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<h3><b>Advanced HP switches training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A hands on course covering advanced features of HP switches. The focus of the course is on Layer 3 switching advanced features. Delegates will benefit the most from this course if they can supply us with their own configurations before the course. These configurations can then be used by the trainer in the course.</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
   <li>Configure and troubleshoot HP layer 3 switching.</li>
					<li>Configure and troubleshoot OSPF</li>
                    <li>Harden HP switches.</li>
                     <li>Explain the majority of their own configurations (if configurations are supplied to us before the course).</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Advanced HP switches training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>
      Technical staff working with HP switches.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>HP switches for engineers. </p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
			
				 <h3><b>Advanced HP switches training course content</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction </li><p>
VLAN review. Tagged and untagged ports. MSTP, PVST, UDLD, BPDU guard.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> VLANs, diagnostic tools debug, LLDP, remote port mirroring.

</p><li>L3 switching </li><p>
What are L3 switches? L3 lite, IPv4 and IPv6, routing protocols, routing tables. IP address on VLAN, no ip address on VLAN, connected interfaces, RIP.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Routing between VLANs. Configuring and troubleshooting RIP.

</p><li>VRRP </li><p>
Default gateways, dead router detection, resilience.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring and troubleshooting VRRP.

</p><li>Static routes </li><p>
Why use static routes? Configuring static routes, default routes.

</p><li>OSPF </li><p>
Link state protocols, operation. Router types, LSA types, area 0.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring and troubleshooting OSPF.

</p><li>QoS </li><p>
Layer 2 QoS, 802.1Q, priorities, dscp mapping, rate limiting.

</p><li>Access lists </li><p>
Filtering traffic through the switch, controlling access to the switch, enabling and disabling ACLs, standard ACLs, extended ACLs

</p><li>Security </li><p>
DHCP snooping, ARP protection, STP guards, switch hardening.

</p><li>Summary </li><p>
Walkthrough of delegate configurations.
</p>
      </ul>

Systems & Network Training

Network & Security

Network Engineer

Advanced HP Switches for Engineers

General Admission

<h3><b>Total SPB training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A comprehensive look at Service Provider Bridging
(SPB) as standardised in 802.1aq. This SPB course
starts with the problems in traditional switched networks
then moves onto to how SPB solves these problems.
As IS-IS is key to loop free topologies in SPB networks,
this protocols is also studied.
</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
                      <li>Explain the benefits of SPB.</li>
					<li>Explain how SPB works.</li>
					<li>Explain the role of IS-IS in SPB.</li>
					<li>Integrate SPB into existing networks.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Total SPB training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Technical staff working with Ethernet.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
							<p>Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>1 day</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Total SPB training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>What is SPB?</li><p>
Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path,
convergence, MAC explosion. Virtualisation
issues: VRF. Service Provider Bridging (SPB),
802.1aq. Virtual Services Network.
</p><li>SPB variants</li><p>
802.1Q, 802.1ad, Q-in-Q, VLAN IDs, 802.1ah,
M-in-M, I-SID. SPBV, SPBM. SPBM frame format.
</p><li>How SPB works</li><p>
Node ID, Backbone Edge Bridges, Backbone MAC
address, Customer MACs, I-SID. IS-IS.
Forwarding database. VSN.
</p><li>IS-IS</li><p>
Link layer IS-IS, SPF trees, traffic management.
IS-IS extensions for SPB. ISIS TLV.
</p><li>SPB services</li><p>
Data centre bridging, server virtualisation, multitenant applications. Integration of SPB into
existing networks. VLAN to ISID mappings. Inter
ISID routing, IP/SPB Layer 3 VRF extensions.
		</p><li>Miscellaneous</li><p>
Multicast in SPB environments. Source specific
multicast trees. SPB configuration. SPB
deployment considerations.
</p>

      </ul>

Total SPB (802.1)for engineers

<h3><b>Total TRILL training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A comprehensive look at Transparent Interconnection
of Lots of Links (TRILL). This TRILL course starts with
the problems in traditional switched networks then
moves onto to how TRILL solves these problems. As IS
-IS is key to loop free topologies in TRILL networks, this
protocol is also studied.
</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
                       <li>Explain the benefits of TRILL.</li>
					<li>Explain how TRILL works.</li>
					<li>Explain the role of IS-IS in TRILL.</li>
                    <li>Integrate TRILL into existing networks.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Total TRILL training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p> Technical staff working with Ethernet.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
							<p>Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>1 day</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Total TRILL training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>What is TRILL?</li><p>
Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path,
convergence, MAC explosion. TRILL switches,
RBridges, TRILL campus. TRILL standards
</p><li>TRILL components</li><p>
RBridges, mixing Rbridges with bridges, appointed
forwarders.
</p><li>IS-IS</li><p>
Link layer IS-IS, SPF trees, traffic management.
IS-IS extensions for TRILL. ISIS TLV.
</p><li>How TRILL works</li><p>
TRILL IS-IS hello discovery, Designated bridge,
IS-IS flooding, Appointed forwarder, unicast
versus multi-destination frames. TRILL nicknames.
</p><li>TRILL packet headers</li><p>
Local link header, TRILL header. TRILL over
Ethernet, TRILL over PPP. VLANs. Fine grained
labelling. TRILL BFD. TRILL OAM. Frame
overheads.
</p><li>TRILL comparisons</li><p>
MPLS, IP, 802.1aq.

