Replaced by course 87613

Course Code NGE87516

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 course will teach the topics of ATM and SMDS. It also covers DSL and wireless broadband and VPN technology to include VPN security.

Audience

The intended audience for this course includes Telecommunications Technicians, Data/Internet/Telecommunications Professionals. This course prepares candidates for the Broadband Technologies module of the CCNT exam. There are no required prerequisites. However, learners should have prior experience with telecommunication systems, with an average computer literacy.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Identify the features of Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS).
• Identify characteristics of distributed queue dual bus (DQDB).
• Identify Switched Multimegabit Data Service Interface Protocol (SIP) levels that compare to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.
• Identify features of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).
• Match DSL services with their descriptions.
• Identify features of DSL connectivity devices.
• Identify features of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
• Match VPN application types with the connections they serve.
• Identify considerations for the deployment of a VPN.

Topics Include

Unit 1: SMDS and ATM

• Identify the features of SMDS.
• Identify characteristics of distributed queue dual bus (DQDB).
• Identify Switched Multimegabit Data SIP levels that compare to the OSI model.
• Identify features of connection-oriented and connectionless services.
• Identify features of virtual local area network (LAN) services.
• Identify features of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
• Identify benefits of ATM.
• Identify features of ATM technology.
• Identify the characteristics of virtual channels and virtual paths.
• Identify services provided by ATM.
• Identify applications of ATM.

Unit 2: DSL and Wireless Broadband

• Identify features of DSL.
• Match DSL services with their descriptions.
• Identify features of DSL connectivity devices.
• Identify problems in DSL connectivity.
• Identify features of Voice over Digital Subscriber Line (VoDSL).
• Identify features of Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL).
• Identify features of Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL).
• Identify features of wireless broadband generations.
• Identify characteristics of Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS).
• Identify characteristics of Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS).
• Identify characteristics of multi-channel multipoint distribution system (MMDS).

Unit 3: VPN

• Identify features of a VPN.
• Match VPN application types with the connections they serve.
• Identify considerations for the deployment of a VPN.
• Match VPN security threats with their descriptions.
• Identify features of Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and Terminal Access Controller Access Control System+ (TACACS+) authentication protocols.
• Identify features of the Kerberos authentication tool.
• Identify functions of the Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) encryption method.
• Identify features of digital certificates.
• Identify features of generic routing encapsulation (GRE).
• Identify features of Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP).
• Identify features of Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP).

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