Audience
The audience for this course includes IT professionals and managers who are computer literate but may or may not have a networking background. Students should have taken the first two parts of this series (12901 and 12902).
Objective
- Identify the key features of ATM.
- Identify the benefits of ATM.
- Identify applications of ATM.
- Identify the features of Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS).
- Identify the characteristics of distributed queue dual bus (DQDB).
- Identify how SMDS maps to the OSI model.
Topics Include
Unit 1: ATM
- Identify the key features of ATM.
- Identify the benefits of ATM.
- Identify applications of ATM.
- Identify the protocols used by ATM.
- Identify the features of ATM technology.
- Identify services provided by ATM.
- Identify standards of ATM.
- Identify the characteristics of virtual channels and virtual paths.
- Identify the uses of virtual channel connection (VCC).
- Match the features of control signaling with their descriptions.
- Identify the features of ATM cells.
- Identify the features of ATM LAN Emulation (LANE).
- Identify the features of synchronization within the cell-based physical layer.
- Identify the features and functions of the SDH-based Physical layer.
- Identify the characteristics of the ATM adaptation layer (AAL).
- Identify the requirements for ATM traffic management.
- Identify the key functions of traffic contention management.
- Identify parameters used in achieving quality of service (QoS).
- Identify methods of ATM network traffic control.
- Identify the functions of ATM adaptation for VBR voice.
- Identify the methods employed to transmit video signals on ATM networks.
- Identify the functions of Multi-protocol on ATM (MPOA).
Unit 2: SMDS
- Identify the features of SMDS.
- Identify the characteristics of DQDB.
- Identify how SMDS maps to the OSI model.
- Identify the features of SMDS addressing.
- Identify the features of the SIP Level 3.
- Identify the features of the SIP Level 2.
- Identify the features of the SIP Level 1.
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