</p>

      </ul>

Total TRILL for engineers

<h3><b>Security+ training course description</b></h3>
        <p>
   A hands on course aimed at getting delegates successfully through the CompTia Security+ examination. </p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
   <li>Explain general security concepts.</li>
					<li>Describe the security concepts in communications.</li>
					<li>Describe how to secure an infrastructure.</li>
                    <li>Recognise the role of cryptography.</li>
					<li>Describe operational/organisational security.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Security+ training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Those wishing to pass the Security+ exam.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>TCP/IP foundation for engineers</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>5 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Security+ training course contents</b></h3>
				<ul>	<li>General security concepts</li><p>
Non-essential services and protocols. Access
control: MAC, DAC, RBAC. Security attacks: DOS,
DDOS, back doors, spoofing, man in the middle,
replay, hijacking, weak keys, social engineering,
mathematical, password guessing, brute force,
dictionary, software exploitation. Authentication:
Kerberos, CHAP, certificates, usernames/
passwords, tokens, biometrics. Malicious code:
Viruses, trojan horses, logic bombs, worms.
Auditing, logging, scanning.
					</p><li>Communication security</li><p>
Remote access: 802.1x, VPNs, L2TP, PPTP,
IPsec, RADIUS, TACACS, SSH. Email: S/MIME,
PGP, spam, hoaxes. Internet: SSL, TLS, HTTPS,
IM, packet sniffing, privacy, Javascript, ActiveX,
buffer overflows, cookies, signed applets, CGI,
SMTP relay. LDAP. sftp, anon ftp, file sharing,
sniffing, 8.3 names. Wireless: WTLS, 802.11,
802.11x, WEP/WAP.
	</p><li>Infrastructure security</li><p>
Firewalls, routers, switches, wireless, modems,
RAS, PBX, VPN, IDS, networking monitoring,
workstations, servers, mobile devices. Media
security: Coax, UTP, STP, fibre. Removable
media. Topologies: Security zones, DMZ, Intranet,
Extranet, VLANs, NAT, Tunnelling. IDS: Active/
passive, network/host based, honey pots, incident
response. Security baselines: Hardening OS/NOS,
networks and applications.
	</p><li>Cryptography basics</li><p>
Integrity, confidentiality, access control,
authentication, non-repudiation. Standards and
protocols. Hashing, symmetric, asymmetric. PKI:
Certificates, policies, practice statements,
revocation, trust models. Key management and
certificate lifecycles. Storage: h/w, s/w, private key
protection. Escrow, expiration, revocation,
suspension, recovery, destruction, key usage.
	</p><li>Operational/Organisation security</li><p>
Physical security: Access control, social
engineering, environment. Disaster recovery:
Backups, secure disaster recovery plans.
Business continuity: Utilities, high availability,
backups. Security policies: AU, due care, privacy,
separation of duties, need to know, password
management, SLAs, disposal, destruction, HR
policies. Incident response policy. Privilege
management: Users, groups, roles, single sign
on, centralised/decentralised. Auditing. Forensics:
Chain of custody, preserving and collecting
evidence. Identifying risks: Assets, risks, threats,
vulnerabilities. Role of education/training. Security
documentation. 
</p>
				</ul>

Security+

<h3><b>Server Load Balancing course description</b></h3>
      <p>This two-day Server Load Balancing course introduces the concepts of SLB from the reasons to implement, through the basics and then onto details studies of load distribution, health checks, layer 7 switching and Global SLB.</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
      <li>Explain packet paths when implementing SLB.</li>
					<li>Recognise the impact of different topologies.</li>
					<li>Evaluate SLB load distribution methods.</li>
                    <li>Describe how load balancers can improve security.</li>
                    <li>Explain how GSLB works.</li>
                  </ul>
       
        <h5>
        <b>Server Load Balancing course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Anyone working with SLB.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days
						</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Server Load Balancing course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction</li><p>
Concept, reasons, benefits, alternatives. Other
features: Security, Caching.
</p><li>SLB concepts</li><p>
Architectures, Virtual servers, real servers, Virtual
IP address, health checks. DNS load balancing.
Packet walk using SLB.
</p><li>Load balancing</li><p>
6 modes of bonding and load balancing without
SLB. ISP load balancing. Health. Distribution
policies: Round Robin, least connections,
weighted distributions, response time, other
variations. Persistent versus concurrent.
</p><li>Layer 4 switching</li><p>
L2 SLB, L3 SLB, single arm SLB, DSR, more
packet walking, TCP versus UDP, Port numbers.
				
</p><li>Layer 7 switching</li><p>
Persistence. Cookie switching, Cookie hashing,
Cookie insertion, URL switching, URL Hashing,
SSL.

				
</p><li>Health checks</li><p>
Layer 3: ARP, ping. Layer 4: SYN, UDP. Layer 7:
HTTP GET, Status codes, HTTP keepalives,
content verification, SSL. Other application
keepalives. What to do after failure and recovery.
</p><li>Security</li><p> DOS attack protection, SYN
attack protection, Rate limiting: connections,
transactions. SSL offload.
</p><li>Redundancy</li><p>
Hot standby, Active standby, Active active.
Stateful, stateless. VRRP, STP.
	</p><li>GSLB</li><p>
Anycasting. DNS, TTL, DNS load balancing,
problems with DNS load balancing,. HTTP
redirect, health, thresholds, round trip times,
location. 

