• Who Should Attend
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With network convergence becoming the inevitable direction in enterprise networks, IT and telecom departments must develop personnel with broad expertise. Building IP-based networks to support both voice and data applications requires an in-depth understanding of the technologies, terminology, and network configurations used. The industry has undergone a major transition in the past decade with the convergence on IP, the widespread availability of broadband access, and the phenomenal growth of wireless networking. Each of these developments brings with it new capabilities and constraints that must be mastered. This program is designed to provide the essential foundation in data and IP networking and to bridge the gap between voice and data communications.

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Who Should Attend

Communications and IT network analysts, managers, and staff, equipment vendor professionals, carrier representatives and others who need an objective, business-oriented understanding of data communications applications, services, and technologies.

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What You Will Learn

• Review the major data and VOIP network configurations that are used in enterprise environments, and the mix of equipment, technology, and network services that are used to support them.
• Recognize the fundamental differences between circuit and packet communications and understand the major quality of service (QOS) options to insure quality and performance of both voice and data applications.
• Understand the objectives of the OSI Reference Model, how TCP/IP incorporates those concepts, and describe the IP protocols used to support voice and data applications.
• Learn how the Internet is put together, and why new services like MPLS VPNs are replacing frame relay as we move toward converged voice and data networks.
• Get a comprehensive understanding of how router networks are configured, how the overall process of routing works, and how Quality of Service features like MPLS and DiffServ are delivered.
• Identify the range of security issues that that must be addressed in data and VOIP networks, the major attack strategies that are employed, and understand the role of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, network access control, SSL/VPN secure tunnels, and the other tools used to combat them.
• Learn about wired and wireless LANs, the evolving cabling options, and how features like virtual LANs (VLANs) and QOS impact the network’s ability to in support an IP PBX deployment.
• Review the range of wide area network services that are available, their overall capacities, pricing elements, and their ability to provide QOS and other features to support converged networks
• Investigate the range of broadband access options that can be used for telecommuter and remote access applications and describe their abilities with regard to both voice and data services.
• Learn about the expanding range of wireless services including Wi-Fi Hot Spots, Muni Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and 2.5G/3G cellular, their costs and capabilities, and the special challenges involved in supporting mobile wireless applications.

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Course Leaders:

Michael Finneran, President, dBRN Associates, Inc.
Gary Audin, President, Delphi, Inc.
Jeff Buckwalter, Assoc. Professor, University of San Francisco
Zachary Cohen, Principal, Briarwood Associates
Harvey S. Hershkowitz, President, Harvey S. Hershkowitz Associates, Inc.
Buddy Shipley, President, Shipley Consulting International