CCNA1 ITN Module 14 - Transport Layer

Date Subject Lesson Plan
03/23/26 CCNA1

GoTo eLibrary 9:30 IC3 Level 1 (Take password cards for Certiport accounts)

Video: The Top 10 Hottest Jobs (18:47)

Link: Module 14 Reading Organizer

Start Module 14 - Transport Layer

Module 14, Section 0 - Introduction

Read: 14.0.1 Why Should I Take This Module?

Read: 14.0.2 What will I learn to do in this module?

Start Module 14, Section 1 - Transportation of Data

Video: Rick Graziani: Introducing TCP and UDP (11:59)

Read: 14.1.1 Role of the Tramsport Layer

Read: 14.1.2 Transport Layer Responsibilities

Read: 14.1.3 Transport Layer Protocols

Read: 14.1.4 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Read: 14.1.5 User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Read: 14.1.6 The Right Transport Layer Protocol for the Right Application
Video: Jeremy's IT Lab: TCP & UDP (33:58)

Activity: 14.1.7 Check Your Understanding - Transportation of Data

Assignment: Module 14 Study Guide 1-24 (30 minutes)

  IC3 Level 1 Test
  A+

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03/24/26 CCNA1

Start Module 14, Section 2 - TCP Overview

Video: CBTNugg: 100-101 #06 How Applications Speak Part 1 (42:42)

Read: 14.2.1 TCP Features

Read: 14.2.2 TCP Header

Read: 14.2.3 TCP Header Fields

Read: 14.2.4 Applications that use TCP

Activity: 14.2.5 Check Your Understanding - TCP Overview

Video: TCP vs UDP Comparison (7:12)

Read: 14.3.1 UDP Features

Read: 14.3.2 UDP Header

Read: 14.3.3 UDP Header Fields

Read: 14.3.4 Applications that use UDP

Activity: 14.3.5 Check Your Understanding - UDP Overview

Assignment: Module 14 Study Guide 25-37 (15 min)

  A+

Activity: 7.5.3.2 Check Your Understanding - Matching Email Protocols

Video: Apple Ring (9:23)

Read: 7.5.3.3 Android Email Configuration
Video: How to Setup Any Email on Android (1:43)

Read: 7.5.3.4 iOS Email Configuration
Video: How to Add / Set Up E-Mail on iPhone Mail App (2:30)

Read: 7.5.3.5 Internet Email
Video: How Email is Sent and Received on the Internet (5:36)

Read: 7.5.4.1 Types of Data to Synchronize

Read: 7.5.4.2 Enabling Synchronization

Read: 7.5.4.3 Synchronization Connection Types

Activity: 7.6.1.1 What Do You Already Know? - Preventive Maintenance

Read: 7.6.1.2 The Reason for Maintenance

Read: 7.6.1.3 Laptop Preventive Maintenance Program

Read: 7.6.1.4 Mobile Device Preventive Maintenance Program

Read: 7.7.1.1 The Six Steps of the Troubleshooting Process

Read: 7.7.1.2 Identify the problem

Read: 7.7.1.3 Establish a theory of probable cause

Read: 7.7.1.4 Test the Theory to Determine Cause

Read: 7.7.1.5 Establish a Plan of Action to Resolve the Problem and Implement the Solution

Read: 7.7.1.6 Verify Full System Functionality and if Applicable, Implement Preventative Measures

Read: 7.7.1.7 Document Findings, Actions, and Outcomes

Read: 7.7.2.1 Identify Common Problems and Solutions

Read: 7.7.2.2 Common Problems and Solutions for Laptops

Read: 7.7.2.3 Common Problems and Solutions for Other Mobile Devices

Lab: 7.7.2.4 Research Laptop Specifications
Info: Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged Extreme Laptop, 16 GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, 14.0-in. touch display

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03/25/26 CCNA1

Video: KevinWallace: ICMP, UDP, and TCP (9:41)

Start Module 14, Section 4 - Port Numbers

Video: CBTNugg: 100-101 #07 How Applications Speak Part 2 (26:26)

Read: 14.4.1 Multiple Seperate Communications
Video: Common TCP and UDP Ports (10:57)

Read: 14.4.2 Socket Pairs
Video: CertBros: Port Numbers Explained (7:54)

Read: 14.4.3 Port Number Groups

Read: 14.4.4 The netstat Command
Video: The Netstat Command (4:54)

Activity: 14.4.5 Check Your Understanding - Port Numbers

Start Module 14, Section 5 - TCP Communication Process

Video: What Is a Three-Way Handshake in TCP? (4:57)

Read: 14.5.1 TCP Server Processes

Read: 14.5.2 TCP Connection Establishment

Read: 14.5.3 Session Termination

Read: 14.5.4 TCP Three-way Handshake Analysis

Video: 14.5.5 TCP 3-Way Handshake (6:54)

Activity: 14.5.6 Check Your Understanding - TCP Communication Process

Lab: 7.2.1.8 Using Wireshark to Observe the TCP 3-Way Handshake (35 minutes)

Assignment: Chapter 14 Study Guide 38-51 (15 minutes)

  A+

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  IC3 Level 2 - Domain 2 & 3
03/26/26 CCNA1

Start Module 14, Section 6 - Reliability and Flow Control

Read: 14.6.1 TCP Reliability - Guaranteed and Ordered Delivery

Video: 14.6.2 TCP Reliability - Sequence Numbers and Acknowledgments (4:06)

Video: Rick Graziani: Sliding Windows (4:34)

