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Peering at LINX training course description A one or two day induction course covering the technical procedures of LINX along with correct interaction with LINX and LINX members. This course focuses on the implementation of the technologies within the LINX network. For those already competent in BGP the one day version of this course is sufficient. What will you learn Explain the role of LINX in the Internet. Correctly connect to LINX. Recognise the correct procedures for peering at LINX. Use the current Best Current Practices. Peering at LINX training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff of new LINX members. Technical staff of companies preparing to join LINX. Non technical staff may also benefit from this course. Prerequisites: None. (For technical staff with BGP knowledge 1 day) Duration 1 to 2 days Peering at LINX training course contents Introduction and review Networks, The Internet, IP, routers, Autonomous systems, the structure of the Internet, the role of Internet Exchanges. BGP and peering. LINX, EuroIX, RIPE. What you get when you join LINX. LINX products: Connexions, Virtual PoPs, Colocation resales, LINX from anywhere. LINX infrastructure The original architecture, The growth of LINX, the current topology. LINX London locations. Dual LAN topology. LON1, LON2. Use of MPLS to connect London sites. Regional peering: LINX NoVa, LINX Manchester, LINX Wales, LINX Scotland, ManxIX, JEDIX. Connecting with LINX nnecting with LINX Locations. 1/10/100/400G. Interface specifications. Link aggregation. The racks and space provided, access to the racks, connecting WAN circuits into LINX. The connection form, How to link your ISP with LINX, switch assignments, limits on traffic, average measured traffic, getting statistics from LINX, Using looking glass. Allowed traffic. Port security Configuration hints LINX IP details, IPv4, IPv6, PTR records, Cisco base configuration, Juniper base configuration. Peering with other LINX members Preparing for peering, the peering template, setting up the peering, RFC 2142, the RIPE database, contacts, peeringdb.net, solving downed BGP sessions, escalation procedures. Peering configuration hints Cisco BGP configuration, Juniper BGP configuration. LINX additional services Private interconnect, LINX time service. NTP, Strata. The LINX route server Bi lateral peering, Multi lateral peering. How the LINX route server is configured. Use of communities on the route server, template for peering with the route server. Summary Getting further information, the LINX website, the LINX mailing lists.

LINX 1 training course description An intensive hands on IP foundation leading to LINX Accredited Internet Technician stage 1. The course focuses on all parts of TCP/IP including layers 4 to 7 on end stations as well as layer 3 on routers. The TCP/IP protocols are also studied to enable delegates to be able to troubleshoot TCP/IP using Wireshark. Hands on sessions are used to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT I certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 40 questions and lasts 1.5 hours. What will you learn Use ping, traceroute and other tools to diagnose faults on a network. Configure IP on PCs and routers. Plan IP addresses and subnets. Analyse IP and TCP packets using an analyser. Troubleshoot TCP/IP. LINX 1 training course details Who will benefit: Network engineers. Prerequisites: None. Duration 5 days LINX 1 training course contents What is TCP/IP? TCP and IP are protocols, 7 layer model, network layers, hardware/software layers, internetworking, protocols, What is IP? What is TCP? The internet, The IAB, RFCs. Ping and Wireshark Host configuration, IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, ping. Hands on Base configuration. Testing with ping. Analysing packets with Wireshark. Switches and Wireshark Switches versus hubs, layer 2 forwarding table, flooding, broadcasts. Hands on Building a switched based network. Configuring network devices Configuration options, console port, putty, telnet. Hands on Configuring switches, telnet. IP IP packet format, protocol field, TTL, DiffServ, fragments, ICMP. Hands on IP packet analysis. IP addressing 32 bits, dotted decimal, rules, networks, role of subnet masks, simple subnetting, prefix notation. Broadcasts, special use addresses. Hands on Planning and implementing addressing. IP and the lower layers ARP, media not supporting ARP. Hands on ARP. Routing What are routers? What routers do, default gateways, routing and addressing, routing tables, ways to update routing tables. Hands on Building a routed network, traceroute. Routing protocols IGPs and EGPs, RIP, RIPv2, Why not to use RIP, OSPF, OSPF metrics, convergence, distance vector protocols, link state protocols. Hands on OSPF, analysing routing tables, loopbacks. Network simulators Network simulators, EVE-NG, GNS3, CML. Hands on Using EVE-NG. Subnetting Subnetting to the bit level, ranges, how prefixes are used. Hands on Subnetting. VLANS and IP addressing What are VLANs, tagging, 802.1Q, Inter VLAN routing. Hands on Inter VLAN routing. TCP and UDP Layer 4, port numbers, client ports, broadcasts multicasts and layer 4, UDP header, TCP header, connections, ACK, sliding windows, options, connection states. Sockets. Hands on Analysing TCP packets. IPv4 address configuration Private addresses, NAT, NAPT, dynamic addressing, DHCP, link local addresses. Hands on DHCP, NAT. IPv6 What is IPv6, 128 bit addresses, address formats, IPv6 address allocation, header format, migration, dual stack, tunnelling, NAT64, DNS64. Hands on IPv6 setup troubleshooting. IPv6 address configuration Static addressing, EUI-64 addresses, IPv6 address order, SLAAC, DHCPv6. Hands on SLAAC. Applications Clients, servers, HTTP, Email, resource sharing, VoIP, video, terminal emulation, remote desktop. Network management and SNMP. Hands on Servers, TFTP, VoIP packet analysis. DNS Names and addresses, hosts file, how DNS works. FQDNs, DNS client configuration. Hands on Troubleshooting DNS. Security Firewalls, firewall architectures, DMZ, how firewalls work, proxy servers, filtering, ACLs, IDS, VPNs, authentication, encryption, tunnels, secure protocols. Hands on Firewalls, SSH Troubleshooting Methods, tools. Using the 7 layer model. Troubleshooting toolkits. Hands on Fixing the network.

