LAN Design & Implementation

The programme is designed to equip experienced LAN cabling engineers, IT installation and project managers, as well as new entrants to the IT industry with the skills and knowledge to understand the elements of modern enterprise networks and to be able to specify and understand the integrated approach required.

The course lays emphasis on the completion of practical elements to reinforce the theory. A final design exercise provides real world examples of the complexities of designing and specifying LANs for enterprise environments. Emphasis on building standards compliant networks and cabling systems lie at the heart of this course. On successful completion, participants will have gained the knowledge to design, build and implement LAN networks that conform to the most recent cabling and network standards.

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Duration
5 days

Who should attend?
Project managers, installation engineers, IT personnel, network engineers and those seeking to become involved in LAN network design

Prerequisites
A basic knowledge and understanding of copper and fibre optic cabling systems is necessary

Course objectives
Delegates gain knowledge of modern LAN design and devices and have a full understanding of installing, commissioning
and troubleshooting LAN’s from small to medium enterprise networks

Qualifications
CableNet Certificate

Related Training
BICSI RCDD
NTS Specialist/BICSI NTS Speciality Exam
Wireless LAN Design & Installation
Design of Voice over IP Networks
Convergence Data Networking &
Telephony

Course Content (70% Theory, 30% Practical)

Electronic signals
     • Basics of pulse transmission
     • Encoding techniques & their importance in data communications

Cabling topologies
     • Select cabling media based on the most recent cabling standards
     • Implications of EMI on cabling systems that support high speed data

LAN technologies
     • Introduction to Ethernet, Token ring, FDDI, ATM, wireless including restrictions, methods of operation, data speeds & frame structures.

Network models
     • OSI & TCP/IP models are compared & contrasted & their relevance to today’s networking environment discussed

Network protocols
     • TCP/IP & a detailed look at the contents of each element – TCP, UDP & IP, common application layer protocols such as         SMTP, HTTP, DNS, FTP & TELNET
     • Use of IP address format to interrogate network devices

LAN devices
     • The history & operation of mainframe & mini-computers, devices that interconnect data equipments

Practical LAN design
    • Design a LAN using computers, hubs, bridges, switches & wireless access points
    • Configure & implement a LAN using IP addressing
    • Design requirements to make the LAN resilient & fault tolerant
    • Tools, visual indicators & tips to trouble shoot a LAN
    • Carry out EMI survey of alternative LAN cable routin