</p>
      </ul>

Server Load Balancing for  engineers

<h3><b>Copper cabling systems training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A hands on training course covering installation,
termination and testing of copper cables in an internal
environment. The course covers all copper cabling but
hands on sessions focus on unshielded Twisted Pair.
</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
        <li>Recognise different copper cables and when to use them.</li>
              <li>Install and terminate UTP cables.</li>
              <li>Test and certify UTP cables.</li>
      </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Copper cabling systems training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Professional cable installers.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Copper cabling systems training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
        <li>Communications principles</li>
        <p>
          Use of cables in data networks, Use of cables in
telephone networks, conductors and insulators,
current, resistance, voltage and Ohms law. </p>
        <li>Copper cabling
</li>
        <p>per cabling
Coaxial versus twisted pair. UTP and STP. Cat 5,
5e, 6 and 7. Straight through, cross over, others.
<br /><span>Hands on:</span> Building a simple network.</p>
        <li>Cable termination</li>
        <p>Cable termination
Preparing cables for termination, termination
techniques, termination tools. Wiring standards,
colour codes. <br /><span>Hands on:</span> Making your own cables
and using them in the simple network.</p>
        <li>Cable architectures</li>
        <p> Structure cabling system components, topologies,
horizontal wiring, vertical wiring, telecomms
rooms, server rooms. Hubs, switches and routers
implications. Trunking. Cabling documentation,
symbols and abbreviations. <br /><span>Hands on:</span> punch
blocks, testing continuity.
</p>
        <li>Cable installation</li>
        <p>Site surveys: pathways and spaces, support
structures, distance limitations. Recommended
installation practices, laying and setup, retrofits.
Health and safety factors, fire and building codes.
<br /><span>Hands on:</span> Performing a site survey, installing
cable with floor boxes.
</p>
				<li>Testing</li>
				<p>Basic testing, volt meters, tone set, Cat 5 testers,
Cat 5e testers, Cat 6 testers. Certifying
performance, Cat 5, 5e and 6 performance
parameters. External factors. Common faults.
<br /><span>Hands on:</span> Testing an installation, troubleshooting
faults.

        </p>
				<li>Other aspects</li>
				<p>Telephony cables, shielded cables. <br /><span>Hands on:</span>
installing telephone cable, testing continuity.</p>
      </ul>

Copper cabling for engineers

<h3><b>Application delivery training course description</b></h3>
      <p>A concise hands on course covering section 1 of the F5 networks AD fundamentals exam. The course focuses on the technology and not any one manufacturers product. This will enable delegates to work with devices from any manufacturer. Practical hands on with Cisco and Microsoft systems follow the major sessions to reinforce the theory.</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
       <li>Explain, compare and contrast the OSI layers.</li>
        <li>Explain protocols and technologies specific to the data link layer.</li>
        <li>Explain protocols and apply technologies specific to the network layer.</li>
        <li>Explain the features and functionality of protocols and technologies specific to the Transport layer.</li>
        <li>Explain the features and functionality of protocols and technologies specific to the Application layer</li>
      </ul>
       
        <h5>
        <b>Application delivery training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Anyone taking the F5 networks AD fundamentals exam.
        <br />Technical staff working in Application delivery.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>3 days
						</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Application delivery training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>What is TCP/IP?</li><p>
Protocols, services. The Internet, RFCs, The OSI
7 layer model. Layer 1 cables.
</p><li>Ping and addressing</li><p>
Host configuration of IP addresses, subnet masks,
default gateways, ipconfig, ping. <br /><span>Hands on</span>
Configuring TCP/IP, ping.
</p><li>Ethernet and the data link layer</li><p>
802.3, evolution, choosing cables, topologies,
CSMA/CD, hubs, NICs, MAC addresses. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Analysing MAC addresses.
</p><li>IP and Ethernet</li><p>
Relationship. <br /><span>Hands on</span> ARP.
</p><li>What is a switch?</li><p>
Switches connect multiple devices, switches
versus hubs, simultaneous conversations,
switches work at layer 2, the forwarding database,
how the forwarding database is built, broadcast
and collision domains. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Difference
between hubs and switches.
</p><li>Link aggregation</li><p>
Loops, broadcast storms, STP, Architectures,
modes, link aggregation, load sharing, resilience.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> fail over times.
</p><li>VLANs</li><p>
Virtual versus physical LANs, Why have VLANs?
Broadcast domains. <br /><span>Hands on</span> VLANs effect on
traffic.
</p><li>IP</li><p>
IP datagram format, ICMP datagram format.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Analysing IP and ICMP packets.
</p><li>IP addressing</li><p>
Format of addresses, registering, dotted decimal
notation, choosing addresses, DHCP. <br /><span>Hands on</span>
impact of addressing errors.
</p><li>Routing</li><p>
What is a router? Reason for routing, network
addressing, default gateways, how routing works,
routing and addresses, routing tables, traceroute.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Using a routed network.
</p><li>Routing protocols</li><p>
IGPs, EGPs, RIP &amp; OSPF. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring
routers for RIP and OSPF.
</p><li>Subnetting</li><p>
When to subnet, subnet masks, working with
subnetting, CIDR notation. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Changing
the routed network to use subnetting.
</p><li>The transport layer</li><p>
UDP, Ports, TCP, acknowledgements, sliding
windows. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Analysing packets.
</p><li>Applications</li><p>
Clients, servers, web, Email SMTP, resource
sharing, IM, VoIP, Video over IP, terminal
emulation, FTP. <br /><span>Hands on</span> FTP, SIP.
</p><li>Web pages</li><p>
URLs, DNS, names to IP addresses. HTTP,
versions and status codes. Keepalives, cookies.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Analysing HTTP headers.
</p>
      </ul>

Application delivery fundamentals

<h3><b>Layer 3 switching training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A hands on switching course for those already familiar
with the basics of Ethernet switching. The course
focuses on L3 switching along with the QoS and
security features that layer 3 switches can add to the
network.