Network fundamentals training course description An intensive hands on IP foundation leading to LINX Accredited Internet Technician stage 1. The course focuses on all parts of TCP/IP including layers 4 to 7 on end stations as well as layer 3 on routers. The TCP/IP protocols are also studied to enable delegates to be able to troubleshoot TCP/IP using Wireshark. Hands on sessions are used to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT I certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 40 questions and lasts 1.5 hours. What will you learn Use ping, traceroute and other tools to diagnose faults on a network. Configure IP on PCs and routers. Plan IP addresses and subnets. Analyse IP and TCP packets using an analyser. Troubleshoot TCP/IP. Network fundamentals training course details Who will benefit: Network engineers. Prerequisites: None Duration 5 days Network fundamentals training course contents What is TCP/IP? TCP and IP are protocols, 7 layer model, network layers, hardware/software layers, internetworking, protocols, What is IP? What is TCP? The internet, The IAB, RFCs. Ping and Wireshark Host configuration, IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, ping. Hands on Base configuration. Testing with ping. Analysing packets with Wireshark. Switches and Wireshark Switches versus hubs, layer 2 forwarding table, flooding, broadcasts. Hands on Building a switched based network. Configuring network devices Configuration options, console port, putty, telnet. Hands on Configuring switches, telnet. IP IP packet format, protocol field, TTL, DiffServ, fragments, ICMP. Hands on IP packet analysis. IP addressing 32 bits, dotted decimal, rules, networks, role of subnet masks, simple subnetting, prefix notation. Broadcasts, special use addresses. Hands on Planning and implementing addressing. IP and the lower layers ARP, media not supporting ARP. Hands on ARP. Routing What are routers? What routers do, default gateways, routing and addressing, routing tables, ways to update routing tables. Hands on Building a routed network, traceroute. Routing protocols IGPs and EGPs, RIP, RIPv2, Why not to use RIP, OSPF, OSPF metrics, convergence, distance vector protocols, link state protocols. Hands on OSPF, analysing routing tables, loopbacks. Network simulators Network simulators, EVE-NG, GNS3, CML. Hands on Using EVE-NG. Subnetting Subnetting to the bit level, ranges, how prefixes are used. Hands on Subnetting. VLANS and IP addressing What are VLANs, tagging, 802.1Q, Inter VLAN routing. Hands on Inter VLAN routing. TCP and UDP Layer 4, port numbers, client ports, broadcasts multicasts and layer 4, UDP header, TCP header, connections, ACK, sliding windows, options, connection states. Sockets. Hands on Analysing TCP packets. IPv4 address configuration Private addresses, NAT, NAPT, dynamic addressing, DHCP, link local addresses. Hands on DHCP, NAT. IPv6 What is IPv6, 128 bit addresses, address formats, IPv6 address allocation, header format, migration, dual stack, tunnelling, NAT64, DNS64. Hands on IPv6 setup troubleshooting. IPv6 address configuration Static addressing, EUI-64 addresses, IPv6 address order, SLAAC, DHCPv6. Hands on SLAAC. Applications Clients, servers, HTTP, Email, resource sharing, VoIP, video, terminal emulation, remote desktop. Network management and SNMP. Hands on Servers, TFTP, VoIP packet analysis. DNS Names and addresses, hosts file, how DNS works. FQDNs, DNS client configuration. Hands on Troubleshooting DNS. Security Firewalls, firewall architectures, DMZ, how firewalls work, proxy servers, filtering, ACLs, IDS, VPNs, authentication, encryption, tunnels, secure protocols. Hands on Firewalls, SSH Troubleshooting Methods, tools. Using the 7 layer model. Troubleshooting toolkits. Hands on Fixing the network.

