Download Convergence Technology Chapter Objectives

Convergence
Technology
Ch 01 Telecom Overview
 Define communications and
telecommunications
 Components of a communications system
 Difference between voice, video, and data
telecommunications
 How telecom is used in various industries
 Careers available in telecom profession
 Standards Organizations
Ch 02 Principles of
Telecom Technology
 Describe the principles of electricity underlying
telecom signaling
 Explain current and voltage
 Components of an integrated circuit
 Difference between analog and digital
transmission
 Examples of binary coding to decimal
 Describe various electricity and data
transmission measures
Ch 03 Evolution of Telecom
Technology and Policy
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Describe the growth of telecom technology
Key inventions and current equivalents today
The impact of AT&T’s divestiture
Explain how government has influenced the
way consumers obtain telecom services
 Current policy trends that affect the telecom
industry
Ch 04 Public Network
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Describe the structure of the PSTN (general terms)
Types of carriers currently in the PSTN
The elements of outside plant and their purposes
The elements of inside plant and their purposes
The hierarchy of central offices in the PSTN
Explain issues related to interconnection and billing
between common carriers
 Describe the current telephone numbering plan and
how it evolved
Ch 05 Customer Premise
Equipment
 What is customer premise equipment
 Significant components of a modern
telephone
 Discuss various station equipment
 Explain how private switching systems
integrate with CPE and PSTN
 Describe how enhanced CPE services
work and how they benefit businesses
Ch 06 Signaling and
Switching
 Define modulation and explain 4 basic versions
 Explain different types of multiplexing
techniques, hardware, & benefits
 Fundamental types of switching used in voice
and data communications
 Identify differences between local and tandem
switches
 Describe modern signaling techniques used t
route calls to their destination
Ch 07 Data Networking
Fundamentals
 Discuss basic networking conceptsclient/server networks
 Examples of multiple network services
 Describe differences – LANs, MANs, & WANs
 Functions of each layer of the OSI reference
model
 Describe the purpose of protocols and list
several types
 Core protocols and addressing scheme for the
TCP/IP suite
Ch 08 Physical
Transmission Media
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Characteristics of wireline transmission
Properties and uses of coaxial cable
Properties and uses of twisted pair wire
Characteristics of lightwave transmission
Properties and uses of fiber optic cable
Factors to consider selecting telecom medium
Explain cabling standards
Describe best practices for installing media
Techniques for testing continuity and
performance of physical transmission media
Ch 09 Wireless Transmission
and Services
 Associate electromagnetic waves at various points on
the wireless spectrum with their wireless services
 Characteristics distinguishing wireless from wired
transmission
 Explain the architecture and access methods in cellular
networks and services
 Distinguish differences between wireless and wireline
local loops
 Describe WLAN standards including advantages,
disadvantages, & uses
 Identify satellite positioning schemes and services that
rely on satellite transmission
Ch 10 Network Access
and Transmission Methods
 Recognize physical topologies in data
networks
 Describe Ethernet and CSMA/CD network
access method
 Describe the different types of Ethernet access
methods
 Describe the techniques used in Token Ring,
ATM, & FDDI network access
 Main characteristics of network transmission
methods – X.25, Frame Relay, T-Carriers,
ISDN, cable, and SONET
Ch 11 Data Network
Connectivity
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Function and operation of NIC
Comon types of NICs
Purpose and operation of hubs and repeaters
Purpose and operation of bridges and swtiches
How routers connect dissimilar networks
Explain how to connect LAN or WANs via a
modem
 What components are necessary for access
and carrier network connectivity
Ch 12 Internet Standards
and Services
 Summarize the history of the Internet
 Identify the organizations that cooperate to set
Internet standards
 Explain Internet domain and host naming
 Identify popular Internet-based services and
identify the protocols on which they rely
 Run and interpret the output of simple TCP/IP
utilities
Ch 13 Information
Security
 Key steps in assessing security risks
 Purpose and elements of a security policy
 Strategies to minimize security risks regarding;
password, physical, and access
 Data encryption methods
 Identify security threats to and how to prevent
in:
 Public and private telephone networks
 LANs and WANs
 Wireless networks
Ch 14 Convergence
 Terminology used to describe aspects of converged
networks
 Describe applications available on converged networks
 VoIP implementation, costs, & benefits
 Explain encoding of analog voice and video signals to
digital signals for transmission over a packet-switched
network
 Key signaling and transport protocols used in VoIP
 Describe QoS challenges on converged networks
 What techniques can improve QoS