</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
                        <li>Explain how layer 3 switches work.</li>
              		<li>Troubleshoot layer 3 switching.</li>
              		<li>Implement QoS on switches.</li>
                    <li>Secure networks with L3 switches.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Layer 3 switching training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p> Technical staff working with Ethernet switches.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
							<p>Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Layer 3 switching training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				
<li>Switches</li><p>
Switch review, VLANs, inter VLAN routing. <br /><span>Hands on</span> VLANs and tagging, separating networks with
routers.
</p><li>VLANs and IP addressing</li><p>
IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> L3 switches and VLANs
</p><li>What are layer 3 switches</li><p>
Routers in switches, configuring a switch to route,
switch ports, router ports, when to switch, when to
route. What is the difference between a router and
a L3 switch? <br /><span>Hands on</span> Analysing packet flows
through a L3 switch.
</p><li>L3 switches and static routes</li><p>
Why use static routes? Default routes. <br /><span>Hands on</span>
Configuring static routes.
</p><li>L3 switches and routing protocols</li><p>
RIP, OSPF. <br /><span>Hands on</span> RIP, OSPF.
</p><li>First hop redundancy</li><p>
Default gateways, VRRP/HSRP/GBLP. Load
sharing, critical IP addresses. Interaction between
STP and L3 redundancy <br /><span>Hands on</span> VRRP.
</p><li>Multicasting and L3 switches</li><p>
IGMP, IGMP snooping, multicasts and routers,
PIM. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Multicasts between VLANs.
</p><li>IPv6</li><p>
IPv6 and L2 switches, IPv6 and L3 switches.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Adding IPv6 into the network.
</p><li>QoS</li><p>
DSCP, 802.1Q, 802.1p, mapping, classification,
policy, Ingress queues, Egress queues. Dropping
frames, limiting bandwidth. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Voice
through switches.
</p><li>Security</li><p>
Layer 2 security, filtering at layer 3. <br /><span>Hands on</span>
Controlling inter VLAN traffic.

</p>

      </ul>

Layer 3 switching for engineers

<h3><b>Signalling training course description</b></h3>
      <p>An intensive course that defines and explores the signalling methods that are to be found in today's telecommunications services.</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
     <li>Describe the Functionality and Features of Signalling.</li>
					<li>Describe the Functionality of Analogue &amp; Digital Subscriber Signalling.</li>
                    
                    <li>Describe the various types of signalling used on different network types.</li>
                    <li>Describe the Functionality of Private Network Signalling.</li>
                    <li>Describe the Functionality of Public Network Signalling.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Signalling training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Personnel involved with systems design, implementation and support.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>Telecommunications Introduction</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days
						</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Signalling training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction 	</li><p>
What is Signalling?, Standards, ITU-T Recommendations, Signalling Categories - Supervisory Addressing, E.164, Call Information, Network Management, Network Components, Inband/Outband Switch Signalling, Analogue Vs Digital Signalling.

</p><li>Analogue Subscriber Signalling </li><p>
Analogue Local Loops/Switches/Trunks, Digital Switches/Local Loops, Telephone Handset, Accessing the Local Exchange, Pulse/Tone Dialling.

</p><li>Digital Subscriber Signalling </li><p>
Integrated Digital Access, DASS2 &amp; DPNSS, DASS2 - Call, IMUX, Euro ISDN, Q.931 Call Control, Message Identification, Message Types, Call Establishment Messages, Call Clearing.

</p><li>Network Types </li><p>
Service Types, Circuit Switched, Packet Switched, Signalling Terminology, In-Channel Signalling, G.704, Performance and Quality, Digital Signalling, CAS, CAS Applications, Foreign Exchange, CCS, Break-In/Out

</p><li>Private Network Signalling Types </li><p>
Networking PABXs, Inter PABX Analogue Signalling Methods, E &amp; M, Tone-On-Idle, Inter PABX Digital Signalling Methods, DPNSS, DPNSS Deployment, PABX Support for DPNSS, DPNSS Call, Q.Sig, Q.Sig support/functionality/protocol, Message Overview, Call Establishment.

</p><li>Public Network Signalling </li><p>
SS7, SS7 Operations, SS7 Topology, SSP, STP, SCP, Database Types - CMSDB NP LIDB HLR VLR, Signalling Modes, Link Types, Further Redundancy, Linksets, SS7 addressing, Point Codes, Sub-System, Global Title Addressing and Translation, ANSI PCs, ITU-T PCs, SS7 Protocol Stack, MTP Level 1, MTP Level 2, Flow Control, FISU, LSSU, MSU, MSU SIF, MTP Level 3, SCCP, TCAP, TUP, Facility Format, Main Facilities, Flow Control Negotiation, Closed User Groups, Reverse Charging, Fast Select Facility, Throughput Class Negotiation, Call Barring, On-Line Facility Registration. BTUP, ISDN ISUP, Supplementary Services, ISUP Call - IAM, Progress/Answer/Suspend/ Resume/Release Messages,

</p><li>Intelligent Network (IN) </li><p>
Introduction, IN Evolution, IN Conceptual Model, IN Target Services &amp; Service Features, Service Independent Building Blocks
</p>
      </ul>

Signalling systems for engineers

<h3><b>LAN training course description</b></h3> 
				<p>A concise overview course covering Local Area
Networks with particular emphasis on the use of
Ethernet and Wireless LANS. As well as explaining
buzzwords we cover how the technology works at a
simple level. After defining LANs the course moves
onto Ethernet and switching also covering VLANs. WiFi
is then covered, with coverage of 802.11 standards and
frequencies along with integrating WiFi with Ethernet.
The course then covers routers and their role in
connecting networks and the course finishes with a
comparison of Ethernet vs WiFi and when to use them.
</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
        <li>Describe how Ethernet works (in simple terms) and
when to use Ethernet.</li>
<li>Explain the difference between a switch and a
router.</li>
<li>Describe how WiFi works (in simple terms).</li>
<li>Describe the role of Access points.</li>
<li>Evaluate wireless technologies and when to use
them.</li>
<li>List the speeds of various LAN technologies.
</li>
                  </ul>
       
        <h5>
        <b>LAN training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Sales staff, managers and other non technical staff.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>1 day
						</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>LAN training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>LANS</li><p>
What is a LAN? LAN standards, LAN choices,
choosing the media, copper, UTP, cat5e, fibre, RF,
bandwidth speeds, link aggregation, Full/half
duplex.