TCP/IP training course description An intensive hands on IP foundation leading to LINX Accredited Internet Technician stage 1. The course focuses on all parts of TCP/IP including layers 4 to 7 on end stations as well as layer 3 on routers. The TCP/IP protocols are also studied to enable delegates to be able to troubleshoot TCP/IP using Wireshark. Hands on sessions are used to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. A multiple choice exam, leading to the LAIT I certification, is available after the course. The exam consists of 40 questions and lasts 1.5 hours. What will you learn Use ping, traceroute and other tools to diagnose faults on a network. Configure IP on PCs and routers. Plan IP addresses and subnets. Analyse IP and TCP packets using an analyser. Troubleshoot TCP/IP. TCP/IP training course details Who will benefit: Network engineers. Prerequisites: None Duration 5 days TCP/IP training course contents What is TCP/IP? TCP and IP are protocols, 7 layer model, network layers, hardware/software layers, internetworking, protocols, What is IP? What is TCP? The internet, The IAB, RFCs. Ping and Wireshark Host configuration, IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, ping. Hands on Base configuration. Testing with ping. Analysing packets with Wireshark. Switches and Wireshark Switches versus hubs, layer 2 forwarding table, flooding, broadcasts. Hands on Building a switched based network. Configuring network devices Configuration options, console port, putty, telnet. Hands on Configuring switches, telnet. IP IP packet format, protocol field, TTL, DiffServ, fragments, ICMP. Hands on IP packet analysis. IP addressing 32 bits, dotted decimal, rules, networks, role of subnet masks, simple subnetting, prefix notation. Broadcasts, special use addresses. Hands on Planning and implementing addressing. IP and the lower layers ARP, media not supporting ARP. Hands on ARP. Routing What are routers? What routers do, default gateways, routing and addressing, routing tables, ways to update routing tables. Hands on Building a routed network, traceroute. Routing protocols IGPs and EGPs, RIP, RIPv2, Why not to use RIP, OSPF, OSPF metrics, convergence, distance vector protocols, link state protocols. Hands on OSPF, analysing routing tables, loopbacks. Network simulators Network simulators, EVE-NG, GNS3, CML. Hands on Using EVE-NG. Subnetting Subnetting to the bit level, ranges, how prefixes are used. Hands on Subnetting. VLANS and IP addressing What are VLANs, tagging, 802.1Q, Inter VLAN routing. Hands on Inter VLAN routing. TCP and UDP Layer 4, port numbers, client ports, broadcasts multicasts and layer 4, UDP header, TCP header, connections, ACK, sliding windows, options, connection states. Sockets. Hands on Analysing TCP packets. IPv4 address configuration Private addresses, NAT, NAPT, dynamic addressing, DHCP, link local addresses. Hands on DHCP, NAT. IPv6 What is IPv6, 128 bit addresses, address formats, IPv6 address allocation, header format, migration, dual stack, tunnelling, NAT64, DNS64. Hands on IPv6 setup troubleshooting. IPv6 address configuration Static addressing, EUI-64 addresses, IPv6 address order, SLAAC, DHCPv6. Hands on SLAAC. Applications Clients, servers, HTTP, Email, resource sharing, VoIP, video, terminal emulation, remote desktop. Network management and SNMP. Hands on Servers, TFTP, VoIP packet analysis. DNS Names and addresses, hosts file, how DNS works. FQDNs, DNS client configuration. Hands on Troubleshooting DNS. Security Firewalls, firewall architectures, DMZ, how firewalls work, proxy servers, filtering, ACLs, IDS, VPNs, authentication, encryption, tunnels, secure protocols. Hands on Firewalls, SSH Troubleshooting Methods, tools. Using the 7 layer model. Troubleshooting toolkits. Hands on Fixing the network.

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Satellite comms training course description A theory based course providing a foundation in how satellite communication systems work and the terminology used in the field. What will you learn Describe the satellite communications architecture. Recognise where to use satellite communication systems. Explain how satellite communications systems work. Satellite comms training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with satellite systems. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days Satellite comms training course contents Satellite systems architecture Suppliers, bearers, teleports, subscribers, components, how satellite communications works. Terminals Antenna, VSAT, circulators, filters, LNA, HPA, up/ down converters, modems. Satellites Satellite components, payloads, satellite types: GEO and non-GEO. Satellite transmission Satellite C and Ku bands, Modulation, AM, FM, PSK, QPSK, FDMA, CDMA. Satellite services Regulatory issues; DVB and video distribution via satellite; how reporters uplink news, Internet services over DVB; broadband services; multicast internet services via satellite; multimedia meshed networking using VSATs; military small terminal satcoms. Satellite engineering Link budgets, Spectrum analysis, Power meter

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.

