Packet Transport Networks
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Topic areas covered include:
- Protocol Stacks:
- OSI 7 Layer Model, TCP/IP Model.
- Encapsulation and Decapsulation.
- IPv4 Header Composition:
- Key fields and associated functionality.
- IP Addressing:
- IPv4 address space administration.
- IPv4 address composition.
- Dotted Decimal notation.
- CIDR.
- Subnetting.
- Private Addressing.
- IP Multicasting.
- IPv4 Associated Protocols:
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
- DNS (Domain Name System).
- NAT (Network Address Translation).
Topic areas covered include:
- The Driving Factors for IPv6.
- Features of IPv6.
- IPv6 Base Header Format.
- IPv6 Address Space.
- IPv6 Address Format:
- IPv6 Notation (Colon Hexadecimal).
- Configuring the IP Address:
- IPv6 Stateless Auto-configuration.
- IPv6 Specialist Addressing:
- Unicast Addressing.
- Multicast Addressing.
- Anycast Addressing.
- IPv6 Extension Headers:
- IPv6 Extension Types.
- Extension Header Example – IPSec.
- Extension Header Example - Mobile IPv6.
- Migration Strategies:
- Dual Stack.
- Translation.
- Tunnelling.
- List of current tunnelling techniques for IPv6 migration.
Topic areas covered include:
- Multi Protocol Label Switching.
- MPLS Architecture:
- Edge Routers and Core Routers (LER and LSR).
- MPLS Key Concepts:
- MPLS Protocol Stack.
- Label Format.
- Label, Traffic Class, Bottom of Stack, TTL.
- Label Stacking.
- FEC and Label Binding.
- Label Distribution and Binding.
- LDP, RSVP-TE, BGP4.
- MPLS Concept of Operation:
- Packet Forwarding Process.
- ILM, FTN, NHLFE.
- Push, Pop and Swap operations.
- Derivatives of MPLS:
- G-MPLS (Generalized MPLS).
- MPLS-TP (MPLS Transport Profile).
- MPLS Features:
- Traffic Engineering.
- RSVP-TE, CBR.
- Rapid Circuit Restoration.
- One to One and Facility FRR (Fast Reroute).
- Virtual Private Networks.
- Support for Layer 1, 2 and 3 VPNs.
Topic areas covered include:
- Ethernet Basics:
- 802.3 Frame Format.
- Ethernet Switching.
- 802.1Q VLANs and 802.1p.
- Ethernet Timeline.
- Carrier Ethernet Key Attributes:
- E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree and E-Access services.
- Carrier Ethernet Use Case – Mobile Backhaul.
- Carrier Ethernet Architecture.
- Carrier Ethernet Transport Technologies.
- Ethernet Based Transport Mechanisms:
- Provider Bridges (Q-in-Q or 802.1ad).
- Provider Backbone Bridging (802.1ah).
- Provider Backbone Bridging - Traffic Engineering (802.1ay).
- Mapping Ethernet Transport to CE Services.
- MPLS Based Transport Mechanisms:
- Basic MPLS.
- MPLS Pseudowires.
- MPLS VPLS.
- MPLS Transport Profile.
- Mapping MPLS Transport to CE Services.
- Optical Based Transport Mechanisms:
- Optical Transport Network (IPoDWDM).
- Next Generation SDH.
- Mapping Optical Transport to CE Services.
Topic areas covered include:
- QoS and QoE:
- Factors Influencing QoS.
- Factors Influencing QoE.
- Internet versus Private IP Networks.
- IP Transport Network QoS Solutions.
- Focus on Differentiated Services:
- Per Hop Behaviours.
- EF, BE and AF.
- Packet Conditioning.
- DSCP Example Usage.
- Additional QoS Mechanisms:
- Intserv and RSVP.
- Bandwidth Solution.
- DiffServ in MPLS Networks.
- Diffserv in Ethernet Networks.
Topic areas covered include:
- The Threat Climate:
- Protecting the Network.
- Exploring the Threats to Security:
- The Global Cybercrime Industry.
- Malicious Software.
- Botnets.
- Denial of Service.
- Physical Insecurity.
- Protecting Network Traffic– IPSec:
- IPSec Basics.
- IPSec Modes of Operation.
- Summary of Operation.
- Focus on IPSec Encapsulating Security Payload.
- Internet Key Exchange version 2.
- Public Key Infrastructure (X.509).
- Protecting Network Traffic – TLS:
- TLS Operation.
- TLS Handshake.
- Security Implementation and Management:
- Security Strategy.
- Defence in Depth.
- Disaster Recovery.
Topic areas covered include:
- Timing and Synchronization Basics:
- Timing and Synchronization in Telecommunications.
- Timing and Synchronisation in Packet Switched Networks.
- Hybrid Timing System.
- Network Time Protocol.
- Global Positioning System.
- SyncE (Synchronous Ethernet).
- IEEE 1588v2 - Precision Time Protocol.
Topic areas covered include:
- VoIP Basics:
- Carrier Grade VoIP.
- VoIP Protocols.
- Soft Switching Concepts:
- IP Soft Switch Components.
- Positioning Soft Switches.
- Focus on Sigtran.
- Session Border Controllers:
- SBC Capabilities.
- SBC Architecture.
- SBC Operation Examples.
- IP Packet Exchange (IPX):
- IPX Architecture.
- IPX Connectivity Options.
- VoIP Signalling Considerations:
- SIP-I.
- GCP/H.248:
- Overview.
- Contexts and Terminations.
- Transactions, Commands and Descriptors.
- Real time Transport Protocol:
- RTP Header.
- RTP Payload Formats.
- RTP Control Protocol.
- Example VoIP Procedure (SIP Bridging).