				</p><li>Ethernet</li><p>
What is Ethernet? 802.3, parts of Ethernet,
Ethernet evolution, MAC addresses, frames,
broadcasts.
</p><li>Ethernet switches</li><p>
What are switches, switches versus hubs, how
switches work, ways to configure switches, Loops,
STP.
</p><li>VLANs</li><p>
What are VLANs? Why have VLANs, impact of
VLANs, Tagging (aka trunking), 802.1Q
		  
</p><li>Wireless LANS</li><p>
Type of wireless LAN, RF frequencies, 2.4GHz,
5GHz, others, interference, standards, 802.11 and
variants, CSMA/CA.
		  

</p><li>Wireless LANS</li><p>
NICs, Access points, integration with Ethernet,
multiple access points, mesh networks, WiFi
security.

</p><li>Interconnecting LANs</li><p>
Routers, connecting networks, interconnecting
VLANs, IP addressing, Layer 3 switches. 
</p><li>Summary</li><p>
WiFi vs Ethernet.

</p>
      </ul>

LANs demystified

<h3><b>STP alternatives training course description</b></h3>
        <p>The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) dates from 1985.
This course explores the technologies that can be used
as an alternative to STP, including FabricPath, SPB
and TRILL.

</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
                        <li>Explain how STP and RSTP work.</li>
					<li>Explain how TRILL works.</li>
					<li>Explain how SPB works.</li>
                    <li>Explain how FabricPath works.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>STP alternatives training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p> Technical network staff.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
							<p>Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>1 day</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>STP alternatives training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction</li><p>
Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path,
convergence, MAC explosion, STP alternatives.
</p><li>STP</li><p>
802.1D, how STP works, root bridge, convergence
times, single path.
</p><li>RSTP</li><p>
802.1w, Improvements, convergence times.
</p><li>Link aggregation</li><p>
802.3ad, Multi system Link aggregation.
</p><li>IS-IS</li><p>
Concepts, Discovery, topology exchange, flooding.
Changes for TRILL, FabricPath and SPB.
</p><li>FabricPath</li><p>
Overview, architecture, control plane protocols,
DRAP, STP interactions, packet forwarding,
configuration.
</p><li>TRILL</li><p>
Concepts, RBridge, TRILL frames, control plane,
data plane, learning MAC addresses.
	</p><li>SPB</li><p>
802.1aq, Node ID, Backbone Edge Bridges,
Backbone MAC address, customer MACs, I-SID,
forwarding database.

</p>

      </ul>

STP alternatives

<h3><b>Total STP training course description</b></h3>
        <p>The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) dates from 1985.
This course explores in depth how the protocol works
and the implications this has on network performance.
We also study STP variants including 802.1w (RSTP)
and 802.1s (MSTP).

</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
                        <li>Explain how STP works.</li>
					<li>Explain how RSTP works.</li>
					<li>Explain how MSTP works.</li>
                    <li>Troubleshoot STP and variants.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Total STP training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p> Technical network staff.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
							<p>Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>1 day</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Total STP training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>STP</li><p>
What is 802.1D, what is STP, resilience, broadcast
storms, forwarding and blocking, single path.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Impact of broadcast storms, enabling
disabling STP.
</p><li> Operation</li><p>
STP frames, BPDUs, root bridge election, blocked
ports, root ports, designated ports. STP path
costs. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Analysing STP, troubleshooting
implications.
</p><li>Topology changes</li><p>
Hello timer, Forward delay timer, max age timer,
Topology Change Notification (TCN) BPDU.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> STP convergence.
</p><li>STP enhancements and tuning</li><p>
Bridge ID, Bridge priority, port priority, 30 second
delay, Edge ports, PortFast, root guard, loop
guard, BPDU guard. <br /><span>Hands on</span> Root bridge
positioning, improving STP convergence.
</p><li>RSTP</li><p>
802.1w, Improvements, convergence times. RSTP
bridge port roles, RSTP switch port states. Edge
ports, link ports. <br /><span>Hands on</span> RSTP configuration
and convergence.
</p><li>VLANs and STP</li><p>
Access/untagged ports, trunk/tagged ports,
PVST, PVST+, RPVST, MISTP, MSTP and
802.1s. MSTP BPDUs. Instances, Load
balancing, impact on CPU. <br /><span>Hands on</span> MSTP load
balancing.
</p><li>Interoperability</li><p>
Regions, Virtual bridges, domains. <br /><span>Hands on</span>
STP, RSTP and MSTP interoperation.
</p>

      </ul>

Total STP for engineers

<h3><b>D-Link switches training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A hands on course covering the product specifics of D-Link switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. </p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
 <li>Install D-Link switches.</li>
					<li>Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage D-Link switches.</li>
                    <li>Configure and troubleshoot D-Link switches.</li>
                    <li>Perform software upgrades and maintain configurations using TFTP. </li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>D-Link switches training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>
        Anyone working with D-Link switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting D-Link switches.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
			
				 <h3><b>D-Link switches training course content</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction </li><p>
How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing D-link switches.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with a hub, building a network with a D-Link switch.

</p><li>Basic troubleshooting </li><p>
The D-Link switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets, default settings.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with multiple D-link switches.

</p><li>Configuration methods </li><p>
Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Accessing the switch using the CLI, IP address configuration, telnet.

</p><li>Command line interface </li><p>
Users, privileges, the CLI, online help.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Basic commands, user accounts, displaying the switch configuration.

				</p><li>Web based interface </li><p>
Getting started, basic format.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring the switch using the web interface.

</p><li>Port configuration </li><p>
Common port configuration tasks, link aggregation.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring ports.

