Course Overview
This course will cover network monitoring, network performance, and its measurement techniques. The focus will be on latency, jitter, packet loss, throughput, packet duplication, quality of experience, etc. Diagnostic tools will be used to practically demonstrate the network performance.
Target Audience
- Network Administrators
- Network Engineers
- Network Managers and Systems Engineers who would like to implement IP Networks and measure their performance
- Network Designers
- Project Managers
Duration & Training Format
Instructor-Led Training
[Classroom: 3 days / LIVE Virtual*: 21 hours]
[Classroom: 3 days / LIVE Virtual*: 21 hours]
*Note:
- A minimum of 6 or more participants are required for a company-based LIVE Virtual course to commence
- LIVE Virtual courses can be conducted for 5 hours or 7 hours daily. Please note that the number of training days will be extended if you opt for 5 hours daily.
Upcoming Course Dates
There are no upcoming course dates currently scheduled for this course. If you are keen on attending this course, please register your interest and indicate your preferred start/end training dates via our course enquiry form for us to open a Classroom/LIVE Virtual class schedule for this course.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionalities
- Describe parameters used for IP network performance analysis
- Describe performance parameters like frame loss ratio, frame delay, high loss intervals, etc
- Describe various tools like Wireshark, putty, etc.
Course Outline
- TCP/IP Layering Concepts
- Terminology
- Layer 2 Protocols
- Layer 3 Protocols
- Layer 4 Protocols
- Unique Addressing Schemes for Layers 2, 3, 4
- Layer 2 Fundamentals
- MAC Addressing
- Bridging Behavior
- STP and Related Protocols
- Queuing and Latency
- Operations, Administration and Management
- Layer 3 Fundamentals
- IP Addresses
- IP v4 vs v6
- Subnetting
- Static vs Dynamic Routing
- Default Route
- Performance Parameters
- Frame Delay
- Interframe-Delay Variation
- Mean Frame Delay
- Frame Loss
- Availability
- Group Availability
- High Loss Intervals
- Consecutive High Loss Intervals
- Impact of Impairments of Real-Time, Near-Real Time, Mission-Critical and Best-Effort Data
- Performance Tiers
- Long-Term Reporting Considerations
- Causes of Packet Losses
- Network Characterization
- Test Instruments and Tools
- Wireshark
- Packet Tracer
- Nmap
- iPerf
- Putty
- Netstat
- Ping Plotter
- Network Traffic Generator
- Latching Loopback Function
- Traffic Collector Function
Note: A Certificate of Completion will only be issued upon achieving at least 75% attendance for the course.
Pre-requisites
NIL
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