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4G training course description This course is designed to give the delegate an understanding of the technologies used within a 3G UMTS mobile network. During the course we will investigate the UMTS air interface and the use of Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) to facilitate high speed data access, together with HSPA to offer mobile broadband services. We will describe the use of soft handover rather than hard handover procedures and soft capacity sharing. The course includes a brief exploration of the UMTS protocol stack and the use of PDP Context and QoS support features. What will you learn Explain the 3G UMTS architecture. Describe the role of a Drifting & Serving RNC. Explain the use of ARQ & HARQ for mobile broadband. Describe how IMS integrates into the architecture. Describe the use of Media Gateway Controllers. Identify the temporary identities used within 3G UMTS. 4G training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working within the telecommunications area, especially within the mobile environment. Prerequisites: Mobile communications demystified Telecommunications Introduction Duration 2 days 4G training course contents LTE Introduction The path to LTE, 3GPP. LTE to LTE advanced. LTE Architecture The core, Access, roaming. Protocols: User plane, Control plane. Example information flows. Bearer management. Spectrum allocation. LTE technologies Transmission, reception, OFDMA, multiple antenna, MIMO. LTE Air interface Air interface protocol stack. Channels, Resource Grid, cell acquisition. Up and downlink controls. Layer 2 protocols. Cell acquisition Power on, selecting networks and cells. RRC connection. Attach procedure. Mobility management Roaming, RRC_IDLE, RRC_CONNECTED, cell reselection, handover, interoperation with UMTS and GSM networks. Voice and text IMS, QoS, policy and charging.

MPEG training course description This course studies the MPEG standards for video and audio compression. A major focus is on MPEG-4 and MPEG-TS. Hands on includes decoding and analysing MPEG streams. What will you learn Recognise the main MPEG standards. Describe the techniques used in MPEG video and audio compression. Compare MPEG2m MPEG4 and MPEG-H. Describe the MPEG-TS. Analyse MPEG streams. MPEG training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with MPEG. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days MPEG training course contents Introduction What is MPEG? MPEG and VCEG, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4, MPEG-H, others, codecs and containers, licensing and patents, parts and layers (System, Video, Audio, others). MPEG2 DVD, DVB, characteristics, MPEG2 Part2, audio MPEG2 Part 7 (AAC). MPEG tools Wireshark, vlc, analysers, decoders, ffmpeg, wowzer. MPEG2 Video compression Sampling, bit rates, resolution. Inter and Intra frame coding, I, B, P frames, GOP, slices, blocks, macroblocks. Motion estimation. Hands on Analysing MPEG frames. MPEG4 Profiles and levels, Enhancements, Parts 1,2,3, Part 10 and AVC, Part 14 and mp4. Performance versus MPEG2. MPEG audio Coding, frequencies, bit rates. MPEG-TS PES, Transport Streams, TS elements, packets, PID, Programs, PSI, PAT, PMT, synchronisation, PCR, PTS. MPEG-H Part 2 HEVC, benefits, improvements. Video codecs What is a CODEC, pictures and audio, digitisation, sampling, quantisation, encoding, compressing.

Junos Intermediate Routing training course description This course provides students with intermediate routing knowledge and configuration examples. The course includes an overview of protocol-independent routing features, load balancing and filter-based forwarding, OSPF, BGP, IP tunneling, and high availability (HA) features. Junos Intermediate Routing (JIR) is an intermediate-level course. What will you learn Describe typical uses, configure & monitor static, aggregate, and generated routes. Configure and share routes between routing instances. Explain the operations of OSPF. Describe BGP and its basic operations. Configure and monitor GRE and IP-IP tunnels. Junos Intermediate Routing training course details Who will benefit: Engineers responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running the Junos OS. Prerequisites: Intro to the Junos Operating System Duration 2 days Junos Intermediate Routing training course contents Protocol-Independent Routing Static Routes Aggregated Routes Generated Routes Martian Addresses Routing Instances Lab 1 Protocol-Independent Routing Load Balancing and Filter-Based Forwarding Overview of Load Balancing Configuring and Monitoring Load Balancing Overview of Filter-Based Forwarding Configuring and Monitoring Filter-Based Forwarding Lab 2 Load Balancing and Filter-Based Forwarding Open Shortest Path First Overview of OSPF Adjacency Formation and the Designated Router Election OSPF Scalability Configuring and Monitoring OSPF Basic OSPF Troubleshooting Lab 3 Open Shortest Path First Border Gateway Protocol Overview of BGP BGP Attributes IBGP Versus EBGP Configuring and Monitoring BGP Lab 4 Border Gateway Protocol IP Tunneling Overview of IP Tunneling GRE and IP-IP Tunnels Implementing GRE and IP-IP Tunnels Lab 5 IP Tunneling High Availability Overview of High Availability Networks Graceful Restart Graceful RE Switchover Nonstop Active Routing BFD VRRP Lab 6 High Availability Appendix A: IPv6 Introduction to IPv6 Routing Protocol Configuration Examples Tunneling IPv6 over IPv4 Lab 7 (Optional) IPv6 Appendix B: IS-IS Overview of IS-IS Overview of IS-IS PDUs Adjacency Formation and DIS Election Configuring and Monitoring IS-IS Basic IS-IS Troubleshooting Lab 8 (Optional) IS-IS Appendix C: Routing Information Protocol Introduction to RIP RIP Configuration Examples Monitoring and Troubleshooting RIP

