Duration and Training Format
21 instruction hours
3-day instructor-led classroom based training
4-day Virtual Training
Course Objectives
After attending the training, participants will be able to:
- Gain a good knowledge IP basics and TCP/IP protocols
- Learn about various transmission technologies and media
- Develop a fundamental understanding of Microwave transmission engineering and design such that the network does not suffer from interference.
- Develop a conceptual understanding and theoretical underpinnings of Fiber Optic transmission
- Develop a basic understanding of Optical Network and design and optical network based transmission system.
- Understand the basics of Carrier Ethernet technology and how to manage the transmission links after migrating from existing TDM based networks to all IP based networks.
Course Overview
This course provides a basic understanding of the configuration, communications, and management of TCP/IP networks and its associated protocols. Basics of IP Routing and Switching, as well as an introduction of MPLS would also be touched upon. An overview of Radio Transmission Technologies and Systems Engineering will be covered. Important aspects of radio propagation, starting from free-space loss and absorption loss, followed by statistical analysis of various phenomena impairing radio reception process, will also be included. Fundamentals of fibre network design, WDMs, SDH, Fiber planning, etc will be explained.
Key Benefits
The participants will gain detailed knowledge and benefits of IP, TCP / IP Protocols and transmission technologies such as Microwave, Fiber optic communication, Carrier Ethernet. They will understand the impact of IP on traditional TDM networks, along with the benefits and capabilities it brings, as well as possible challenges after the migration from traditional TDM based network to all IP based network.
Pre-requisite for Participants
Basic knowledge on Telecommunications technology is required.
Who Should Attend?
For engineers and managers responsible for the planning, design, and operation of networks and services.
Course Outline
Basic Communication System
- Understand the basic building blocks that make up a communication system
- Be able to trace the flow of transmission & reception of electronic signals.
Transmission Medium
Transmission Basics
- Multiplexing
- FDM
- TDM
- Sampling
- Quantization
- T1/E1 Frame Structure
OSI Layers and TCP/IP Model
- Introduction to 7 layer architecture
- Internetworking Basics
- OSI Reference Model
- Ethernet Networking
- Ethernetwork Cabling
- OSI Model vc TCP/IP Model
Networking Devices
- Structure of Internet
- LAN Topologies
- Hubs, Bridges, Switches, Routers and Gateways
- Networking Models
TCP/IP Protocols and IP Addressing
- TCP/IP Model
- TCP/UDP Protocol
- ICMP Protocol
- ARP/RARP Protocol
- DHCP, FTP, Telnet, etc
- IP Addressing Basics
- Classes of IP Addresses
- Reserved IP Addresses
- Purpose of IP Addressing
- Subnetting Basics
- Calculation of Hosts and Subnets
- Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)
Switching and Routing
- CSMA/CD
- Switching Modes (Cut-Through, Fragment Free, etc)
- Switch Operation
- Forwarding Table
- Static and Dynamic Routes
- Routing Table
- Interior / Exterior Gateway Protocol
- Exterior Gateway Protocol
- RIP
- IGRP
- OSPF
- BGP
MPLS Introduction
- Basic Concepts
- Advantages of MPLS
- MPLS Operation
- Forwarding Equivalence Class
- IP Traffic Engineering
- GMPLS
The Cellular Network
- Standards of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Generation
- Mobile Communication Path
- Geographical Structure and Building Blocks
Cellular Technologies
- GSM
- GPRS / EDGE
- 3G
- UMTS / WCDMA
- HSPA / HSPA+
- LTE / LTE-ADVANCED
- Key Feature
- Basic LTE Architecture
- EPS basics
- MIMO
IMS Overview
- Introduction to IMS
- Basic IMS Architecture
- IMS in Mobile Networks
- SIGTRAN
- PCRF
Rigging
- Introduction
- Why Rigging is important in slinging
- Slinging and load factors
- Safety and security of Rigging
- Uses of Fiber in rigging
Microwave Transmission Engineering and Link Planning
- RR Network and System Specification
- Map study and preparation of path profiles
- Field survey and site determination
- Determination of Antenna Heights
- Path Calculations
- Performance and availability
- Frequency Spectrum Allocation
- Equipment Specifications & Selection
- MW Radio
- Digital Modulation
- Receiver Sensitivity
- Signal Equalizers
- Forward Error Correction (FEC)
- Scrambling and Interleaving
- Network Management
- Types of Antenna
- Antenna Gain
- VSWR, Cross-polarization Discrimination
- Radiation Pattern
- Typical Antenna Characteristics
- Near Field versus Far Field
- Antenna Misalignment
- Transmission Lines (Feeders)
- Power Supply
- Towers and Masts
- Shelters and Containers
- Auxiliary Equipment
- Economical Considerations
Microwave Propagation and Link Engineering
- Free Space Propagation
- Atmospheric Absorption
- Fresnel Zones
- Link Outage Prediction
- Rain Attenuation
- Site Selection Considerations
- Map Study
- Site Position Determination
Microwave TDM and Packet Radio Differentiators
- Planning of IP based MW radios
- KPIs to be monitored for IP based radios.
- Details of IP over TDM and native Ethernet radios.
- Use and applications of IP radios
- Traffic shaping, engineering & protection levels in IP radios
- International trends for optimizing backhaul using IP radios
Fiber Optics and GPON / FTTx
- Fiber Optic Cable Components
- Single Mode Fiber
- Multi Mode Fiber
- FTTx
- Market for FTTx
- Flavours of FTTx
- Passive Optical Network (PON)
- GPON Architecture
- Advantages of deploying GPON
Signal Propagation in Fiber
Ethernet and SONET/SDH Networks
SDH Overview
- PDH and its Disadvantages
- Characteristics of SDH
- Advantages and Disadvantages of SDH
- Ethernet over SDH
WDM and DWDM
- Why DWDM
- EDFA, WDM, CWDM, DWDM, Ultra DWDM
- Channel Spacing
- Passive Components
- OADM, ROADM
- Network Architectures
- Dispersion
- Optical Bands
- DWDM Components
Carrier Ethernet
- Demand Drivers for Carrier Ethernet
- Advantages of Carrier Ethernet
- Circuit Emulation of TDM services
- Carrier Ethernet Service Types
- Five main attributes of Carrier Ethernet
- Carrier Ethernet Market sectors