</p><li>STP configuration </li><p>
What is STP? 802.1D vs. 802.1W (RSTP), configuring STP.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Enabling and disabling STP, changing STP versions, configuring STP.

</p><li>VLAN configuration </li><p>
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic.

</p><li>Housekeeping </li><p>
TFTP, upload download, updating firmware, updating configuration files, BOOTP/DHCP for IP addresses.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Using TFTP to configure a D-Link switch.

</p><li>SNMP </li><p>
Switch configuration, D-View, other NMS's.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Using SNMP to manage a D-link switch putting it all together: troubleshooting.
</p>
      </ul>

D-Link switches

<h3><b>Definitive Ethernet switching course description</b></h3>
        <p>A hands on comprehensive look at Ethernet switches
          with extensive coverage of VLANs. The course focuses
          on the technology and not any one manufacturers
          product enabling delegates to configure switches from
          any manufacturer. </p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
        <li>Configure and troubleshoot switches using:<br />
          Console port<br />
          telnet<br />
          HTTP<br />
          TFTP<br />
        </li>
        <li>Configure and troubleshoot switch features such as:<br />
          Duplex/speed<br />
          Port based MAC security<br />
          Spanning Tree<br />
          Link aggregation<br />
          Tagged ports<br />
        </li>
        <li>Configure and troubleshoot VLANs. </li>
        </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Definitive Ethernet switching course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Technical staff.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>Intro to data communications &amp; networking.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>3 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Definitive Ethernet switching course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
        <li>What is Ethernet?</li>
        <p> LANs, network cards and cables, CSMA/CD,
          Ethernet frames, Ethernet evolution, 802.3.<br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> ping, Ethernet speeds, CSMA/CD.</p>
        <li>Ethernet layer 2</li>
        <p> Layer 2 functions, NICs, MAC addresses, unicasts,
          multicasts and broadcasts, frame formats. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Configuring NICs, Analysing MAC addresses
          with Wireshark</p>
        <li>IP and Ethernet</li>
        <p>Relationship<br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> ARP.</p>
        <li>What is a switch?</li>
        <p>Switches connect multiple devices, switches versus
          hubs, simultaneous conversations, switches work
          at layer 2, the forwarding database, how the
          forwarding database is built, broadcast and
          collision domains <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Difference between
          hubs and switches.</p>
        <li>Switch configuration</li>
        <p>Switch configuration
          Managed/unmanaged switches, configuration
methods, reasons to configure switches. Console
ports, HyperTerminal (and alternatives).  <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Using the console port to troubleshoot and
          configure switches.</p>
        <li>Switches in more detail</li>
        <p>
          Latency, forwarding mechanisms, switch fabrics. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Using telnet and HTTP to switches.</p>
        <li>Ethernet extensions</li>
        <p>Auto negotiation, Power over Ethernet.<br />
          <span>Hands on:</span>Configuring and troubleshooting switch ports:
          Speed, duplex and security.</p>
        <li>Redundant links </li>
        <p> Loops, broadcast storms, STP, BPDU format, STP
          convergence. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Tracking blocked ports.
          STP convergence.</p>
        <li>Backbone links</li>
        <p>Architectures, link aggregation, LACP, load
          sharing, resilience. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> fail over times.</p>
        <li>VLANs</li>
        <p> Virtual versus physical LANs, Why have VLANs?
          Broadcast domains, Creating VLANs, Assigning
          ports to VLANs. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Analysing the effect of
          VLANs on traffic. </p>
        <li>Enterprise VLANs</li>
        <p> VLANS are internal, multiple VLANs, Load
          balancing, Default VLAN, VLAN registration
          protocols: VTP, GVRP, MVRP. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> VLANs
          on multiple switches.</p>
        <li>Tagging/Trunking </li>
        <p>Reason for tagging, terminology, tagging process,
          802.1Q, Tag format, VLAN stacking. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Configuring and troubleshooting tags.</p>
        <li>STP variants</li>
        <p> RSTP, Common STP, Multiple STP, PVST, ring
          alternatives. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> RSTP.</p>
        <li>Inter VLANs</li>
        <p>Layer 3 switching, IP addressing rules,
          Interconnecting VLANs. <br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Routing
          between VLANs. </p>
        <li>Troubleshooting Ethernet</li>
        <p>Methods, tools, locating faults, layer 1 issues, layer 2
          issues<br />
          <span>Hands on:</span> Fixing the network.</p>
      </ul>

Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers

<h3><b>3Com switches training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A hands on course covering the product specifics of 3Com switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. </p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
 <li>Install 3Com switches.</li>
					<li>Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage 3Com switches.</li>
                    <li>Configure and troubleshoot 3Com switches.</li>
                    <li>Configure and troubleshoot 3Com switches.</li>
                    <li>Perform software upgrades.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>3Com switches training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>
        Anyone working with 3Com switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting 3Com switches.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
			
				 <h3><b>3Com switches training course content</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction </li><p>
How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing 3Com switches.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with a hub, building a network with a 3Com switch.

</p><li>Basic troubleshooting </li><p>
The 3Com switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, system resets, default settings.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with multiple 3Com switches.

</p><li>Configuration methods </li><p>
Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Accessing the switch using the console, IP address configuration, telnet.

</p><li>Console interface </li><p>
Default users, passwords, the menus, menu options, online help, CLI commands.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Setting passwords, displaying the switch configuration.

</p><li>Web based interface </li><p>
Getting started, basic format.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring the switch using the web interface.

</p><li>Port configuration </li><p>
Common port configuration tasks, port aggregation, resilient links.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring ports.

</p><li>STP configuration </li><p>
What is STP? Configuring STP.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Enabling and disabling STP, configuring STP.

</p><li>VLAN configuration </li><p>
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic.