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

NNMi for engineers training course description A hands on course focusing on network management using Network Node Manager (NNMi) on Microsoft Windows or UNIX. What will you learn Describe the network management architecture. Use NNMi. Diagnose faults using NNMi. Recognise the MIB structure. NNMi for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Network administrators. Network operators. Those wishing to find out more about how their NNMi works. Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers Duration 2 day NNMi for engineers training course content Network management What is network management? Benefits, issues, demonstration. Getting started with NNMi Starting NNMi, IP discovery, IP monitoring, controlling IP discovery. Using NNMi Mapping devices, map layouts, maps and submaps, objects and symbols, object attributes, colour codings, polling. Agents Configuring Cisco devices for SNMP support, communities, traps, syslog. Parts of SNMP SNMP architecture, MIBs, The protocol. NNMi SNMP configuration NNMi alarm browser NNMi alarms, alarm categories, filtering alarms, alarm details window. MIBs MIB1, MIB2, The MIB2 groups, additional MIBs, MIB compilers, vendor MIBs. NNMi MIB loader and browser. Monitoring devices Polling, obtaining MIB information. Diagnostic tools Poll node, the ping window, protocol test, locate route NNMi fault management Alarms, polling, fault management, setting thresholds and configuring traps.

Hardening Cisco devices training course description A hands on course focusing on how to lock down Cisco IOS routers and switches. What will you learn Harden Cisco devices. Hardening Cisco devices training course details Who will benefit: Technical network staff. Technical security staff. Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers. Duration 5 days Hardening Cisco devices training course content Introduction Router security, Switch security, Cisco IOS, IOS versions, Cisco advisories, the management plane, control plane, data plane. Hands on Checking IOS versions and advisories. Access control Infrastructure ACLs, Transit ACLs. Hands on Restricting access to the device, Filtering data traffic. Management plane: Securing operations Passwords, privilege levels, AAA, TACACS+, RADIUS. Hands on Password management. Management plane: Other general hardening Logging best practices, secure protocols, encrypting management sessions, configuration management. Hands on Hardening the management plane. Control plane Disabling reception and transmission of certain messages, Limiting CPU impact of control plane traffic, securing routing protocols. Hands on Hardening the control plane. Data plane Transit ACLs, disabling unused services, disabling unnecessary protocols, anti spoofing, limiting CPU impact of data plane traffic, identifying and tracing traffic, Netflow, VLANs, port security. Hands on hardening the data plane.

GSM training course description GSM is in widespread use today. This seminar gives an comprehensive overview of GSM. What will you learn Explain what GSM is. Describe the architecture of the GSM network. Describe the GSM protocol stack. GSM training course details Who will benefit: Anyone who needs to know more about GSM. Prerequisites: Telecommunications Introduction Duration 2 days GSM training course contents Introduction History of GSM, analogue networks, digital networks, PCS1900. GSM services Telephony, digital encoding, data rates, Group 3 fax, SMS, Supplementary services. GSM architecture Mobile station Mobile Equipment (ME), Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). Base Station Subsystem Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Base Station Controller (BSC). Network Subsystem Mobile Services Switching Centre (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), Visitor Location Register (VLR), Equipment Identity Register (EIR), Visitor Location register (VLR), Authentication Centre (AuC) Radio Link Aspects Bands, FDMA, TDMA, Traffic channels, Control channels, Speech coding, Channel coding and modulation, Multipath equalisation, Frequency hopping. GSM signalling SS7 overview, GSM SS7 nodes, Base Station Subsystem Application Part (BSSAP), Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP), Mobile Application Part (MAP). Interfaces Um, Abis and A interfaces. Mobility and call processing in GSM Attach & location update process, mobile originate, mobile termination, handovers. GSM services Tele services, Bearer services, supplementary services, SMS, security. GSM futures GPRS, UMTS.

