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NTP AND PTP TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course looks at timing and synchronization as provided by NTP and PTP. Hands on sessions primarily involve using Wireshark to analyse the protocols. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Recognise the importance of timing and synchronisation. * Explain how NTP works. * Explain how PTP works. NTP AND PTP TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone using NTP or PTP but particularly relevant for those in the broadcast industry. * Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers * Duration 1 day NTP AND PTP TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction Clock drift. Timing and synchronization. Importance in computing. Importance in broadcasting. * NTP NTP versions, v0 to v4. Architecture. The intersection algorithm. Accuracy. Clock strata, Stratum 0, 1, 2 and 3. Protocol modes. Hands on NTP configuration * More NTP NTP packet header. Timestamps. Variables in the header. Clock synchronization algorithm. SNTP. The Windows Time service. Hands on Wireshark and NTP analysis. * PTP PTP v2, IEEE 1588. Architecture. Accuracy. Synchronization with PTP. Offset and delay. Hands on Analysing PTP packet flows. * More PTP Ordinary clocks, boundary clocks, masters and grandmasters. PTP specific switch types. Hardware time stamping. SMPTE ST2059-2. PTP packet header. PTP domains. Best master clock algorithm. Hands on More Wireshark and PTP.

A carefully structured advanced-level course on Apache Spark 3 to help you clear your job interviews. This course covers advanced topics and concepts that are part of the Databricks Spark certification exam. Boost your skills in Spark 3 architecture and memory management.

TELECOMMS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A comprehensive tour of the telecommunications technologies and terminology currently in use, and under development. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * List and describe components of the PSTN. * Explain how calls are made over the PSTN * Compare analog and digital transmission methods. * Describe the technologies within the transport plane. * Recognise the benefits of extra features available in today's telephone networks. TELECOMMS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone new to the Telecommunications industry. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days TELECOMMS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Telephone network architecture Handsets, local loop, distribution points, Local exchanges, main telephone switches, PBXs. * Making a call - some basics Telephone call components, how a telephone call works, accessing the local exchange, loop disconnect, DTMF, standards, E.164, PSTN routing, Intelligent Networks, Special Rate Services. * Analogue vs Digital Voice characteristics, PSTN bandwidth, analogue signalling, Digital encoding, PCM and the 64k, ADPCM and other voice compression methods. * PBXs PABX, Call processing, networking PBXs, PBX facilities, bandwidth, blocking probability and Erlangs, Erlang models, using Erlang tables. * Transmission methods Two wire transmission, 64k circuits, Nx64, E1, 2 wire to 4 wire conversion, echo, echo suppression, echo cancellers, twisted pair, coax, fibre optic, power lines, satellite systems, microwave. * Signalling Analogue signalling, loop start, earth calling, E&M, AC15. Digital signalling -CAS, robbed bits and E1 slot 16 signalling. Digital signalling CCS, Q.931, SS7, Q.SIG, DPNSS, DASS2. * Transport planes PDH, PDH issues, SDH, SDH architecture, SDH standards, SDH bit rates, SDH mulitplexors, DWDM. * Networks Circuit Switched Networks, TDM, Packet Switched Networks, Frame Relay, Message Switching, Circuit Switching, STDM, Cell Switching, ATM, ATM cells, ATM traffic parameters, ATM QoS, MPLS. * Other network access Modems, modulation, speeds, ISDN, BRI, PRI, xDSL, SDSL, ADSL. * Other Services Centrex, VPNs, FeatureNet, CTI, Call Processing Systems, Voice Mail, Automated Attendant Systems, Interactive Voice Response, Call Management Systems, Call Conferencing, Star Services. * Mobile communications 3 types of wireless telephone, mobile generations, base stations, cells, GSM, GPRS, 3G, UMTS, WCDMA, 4G, LTE. * VoIP overview What is VoIP, VoIP benefits, What is IP? The IP header, Packetising voice, VoIP addressing, H.323, SIP, RTP. Bandwidth requirements.

