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ENG-400 Introduction to Data Networks & TCP/IP for Non-Technical Staff

Description

*This course is also available as a live distance learning course*

A 1-day Training Program to provide participants with an overview of data networks and TCP/IP. This Training Program describes the essential components that drive the Internet and today's corporate networks.

Prerequisite

No prerequisite is required for this Training Program.

Objectives

  • Describe the fundamental principles of data networks
  • Explain, in layman's terms, how the Ethernet protocol functions
  • Identify the features of the IP and of the transport protocols that work in conjunction with it
  • Define, at a high level, the components of a data network and how information travels through it
  • Present an overview of data network services and applications, such as web browsing, e-mail, file transfer, Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Provide a summary description of key related technologies, such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS)

Topics

Introduction

  • Evolution to data networks
  • Bits and bytes: using 0s and 1s
  • Concept of a datagram
  • Network types and topologies

Data networks

  • Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack
  • Relating the models to systems we understand
  • Demystifying all the acronyms
  • Encapsulation and decapsulation
  • Ethernet: the de facto Local Area Network (LAN) standard
  • Collision domains and the evolution to switching
  • Features of IP and of the transport protocols that work in conjunction with it
  • Main elements and components
  • How the internet is built
  • A typical corporate network

Data network applications and services

  • Web browsing
  • E-mail
  • File transfer
  • Other applications such as Instant Messaging (IM), Voice over IP (VoIP) and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
  • Internet phone book: DNS
  • Address and parameter provider: DHCP

Other technologies worth noting

  • DSL
  • Synchronous Optical NETwork (SONET) and DWDM
  • MPLS

Target Audience

  • Non-technical personnel in sales, customer care or any other role interested in understanding the fundamentals of data networks and the Internet Protocol (IP) suite
  • Managers or executives looking to complement their skill-set by gaining a better understanding of IP data network fundamentals

Methodology

A combination of engaging activities and dynamic presentations to stimulate and maximize participants' learning.

Methodology

Location

A selection of Neotelis' training courses is held in various cities around the world. Please contact us at training@neotelis.com for the complete Yearly Training Calendar.

Locations




Neotelis can also deliver in-house sessions of this course specifically for your organization. Please contact us at training@neotelis.com for more information and a Proposal.



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