Project Leadership Skills - Français: On-Demand To be effective within an organization, project managers must have a wide variety of skills and abilities.These include: creating and executing a vision;motivate others;influence without authority;networking;communicate up, down and laterally;the negociation;stakeholder management;and manage conflicts. This workshop aims to develop the soft skills essential to leading a team and creating lasting business change.Participants will gain insight into social science and brain science to motivate and empower others.They will learn and experiment with various influencing strategies and tactics. Participants will also discover their personal communication preferences, strengths and blind spots and learn how to best communicate with others they find 'difficult'.They will learn better how to manage the human side of change and learn strategies for managing each step.In the process.Practical negotiation and conflict management activities reinforce theoretical learning, rooting it in real life and making it actionable. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Explain the importance of a vision in driving motivation and engagement Apply a scientific approach to better motivate those around you Strategically maximize your personal and positional power for better project results Determine influence and network development strategies necessary for personal development Know how to respond to communication challenges related to different personality styles Make the link between the expectations of stakeholders and the success criteria of a project Assess key stakeholders across different dimensions of complexity Apply the four rules of principled negotiation to real-life conflict situations Recognize key aspects of a physiological response to conflict Make the right choice of tools and techniques to "demine" an emotional situation Maximize different strategies and tactics to manage ambiguity at work Manage vision and purpose / Motivate others Communication and alignment with the vision Link the present to the future The Importance of Purpose The art and science of motivation Network development and influence Positive policy and project success Types of power in an organization power and influence Network Development Best Practices Communication The medium and the message Personality and communication styles Communication challenges Stakeholder management / Negotiation Identification of stakeholders Stakeholder analysis The basics of negotiation reasoned negotiation Manage the conflict Conflict dynamics The Anatomy of Conflict Conflict management approaches and tools Dealing with Ambiguity Summary and Next Steps Review of key concepts Create your personal action plan

WiMax training course description Broadband wireless access is an emerging technology area. This course looks at WiMAX, where it can be used, how it works and the alternative technologies. What will you learn Describe WiMAX. Explain how WiMAX works. Compare and contrast WiMAX with alternative broadband wireless access technologies. WiMax training course details Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to know more about WiMAX. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days WiMax training course contents Introduction What is WiMAX? WiMAX applications, The Internet, Internet access choices, wireless broadband access, WiMAX benefits. WiMAX overview Spectrums, LOS vs. non-LOS, bit rates, modulation, mobility, channel bandwidth, cell radius. WiMAX standards The WiMAX forum, IEEE, ETSI, HIPERACCESS, HIPERMAN, 802.16, 802.16-2004, 802.16a, 802.16e, 802.16f. WiMAX architecture Subscriber Stations (SS), Indoors, outdoors, antennas, Radio Base Stations (BS), LOS, Non LOS BackHaul, Point to multipoint, mesh support. Physical layer 10 - 66GHz, TDMA, TDD, FDD, 2 -11 GHz, SC2, OFDM, OFDMA, QPSK, QAM, Radio Link Control (RLC), uplink, downlink. MAC layer Traffic types (continuous, bursty), QoS, service types. MAC operations, connection oriented, frame structure, addressing. Convergence sublayers, service specific, common part, profiles (IP, ATM). Bandwidth request-grant, ARQ, Management messages. Security MAC privacy sublayer, network access authentication, AAA, 802.1x, key exchange and privacy. WiMAX alternatives WiMAX vs. 3G, WiMAX vs. 802.20.

Total FabricPath training course description A comprehensive look at Cisco's FabricPath. This course starts with the problems in traditional switched networks then moves onto to how FabricPath solves these problems. As IS-IS is key to loop free topologies in FabricPath networks, this protocol is also studied. What will you learn Explain the benefits of FabricPath. Explain how FabricPath works Explain the role of IS-IS in FabricPath. Integrate FabricPath into existing networks. Total FabricPath training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with FabricPath. Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers Duration 1 day Total FabricPath training course contents What is FabricPath? Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path, convergence, MAC explosion. Frame routing. Shortest path. Comparison with TRILL. FabricPath architecture Core and edge, VLANs, vPC+. IS-IS Link layer IS-IS, SPF trees, traffic management. IS -IS extensions for FabricPath. ISIS TLV. FabricPath forwarding Routing table, Switch IDs, multi destination trees, IGMP snooping. Roots. MAC versus switch tables. FabricPath Dynamic Resource Allocation Protocol (DRAP). FabricPath frames Encapsulation, frame format, Switch ID, Forwarding tag. Miscellaneous Basic configuration, interoperation with STP, TCN forwarding