1715 AR courses in Bristol

IS-IS training course description A hands on course on IS-IS link state routing protocol. The main focus of the course is the use of IS-IS in an IP only environment but can be tailored to concentrate on the use of IS-IS in CLNP networks. Hands on sessions use Cisco routers. What will you learn Configure and troubleshoot IS-IS. Explain how IS-IS works. Describe the use of Level 1 and Level 2. Design IS-IS networks. IS-IS training course details Who will benefit: Network administrators. Network operators. Prerequisites: TCP/IP Foundation for engineers Duration 2 days IS-IS training course contents Introduction The history of IS-IS, OSI background, terminology, addressing, how OSI networking works, ES-IS, ISIS, IS types, basic OSI configuration, other configuration parameters. Running IS-IS in an IP environment Integrated routing, Dual IS-IS, OSI only IS-IS, IP only IS-IS, packet formats and the use of CLNP, Basic configuration. How IS-IS works in detail Link state theory, tuneable parameters, IS-IS metrics, hellos, CSNP intervals, retransmissions, TLVs, Sub TLVs, Designated routers and pseudo nodes, authentication. Level 1 and level 2 in detail Router types, circuit types, Hot potato routing, route leaking, Area partitioning. Multiple addresses Redistribution and summarisation Tagging and filtering

Advanced DNS training course description This two-day hands on DNS training course studies both the UNIX BIND and the Microsoft (MS DNS) implementations. The course follows on from our Definitive DNS for engineers course starting with best practices. The majority of the course is spent on securing DNS and in particular DNSSEC. Some parts are specific to BIND. Students choose whether to use Windows or UNIX for the hands on sessions. What will you learn Implement DNS best practices. Harden DNS servers. Install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot DNSSEC. Advanced DNS training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff wanting to learn DNS including: Network personnel. System administrators. Prerequisites: Total DNS for engineers Duration 2 days Advanced DNS training course contents Best practices MX and PTR records, lame delegations, disallowing recursion, TTLs, online testing. Hands on Review of your DNS servers. Split DNS Partitioning internal and external DNS, views. Hands on Implementing split DNS. Hardening DNS ACLs, recursion, queries, trusted sources, chroot jail, secure BIND template. Hands on Securing the DNS server. DNSSEC What is DNSSEC? DNSSEC benefits, DNSSEC RRs. DNSKEY, RRSIG, NSEC, DS. Hands on Creating DNSSEC keys. Securing zone transfers TSIG, shared secret. Securing DDNS. Hands on Secure file transfers. Zone integrity Trusted anchors, Chains of trust, Zone status, Zone signing, Keys. ZSK, KSK, adding keys to a zone file. Secure delegations. Hands on Zone signing Maintaining Signed zones Key rollover, pre publish, double signing, rollover cache.

Securing Kubernetes training course description This course introduces concepts, procedures, and best practices to harden Kubernetes based systems and container-based applications against security threats. It deals with the main areas of cloud-native security: Kubernetes cluster setup, Kubernetes cluster hardening, hardening the underlying operating system and networks, minimizing microservices vulnerabilities, obtaining supply chain security as well as monitoring, logging, and runtime security. What will you learn Harden Kubernetes systems and clusters. Harden containers. Configure and use Kubernetes audit logs. Securing Kubernetes training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Kubernetes Prerequisites: Kubernetes_for_engineers_course.htm Definitive Docker for engineers Duration 2 days Securing Kubernetes training course contents This course does not only deal with the daily security administration of Kubernetes-based systems but also prepares delegates for the official Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) exams of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Structure: 50% theory 50% hands on lab exercise Module 1: User and authorization management Users and service accounts in Kubernetes Authenticating users Managing authorizations with RBAC Module 2: Supply chain security Vulnerabilit checking for images Image validation in Kubernetes Reducing image footprint Secure image registries Module 3: Validating cluster setup and penetration testing Use CIS benchmark to review the security configuration of Kubernetes components. Modify the cluster components' configuration to match the CIS Benchmark. Penetration testing Kubernetes for known vulnerabilities. Module 4: System hardening Use kernel hardening tools Setup appropriate OS level security domains Container runtime sandboxes Limit network access Module 5: Monitoring and logging Configure Kubernetes audit logs Configure Audit Policies Monitor applications behaviour with Falco

