ADSL TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION
An introduction to ATM.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* Recognise the benefits of ADSL.
* Describe what ADSL is.
* Describe how ADSL works.
* Describe the ADSL architecture
* Recognise the limitations of ADSL.
* List the elements required for an ADSL installation.
ADSL TRAINING COURSE DETAILS
* Who will benefit:
Network engineers and anyone who will be working with ADSL.
* Prerequisites:
Intro to data comms & networking
* Duration
2 days
ADSL TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS
* What is ADSL?
Broadband definitions, OSI layer 1, ADSL services, WANS. ADSL features:
always on, point to point, Asymmetric, speeds. ADSL benefits, xDSL family,
standards, history, example DSL forum documents.
* ADSL architecture
The big picture, The PSTN and telephones, Digital and analogue, PSTN and
modems, ADSL vs. modem speeds, Block 1: Customer premises, Block 2: The last
mile, Block 3: The exchange, Block 4: the core network.
* Customer premises
Splitters, micro filters, splitter architectures, Splitterless ADSL, ADSL
modems, USB, ADSL routers.
* The local loop
ADSL PHY, Some basics, ADSL margins, speed implications, distances, RADSL,
Line testing, whoosh tests, line coding, multiple channels, FDM, echo
cancellation, Modulation: AM, FM, PM, QAM, QAM constellations, DMT, CAP,
Framing, Superframes, fast data mode, interleaved mode, RADSL revisited.
* The local loop
ADSL PHY, Some basics, ADSL margins, speed implications, distances, RADSL,
Line testing, whoosh tests, line coding, multiple channels, FDM, echo
cancellation, Modulation: AM, FM, PM, QAM, QAM constellations, DMT, CAP,
Framing, Superframes, fast data mode, interleaved mode, RADSL revisited.
* The exchange
Local exchange ADSL items, DSLAMs, ADSL racks, Contention.
* The core network
The role of the core network, ATM, ATM VPI/VCI, ATM cells, ATM layers, AAL5,
RAS, Home gateways.
* ADSL and the higher layers
Layer 2 choices, PPPoA, PPP, CHAP, layer 4 and above, ADSL and IP, ADSL and
ATM.
* Installing and configuring ADSL
Choosing providers, line activation, hardware requirements, Configuring layer
1 and layer 2, Configuring IP.
* Summary
ITU ADSL standards.