IP networks and the Internet course

The Internet has revolutionised modern communications. With the convergence of voice, video and data services, the trend is for telecommunications providers to use the same technologies that underpin the Internet to provide all telecoms services.

This online course describes the principles and operation of networks based on the use of the Internet Protocol (IP).

Prerequisites:

An understanding of the basic principles of packet switching. It is recommended that the PTT e-learning course SRC - "Data communication principles" is studied before attempting this IP Networks course.

Course objectives :

At the end of this e-learning course a trainee will be able to:

Describe the basic structure of the Internet, the role of the various Internet administrative bodies and the role of Internet service providers.

Describe the role, operation and facilities offered by the Internet Protocol (IP).

Describe the role, basic operation and facilities of routers and route discovery protocols.

Explain the concept, advantages and implementation of IP addressing.

Describe the role, operation and administration of the Domain Name System.

Describe the role and operation of the Transmission Control and User Datagram protocols (TCP and UDP) with reference to port numbers.

Describe the use of other Internet protocols in applications such as web browsing, emailing, file transfer, and multicasting.


Number of modules: 8
Approximate study time: 8 hours

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