Total MPLS VPN for engineers training course description A hands on course concentrating solely on MPLS VPNs. The course begins with a review of VPN basics before moving onto L3VPNs and MBGP, followed by L2VPNs. What will you learn Compare, contrast and evaluate MPLS L2VPNs versus L3VPNs. Describe, configure and troubleshoot MPLS L3VPNs. Configure and troubleshoot MBGP. Describe, configure and troubleshoot MPLS L2VPNs. Total MPLS VPN for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with MPLS VPNs. Prerequisites: Concise MPLS for engineers Duration 2 days Total MPLS VPN for engineers training course contents MPLS VPN basics LSR, PE and P router roles. What is a VPN? MPLS VPN types, MPLS VPN comparison, MPLS L3VPN, L2VPN. VPN architectures. Hands on: Building the base network. L3VPN Separate routing tables, The Virtual Routing Table, VRFs, Route Distinguisher (RD), VNPv4 addresses. Hands on: Minimal VRF configuration, routing between customer and provider (PE-CE). MBGP MP-BGP, IPv4 routing, IPv6 routing, VPNv4 addresses, VPNv6 addresses. Exchanging labels. Exchanging routes. Route targets, communities. Route reflectors. Hands on: MBGP setup. MPLS L3VPN troubleshooting. L2VPN Why L2 not L3? Services: TDM, ATM, Frame Relay, Ethernet. Pseudowires. Hands on: Simple L2VPN configuration. Pseudowires VPWS, AToM, Attachment Circuit, Traffic encapsulation, Ethernet over MPLS. Ethernet MTU considerations. VC types. Hands on: PW configuration and troubleshooting. VPLS Ethernet multipoint connectivity. Virtual Forwarding Instance (VFI), Virtual Switching Instance. Flooding, MAC address management, split horizons. Hierarchical VPLS. Signalling: LDP based. BGP based. Auto discovery. Hands on: VPLS configuration and troubleshooting. Next generation L2VPN E-VPN, PBB-EVPN.

Copper cabling systems training course description 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. What will you learn Recognise different copper cables and when to use them. Install and terminate UTP cables. Test and certify UTP cables. Copper cabling systems training course details Who will benefit: Professional cable installers. Prerequisites: None Duration 2 days Copper cabling systems training course contents Communications principles Use of cables in data networks, Use of cables in telephone networks, conductors and insulators, current, resistance, voltage and Ohms law. Copper cabling per cabling Coaxial versus twisted pair. UTP and STP. Cat 5, 5e, 6 and 7. Straight through, cross over, others. Hands on: Building a simple network. Cable termination Cable termination Preparing cables for termination, termination techniques, termination tools. Wiring standards, colour codes. Hands on: Making your own cables and using them in the simple network. Cable architectures Structure cabling system components, topologies, horizontal wiring, vertical wiring, telecomms rooms, server rooms. Hubs, switches and routers implications. Trunking. Cabling documentation, symbols and abbreviations. Hands on: punch blocks, testing continuity. Cable installation Site surveys: pathways and spaces, support structures, distance limitations. Recommended installation practices, laying and setup, retrofits. Health and safety factors, fire and building codes. Hands on: Performing a site survey, installing cable with floor boxes. Testing 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. Hands on: Testing an installation, troubleshooting faults. Other aspects Telephony cables, shielded cables. Hands on: installing telephone cable, testing continuity.

