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CISCO PACKET TRACER

Cisco Packet Tracer


Cisco developed Packet Tracer to help networking academy students achieve the most optimal learning experience while gaining practical networking technology skills.

Packet Tracer is a powerful network simulation platform inspiring students to experiment with network behavior and ask 'what if' questions. It supplements physical equipment in the classroom by allowing students to create a network with an almost unlimited number of devices, encouraging practice, discovery and troubleshooting.


                                           Example of CISCO Packet Tracer Work space


Key Features:

1. Packet Tracer Work Space:
CISCO packet tracer has two work space modes, Logical and Physical. The logical work space allows users to build logical network topology by placing, connecting and clustering virtual network devices. The physical work space provides a graphical physical dimension of logical network.

2. Packet Tracer Modes:
CISCO packet tracer provides 2 operating modes to visualize the behavior of a network, real-time mode and simulation mode.The real-time mode, the user can see and control time intervals, the inner workings of data transfer and the propagation of data across a network.

3. Modular Devices:
Graphical representations visually simulate hardware and offer the ability to insert interface cards into modular routes and switches, which then become part of simulation.

PROTOCOLS:

      Layers                                                                                 Supported Protocols

a) Application                                                             FTP, SMTP, POP3, HTTP, TFTP,TELNET,SSH                                                                                      DNS, DHCP, NTP and many more.


b) Transport                                                                 TCP and UDP, TCP Nagle Algo. , RTP, IP                                                                                               Fragmentation.

c)Network                                                                    BGP, IPv4, ICMP, ARP, IPv6, ICMPv6, IPSec,                                                                                       RIP v1|v2|ng etc.

d) Interface                                                                   Ethernet, HDLC, PPP, PPoE, STP, RSTP, VTP,                                                                                        DTP etc.

4. Menu Bar:
This bar provides the file, edit, options, view, tools, extensions and help menus also basic commands such as open, save, save as, print etc.

5. Tool Bar:
Options for cut, paste, undo, redo, zoom and drawing pallet and custom device dialog. 

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