Replaced by course 87607

Course Code NGE87510

Contents

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

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Description

This is the second course in a three-part series on Local Area Networks for the Certified in Convergent Network Technologies (CCNT) curriculum. This course covers transmission techniques and media, LAN components, Internetworking components, and access connectivity devices.

Audience

The intended audience for this course includes anyone who wants to remain current in the data and telecommunications industries, including Network Engineers, Network Administrators, Telecommunications Technicians, Data/Internet/Telecommunications Sales Professionals, Telecom Sales Engineers, IT/Data Product Managers, and Telecom Account Managers. In addition, anyone taking advanced vendor-neutral or product-specific certification programs would benefit from this course. This course will help prepare candidates for the Local Area Network module of the CCNT exam. Learners should have taken the first part of the series, course 87509.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Identify features of analog signals.
• Identify features of digital signals.
• Identify features of baseband and broadband transmissions.
• Identify features of network components.
• Identify features of server types.
• Identify features of a Network Operating System (NOS).

Topics Include

Unit 1: Transmission

• Identify features of analog signals.
• Identify features of digital signals.
• Identify features of baseband and broadband transmissions.
• Identify features of fiber optic transmission.
• Identify features of twisted pair cable.
• Match the categories of Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable with their specifications.
• Match the coaxial cable types with their specifications.
• Identify fiber optic cable types and their specifications.
• Identify factors to be considered when selecting a cable medium for a network installation.
• Identify tools used to terminate networking cables.
• Identify features of radio transmission media.
• Identify features of point-to-point and broadcast infrared transmission.
• Identify features of terrestrial microwave transmission.
• Identify features of satellite microwave transmission.
• Identify considerations for selecting the wireless medium that best suits a specific scenario.

Unit 2: LAN Components

• Identify features of network components.
• Identify features of server types.
• Identify features of a NOS.
• Identify features of repeaters.
• Identify characteristics of bridges.
• Identify characteristics of routers.
• Identify characteristics of gateways.
• Identify the features and functions of Network Interface Cards (NICs).
• Identify characteristics of hubs.
• Identify characteristics of switches.
• Identify characteristics of light-emitting diode (LED) indicators.
• Identify features of modems.
• Identify features of a Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit (CSU/DSU).
• Identify features of wireless access points (WAPs).

Duration

8

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).

• 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

CDROM