, CoPP, logging, and SDN security.
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Tutorial 13
Comprehensive Unit 4 Review & Integration
Synthesis of all topics, cross‑layer analysis, design problems, and case studies.
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