Telecommunications Fundamentals
See how a telecom network works from end to end.
About this course
See how a telecom network works from end to end. You will follow a call and a data session through access, transmission and core networks, learn the main technologies in fixed and mobile networks, and understand how operators plan, run and maintain them.
What you'll learn
- Describe the structure of fixed and mobile telecom networks.
- Explain access, transmission and core network functions.
- Compare copper, fibre, microwave and radio technologies.
- Follow voice and data through the network.
- Understand how networks are operated and maintained.
Curriculum
- Fixed and mobile networks
- Operators and services
- Network layers
- Copper and fibre access
- Radio access
- Customer equipment
- Microwave links
- Optical transport
- IP and MPLS backhaul
- Switching and routing
- Voice and data services
- Interconnection
- Network operations centres
- Performance and faults
- Maintenance
Who it's for
New engineers and technicians in telecom, staff at operators and contractors, and IT professionals moving into telecom.
Before you start
No formal prerequisites. Bring curiosity and a willingness to practise.
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