Practical LAN Design & Implementation
5 Day Course
Technology Segment: IP Security Courses
(NQF Level 4)
Cost Exclude VAT £1,470
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Practical LAN Design & Implementation Course Overview
The programme equips experienced cable installers and IT technicians with the skills and knowledge to understand the elements of modern enterprise networks and to be able to specify, design and implement a typical data network such as is found in many small to medium businesses.
The course emphasises up to date standards for networks and cabling systems, together with practical assignments to reinforce the theory. A final design exercise provides real world examples of LANs for enterprise environments.
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.
Electronic signals
- Basic requirements of data transmission
- Encoding techniques & their importance in data communications
LAN technologies and devices
- The history & operation of data networks and the devices that make them possible
- Introduction to Ethernet and wireless including restrictions, methods of operation, bandwidth, maximum distances, data speeds & frame structures.
Cabling topologies
- Insight into the most recent copper and optical cabling standards and procedures
- Cable types e.g. Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a
- Working out channel length cable routing, number of cables, separation from other services
- Cabling a building including Floor distributor, Building distributor, Campus distributor
- Cable containment and management for effective operation
- Effective documentation and records
- Working alongside other systems and trades, e.g. electrical
Grounding and bonding
- Implications of EMI on cabling systems that support high speed data
- Legislation and system performance
Network protocols
- Review of TCP/IP & other common protocols
- Use of IP address format to connect network devices
Practical LAN design
- Design a cabling infrastructure for a building to support a data network comprising computers, hubs, bridges, switches etc.
- 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
Who should attend
Project managers, installation engineers, IT personnel, network engineers and those seeking to become involved in LAN network design