Home
Up

 

Download Table of contents

Orion
Consultancy

Introduction to Data Communications

Overview

Data communications is a fast moving and ever expanding subject area that is proliferating. This two-day course is designed to keep the networking professional up to date with the topic and to maximise the potential of new techniques and facilities. It incorporates overviews of the cutting-edge technologies, describing their evolution and implementation

Potential delegates

Anyone who requires a thorough but non-technical overview of current and future data networking technologies.

Prerequisites

A basic knowledge of computers and communicating systems would be an advantage.

Duration

2 days

Course Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
bulletDefine and describe the key components of systems.
bullet Describe the purpose of the OSI Reference Model.
bullet Describe the in basic terms analogue to digital conversion.
bullet Describe the basic components of a Local Area Network.
bullet Describe the features and benefits of a wide mix of technologies.
bullet Describe the basic evolution from 1G to 3G.

 

Course Content

Introduction

History; analogue multiplexing; data communication problems

Standards

ITU-T; ISO; ETSI; IEEE; ANSI.

Digital and Analogue

Evolution; modems; Codec; digital multiplexing; PDH; SDH

Local Area Networks

Standards; Ethernet; Token-Ring; repeaters; hubs; bridges; switches, WiFi

Wide Area Networks

Packet and Circuit switching; PVC & SVC Concepts

ISDN

Outline; basic rate; primary rate; operation; standards

Frame Relay

Outline; operation; formats; local management interface

ATM

Outline; The sub layers; principles; VPI/VCI; SPVC

TCP/IP

TCP, UDP, Addressing, port Numbers, Routing, VoIP, VPN

MPLS

Outline; FEC; RSVP; LDP

XDSL

ADSL, SDSL and VDSL

Wireless Access

1G to 3G