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

Total SIPp course description SIPp is a robust performance testing tool designed for evaluating the SIP protocol. This comprehensive course takes you on a journey from the initial installation of SIPp to mastering fundamental scenarios, exploring diverse architectures, delving into statistics analysis, and crafting XML scenario files. What will you learn Monitor SIP traffic with SIPp. Use SIPp for performance testing. Use the standard SIPp scenarios. Create custom scenarios in XML for SIPp. Total SIPp course details Who will benefit: Those working with SIP. Prerequisites: Definitive SIP for engineers Duration 2 days Total SIPp course contents Introduction What is SIPp? SIP review: UAC, UAS, INVITE, BYE. Sample SIP call flows. Hands on Wireshark, SIP call flow. Installing SIPp Getting SIPp, installing SIPp. Using SIPp Running sipp. sipp with uas scenario, sipp with uac scenario. The integrated scenarios. Online help. Hands on uac, uas. Controlling SIPp Hot keys, commands, UDP socket. Running SIPp in the background. Traffic control. SIPp performance testing. Hands on Changing call rates, remote control, pausing traffic. Monitoring SIP traffic Scenario screen, statistics. Response times, counters. Hands on Monitoring SIP traffic. More integrated scenarios SIPp and media and RTP. 3PCC. 3PCC extended. Transport modes: UDP, TCP, TLS, SCTP, IPv6 mono and multi socket. Hands on Third Party Call Control. XML What is XML? Content, markup, elements, attributes. Start tags, end tags. Hands on Displaying embedded scenarios, looking at the XML files of the integrated scenarios. Creating your own XML scenarios scenario, message commands, send, recv, nop, pause, sendCmd, recvCmd, common sipp scenario attributes, command specific sipp scenario attributes. XML DTD, jEdit. Hands on uac and uas scenario XML files. Recv actions Log and warning, exec, variables, variable types, variable scope. External variables. Hands on RTP streaming, Change a calls network destination, injection files. Regular expressions What is an RE. POSIX 1003.2. Re injection. Validation. Hands on regex example.

Signalling training course description An intensive course that defines and explores the signalling methods that are to be found in today's telecommunications services. What will you learn Describe the Functionality and Features of Signalling. Describe the Functionality of Analogue & Digital Subscriber Signalling. Describe the various types of signalling used on different network types. Describe the Functionality of Private Network Signalling. Describe the Functionality of Public Network Signalling. Signalling training course details Who will benefit: Personnel involved with systems design, implementation and support. Prerequisites: Telecommunications Introduction Duration 2 days Signalling training course contents Introduction 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. Analogue Subscriber Signalling Analogue Local Loops/Switches/Trunks, Digital Switches/Local Loops, Telephone Handset, Accessing the Local Exchange, Pulse/Tone Dialling. Digital Subscriber Signalling Integrated Digital Access, DASS2 & DPNSS, DASS2 - Call, IMUX, Euro ISDN, Q.931 Call Control, Message Identification, Message Types, Call Establishment Messages, Call Clearing. Network Types 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 Private Network Signalling Types Networking PABXs, Inter PABX Analogue Signalling Methods, E & 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. Public Network Signalling 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, Intelligent Network (IN) Introduction, IN Evolution, IN Conceptual Model, IN Target Services & Service Features, Service Independent Building Blocks

