Target audience:

This course is aimed at those responsible for the design, administration or maintenance of corporate Ethernet local area networks.

 

Course prerequisites:

An understanding of the operation of Ethernet local area networks including the allocation of network layer addresses, the translation between different address types and the concept and use of port numbers. It is recommended that the PTT course EBC: “Ethernet networks” is studied before attempting this course.

 

Course objectives:
By the end of this course you will be able to:

• explain that virtual LANs assist in keeping confidential information secure and enable the mobility of users.
• describe and compare the advantages, operation and applications of port based, MAC-based, tag-based VLANs and private VLANs.
• describe the role and operation of access lists, stateful packet inspection, firewalls and proxy servers in preventing unauthorised access to a local area network.
• describe how MAC flooding and ARP snooping attacks may allow unauthorised access to communications and explain how the attacks can be prevented..
• describe the role and facilities of SNMP-based network management tools.
• describe the use of the control protocol ICMP in verifying connections between hosts in IP-based networks.
• describe and compare the capabilities of the various types of connection between customers and wide area network service providers.
• describe and compare the features and applications of the various types of Carrier Ethernet wide area network service.
• describe and compare the features, advantages and applications of the various types of network that provide Carrier Ethernet services.
• describe how virtual private network connections provide secure communications over the Internet.

 

Number of modules: 4 
Approximate study time: 5 hours 

Download and view the course specification in Adobe PDF format

 

Delivery platform requirements:
Computer study:
To access the course, a computer running a browser such as Google Chrome, Safari etc is required. The computer should have Internet access and be running Adobe Flash. A screen resolution of at least 1024x768 is necessary.

Tablet study:
This course is designed for study on a tablet through the learntelecoms App which is available for Apple® iPad® and for Android™.
Minimum requirements:
learntelecoms App for Android: 7in tablet or larger with ARMv7 processor running Android 2.3 or higher.
learntelecoms App for iPad running iOS 6.1 or higher.