WAN TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION
A hands on Introduction to Wide Area Networks for engineers. This course covers
all current major WAN technologies from a perspective of design, evaluating
technologies available as well as hands on to consolidate the theory
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* Describe the seven-layer model and realise how it applies to the real world.
* Evaluate and describe WAN technologies.
* Describe the architecture of WANs in the core.
* Use WANS to interconnect LANS.
WAN TRAINING COURSE DETAILS
* Who will benefit:
Technical staff wishing to find out more about how their WAN works.
* Prerequisites:
Intro to data communications & networking
* Duration
5 days
WAN TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS
* Introduction
LANs, MANS and WANS, protocols, the OSI seven layer model, ITU-T, ETSI, DTE,
DCE, and the overall picture.
* WAN architectures
Service providers, core, access, DTE, DCE, CPE, dialup, circuit switched,
packet switched, how to choose a WAN, common bandwidths, site to site, remote
access.
Topologies: Star, Full mesh, partial mesh.
* History of WANs
Before IP was ubiquitous, The PSTN, Dial up networks, modems, ISDN, Stat mux,
TDM, 64k, N*64, E1, X25, Frame Relay
* The role of IP and routers
The growth of IP, the role of routers, routing tables, routing protocols.
Hands on: IP and routing.
* Layer 1 Physical
Copper, Fibre, Wireless, Microwave, Phone lines, FTTC, FTTH, mobile networks.
* Service provider technologies
The transport plane, SDH, SONET, DWDM.
* WAN access
Phone lines, leased lines, xDSL, WiMax, satellite, the role of PPP.
* Broadband
adband xDSL, ADSL, SDSL, local loops, DSLAM, DSL architecture.
* ATM
Cell switching principles, ATM switching, Virtual paths, QOS, CBR, VBR, ABR,
UBR, AAL1 to AAL5, MPOA, LANE, Voice over ATM.
* The Internet
VPNs, IPSEC, QOS.
* What is MPLS?
Core MPLS, MPLS and the 7 layer model, MPLS protocol, MPLS standard, MPLS
runs on routers, MPLS history, Why MPLS?
* MPLS architecture
LSRs, PE and P router roles, FEC, swapping labels, MPLS packet format, Loops,
TTL control.
* Ethernet
What is Ethernet? LANs, MANs, WANs, Ethernet and switches in the LAN.
Traditional LAN/WAN integration, routers. The Ethernet interface for the WAN.
Standards: Transporting carrier Ethernet.