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Level 1: Introductory:

PTT Introductory courses are designed for those with no previous experience or knowledge of telecommunications. These courses either provide an overview of a telecommunications subject or discuss the fundamentals of electronic communications. The study of general science at secondary (high) school is an adequate starting point for PTT Introductory courses.

PTT Introductory courses are suitable for those joining the telecommunications sector particularly as part of an apprenticeship programme.

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Level 2: Intermediate:

PTT Intermediate courses are designed for technicians and engineers requiring an understanding of a certain aspect of telecommunications. Those planning to study an Intermediate course should have an understanding of the basic principles of electronic communications.

The depth of treatment provided by an Intermediate course is typically equivalent to level 3 of a UK national vocational qualification (NVQ). PTT Intermediate courses can be used to support the attainment of a Communications Technology NVQ at level 3.

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Level 3: Advanced:

PTT Advanced courses are designed for those who require an in-depth treatment of a certain aspect of telecommunications. Such courses are suitable for system designers as well as those who will be responsible for the maintenance of the system described in the course.

Those planning to study a PTT Advanced course should have an understanding of the telecommunications principles which underpin the operation of the type of telecommunications system described in the course.

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PTT course catalogue

PTT offers over 40 online courses covering telecommunications subjects in the categories listed below.

To see the individual online courses, click the button by the category name.
Then, for more information about each telecoms course, including the cost of a personal licence, click on the course title - you can then add a course to your online shopping basket.

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Introduction to telecommunications (5 courses)

Broadband access (5 courses)

Voice and video services (6 courses)

Data communications and converged services (8 courses)

Mobile and wireless networks and services (8 courses)

Optical transmission networks (6 courses)

Legacy courses

Endorsed telecoms qualification:

Level 3 Award in Principles of Telecommunications
7 courses introducing the fundamental principles, components, operation and facilities of modern telecommunications systems. Study of this programme and completion of the associated online assessments leads to a recognised and endorsed qualification.

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SRA	Analogue and digital signals An introduction to the characteristics and capabilities of signals used in communications systems and the impairments that limit communications.
SRB	Transmission fundamentals Describes the characteristics, capabilities and applications of copper, optical fibre and wireless transmission media and explains the techniques used to maximise the traffic carrying capacity of those media.
SRC	Data communications principles Explains the fundamental principles of data communications and describes the role of the basic functional components of data links and the protocols that define their operation.
SRD	Telecoms networks and services Provides an overview of the role, structure and capabilities of modern telecommunications networks, the regulatory and commercial aspects of service provision, and the facilities of telecommunication services offered to customers.
SRE	Media encoding and transmission Provides an introduction to the digital processing that is carried out on speech and video before transmission over circuit-switched networks such as the PSTN and VoIP systems.

Broadband access over copper
DLA	ADSL principles Describes the characteristics and structure of access networks based on the use of copper wires and explains the principles of the technologies that provide access to broadband services over those wires.
DLB	DSL systems Describes the structure, functional components, operation and testing of systems that provide Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) broadband services to customers over copper wires.
Broadband access over fibre
OLA	Optical fibre principles Introduces the principles of optical fibre transmission, describes the components of a fibre link and discusses the impairments that affect the transmission of data.
FAB	Optical access networks Describes the use of optical fibre in access networks to provide point to point and FTTH, FTTB and FTTC broadband connections, with emphasis on the practical aspects of installation and testing.
FAA	Passive optical networks Describes BPON, GPON and EPON implementations of passive optical networks that provide high capacity broadband services (FTTB, FTTC and FTTH) to residential and business customers.

MEA	Telephony systems Provides an introduction to the principles and operation of circuit-switched telephony as used in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
MEB	Voice over IP Provides an introduction to the principles and operation of telephony services that operate over Internet Protocol (IP) networks and includes detailed treatment of SIP and H.323.
MDC	C7 signalling systems Provides a detailed treatment of the principles and operation of C7 signalling systems.
MED	VoIP systems Describes the functional components and operation of public telephony systems based on the Internet Protocol (IP) with emphasis on those employing an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) in a next generation network.
MEE	Video principles for engineers Introduces the fundamentals of video capture, compression, storage and transmission.
MEF	Video over IP Discusses the technical aspects of providing a television over IP (IPTV) service.