</p><li>Housekeeping </li><p>
TFTP, software upgrades
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Software upgrade.

</p><li>SNMP </li><p>
SNMP configuration, Transcend, other NMS's.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Using SNMP to manage a 3Com switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting.
</p>
      </ul>

3Com switches

<h3><b>Netgear switches training course description</b></h3>
        <p>     
                A hands on course covering the product specifics of Netgear switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way.</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
  <li>Install Netgear switches.</li>
					<li>Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage Netgear switches.</li>
                    <li>Configure and troubleshoot Netgear switches.</li>
                    <li>Perform software upgrades.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Netgear switches training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>
        Anyone working with Netgear switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting Netgear switches.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
			
				 <h3><b>Netgear switches training course content</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction </li><p>
How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches. Installing Netgear switches.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with a hub, building a network with a Netgear switch.

</p><li>Basic troubleshooting </li><p>
The Netgear switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets, default settings.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with multiple Netgear switches.

</p><li>Configuration methods </li><p>
Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet, web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch stacks, stacking ports.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Accessing the switch using the console, IP address configuration, telnet.

</p><li>Console interface </li><p>
Password protection, the menus, menu options.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Setting a password, displaying the switch configuration.

</p><li>Web based interface </li><p>
Getting started, basic format.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring the switch using the web interface.

</p><li>Port configuration </li><p>
Common port configuration tasks, port trunking.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring ports.

</p><li>STP configuration </li><p>
What is STP? Configuring STP.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Enabling and disabling STP, configuring STP

</p><li>VLAN configuration </li><p>
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Setting up VLANS, setting up 802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic.

</p><li>Housekeeping </li><p>
TFTP, upgrades
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Boot from net.

</p><li>SNMP </li><p>
SNMP configuration, NMS's.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Using SNMP to manage a Netgear switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting.
</p>
      </ul>

Netgear switches for engineers

<h3><b>HP ProCurve training course description</b></h3>
        <p>     
               A hands on course covering the product specifics of HP switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. VLANs often take up a large part of the course. The course covers all interfaces but concentrates on using the command line interface. Delegates are, however, free to use the web based interface in all exercises.</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
 <li>Install HP ProCurve switches.</li>
					<li>Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage HP ProCurve switches.</li>
                    <li>Configure and troubleshoot HP ProCurve switches.</li>
                    <li>Perform software upgrades and maintain configurations using TFTP. </li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>HP ProCurve training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>
        Anyone working with HP switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting HP switches.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
			
				 <h3><b>HP ProCurve training course content</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction </li><p>
Traditional Ethernet, Hubs, Frames, MAC addresses.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with a hub

</p><li>What is a switch? </li><p>
Switches versus hubs, the MAC address table, handling unknown addresses.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with HP switches.

</p><li>Configuration methods </li><p>
How to configure a HP switch using: Console port access menus, CLI, telnet, web based access.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Console access, show commands, using the menus, IP address configuration, telnet.

</p><li>Command Line Interface </li><p>
Operator mode, Manager mode, configuration mode, passwords, online help, CLI commands, basic troubleshooting.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> More show commands, basic troubleshooting, setting a password, displaying status and counters.

</p><li>Web based interface </li><p>
Web access, basic format, Getting started. SSL.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Web based configuration.

</p><li>Port configuration </li><p>
Common port configuration tasks, port security, port aggregation.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring ports. Trunking and failover.

</p><li>STP configuration </li><p>
Broadcast storms. What is STP? RSTP. Configuring STP.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Enabling and disabling STP, investigation failover.

</p><li>VLAN configuration </li><p>
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Addressing and VLANs, Layer 3 switches and VLANs.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Setting up VLANS, setting up tagged ports, Inter VLAN traffic.

</p><li>Housekeeping </li><p>
TFTP, software upgrades, downloading configurations.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Software upgrade, downloading a configuration.

</p><li>SNMP </li><p>
SNMP configuration, HP OpenView.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Using SNMP to manage a HP ProCurve switch.

</p><li>Basic troubleshooting </li><p>
Putting it all together. Layer 1 troubleshooting, Layer 2 troubleshooting.

</p><li>Miscellaneous exercises </li><p>
CDP. Logging
</p>
      </ul>

HP ProCurve switches for engineers

<h3><b>HP switches training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A hands on course covering the product specifics of HP switches. Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting are all covered in a practical oriented way. VLANs often take up a large part of the course. The course covers all interfaces but concentrates on using the command line interface. Delegates are, however, free to use the web based interface in all exercises. </p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
  <li>Install HP switches.</li>
					<li>Use the command line interface and the web based interface to manage HP switches.</li>
                    <li>Configure and troubleshoot HP switches.</li>
                    <li>Perform software upgrades and maintain configurations using TFTP.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>HP switches training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>
      Anyone working with HP switches. Particularly aimed at engineers and technicians supporting HP switches.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>None.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>2 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
			
				 <h3><b>HP switches training course content</b></h3>
      <ul>
				<li>Introduction </li><p>
Traditional Ethernet, Hubs, Frames, MAC addresses.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with a hub.

</p><li>What is a switch? </li><p>
Switches versus hubs, the MAC address table, handling unknown addresses.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Building a network with HP switches.

</p><li>Configuration methods </li><p>
How to configure a HP switch using: Console port access menus, CLI, telnet, web based access.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Console access, show commands, using the menus, IP address configuration, telnet.

</p><li>Command Line Interface </li><p>
Operator mode, Manager mode, configuration mode, passwords, online help, CLI commands, basic troubleshooting.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> More show commands, basic troubleshooting, setting a password, displaying status and counters.

</p><li>Web based interface </li><p>
Web access, basic format, Getting started. SSL.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Web based configuration.

