ITEC 5010 Introduction to Enterprise Networking and Cloud Computing

Discuss your diagramming experience and share any network diagrams that you may have created either on the job or for another course.

Discuss its nomenclature or use of icons or other symbolism to represent various network hardware devices (for example, switches, routers, and firewalls).

Discuss any tools, tips and tricks, or other relevant insights that may be helpful to learners less experienced in this skill.

If you do not have any experience drawing network diagrams, then please post a few examples that you find online. Be sure to properly cite the sources and explain in some depth how these may help to inform you as you work to create diagrams for this weekàassignment. You may also find Microsoft’s “Create a Network Diagram” resource helpful.    

Diagram TCP/IP to OSI Layers

Overview

In this assignment, you map the layers of the TCP/IP protocol architecture to the layers OSI Reference Model.

Preparation

Identify an appropriate graphics or diagramming tool (such as Visio) to complete the assignment diagram.

Directions

Create a diagram that accurately maps the layers of the TCP/IP protocol architecture to the layers OSI Reference Model. Make sure to make the diagram clear and use common conventions for symbols and design. Copy and paste the diagram into a Word document.

Describe the encapsulation process starting from the application layer down to the physical layer of the OSI Reference Model.