Wide area networks
TAA	Introduction to WANs Introduces the principles of operation, capabilities and features of various types of Wide Area Network and describes the requirements of different types of traffic and how these can be met.
TRD	Principles of ATM Introduces the principles of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) as employed in modern broadband networks and explains how a defined quality of service can be offered.
TAF	IP networks Describes the principles of operation of networks based on the use of the Internet Protocol (IP) and the structure and operation of the Internet.
TAG	IP routing Describes in detail the role, facilities, and operation of the various protocols that discover routes over an IP network.
TAH	Advanced IP networks Describes the techniques such as RSVP, Diffserv and MPLS that are used to offer a differentiated quality of service over an IP network.
NGA	Next Generation Networks Explains the concept, architecture and advantages of IP-based NGNs. The course also provides an overview of the role and facilities of the underlying technologies and techniques used in NGNs.
Local area networks
LAA	Ethernet fundamentals Provides an introduction to the underlying concepts of Ethernet Local Area Networks (LAN) and the capabilities, components and structure of Ethernet LANs. This course also describes the advantages, topology and components of a structured cabling installation.
LAB	Ethernet networks Provides detailed information about the components, operation and management of Ethernet-based networks including the role of routers, firewalls and DNS servers, security aspects and the interconnection of LANs using Carrier Ethernet.

MBA	Introduction to mobile systems Introduces concepts which are used in most types of mobile systems, like handover and roaming, and cellular traffic handling. The course also reviews the various generations and types of mobile system.
MBB	The air interface Describes the communications between a mobile user's equipment and the fixed infrastructure provided by the mobile operator. MBA and MBB are designed as preparation for the more advanced mobile courses.
MBC	GSM mobile networks Describes the structure, components and features of GSM (Global System Mobile) networks and the provision of telephony services using such networks.
MBD	GSM data services Describes the provision of data services by GSM mobile systems with reference to EDGE, GPRS, HSCSD and SMS.
MBE	UMTS (3G) mobile radio networks Designed for study by those working in, or intending to work in, the mobile radio sector with a technical role. The course covers the technologies employed in Third Generation (3G) mobile networks.
MOF	LTE (4G) mobile radio networks Designed for study by those working in the mobile radio sector with a technical role. The course introduces the features, structure and operation of 4G / LTE (Long Term Evolution) mobile systems.
MOG	LTE mobile systems This course describes mobility in, and the provision of services over, LTE (4G) mobile systems. The enhanced performance of an LTE Advanced system is also discussed.
WIA	WiMAX radio networks Gives an introduction to WiMAX, the technology which has been promoted as capable of providing cheap mobile broadband services.

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SCA	Transmission principles Introduces the principles of synchronous transmission techniques as employed in modern long-haul networks.
SCB	SDH principles Introduces the fundamental principles of the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) as employed in modern broadband networks.
SCC	Optical line systems inc WDM Introduces the principles of optical fibre and describes the capabilities, components and operation of the optical links that interconnect the nodes of a SDH-based broadband network.
SCD	SDH payloads inc. Ethernet over SDH Describes the payload capabilities of SDH links and the methods of carrying different types of payload over an SDH network.
SCE	SDH networks Describes the equipment and structures of broadband networks including SDH networks and all optical networks and discusses operational issues such as synchronisation and protection schemes.
SCF	SDH management Describes the capabilities and structure of network management systems and discusses network maintenance and testing.

TRC	Frame Relay data services Discusses the protocols, techniques and service offerings of a Frame Relay service.
TRE	ATM networks Describes the components and operation of ATM networks including the role and operation of the Private Network Node Interface (PNNI) protocols.