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CCNT Certification Data Communications

Basic Data Communications builds a student's knowledge of related software and hardware.

CCNT™ BasicData Communications Curriculum Includes:

CCNT Basic Data Communications Certification Training Courses on CD's

Basic Telecommunications Training

N87501D

$258.00

Basic Data Communications Certification

N87506D

$387.00

Local Area Networks Training

N87509D

$387.00

Broadband Technologiess Certification

N87514D

$387.00

$ave! Complete CCNT™ Curriculum
Convergent Network Technologies (includes Basic Telecommunications, DataCommunications, LAN CTI Essentials, VoIP, and Broadband Technologies Curriculums)

N87502D

$1650.00

Fundamentals, Analog, and Digital

This is the first course in a three-part series on Basic Data Communications for the Certified in Convergent Network Technologies (CCNT) curriculum. This course will introduce learners to data networks, signals and to data transmission. 

 Learn To

• Identify features of data communications.
• Identify features of analog and digital transmission.
• Identify features of DTE-to-DTE communication.
• Identify features of transmission service providers.
• Identify characteristics of transmission modes.
• Identify features of circuit types

Contents

 Unit 1: Networks and Signals

• Identify features of data communications.
• Identify features of analog and digital transmission.
• Identify features of DTE-to-DTE communication.
• Match standards organizations with their features.
• Identify features of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.
• Identify features of analog signals.
• Identify characteristics of analog data transmission.
• Identify features of digital signals.
• Identify the characteristics of digitizing analog data.

Unit 2: Data Transmission

• Identify features of transmission service providers.
• Identify features of circuit types.
• Distinguish between dedicated and switched circuits.
• Identify features of analog dedicated circuits.
• Identify features of digital dedicated circuits.
• Identify the features of circuit switching.
• Identify features of packet switching.
• Identify characteristics of transmission modes.
• Identify functions of Packet Assembler/Disassembler (PAD).
• Identify features of the Switched 56 digital service.
• Identify capabilities of the T-Carrier system.
• Identify features of Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS).
• Identify characteristics of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).
• Identify features of X.25.
• Identify features of Frame Relay.
• Identify capabilities of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
• Identify features of host computers.
• Differentiate between types of display and nondisplay terminals.
• Identify features of a dumb terminal.
• Identify features of a smart terminal.
• Identify differences between a smart and a dumb terminal.

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Part 2: Networking and Transmission Principles

This is the second course in a three part series that teaches students about networks and transmission principles. The course covers local area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs), hierarchical WANs, and LAN components. System network architecture (SNA), and TCP/IP, data protocols, DTE to DCE interface standards, and transmission methods and error checking are also covered. 

 Learn To

• Identify features of networks.
• Identify features of LANs and WANs.
• Identify features of hierarchical WANs.
• Identify functions of data protocols.
• Sequence the steps of data encapsulation.
• Identify attributes of data terminal equipment (DTE)-to-data communication equipment (DCE) interface standards.
• Identify features of data communication equipment (DCE)-to-DCE protocols.
• Identify features of transmission speed.
• Identify features of digital data transmission.

Contents

 Unit 1: Networks, SNA, and TCP/IP

• Identify features of networks.
• Identify features of LANs and WANs.
• Identify features of hierarchical WANs.
• Identify features of LANs.
• Identify features of value-added networks (VANs).
• Identify features of Systems Network Architecture (SNA).
• Identify features of SNA hierarchical architecture.
• Identify features of Network Addressable Units (NAUs).
• Match Logical Unit (LU) types with their functions.
• Match Physical Unit (PU) types with their functions.
• Identify features of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite.
• Identify differences between TCP/IP and Open System Interconnection (OSI) models.
• Identify features of media access control (MAC) addressing.
• Sequence the steps to use the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for address resolution.
• Identify features of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
• Match TCP/IP applications with their features.
• Identify differences between public and private addressing.

Unit 2: Transmission Principles

• Identify functions of data protocols.
• Sequence the steps of data encapsulation.
• Identify attributes of data terminal equipment (DTE)-to-data communication equipment (DCE) interface standards.
• Identify features of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA)-232 standard.
• Identify features of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA)-449 standard.
• Identify features of the V.35 standard.

Unit 3: Transmission Methods and Error Checking

• Identify features of data communication equipment (DCE)-to-DCE protocols.
• Identify features of transmission speed.
• Identify features of digital data transmission.
• Identify features of asynchronous transmission.
• Identify features of synchronous transmission.
• Identify features of a framing protocol.
• Match parts of a high-level data link control (HDLC) frame with their features.
• Identify features of error detection.
• Identify features of parity.
• Identify features of checksum.
• Identify steps in the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) process.

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Part 3: Equipment and Media

This is the final course in a three-part series on Basic Data Communications for the Certified in Convergent Network Technologies (CCNT) curriculum. This course teaches students about data communications equipment and media. In addition, it covers the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), analog and digital communication, modulation, multiplexers, and the Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET) protocol. Finally, transmission media cables and wireless transmission media are covered. 

Learn To

• Match IEEE 802 working groups with their areas of interest.
• Identify specifications supported by the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard.
• Identify specifications of the IEEE 802.5 Token Ring standard.
• Identify considerations for choosing transmission media.
• Identify features of twisted pair cable.
• Match the coaxial cable types with their specifications.

Contents

Unit 1: LANs and Communications Equipment

• Match IEEE 802 working groups with their areas of interest.
• Identify specifications supported by the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard.
• Identify specifications of the IEEE 802.5 Token Ring standard.
• Identify features of modems.
• Identify features of modem standards.
• Identify functions of proprietary modem features.
• Identify features of modulation.
• Identify features of FSK, DPSK, and QAM modulation techniques.
• Identify the features of a Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit (CSU/DSU).
• Identify features of line coding.
• Identify key features of multiplexing.
• Identify features of Frequency-division multiplexing (FDM).
• Identify the features of Time-division multiplexing (TDM).
• Identify features of statistical multiplexing.
• Identify features of Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM).
• Identify advantages of a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET).
• Identify features of SONET signals.
• Identify advantages of synchronous transmission signals.
• Identify features of Synchronous Transport Signal (STS)-1.
• Identify functions of SONET multiplexing.
• Identify functions of SONET elements.

Unit 2: Transmission Media

• Identify considerations for choosing transmission media.
• Identify features of twisted pair cable.
• Match the coaxial cable types with their specifications.
• Identify features of fiber optic cables.
• Identify features of radio transmission media.
• Identify features of infrared transmission.
• Identify features of microwave transmission.
• Identify features of satellite transmission.
• Identify features of cellular telephony transmission.

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