Audience
The audience for this course includes IT professionals and managers who may or may not have a networking background.
Objective
- Identify the characteristics of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
- Identify the main characteristics of a Local Area Network (LAN).
- Identify the technology types that can be used to extend a network.
- Identify the capabilities of radio networks.
- Identify the characteristics of cellular systems.
- Identify the capabilities of satellite systems.
Topics Include
Unit 1: Network Overview
- Identify the characteristics of a (PSTN).
- Identify the main characteristics of a (LAN).
- Identify the technology types that can be used to extend a network.
- Identify the features of early switching technology.
- Identify the functions of key components of Signaling System Number 7 (SS7).
- Identify the characteristics of coaxial cables.
- Identify the characteristics of twisted pair media.
- Identify the functions of fiber media.
- Identify the different kinds of wireless media.
- Identify the features of analog signals.
- Identify the features of digital signals.
- Identify the characteristics of bandwidth.
- Identify the characteristics of analog data transmission.
- Identify the characteristics of digitizing analog data.
- Identify the features of Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM).
- Identify the features of Time Division Multiplexing (TDM).
- Identify the features of Ethernet.
- Identify the features of Token Ring.
- Identify the features of Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI).
- Identify the characteristics of switching.
- Identify the functions of routers.
- Identify the features of Data Terminal Equipment (DTE).
- Identify the functions of Packet Assembler/Disassemblers (PADs).
- Identify the functions of a Data Circuit terminating Equipment (DCE).
- Identify the features of circuit switching.
- Identify the features of packet switching.
- Identify the capabilities of X.25.
- Identify the features of Frame Relay.
- Identify the capabilities of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
- Identify the capabilities of (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs).
- Identify the features of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
- Identify the features of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.
- Identify the functions of bridges.
Unit 2: High Speed Networking Technologies
- Identify the capabilities of radio networks.
- Identify the characteristics of cellular systems.
- Identify the capabilities of satellite systems.
- Identify the features of wireless Local Area Networks (LANs).
- Identify the capabilities of cable modems.
- Identify the main capabilities of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
- Identify the features of Gigabit Ethernet.
- Identify the advantages of migrating to Gigabit Ethernet.
- Identify the design objectives of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Task Force.
- Identify the features of Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL).
- Identify the different Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) variations.
- Identify the advantages of the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).
Duration
7
Minimum Requirements
The CDROM version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
- At least a double speed CDROM drive.
- An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).
The network version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
Media
Serebra Learning Corporation 119 - 7565 132nd Street Surrey BC V3W 1K5 Canada