Transmission demystified training course description Transmission is the process of sending information along a medium of, copper, fibre or wireless. This course looks at transmission techniques for both telecommunications and data communications with a particular focus on Microwave, SDH, DWDM transmission. The course aims to demystify these technologies by explaining all the buzzwords used in transmission. What will you learn Describe various transmission technologies such as multiplexing and demultiplexing. Explain how Microwave works. Explain how SDH works. Explain how DWDM works. Transmission demystified training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working in telecommunications. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days Transmission demystified training course contents Transmission basics Systems, media, signals. Signal degradation, noise, distortion, attenuation. Digital, analogue. Modulation, encoding. RF Frequency, wavelength. Distance / range issues, interference, Antenna, power, dB, RF propagation, testing. Microwave transmission What is microwave transmission, point to point communications, line of sight, parabolic antenna, relays, planning considerations, rain and other issues Wired transmissions Copper, Fibre, optical transmission, fibre characteristics, fibre component parts. Multi Mode Fibre (MMF). Single Mode Fibre (SMF). Fibre connections. Lasers. Attenuations, dispersion, optical signal noise ratios (OSNR) and their effects. Channel Spacing and Signal Direction. Limiting factors to single wavelength. Introduction to SDH Timing and synchronisation of digital signals, the plesiochronous digital hierarchy (PDH), the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), service protection with SDH. TDM. SDH6 Standards, basic units, frames, STM1 frame, bit rates, STM0, STM1, STM4, STM16, STM64, STM256, SDH architecture, rings, Add drop multiplexors. SDH network topologies, structure of SDH equipment, SDH synchronisation, protection switching in SDH networks, SDH alarm structure, testing of SDH, equipment and systems, Ethernet over SDH. WDM overview Multiplexing, TDM, WDM benefits. WDM standards. CWDM vs. DWDM. Four Wave Mixing (FWM). Impact and countermeasures to FWM on WDM.tructure of SDH equipment, SDH synchronisation, protection switching in SDH networks, SDH alarm structure, testing of SDH, equipment and systems, Ethernet over SDH. DWDM ITU G.694.1, channel and spacing. Optical Terminal Multiplexers (OTM). Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (OADM). Adding versus dropping. Optical Amplifiers. Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifiers (EDFA). Transponders and Combiners. Optical and Electrical Cross Connects (OXCs/DXCs). Cross Connect types (Transparent/Opaque). Advantages and disadvantages of various Optical cross connects. IP transmission Telecommunications versus data communications, IP transmission, VoIP, MPLS.

Oracle SQL Advanced training course description The Oracle SQL Advanced course is designed to give delegates practical experience in using some of the more advanced features of Oracle SQL. Additional datatypes and the use of advanced SQL functions and expressions are covered together with enhanced table handling features. What will you learn Retrieve data using correlated subqueries, in-line views and multi-column subqueries. Use the WITH Clause. Inserting and Updating Rows Using Complex Subqueries Create Hierarchical Queries. Use ROLLUP, CUBE and GROUPING SETS group by enhancements. Implement the GROUPING and GROUPING_ID functions. Manage large data sets. Insert data conditionally and unconditionally. Merge Rows in a Table. Create TIMESTAMP and INTERVAL Datatypes. Use TIMESTAMP, TIMEZONE and INTERVAL functions and literals. Use regular expressions and implement related functions. Manage objects with the data dictionary. Manage schema objects. Perform flashback operations. Create and using external tables. Control user access to database objects. Oracle SQL Advanced training course details Who will benefit: Anyone who needs to use the more advanced features of SQL to improve their productivity in querying and updating an Oracle database. Prerequisites: Delegates should have attended the Oracle SQL course or have a similar level of experience. Duration 2 days Oracle SQL Advanced training course contents Retrieve data using subqueries ANY, ALL or SOME operators, Correlated subqueries, In-Line views, The Exists operator, The WITH clause, Multi-Column subqueries, Insert and update using a query, Correlated update and delete. Hierarchical queries Hierarchical data, The START WITH and CONNECT BY clauses, The LEVEL pseudo-column, Sequencing the output, Eliminating nodes and branches. Enhanced grouping features Review of basic grouping concepts, The ROLLUP and CUBE extensions, The GROUPING SETS extension, Using the GROUPING and GROUPING_ID functions. Manage large data sets Multi-table Inserts, Conditional and unconditional Inserts, Merging data into a table, Table and view based merge, A sub query based merge. Flashback technology Flashback query, The AS clause, Flashback table, Flashback drop. Date, time and time zone support Date, Timestamp and Interval datatypes, Handling dates and times, Handling intervals, Date, timestamp and interval functions and literals, Related NLS parameters. Regular expression support Regular expression notation, Character matching, Repetition operators, Sub expression grouping, Regular expression functions. Manage objects with the Data Dictionary The Data Dictionary, Useful Data Dictionary tables, Using the Data Dictionary. Manage schema objects Column operations, Constraint operations, Creating and dropping Indexes, B-Tree indexes, Function based indexes, Descending indexes, Creating and using external tables. Access control System privileges and roles, Create users, Alter user details, Grant and revoke object privileges.