ADVANCED RF TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides a follow on to our popular RF fundamentals course for those that need to know more. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain RF propagation * Describe the importance of transmission lines in RF systems. * Recognise the issues in RF systems. * Describe transmission measurements. ADVANCED RF TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Those working with RF systems. * Prerequisites: RF fundamentals. * Duration 3 days ADVANCED RF TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * RF propagation The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Electromagnetic Radiation, Spherical Wave Front, The Space Wave, Receive Antenna below the Horizon, Bending the Space Wave , Surface Wave Path, Tilting of Surface Wave, Conductivity, Layers of the Atmosphere, Variations of the Ionosphere, Variations caused by Solar Activity, Multi Hop Transmission, Classification of Radio Waves, Fading, Fading Reduction, Free Space Path Loss, Shadowing of Radio Wave, Signal Levels after Shadowing, Radio Waves as Wavelets, Fresnel Zone. * Transmission Lines Transmission Line Construction, Primary Line Constants, 'T' Networks, Input Impedence, Lossless Unbalanced Line, Standing Waves, Open Circuit / Short Circuit Termination, Short Circuit Standing Waves, Open Circuit Standing Waves, Voltage Standing Wave Pattern, Short Circuit Termination, Open Circuit Termination, The Directional Coupler, Effect of E and M Coupling, Practical Reflectometer. * Antenna Theory The Open Circuit Line, Dipole V/I Distribution, Polar Diagram, Power Pattern ½ Wave Dipole, Half Wave Dipole, Vehicle Mount, Centre Fed Whip Antenna, Antenna Beamwidth, The Yagi Array, Uda Yagi array, Antenna Characteristics, 6 Element Yagi Polar Diagram, Log Periodic Antenna, Helical Antenna. Microwave Dish Array, Typical Microwave Dish Antenna. * Transmission Measurements Transmission Measurements, Effective Isotropic Radiated Power, Fade Margin. * Noise Noise in Communications, Noise Voltage Equivalent Circuit. * Satellite Communications Satellite Communications, Large Earth Station, The Satellite Payload, Geo Stationary Orbit, Basic Orbits, VSAT Terminal, Iridium Phone, The Space Segment, Satellite Footprint, Typical System Hardware. * Mobile Communications Mobile Evolution, The Path to UMTS, Technologies Bit Rate and Mobility, Systems and Specifications, Wireless Networks, Diffraction, Multi Path Propagation, Loss Models, GSM Architecture, OSI Model - GSM, OSI Reference Model, OSI Layers.

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A complete guide to the Cassandra architecture, the Cassandra query language, cluster management, and Java/Spark integration.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course starts by recaping some of the essential satellite knowledge required and proceeds to explore the deeper aspects of satellite communications, including hardware, communications and error control coding. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain how satellite communications work. * Explain how RF works * Explain the architecture of satellite systems. * Use spectrum analysers. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with satellite systems. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 3 days SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Basic Principles of Satellite Communications GEO, MEO and LEO satellites. Launching and orbits. Frequency bands and polarisation. Satellite footprints. Multibeam coverage. Power spectra. Link budgets. Modulation and coding. Access technologies. Earth station components. Space segment components. Satellite system services. Satellite operators. * Radio frequency propagation Electromagnetic waves principles and generation. Reception of the EM wave. Space wave, sky wave and surface wave theory. The isotropic radiator. Types of antennae and their basic properties. Polar diagrams. International frequency allocation. Spectrum management and utilisation. Radio wave propagation. Line of sight propagation. Propagation for satellite comms. Free space path loss. Path attenuation. Noise and Interference. Power and its measurement. * Satellite antennae and other hardware Power flux density. Effective aperture. Horn antennae. Parabolic reflector. Offset feed. Cassegrain and Gregorian antennae. Antenna feed systems - Horn, TMC, OMJ and polarizer. Antenna steering and mount systems. Array antennae. LNA, LNB, LNC. Microwave tubes - TWT and Klystron. Polarizers. * Earth and Space Segments and the link Earth station antennae. Transponders. Antennae sub systems. Power supplies. Link budgets. System noise. System losses. Interference. Satellite switching. * Ground Communications Equipment Baseband signals. Analogue and Digital systems. Overview of modulation - AM, FM, PM. Digital Modulation. Frequency conversion -up and down conversion. Filters, mixers, local oscillators, IF amplifiers and group delay equalisers. Access methods - single and multiple access systems. Data networks. Television transmission - analogue and digital. Digital signal compression. MPEG processing. * Satellite Navigation Longitude, latitude, altitude, GPS, How GPS works, timing, alternatives to GPS. * Mobile satellite services Voice and Phones, BGAN, TV, GPS to program aerial, VSAT. * Error Control Coding The need for coding. Linear block codes. Cyclic codes. Convolution codes. Interleaving and concatenated codes. Coding gain. Turbo codes. * Test and measurement Theory and practice of Spectrum Analysers.

Participants gain a foundational understanding of the UX design process, tools and techniques through an engaging mix of theory and practical application exercises.

