OneSource Professional Training Solutions, Inc. presents

Telecom Architectures and Information Technologies On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

Telecom Architectures and Information Technologies

Course Description/Agenda

Telecom is undergoing a series of radical changes, molded by the legacy of telephony and an Internet Protocol network. A new era in telecommunications has exploded with the adoption of Wireless LAN, Unified Communications (UC), Voice over IP (VoIP), 3G and 4G mobile networks, cloud computing, and the next generation of voice and data services.

In this comprehensive course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the current telecom landscape and how voice has migrated from a circuit- to a packet-switched network. You will learn how to evaluate existing technology options to determine which will best meet your organization's data and telephony requirements, from mature digital transport/access services to emerging voice and data services using voice over packet technologies.

The technology, marketplace, and regulatory structure of telecommunications are in a continuous state of transition. This powerful course will ensure that you fully understand the service options available to your organization and how voice technologies integrate into your existing data networks.

What You'll Learn

Applications supported on today's telecom networks
Set up of circuit-switched calls vs. packet-switched calls
Digitizing voice
Types of communication mediums
Multiplexing techniques used for fixed and wireless communication systems
Modulation techniques used to increase connections and capacity for wireless networks
Power over Ethernet
Wireless LAN standards
Packet switching
VoIP and UC
Carrier data services
Video conferencing solutions and features
Mobile cellular networks
Attributes of 3G networks and services
Femtocells vs. FMC service
4G WiMAX services and technology
4G LTE services and technology

Who Should Attend

Individuals who are new to telecommunications, have experience in data networking, and are in the process of converging your telephony and data network infrastructures or are responsible for implementing or supporting telephony services
Voice professionals needing data training
Data professionals needing to know about VoIP
Consultants, executives, IT managers, marketing/sales staff, and network analysts, designers, engineers, and technicians

Course Outline

1. The Current State of the Telecom Industry

Applications on Today's Telecom Networks
Carrier Categories
Types of Customer Networks
- Retail Customers
- Enterprise Customers
  - Who They Are
  - Enterprise Data Networks
- Carrier-Based Connections for Enterprises
  - Carrier-Based Leased Line Connections for Enterprise Data
  - Carrier-Based Packet Network Connections for Enterprise Data
- Circuit-Switched vs. Packet-Switched Networks
  - Routing Traffic over Packet-Switched Networks
  - Mapping a Phone Call over Circuit-Switched Networks

2. Circuit-Switched Networks and Digital Multiplexing Standards

Analog Voice Service
- In-Band Signaling
Digital Access Service: ISDN
- Common Channel Signaling
Signaling System 7 (SS7) Capabilities and Features
- Local (End-to-End) Call Connection between Central Offices
- Call Routing over a Long-Distance Network using SS7
Digital Trunking in the Transport Network: Preserves Voice Quality
- T1 (DS1) Circuit Description and Frame Format (North American Standard)
- T3 (DS-3) Circuits
- SONET
  - How SONET Works
  - SONET and SDH Multiplexing Rates
- Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)

3. Digitizing Voice

Frequency Ranges Related to Human Communication
- Human Speech Explained
Digitizing Voice Signals Using Codecs
- Sample Rates for Digitizing Waveforms
- Coding the Signal
- Transmitting the Signal
- Decoding the Signal
Voice Compression
- Synthesizing Speech
- Silence Suppression
Narrowband and Wideband Codecs

4. Mediums and Modulation

Basic Telecommunications Systems
- Transmitters
- Receivers
- Mediums
Transmission Mediums
- Copper Cable: Electrical Energy
  - Voice Grade Cabling
  - Data Category Cabling
- Fiber Optic Cable: Optical Energy
- Wireless: Radio Frequency Energy
Basic Modulation Techniques
- Amplitude
- Frequency
- Phase

5. Multiplexing

Multiplexing: A More Efficient Way to Move Traffic over Networks
Fixed Medium Communication Multiplexing
- Frequency Division Multiplexing
- Time Division Multiplexing
- Wavelength Division Multiplexing
  - Coarse-Wave Division
  - Dense-Wave Division
- Code Division Multiplexing
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Wireless Communication Multiplexing
- Frequency Division Multiplexing
- Time Division Multiplexing
- Code Division Multiplexing
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

6. Carrier Access Network Architectures

Access Network Technologies
- Copper Local Loops
- ISDN: Digital-Access Service
- Cable TV Networks
Improving the Telco Infrastructure
- Digital Trunking over Copper
- Digital Trunking over Fiber (Fiber in the Loop)
- Digital Subscriber Line Service
- Fiber to the Curb
- Fiber to the Premise: Passive Optical Networks
Voice Services
- Traditional Circuit-Switched Voice over the PSTN
- Carrier VoIP Integration with the PSTN
Improving Cable Architecture for Broadband Services
- Hybrid Fiber/Coax (HFC)
- DOCSIS: High-Speed Cable Modem Service
- Cable Networks Add Voice: Triple Play
- RFoG
Type of PON Architectures
- Broadband PON
- Gigabit PON
- Ethernet PON
Quad Play Networks
- Adding Mobile Wireless to Triple-Play
- Cable Networks Add Mobile Wireless Service