This course covers essential techniques for designing and implementing local area networks (LANs) effectively. Gain hands-on experience with practical applications and best practices.
Practical LAN Design and Implementation Training Syllabus
Curriculum Designed by Experts
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
