EDGE
Motivation, Background, and Limitations of GPRS: Why Did EDGE Become a Necessity What are the fundamental limitations of GPRS? Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS) vis-à-vis Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) GPRS/EGPRS Network Architecture GPRS mobile station modes and classes Packet control unit (PCU) and channel codec unit (CCU) Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) Gateway GPRS…
MPLS Applications
Introduction Why MPLS Players involved with the MPLS specs Basic MPLS framework Today’s MPLS applications Understanding Networks and MPLS in Terms of Planes Control plane Data plane Management plane Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) MPλS Switching in time, wavelength, and space GMPLS as a control plane of Wavelength-Switched Optical Network (WSON) MPLS VPNs Layer 3: BGP-based Layer…
Networking Principles
Network Theory Networking Terminology Network Building Blocks Standard Network Models Network Topologies Network Categories Network Communication Methods Transmission Methods Media Access Methods Signaling Methods Network Data Delivery Data Addressing and Delivery Network Connection Mechanisms Reliable Delivery Techniques Network Media and Hardware Bounded Network Media Unbounded Network Media Noise Control Network Connectivity Devices Network Implementations The…
Engineering Economics
Day 1: Morning Session Introduction. Course overview. The capital acquisition and budgeting process. Investment decision considerations. Cost elements, including labor, material, equipment, installation, and moving services. Depreciation and amortization. Standards, efficiency factors, and utilization factors. Capturing manufacturing costs. Costs related to poor quality and recurring nonconformances. Approval levels. Prioritizing capital investment candidates. Class exercise. …
Network Security
General Security Concepts Access control models Authentication methods Reducing the risks of non-essential protocols Reducing the risks for various types of attacks Mitigating risks from malicious code Understanding authentication, auditing, accounting and identification Communications Security Types of remote access technologies R-mail security concepts Internet security concepts Directory security concepts File transfer protocols and concepts Wireless…
Office Communications: E-mail, Voice-mail, Video-Mail, Skype, Twitter
Openers Discussion: What are the challenges of e-communications Case study: What was the intent and impact of this email? How could both the sender and receiver have used email more effectively? Email Productivity Discussion – basics: Security issues, urban legends/hoaxes, email forwarding decisions Exercise: Emailing self-assessment Activity: When to email, when to call, and when…
Effective Negotiation: Beyond Win-Win!
Introduction When do we negotiate? Formal negotiations and their structure Informal negotiating and influence situations Negotiation and Conflict Styles Inventory: What is my style? Negotiation styles of others Control/power versus influence; when not to negotiate Selling “ideas”: When you’re “selling”, are they “buying”? How to make that happen Achieving a Win/Win or Accomplishing Interest-Based Negotiations…
Microwave Engineering – Comprehensive
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: …
LTE & UMTS/HSPA Location Based Services for E911
LTE Summary: A brief overview of 4G LTE PHY Layer, frame structure, Layer 1 and Layer 2 signaling, and LTE EPC and EPC Architecture LTE Support of Voice over IP: A summary of the various protocols proposed to support Voice over IP (VoIP) on 4G LTE networks. The main focus would be on VoIP over…
MPLS Short Course
Fundamentals of MPLS Pre-MPLS protocols Evolution of MPLS Basic concepts and definition of MPLS Switching versus routing Benefits of MPLS The use of One Unified Network Infrastructure BGP free core Peer-to-Peer VPN model versus Overlay VPN Model Optimal traffic flow Basics of MPLS Architecture and Operation Label switching Introducing MPLS labels MPLS and OSI reference…