Data Networks Engineering

Description
In the last decade, we've witnessed a significant growth in data networks, along with applications becoming more and more critical for the business environment. The Data Networks Engineering course focuses in Network Analysis, Architecture, and Design, and gives an in-depth look at how networks function and behave. The course focuses on the engineering and design process on medium to large scale networks.


Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Understand the network engineering procedures
• Perform high-level architecture design of data networks
• Perform low-level topology design of data networks
• Understand traffic engineering and capacity planning
• Design mission critical networks
• Perform network continuity design

 

Topics

• Introduction to network engineering
• Requirements analysis
• Flow models – simple and complex models, single and multiple applications flows, traffic directions and bandwidth requirements
• Architecture (High-level) design – network architecture design, L2/L3 decisions, type of services, vendors and protocols
• Topology (Low-level) design – LAN, WAN, TCP/IP and IP address design, security, QoS management and operations design
• Design for Mission-Critical networks – how to design a high-available network, technical and economical calculations

Target Audience

R&D, engineering and technical Support, IT and communications managers

Prerequisites

In-depth knowledge of data networks

Duration

5 days

Outline

• Network Engineering – introduction
  • Information systems structure
  • The design process
  • Network analysis
  • High level / Network architecture design
  • Low level / Network topology design
  • Requirements analysis
• Requirements analysis concepts
  • User requirements
  • Applications requirements
  • Device requirements
  • Network requirements
  • Requirements analysis procedure
    • Gathering and listing requirements
    • Developing service metrics
    • Characterizing behavior
    • Developing BW/Delay/Jitter/P.Loss requirements
    • Requirements mapping
  • Preparing the requirements documents and tables
  • Case studies and design exercise
• Flow models
  • Introduction – what is a flow?
  • Identifying and developing flows
  • Data sources and sinks
  • Flow models
  • Flow specifications
  • Preparing the flow documents and tables
  • Case studies and design exercise
• Architecture (High-Level) Design
  • Component architecture
  • Reference architecture
  • Architectural models
  • Systems and network architectures
  • Service and vendor architecture choices
  • Case studies and design exercise
• Topology (Low-Level) Design
  • Enterprise networks design
  • LAN/WAN design
  • IP networks design
  • Security and privacy design
  • Network management design
  • Network operations design
  • Case studies and design exercise
• Mission-Critical Network Planning
  • Introduction
  • Principles of network continuity
  • Continuity metrics
  • Network architecture and topology design for continuity
  • Load sharing and balancing for network continuity
  • Network access continuity
  • Mission-critical platforms
  • Storage continuity
  • Facilities continuity
  • Recovery sites and how to use them
  • Test plans for continuity
  • Case studies and design exercise