This course is designed to provide fundamental knowledge on the building blocks of data communications systems.  If you want to become a competent professional in the computer networking industry, either in an entry-level technical position, technical sales, or marketing position, this course is a necessity. This is your first step into the IT field.  From here, you'll successfully move on to Understanding Networking Fundamentals or Internetworking Routers and Switches.

To register call 916-852-2570 This course can be delivered by the methods below: Classroom Learning $1295 USD Virtual Classroom e-Learning $895 USD

You Learn...

	A solid, fundamental understanding of the Internet Protocol (IP)
	About technology in understandable language – NOT the technical specifications
	To identify where TCP/IP, Ethernet, Frame Relay, ATM, IP addresses, routing, switching, and other networking technologies fit into the Internet.
	To make sound purchase and deployment decisions
	To understand the tools at your disposal to manage and protect networks
	To develop your ability to communicate with technical professionals and customers by exploring applications for networking hardware, software, and protocols
	To make technically sound purchase and deployment decisions based on newfound knowledge of the structure, function, and components of WAN services as well as the differences between routers and switches
	To see where different technologies fit into a network architecture by grasping how data flows in networks using the OSI model

Who Would Benefit

Entry-level and newly hired technical professionals, including PC support, help desk, Networking Professionals. Technical professionals interested in taking Understanding Network Fundamentals who have gaps in their overall technical competence. End users who need to understand the fundamentals of network operation. Sales and Marketing Professionals looking to increase their ability to communicate to technical professionals which will result in increased sales.

 

Course Outline

1. Networking Overview

	The big picture
	What is computer networking?
	Basic network types Physical connectivity Physical segmentation Logical segmentation
	Networking applications
	Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)
	Wide Area Networks (WANs)
	Enterprise networks

	The need for communication networks
	Network models The general communications model The networking conversational model
	Voice or analog signal characteristics
	Digital signals Differential mathematical base systems Base-2 signaling
	Data or digital signal characteristics Measurement values
	Clocking for digital signal transmission
	Analog vs. digital Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) Compression Multiplexing
	Signal regeneration
	Information demands on networks
	Transmission modes Simplex Half-duplex Full-duplex

	Basic network structure
	Frames Basic frame structure Communications within the LAN Communications between networks
	Network addressing Media Access Control (MAC) addresses
	IP addresses Communications within the LAN using IP addresses Communications between networks using IP addresses Internet Protocol (IP) routing analogy Network routing End-to-end frame and packet sequence
	The conversational model
	Name resolution
	Frequently asked questions

	The conversational model The generic protocol stack
	Protocols and interfaces Functional derivation of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model
	The International Organization of Standardization's (ISO) OSI model
	OSI data structures Implementing the OSI model The function of OSI protocol layers How OSI layers are used
	Contrasting the OSI and TCP/IP models

	Local Area Network (LAN) origin and evolution
	IEEE project 802
	MAC technique: CSMA/CD and Ethernet
	IEEE 802.2 Logical Link Control
	Ethernet frame formats
	Network Interface Card (NIC)
	MAC addressing
	Layer 1 Topologies Coaxial cable
	Network cable options Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) LAN interfaces Fiber optic cable

	Transport layer Connection-oriented protocols Connectionless protocols
	Network layer IPv4 addressing IPv4 network address classes
	Extracting the network address
	The subnet mask
	Subnetting
	Network address translation Network address translation with ports

	What is an operating system? Computer operating system functions Network operating system functions
	Local operating system and network operating system interoperability
	Network services File services Print services Application services Messaging services Remote access services Firewall services
	Network security Firewall types and evolution
	Network management Network management using SNMP Network monitoring

	The OSI model and internetworking devices
	Repeaters and hubs
	Bridges
	Layer 2 switches Cut-through vs. store-and-forward switches
	Why LAN switching?
	Routers
	Layer 3 switches
	Routing and routed protocols
	Gateways as protocol converters

	Convergence Voice Data Image Video
	Telecommunications before 1962
	Leased digital services Introduction of T-carrier system in 1962 Proliferation of T-carrier system
	Public Switched Telephone Network WAN switched vs. leased lines Typical WAN circuit services
	T/E/J carrier systems hierarchy Leased digital lines
	Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) layers Basic Rate Interface (BRI) Primary Rate Interface (PRI) Contrasting T1/E1/J1 and PRI
	Network topologies: Wide Area Network (WAN) Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit (CSU/DSU) basics
	Multiplexing saves money Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) Voice and data convergence Optical multiplexing

	Packet switched networks WAN virtual circuit services
	X.25 Layers Packet switched network Logical channel Packet Assembler/Disassembler (PAD)
	Frame Relay Layers Network Bandwidth on demand Committed Information Rate (CIR)
	Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Sublayers Cell Switched network Traffic mix Service characteristics and application examples
	Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Sublayers Topologies and physical hierarchy SONET cell: 810 bytes Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
	Accessing the WAN XDSL Typical Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) setup in the home
	DSL alternatives Typical cable modem setup in the home Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) Digital microwave Satellite

	The information superhighway
	Internet control
	Original 13 Internet sites
	The physical Internet Today's structure
	Internet applications
	Locating information

 

Suggested Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

 

Suggested Follow-ons

Students followed up Internet and Network Communications by attending these popular classes:

	Understanding Networking Fundamentals
	Internetworking Routers & Switches