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Datacommunications Essentials |
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| Course Length - 3 Days Lecture | | | | | | Course Description In this age of information, data communications plays the key role of moving information from where it is to where it is required, in a timely and secure fashion. Today, enterprises and individuals need to understand the basics of data-com to be able to derive maximum benefit for minimum cost. This course provides a discussion of the fundamentals of data communication and the key strategies developed to move information reliably and confidentially through the practical world. Presentations are anchored in actual implementations of data-com protocols such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, frame relay and the Internet and devices including switches and routers. | | | | | Course Objectives: - Possess a working knowledge of data communication concepts and terminology.
- Understand the role and markets for circuit- and packet-switched networks.
- Recognize common features and implementations of datacom protocols.
- Be aware of the role of segments, packets, frames, bytes and bits in data com.
- Comprehend the mechanisms and significance of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
- Be able to keep up with the rapidly evolving advances in data communication.
- Recognize the functions of routers and the challenge of building internetworks.
- Distinguish between LAN and WAN solutions like Ethernet and Frame Relay.
| | | | | Who Should Attend? - Non-technical personnel who desire to understand the business case, challenges and solutions for data communication in order to be able to implement and maximize the value of data-com within their organizations. (Line and staff management, contract and personnel supervisors, marketing and sales people, finance specialists…)
- Technical personnel will develop a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms developed for data-com and the practical, cost-effective, implementations available to meet their needs over both local- and wide-areas. (Technical staff and managers, engineers, technicians, system administrators, newly-hired technical employees…)
| | | | | | Course Prerequisites None, except for an interest in data-com functions and solutions |
| | | | Course Topics: | | | | | - The Business Case for Data Communications
- Packet-switched and circuit switched networks, T1 and beyond
- Data communication protocols, benefits and common functions
- Segments, Packets, Frames Bytes and Bits
- Error detection and recovery mechanisms
- TCP/IP essentials
- Local Area Networks and Ethernet
- Wide Area Networks and Frame Relay
- Network security and its implementation in practical networks
- Routers, intranets and the Internet
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