Read: 14.6.3 TCP Reliability - Data Loss and Retransmission

Video: 14.6.4 TCP Reliability - Data Loss and Retransmission (3:24)

Video: Rick Graziani: TCP: Packet Loss and Retransmission (5:14)

Read: 14.6.5 TCP Flow Control - Window Size and Acknowledgments

Video: Rick Graziani: TCP: Flow Control and Window Size (6:27)

Read: 14.6.6 TCP Flow Control - Maximum Segment Size (MSS)

Video: Rick Graziani: Segmentation and TCP Maximum Segment Size (3:45)

Read: 14.6.7 TCP Flow Control - Congestion Avoidance

Activity: 14.6.8 Check Your Understanding - Reliability and Flow Control

Assignment: Chapter 14 Study Guide 52-65 (30 min)

  A+

Video: The Power of Effective Questioning (5:35)
Lab: 7.7.2.5 Gather Information from the Customer (30 minutes)

  • Demonstrate that you know the difference between open and closed questions

Lab: 7.7.2.6 Investigate Support Websites and Repair Companies - note below (45 minutes)

  • Use LOCAL (Cleveland, Ohio area) repair sites for research - Be sure to put your company researched URL on the lab. Do Not Use Geek Squad!!
  • Info for Part 2: Dell Precision 7780, i7, 32 GB, NVIDIA RTX™ A1000, 512 GB SSD, 17.0-in display

Read: Summary Section for Chapter 7

Study for Chapter 7 Test tomorrow

  IC3 None today
03/27/26 CCNA1

Do A+ First

Video: Don’t become a Network Engineer until you watch this video (13:40)

Start Module 14, Section 7 - UDP Communication
Video: UDP and TCP: Comparison of Transport Protocols (11:34)

Read: 14.7.1 UDP Low Overhead versus Reliability

Read: 14.7.2 UDP Datagram Reassembly

Read: 14.7.3 UDP Server Processes and Requests

Read: 14.7.4 UDP Client Processes

Activity: 14.7.5 Check Your Understanding - UDP Communication

Lab: Using Wireshark to Examine UDP DNS Capture (60 minutes)

Assignment: Module 14 Study Guide 66-68 (10 minutes - end)

  A+

Chapter 7 Test Review

Review Video: ICCID, IMSI, IMEI Numbers Explained (1:57)
Review Video: Jason Johnson: ITEv7 Chapter 7 (27:42)

Activity: Chapter 7 Quiz

Test: Chapter 7 (45 minutes)

  IC3 None today
04/07/26 CCNA1

Start Module 14, Section 8 - Module Practice and Quiz

PT: 14.8.1 TCP and UDP Communications (45 minutes)

Read: 14.8.2 What did I learn in this module?

Activity: 14.8.3 Module Quiz - Transport Layer

  A+ Hardware

Start Chapter 8 - Printers
Video: Techquickie: Printers As Fast As Possible (5:39)

Read: 8.0.1.1 Introduction

Read: 8.1.1.1 Characteristics of Printers

Read: 8.1.1.2 Printer Speed, Quality, and Color

Read: 8.1.1.3 Reliability and Total Cost of Ownership
Video: What is TCO? Total Cost of Ownership (1:05)

Read: 8.1.1.4 Automatic Document Feeder
Video: ADF Automatic Document Feeder VS Flat Glass Scanner (7:12)

Activity: 8.1.1.5 Check Your Understanding - Printer Capabilities and Characteristics

  IC3 Level 2 - Domain 4
04/08/26 CCNA1

Lab: Using Wireshark to Examine TCP and UDP Captures
NOTE: Use a Firefox browser instead of the command window. Change ftp path to: ftp.cdc.gov/pub/

Using a Command Window:
ftp ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov
Username: anonymous
Password: null
ftp> get README.txt c:/users/tmoore/README1.txt

Install Filezilla
Use this FTP address instead: ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov
Username: anonymous
Password: null

For TFTP software, use: Tftpd64-4.64-setup.exe
Download from CNA drive, CCNA1, Module 14

  A+

Read: 8.1.2.1 Printer Connnection Types
Link: USB Plug Types

Activity: 8.1.2.2 Check Your Understanding - Printer Connections

Read : 8.2.1.1 Inkjet Printer Characteristics
Video: Professor Messer: Understanding InkJet Printers (5:03)

Read: 8.2.1.2 Inkjet Printer Parts

Activity: 8.2.1.3 Check Your Understanding - Inkjet Printers

  IC3 Level 2 - Domain 5
04/09/26 CCNA1

Review Video: Jason Johnson: CCNA1v7 Module 14 (22:15)

Test: Module 14 (45 minutes)

Start Module 15

  A+ Hardware

Read: 8.2.2.1 Laser Printer Characteristics

Video: Laser Printers - CompTIA A+ 220-1001 (10:05)

Read: 8.2.2.2 Laser Printer Parts

Activity: 8.2.2.3 Check Your Understanding - Laser Printers

Read: 8.2.3.1 How Laser Printing Works
Video: Professor Messer: Understanding Laser Printers (9:00)

Activity: 8.2.3.2 Check Your Understanding - The Laser Printing Process

Video: How a Color Laser Printer Works (2:18)

Read: 8.2.4.1 Thermal Printer Characteristics
Video: Professor Messer: Understanding Thermal Printers (2:22)

Read: 8.2.4.2 Impact Printer Characteristics
Video: Professor Messer: Understanding Impact Printer (2:22)
Video: Impact Printer in Operation (1:48)

Activity: 8.2.4.3 Check Your Understanding - Thermal Printers and Impact Printers

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