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A Comprehensive Introduction to Networking

Course: 450   Type: Workshop   Duration: 4 Days
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You Will Learn How To

  • Apply fundamental network concepts, terminology and solutions
  • Implement networks using data links and physical media
  • Deploy Local Area Networks (LANs) using Ethernet and Wi-Fi
  • Build reliable internetworks and intranets using effective TCP/IP design
  • Enhance network security using industry-standard solutions and practices
  • Evaluate and select leading-edge enterprise network technologies

Course Benefits
Today's professionals must possess a solid foundation in networking concepts and practices to streamline enterprise operations and maintain a competitive edge. This course provides you with a working knowledge of IP addressing, TCP/IP operation, LAN solutions, Quality of Service (QoS) requirements, wireless network options, security elements, enterprise internetworking and modern hardware.

Who Should Attend
Anyone who needs an introduction to networking technology and data communication systems. The course is particularly beneficial to managers, developers, IT staff and help desk personnel.

Course Workshops
A series of intensive group workshops include:
  • Estimating user & department bandwidth requirements
  • Designing campus network cabling
  • Analysing the frame and packet flow for TCP/IP LANs
  • Deploying wired and wireless hosts
  • Scaling and selecting Ethernet LAN components
  • Assigning IPs and designing subnets

Live, instructor-led demonstrations include:

  • Dissecting packet structure with Wireshark
  • Monitoring and connecting to Ethernet and Wi-Fi LANs
  • Configuring TCP/IP on hosts and routers

Course Content
Introduction
Defining networks, form and function
  • Specifying communication requirements
  • Supporting QoS
  • Classifying networks: LAN, WAN
  • Packet
  • Circuit
  • Wired
  • Wireless
Employing protocols and operating systems
  • Standardising data communications
  • Dividing tasks with layered protocols
Constructing Data Links
Improving efficiency with error control
  • Detecting and correcting errors
  • Forward and feedback error correction
Encoding information
  • Defining bits, bytes and packets
  • Taking advantage of digital encoding
Framing and timing data
  • The necessity of using frames
  • Reducing errors with synchronous encoding
Deploying Physical Media
Identifying media types and challenges
  • Selecting copper cable types
  • Benefiting from fibre optics
Employing wireless links
  • Utilising radio frequencies and bands
  • Managing interference and noise
Capitalising on Ethernet
Examining 802 LAN standards
  • Forwarding with MAC addresses
  • Contrasting shared and switched LANs
Investigating Ethernet operations
  • Dissecting Etherswitch operation
  • Adding QoS to Ethernet
  • Comparing Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching
Harnessing Wi-Fi for User Mobility
Communicating via radio waves
  • Types of Wi-Fi networks: a, b, g and n
  • Capitalising on instant infrastructure
Integrating Wi-Fi operations
  • Mitigating the challenges of sharing bandwidth
  • Verifying accurate transmission
Deploying Access Points (AP)
  • Forwarding traffic via the AP
  • Utilising Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs)
Building Internetworks Using TCP/IP and Routers
TCP/IP: A practical protocol suite
  • Employing TCP for data and UDP for voice and video
  • Distinguishing between hosts and routers
  • Maximising TCP/IP's multiple applications and utilities
  • Streamlining data and VoIP traffic
IP addressing and datagrams
  • Increasing efficiency with addressing schemes
  • Interpreting net-prefixes and subnet masks
How routers operate
  • Relaying traffic with NetID and routing tables
  • Discovering paths with routing protocols
  • Upgrading routers for QoS
Implementing Security Best Practices
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
  • Authenticating users
  • Enabling VPN encrypted tunnels
  • Providing information integrity
Benchmarking risks and deploying countermeasures
  • Analysing threats and security requirements
  • Encrypting data
  • Adopting digital certificates and signatures
Ensuring LAN security
  • Wi-Fi security: WPA, 802.11i, AES
  • Isolating workgroups with VLANs
Creating Enterprise Networks
Employing telecom circuits
  • Circuit-switching data streams
  • E1 and T1 leased lines
Facilitating inter-site communications
  • Choosing xDSL options
  • LAN Extension Services (LES)
  • Integrating teleworkers and branch offices
Selecting scalable carrier data-services
  • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
  • ATM
  • Frame Relay
  • Enhanced ISP services

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