Junos Service Provider Switching training course description This course provides students with an overview of switching concepts such as LANs, Layer 2 address learning, bridging, virtual LANs (VLANs), provider bridging, VLAN translation, spanning-tree protocols, and Ethernet Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM). This course also covers Junos operating system-specific implementations. Junos Service Provider Switching is an intermediatelevel course. What will you learn Describe carrier Ethernet. Describe the function of an Ethernet LAN. Implement VLAN tagging. Describe the components of provider bridging. Identify and use available tools to resolve network issues. Configure and monitor Ethernet OAM, ERP, LAG, STP, the RSTP, the MSTP, and the VSTP. Junos Service Provider Switching training course details Who will benefit: Individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running the Junos OS. Prerequisites: Junos Intermediate Routing Duration 2 days Junos Service Provider Switching training course contents Ethernet Switching and Virtual LANs Ethernet LANs Bridging Configuring and Monitoring VLANs Automating VLAN Administration Configuring and Monitoring IRB Layer 2 Address Learning and Forwarding Layer 2 Firewall Filtering Ethernet Switching and VLANs Lab Virtual Switches Routing Instances Overview Configuring and Monitoring Virtual Switches Interconnecting Routing Instances Logical Systems Virtual Switches Lab Provider Bridging Expanding the Bridged Network Provider Bridging Configuring and Monitoring Provider Bridging Provider Bridging Lab Spanning-Tree Protocols Overview of STP Overview of RSTP Overview of MSTP Overview of VSTP Configuring and Monitoring Spanning-Tree Protocols Understanding BPDU, Loop, and Root Protection MSTP Lab Ethernet OAM OAM Overview LFM CFM Configuring and Monitoring Ethernet OAM Ethernet OAM Lab High Availability and Network Optimization ERP Overview Configuring and Monitoring ERP Link Aggregation Group Overview Configuring and Monitoring a LAG MC-LAG Overview Configuring and Monitoring an MC-LAG High Availability and Network Optimization Lab Troubleshooting and Monitoring Introduction to Troubleshooting and Monitoring Troubleshooting and Monitoring Tools Troubleshooting Case Study: Network Congestion Troubleshooting and Monitoring Lab Appendix A: Carrier Ethernet Ethernet in the WAN Ethernet Standards Organizations MX Series Layer 2 Features Appendix B: Deprecated Syntaxes Appendix C: MX Series Overview

RFID training course description This training course focuses on the technologies used in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). What will you learn Describe the RFID architecture. Design RFID systems. Evaluate tag types. Recognise common RFID problems. RFID training course details Who will benefit: RFID technologists and system engineers. Prerequisites: RF fundamentals. Duration 2 days RFID training course contents What is RFID? Review of RF basics, what is RFID, RFID history, RFID base system architecture, frequency bands used by RFID, comparison with barcodes. RFID applications Supply chain, asset tracking, theft reduction, retail, access control, tolls. Tags Tag features, types of tag, passive and active, chips, read only, read write, affixing tags, selecting location to affix a tag, tag orientation and location, tag stacking, impact of rate of movement, tag data formats. Interrogators/readers Interrogation zones, interrogator types, antennas, read distance tests, multiple interrogators, synchronisation, dense interrogator environment issues. RFID peripherals. Standards and regulations Global regulatory requirements, regional regulatory requirements, ISO, ETSI, FCC, EPC, safety regulations/issues. Testing and troubleshooting Read rate problems, improperly tagged items, tag failure. RFID system design Antenna types, interference, antenna location and spacing, how many antennas? How many interrogators? tag types, grounding considerations, cabling, site diagrams.

ZigBee training course description A hands on course covering the entire ZigBee protocol stack. ZigBee operation, primitives and frame formats are covered in detail using software tools to test and analyse ZigBee commands and demonstrate how these affect the 802.15.4 MAC. Analysers are used to decode packet formats. What will you learn Describe the ZigBee architecture and applications. Explain the workings of ZigBee protocol stack including the 802.15.4, NWK, APS and ZDO sub layers. Describe in detail the ZigBee primitives and how they are used to pass data; make networks; join networks and repair networks. Secure ZigBee networks. ZigBee training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff requiring grounding in ZigBee including application engineers. Prerequisites: RF fundamentals. Duration 2 days ZigBee training course contents Wireless data overview What is 802.15.4 and ZigBee? WLAN, WPAN, Bluetooth vs. ZigBee. Markets. Applications and architecture. ZigBee demonstration. ZigBee Standards and technology The 7-layer model, IEEE WPAN standards overview, 802.15.4 & ZigBee, ZigBee alliance. ZigBee Protocol stack The ZigBee 5 layer model, The network (NWK) sub layer, Application support sub layer (APS), the ZigBee Device Object (ZDO). 802.15.4 Radio Frequencies, modulation, power, DSSS, BPSK/ O-QPSK, channels, symbols, chips and bit rate. 802.15.4 PHY PHY data transfer primitives. The PHY packet. PHY PIB management. 802.15.4 MAC layer The MAC layer overview, CSMA/CA, addresses, frame types, super frames, MAC layer: Data, Data control, Scan and join, PAN maintenance, MAC PIB. Hands on 802.15.4 frame analysis. ZigBee Topologies Point to point topology, star topology, cluster tree, wired integration. Hands on Building a ZigBee network. ZigBee frame formats General frame format, data frames, command frames. Hands on Analysing ZigBee frames. ZigBee NWK NWK data primitives: Request. Confirm. Indication. NWK management primitives: Network discovery, network formation. Permit joining. Start router. Join. Direct join. Leave. Reset. Sync. NWK database management. Hands on NWK analysis ZigBee APS Address mapping, matching devices, binding devices, binding tables. Hands on APS analysis. ZigBee ZDO Device roles, binding requests, initiating and responding, device discovery, service discovery, network management. ZDO Endpoint 0. ZigBee Security Security issues, security modes, MAC security, NWK security, APS security. Applications Writing ZigBee applications, application profiles, End points, Endpoint addressing, clusters of attributes, broadcasts. Hands on Sample ZigBee application.