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Student will be able to:
1. Delineate the integration of voice technologies with data
technologies.
2. Differentiate the basics of T-carrier systems, frame relay,
asynchronous transfer mode, DSL, cable modems, and ISDN and will be
able to compare and contrast their characteristics.
3. Analyze the basic operating procedures of the Internet and how
it relates to data and voice communications.
4. Document the characteristics of local area networks, including
bus, star and ring topologies.
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1. T-Carriers and standards
a. North American
b. European
2. Multiplexing
a. Frequency Division Multiplexing
b. Time Division Multiplexing
c. Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
3. Errors, Error Detection, and Error Control
a. Noise and Errors
b. Error Prevention
c. Error Detection Techniques
d. Error Control
4. Network Architecture Models
a. The Open Systems Interconnection Model (OSI)
b. The Internet Model
c. Logical and Physical Connections
5. Local Area Networks
a. Functions of LANs
b. Advantages and Disadvantages
c. Basic Network Topologies
d. Medium Access Control Protocols
e. Medium Access Control Sublayer
f. IEEE 802 Frame Formats
g. Local Area Network Systems
6. Local Area Networks and Internetworking
a. Why Interconnect?
b. Internetworking Devices and the OSI Model
1) Bridges
2) Hubs
3) Switches
4) Network servers
5) Routers
7. Local Area Networks (Software and Support Systems)
a. Network Operating Systems
b. NOS Utilities, Tools, and Applications
c. Software Licensing Agreements
d. LAN Support Devices
8. Network Security
a. Basic Security
b. Standard System Attacks
c. Basic Encryption and Decryption
d. Public Key Infrastructure
e. Firewalls
9. Introduction to Wide Area Networks
a. Basics
b. Routing
c. Network Congestion
d. High-speed Telecommunications Systems
1) Frame Relay
2) Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
e. Structure and Hierarchy of the Internet
1) Network Access Points (NAPs)
2) High-speed backbones
3) Point of presence (POP)
10. Network Design and Management
a. Systems Development Life Cycle
b. Network Modeling
c. Feasibility Studies
d. Capacity Planning
e. Creating a Baseline
f. Network Management Skills
g. Generating Useable Statistics
h. Managing Operations
i. Network Diagnostic Tools
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1. "Introduction to Telecommunications," by Anu Gokhale - Delmar/Thomson
Learning 2001
2. "The Telecommunications Fact Book and Illustrated Dictionary,"
by Ahmed Khan - Delmar Publishers 1994