VoIP Security
VoIP Security: An Introduction Overview of VoIP security challenges How VoIP relates to overall data security strategy How VoIP relates to traditional telecom security Introduction to the OSI model Learning VoIP security using the OSI model: An introduction VoIP architectural vulnerabilities Physical Layer Security Cabling and devices Data center and server access, etc. Endpoints Data…
VoIP for Managers
Introduction Limitations of traditional telephony Advantages and disadvantages of VoIP History of VoIP Commercial Markets and Applications Small business/branch office Corporate or business applications VoIP service providers Military Markets and Applications VoIP Systems IP PBX’s and their deployment models Media gateways and SIP architecture VoIP System Architecture Network configuration Remote sites Media gateways Phone devices…
VoIP for 911 Personnel
Four Public Safety Views of VoIP Dark Side: VoIP Calls from the Public Bright Side: VoIP in Government Networks Funding: Changing Views of 911 Funding Regulation: Federal, State and Local Dark Side: VoIP Calls from the Public VoIP Overview Caller Types: Fixed, Nomadic, Mobile/802.x, Hybrid Cellular/802.x, ALI/ANI/Location Issues Transmission of Human Speech Packet Voice vs…
SNMP Agent Development
True stories of delivered agents with significant deficiencies Agent development steps Defining goals and tradeoffs Agent SDK selection criteria Agent architectural choices and issues Agent semantics Coexistence of enterprise agents with native platform agents Trap design Agent coding issues Data acquisition Read-write data management Returning multiple values Processing get-next requests Table index data type choices…
VoIP
Introduction Limitations of traditional telephony VoIP vs. traditional telephony: Advantages and disadvantages History Commercial Markets and Applications: Why Is VoIP Being Adopted So Readily? Business applications Distributed sites Remote/home workers The Big Picture: VoIP Systems Architecture Deployment models for VoIP in an enterprise Vendors and the basics of their offerings Basics of TCP VoIP Protocols…
Site Acquisition: Where to Hang All Those Antennas!
An Overview of Wireless Telecommunications and the Network Wireless basics A comprehensive look at the network Construction cycle Base station cell sites Search Rings: Doing Your Homework Local jurisdiction Online research Ride the ring Candidates: Back to the Computer How many and where Ordinances or not Physical aspects of the parcel Existing structures or new…
Voice Communications for 911 Personnel
Introduction: Why Should a PSAP Care? Overview Family Tree of Telephony Conventional Calls Cellular/Wireless VoIP Fixed Nomadic Mobile/802.x Hybrid Cellular/802.x Technical Background Analog Transmission Digital Transmission Binary Number System Binary Encoding: Hand Codes, ASCII Circuits Bit Path Timing Synchronization Time Division Multiplexing T1/DS1 Framing/Frame Format Time Slots PSAP Capacity Packet Switching Packet Format: Header, Payload,…
Leading Virtual (Global) Teams
Openers Discussion: What are the challenges of leading a non-co-located/global/culturally diverse team? Creating and Leading a Virtual Team Short lecture: Composition of virtual team, skills to look for and build in team members; determining and establishing elements of effective virtual workgroup Activity: Building trust and establishing your credibility with a virtual team Activity: Setting group…
Microwave Systems Engineering: A Comprehensive Course and Workshop
Transmission Networks Short haul microwave networks Long haul microwave networks Transmission Rates Hierarchy PCM basics PDH network SDH network ATM basics Network Topologies Tandem configurations Star configurations Mesh configurations Star-Mesh configurations Mixed networks Transmission networks for Cellular GSM: PCM over Optical; PDH, SDH GPRS: IP over Ethernet and Frame Relay UMTS: Frames over ATM LTE: …
Vector Network Analysis, Procedures, Key Results
Introduction and Course Overview Radio Spectrum Fundamentals Current Trends in Spectrum Usage Administrative Divisions of the Frequency Spectrum Cognitive Radio Modern Modulation Techniques and Systems Spectrum Monitoring Future and Challenges: A Summary and Discussion Modulations and Signal Types Overview Modulations in Communication and Broadcasting Systems Types of Analog Modulations and Signal Reception Amplitude Modulation Angle…