</p><li>Port configuration </li><p>
Common port configuration tasks, port security, port aggregation,
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuring ports. Trunking and failover.

</p><li>STP configuration </li><p>
Broadcast storms. What is STP? RSTP. Configuring STP.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Enabling and disabling STP, investigation failover.

</p><li>VLANs </li><p>
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS, applying VLANS. Addressing and VLANs, Layer 3 switches and VLANs.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Setting up VLANS, setting up tagged ports, Inter VLAN traffic.

</p><li>Housekeeping </li><p>
TFTP, software upgrades, downloading configurations.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Software upgrade, downloading a configuration.

</p><li>SNMP </li><p>
SNMP configuration, HP OpenView NNM.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Using SNMP to manage a HP switch.

</p><li>Basic troubleshooting </li><p>
Putting it all together. Layer 1 troubleshooting, Layer 2 troubleshooting.

</p><li>Miscellaneous exercises </li><p>
CDP. Logging
</p>
      </ul>

HP Switches for engineers

<h3><b>Ethernet LANS training course description</b></h3>
				<h6> This course has been replaced as part of our continuous curriculum development. Please see our</h6>
                <ul><li>    Definitive Ethernet switching course </li></ul>
        
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
					 <li>Describe what Ethernet is and how it works.</li>
                    <li>Install Ethernet networks</li>
                    <li>Troubleshoot Ethernet networks</li>
                    <li>Analyse Ethernet packets</li>
                    <li>Design Ethernet networks</li>
                    <li>Recognise the uses of Hubs, Bridges, switches and routers.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Ethernet LANS training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p>Those wishing to find out more about how their LAN works.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
              <p>Intro to Data comms &amp; networking.</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>3 days</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Ethernet LANS training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
        <li>What is Ethernet? </li><p>
				LANS, What is Ethernet?, history, standards, the OSI reference model, how Ethernet works, CSMA/CD. Ethernet Cabling UTP, cat 3,4,5, Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 7, fibre optic cable, MMF, SMF.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Making a cable.


</p><li>802.3 physical specifications </li><p>
				Distance limitations, hubs and repeaters, 5-4-3-2-1 rule, 10BaseT, 10BaseF, 100BaseTX, 100BaseFX, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseT, 10gbe.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Working with hubs.


</p><li>Ethernet layer 2  </li><p>
			Overview, NICS, device drivers, MAC addresses, broadcasts, multicasts, frame formats, Ether II, 802.3, 802.2, SNAP, compatibility, Ethernet type numbers, Ethernet multicast addresses, Ethernet vendor codes.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Installing Ethernet components, analysing MAC headers.


</p><li>IP and Ethernet ARP </li><p>
			<br /><span>Hands on</span> Analysing ARP packets.


</p><li>Ethernet extensions </li><p>
		Full/half duplex, auto negotiation, flow control methods, 802.3ad, 802.3af, 802.3ah.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Configuration of full/half duplex.


</p><li>Ethernet speed enhancements </li><p>
	Encoding, Carrier extension, packet bursting, jumbo frames.


</p><li>Prioritisation </li><p>
	802.1P, 802.1Q, TOS, WRR, QOS, VLANs.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> 802.1p testing


</p><li>Interconnecting LANS </li><p>
	Broadcast domains, Collision domains, What are bridges, transparent bridging, What are switches? STP, VLANS, What are routers? Layer 3 switches, Connecting Ethernet to the WAN.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> STP, Analysing Ethernet frames in a routed architecture.


</p><li>Troubleshooting and maintaining Ethernet </li><p>
	Utilisation, performance, TDR and other testers, bottlenecks, statistics, RMON.
<br /><span>Hands on</span> Monitoring performance, troubleshooting tools.</p>
      </ul>

Definitive Ethernet LANS for engineers

<h3><b>Total FabricPath training course description</b></h3>
        <p>A comprehensive look at Cisco's FabricPath. This
course starts with the problems in traditional switched
networks then moves onto to how FabricPath solves
these problems. As IS-IS is key to loop free topologies
in FabricPath networks, this protocol is also studied.

</p>
        
				<h5><b>What will you learn</b></h5>
				<ul>
				 
                         <li>Explain the benefits of FabricPath.</li>
              <li>Explain how FabricPath works</li>
              <li>Explain the role of IS-IS in FabricPath.</li>
              <li>Integrate FabricPath into existing networks.</li>
                  </ul>
        <h5>
        <b>Total FabricPath training course details</b> </h5>
				<div>
					<div>
						<ul>
							<li><b> Who will benefit:</b> </li>
							
              <p> Technical staff working with FabricPath.</p>
              
							<li><b>Prerequisites:</b></li>
							
							<p>Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers</p>
              
							<li><b>Duration</b></li>
							
              <p>1 day</p>
              
							
              
              
						</ul>
					</div>
				</div>
      <h3><b>Total FabricPath training course contents</b></h3>
      <ul>
				
				
<li>What is FabricPath?</li><p>
Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path,
convergence, MAC explosion. Frame routing.
Shortest path. Comparison with TRILL.
</p><li>FabricPath architecture</li><p>
Core and edge, VLANs, vPC+.
</p><li>IS-IS</li><p>
Link layer IS-IS, SPF trees, traffic management. IS
-IS extensions for FabricPath. ISIS TLV.
</p><li>FabricPath forwarding</li><p>
Routing table, Switch IDs, multi destination trees,
IGMP snooping. Roots. MAC versus switch tables.
FabricPath Dynamic Resource Allocation Protocol
(DRAP).
</p><li>FabricPath frames</li><p>
Encapsulation, frame format, Switch ID,
Forwarding tag.
</p><li>Miscellaneous</li><p>
Basic configuration, interoperation with STP, TCN
forwarding
</p>

      </ul>

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