KAMAILIO TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION Kamailio (formerly known as OpenSER) provides a scalable SIP server suitable for small through to carrier grade installations. This course will teach you how to install, configure and troubleshoot the Kamailio product. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install Kamailio. * Control Kamailio. * Configure Kamailio. * Troubleshoot Kamailio. KAMAILIO TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Kamailio. * Prerequisites: Definitive SIP for engineers. UNIX fundamentals. * Duration 3 days KAMAILIO TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What is Kamailio? What is SER? SER history, OpenSER, versions. Kamailio. Supported platforms, SIP review. Hands on Simple SIP telephony without a SIP server. * Installing Kamailio Downloading Kamailio, Installation from source, package installation, CVS, default passwords Hands on Kamailio installation. * Controlling Kamailio Starting, stopping and controlling Kamailio. Starting Kamailio automatically at boot time. Hands on Controlling the server * First configuration Basic configuration. Hands on SIP telephony with Kamailio. * Monitoring Logs, xlog, openserctl, syslog. Hands on Logging. * Kamailio architecture Kamailio core, Kamailio modules, file locations, persistent data storage, database structure. Hands on Database integration. * Core configuration Keywords, values, parameters, functions, routing blocks, constructs. Hands on Advanced Kamailio configuration. * Module configuration Overview of modules available, AAA integration, least cost routing. Redirects Hands on Configuring modules. * Architectures DNS integration, peering, OSP, NAT traversal, SIP to GSM. Hands on peering. * Asterisk integration Altering tables to work with Asterisk, Asterisk as a voicemail system. Design issues, High availability. Hands on Integrating Kamailio with Asterisk.

DATA COMMS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on training course introducing the concepts of data communications, moving on to covering both LAN and WAN technology. Quizzes are used extensively to ensure material has sunk in and to maximise learning time. Hands on sessions ensure that by the end of the course delegates have made cables, built LANS and WANS, configured TCP/IP, switches and routers. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Use the seven layer model to classify networking buzzwords. * Build and troubleshoot Ethernet, LAN/WAN and WiFi networks * Explain the difference between switches and routers. * Connect networks with routers. DATA COMMS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone who requires a technical introduction to networks. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 3 days DATA COMMS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What are networks? What is data communications? What are networks? Types of network, LANs, LAN choices, WANs, WAN choices, PANs, SANs, MANs, connecting networks. Internetworks, the internet, clouds. * Networks and standards Standards bodies, ISO, ITU, IEEE, IETF, OSI 7 layer reference model, TCP/IP and OSI, ping and the 7 layer model, encapsulation, fragmentation. * The physical layer Transmission media: Copper, Fibre, RF, UTP, Cat 5/5e/6/7..., RJ45, straight and cross over cables. Coax, Fibre cable & connectors, SFP, MMF, SMF, radio spectrum, frequencies, ranges, noise and electrical distortion, repeaters. Hands on Cabling, ping. * Bandwidth Definition, Bits, bytes, speeds, simplex, half/full duplex, a/symmetrical, aggregation, latency. Calculating bandwidth requirements. * The Data Link layer Frames, classifications, standards, LAN/WAN layer 2 technologies (Point to point, virtual circuits). * Ethernet What is Ethernet? 802.3, evolution from CSMA/CD, choosing cables, topologies, NICs, MAC addresses. Ethernet frame format. Hands on Analysing Ethernet frames. * Ethernet switches Connecting multiple devices, switches work at layer 2, Switches vs. hubs, simultaneous conversations, full duplex, MAC address database, how switches work, switch benefits, loops, STP. Console ports. Hands on Switches and WireShark, configuring switches, broadcast storms, STP. * VLANS What are VLANs, why have VLANs. Hands on The effect of VLANs on network traffic. * Wireless LANs Type of wireless network. WiFi, 802.11b/g/n/ac, WiFi6, antennae, interference, 802.11 frame format, CSMA/CA, half duplex, Wireless Access Points, security. Hands on Building a WiFi network. * WANS WAN architecture, WAN types, service providers, access equipment, DTE, DCE, core equipment, WANs and the 7 layer model, choosing a WAN. * WAN access Point to point, multi access, Internet, phone lines, leased lines, xDSL, broadband architecture. DOCSIS, FTTH, PON, SD-WAN. Older technologies (if required): Modems, ISDN, 64k, E1, TDM. * Packet switched networks Packet switching, virtual circuits, Hub & spoke, partial & full mesh, MPLS, MPLS and routers, Why MPLS? MPLS -TE, MPLS VPN, Internet VPN. Older technologies (if required). * Service provider technologies Transport plane, SDH, SONET, WDM, CWDM, DWDM, DWDM architectures, OTN. * TCP/IP Definition, protocols, services, internetworking, the Internet, intranets, IAB, RFCs, IP header, IP addressing, subnet masks, IPv6, TCP, UDP. Hands on IP address and subnet mask configuration. * Routers What are routers? Routers vs switches, when to route and when to switch, default gateways, routing tables, static routes, routing protocols. Firewalls, how firewalls work. Hands on Router configuration, tracert. * Applications Clients, servers, web, HTTP, Email, resource sharing, IM, VoIP, Video over IP, terminal emulation, ftp, ssh. Hands on telnet