Digital Broadband & Telephony

Enter the fast moving digital age as a trained and competent Broadband and Telephony Engineer. In just 5- days you will learn the vital skills, knowledge and practical experience to commence an exciting career within the digital broadband cable TV sector.

No experience is required to attend and on successful completion delegates have an in depth knowledge of the fundamentals of broadband systems and the necessary skills to maintain and test cable infrastructures for digital huge demand for broadband cable TV, telephony systems and Internet connections.

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Duration
5 days

Who should attend?
Those wanting to start a career in cable television

Prerequisites
No previous experience is necessary

Course objectives
Delegates will have gained the fundamental knowledge and skills to become a Broadband and Telephony Engineer

Qualifications
BTEC applied for, CableNet certificate

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Course Content (40% Theory, 60% Practical)

Broadband theory
• Digital & analogue signal basic theory
• Introduction to broadband and broadband theory
• What is DSL & ADSL?
• Electrical & RF theory
• Components of broadband telephony & CATV networks
• Digital television in cabling systems
• Network interconnections

Analogue practical
• Coaxial cables & Testing
• CATV components

Digital practical
• Connection scenarios for DHT
• Diagnostic screen set-up
• DHT electronic programme guide
• Faultfinding & post install checks

Broadband practical
• Internal & external cable preparation
• Cabinet assembly
• Connector termination & set-up
• System test configurations

Principals of telephony theory
• History of the telephone
• How the telephone works within the Broadband network
• Principals of PABX
• Topologies
• How telephony reaches the subscribers’ property

Broadband telecommunications practical