Audience
This course is designed for technical managers, help desk/support personnel and professionals who require an understanding of WAN, MAN, internetworking, digital data services, and advanced data communications.
Topics
Introduction to WAN Concepts
- Wide Area Networks
- Telephone Networks
- Carriers
Data Communications
- Switching
- Routing
- Multiplexing
Digital Data Services
- Carrier Systems
- Technological Standards
- Digital Services
MAN and Internetworking
- Metropolitan Area Networks
- Internetworking
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- define a Wide Area Network
- list the technological issues involved in WAN development
- describe the topologies used in a telephone network
- define local loops
- describe the concept of network hierarchy
- define a local exchange carrier
- list various service providers
- list the different types of switches
- list the different types of switching technologies
- define routing
- describe different routing algorithms
- define multiplexing
- list the different types of multiplexing
- describe the T-carrier system
- list the features of the T-1 carrier system
- describe the SONET standard
- describe the X.25 standard
- describe the ISDN service
- describe the Frame Relay technology
- describe the ATM technology
- list the characteristics of a MAN
- list the transm