High Speed Technologies Part 1: Overview Training CD

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Summary: High Speed Technologies Part 1: Overview Training CD
Review: Course Overview

This is the first course in a five part series that will cover network evolution, transmission media, transmission technologies, Wide Area Technology, WAN protocols, wireless, gigabit ethernet, xDSL and cable.

Learn To

* 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.



Audience

The audience for this course includes IT professionals and managers who may or may not have a networking background.

Deployment Options

Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation

Accreditation

NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits

CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs



Language Options

American English

Total Learning Time

7 hours

Objectives

Unit 1: Network Overview 3 hours

* 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 4 hours

* 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).