Introduction to Telecommunications
Course
In Carshalton
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Carshalton
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Duration
3 Days
Understanding the words and meanings underlying the "sea of acronyms" that is the hallmark of telecommunications networks. Specifying media for network access. Using the Internet for transmitting voice, video and data. Assessing the costs, risks and benefits of alternative technologies. Suitable for: The course does not assume any experience with data communications and networking. It does however assume that attendees will be interested in data communications and networking and are willing and able to absorb a lot of new concepts and terminology. As such the course will be useful to a wide range of backgrounds including: someone embarking on a new project involving integration of voice, video and data traffic over WAN connections. those new to.
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Subjects
- Telecommunications
Course programme
Telecommunications systems and technology have changed dramatically in the last 5 years. The current "buzz phrase" is "convergence for voice, video and data networks".
New developments such as Voice Over IP (VoIP), Voice XML and Web Services suggest that there is more change still to come.
The purpose of this course is to lay down some solid foundations that will help cope with all the various new developments. The goals of the course are to:
- demystify the various terms and components of telecommunications systems
- provide the technical basis for selecting between different alternatives
Key Skills
- Understanding the words and meanings underlying the "sea of acronyms" that is the hallmark of telecommunications networks.
- Specifying media for network access
- Using the Internet for transmitting voice, video and data
- Assessing the costs, risks and benefits of alternative technologies
Course Contents
Where telecommunications fits into corporate and organisation networking Types of telecommunications networks
- leased networks
- switched networks
- private networks
- public networks
- Copper
- Fibre
- Satellite - geosynchronous, low earth orbit
- Bandwidth, Loss, Frequency
- Modulation (Amplitude, Frequency, Phase ...)
- Multiplexing - Frequency Division, Time Division, Space Division
- PDH vs SDH
- Add-drop multiplexers
- Local loop
- Analog telephony
- Loop signaling
- Local Exchanges and Private Branch Exchanges
- Blocking probability and PBX trunk group sizing
- the Erlang as a unit of measurement
- ISDN - Basic and Primary rate
- E1/T1 explained
- Mobile telephony GSM, GPRS, UMTS (3G)
- Voice and video encoding
- types of signaling - channel associated signaling vs. common-channel signaling
- examples
- DTMF
- SS7
- E1 slot-16
- Frame Relay
- ISDN
- Modem dial-up
- TCP/IP and PPP
- VPNs
- transmission at the link level (e.g. ADSL, cellular networks, cable modems ...)
- network level (e.g. VoFR, VoIP, SIP, QoS, ATM ...)
- application level (e.g. CTI, PBX, Centrex, IP based PBX ...)
- ethernet WAN technology
- IP over ATM, IP over SDH
- Differentiated services
- Multi Protocol Layer Switching
Introduction to Telecommunications