FUNDAMENTALS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

In this seminar you'll learn...

In this opening session, you´ll be introduced to the people, organizations and governing bodies that are establishing the standards for telecommunications, including how companies such as Cisco Systems® and Microsoft® have impacted the evolution of protocols and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs). You´ll also learn:
In this session, you´ll explore the building blocks of a telecommunications network and develop an understanding of the differences among analog and digital modes of operation. You´ll also learn about the various cable and wireless transmission options available to your organization, including:
A good telecommunications strategy involves knowing which services and providers to buy from. In this session, you´ll discover how to sort through the various vendors and services available and choose the ones that will support your company in the long run. Whether you´re looking to add a new service or expand an existing switch, discover the current options available to your organization, including:
Learn the fundamentals of a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and the Centrex system. Find out how to extend your voice communication system beyond your facility by creating Off Premises Extensions (OPX). Discover the options for replacing and expanding your current equipment, including:
Digital technologies and networks are built on a hierarchy of channels and speeds. Learn the different digital network services available to you and the cost of each class of service. Review service-level differences between the U.S. and Europe, get pointers on how to buy T-1/DS-1 (Digital Service level 1) services and investigate the practice of using fractional T-1 lines to support your network. In addition, you´ll learn:
To integrate your telecommunications service with your company´s computer network, you must understand the technology and design of Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. This session will break network computing into its basic elements: Topologies, protocols and the Network Operating System. You´ll learn:
Integrating your computer networks with the Internet is by far the most common merging of telecommunications and corporate LANs/WANs. Discover the secret to getting your network up and running as a site on the Internet. And, if your company wants a Web presence or you need to understand better how your Web page exists on the Internet and how cyber surfers access it, this session will unravel the mystery. You´ll also learn:
As the enterprise networking model is pushed even further with each company having a collection of servers that provide e-mail, application computing, data warehousing, video delivery and Internet services, newer telecommunications technologies will be born and older ones retooled to fit integrated network computing. In this session, you´ll learn whether DSL offers the solution to bandwidth restriction the cable TV providers have promised. This session will also explore: