Course Content
Electronic Signals
- Basic requirements of data transmission
- Encoding techniques & their importance in data communications
LAN Technologies and Devices
- The history & operation of data networks and the devices that make them possible
- Introduction to Ethernet and wireless including restrictions, methods of operation, bandwidth, maximum distances, data speeds & frame structures
Cabling Topologies
- Insight into the most recent copper and optical cabling standards and procedures
- Cable types e.g. Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a
- Working out channel length cable routing, number of cables, separation from other services
- Cabling a building including Floor distributor, Building distributor, Campus distributor
- Cable containment and management for effective operation
- Effective documentation and records
- Working alongside other systems and trades, e.g. electrical
Grounding and Bonding
- Implications of EMI on cabling systems that support high speed data
- Legislation and system performance
Network Protocols
- Review of TCP/IP & other common protocols
- Use of IP address format to connect network devices
Practical LAN Design
- Design a cabling infrastructure for a building to support a data network comprising computers, routers/modems, switches etc
- Configure & implement a LAN using TCP/IP protocol
- Design requirements to make the LAN resilient & fault tolerant
- Tools, visual indicators & tips to trouble shoot a LAN
