ATM Course ATM Training Classes:: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Training Courses

Why this ATM course?

This vendor-independent course provides an essential coverage of ATM network technologies, services and equipment. On completing the course you will understand the real benefits of ATM, and will be able to plan the integration of ATM into your existing networks. In just two days you will be able to:

Understand in detail the role and operation of ATM
Select ATM equipment and WAN services
Deploy ATM in your networks
Integrate ATM with existing networks at the desktop and infrastructure
Operate TCP/IP and other protocols in an ATM environment.

Who should attend this ATM course

All personnel responsible for planning, implementing or supporting ATM networks will find this course invaluable.

ATM Course Pre-requisites

Delegates should have some practical experience of networking prior to attending the course. Course 301: Introduction to Datacomms and Networking, is recommended as a minimum level of experience.

Lifetime Post-Course Support

After completing this ATM training course, delegates receive lifetime post-training support from LEVER Technology Group PLC, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, to provide career-long support, and to ensure they are better equipped for their future roles in IT and networking.

ATM Training Course Content

Introduction

Asynchronous vs isochronous communication
Frames, packets and cells
Congestion, flow control, error control
Physical and virtual circuits
Connection-oriented and connectionless communication

ATM development

Associated technologies
The need for ATM its markets
Quality of Service
The five categories of service
Bandwidth on demand
ATM-related standards
Speed and addressing options
The ATM/B-ISDN protocol stack
User Plane, Control Plane and Management Plane
User Network Interface (UNI)

ATM principles and operation

Cells and cell segmentation
The ATM header
Transmission Paths
Virtual Paths
ATM PVCs
The basic ATM cell
Physical layer, PDH, SDH

ATM architecture

ATM Layer, UNI, NNI and PNNI types
ATM Switched Virtual Circuit operation
ATM Meta Signalling
ATM Signalling, Q.2931
Quality of Service components and negotiation
Leaky bucket and alternative algorithms

ATM Classes of Service

Controlling delay and delay variation
Accommodating bursty traffic
The significance of signalling
CBR, VBR-RT, VBR-NRT, ABR, UBR

ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL)

Emulating circuits with AAL1
Timing and clocking recovery
SAR functions
AAL user data types
AAL service specific part
AAL common convergence part AAL 2
AAL 3/4
AAL 5 (SEAL)

ATM Signalling

Signalling ATM Adaptation Layer
Call Set-up, Release
ITU-T Q.2931 signalling, messages, Information Elements
ATM Addresses
PNNI Signalling and Routing
PNNI Groups, Logical Networks, Transit Lists
PNNI Messages

Network Management

Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM)
SNMP and ATM
ILMI and ATM MIB
uUME and nUME
Address Registration
Connectivity Monitor

Traffic Management

Connection Admission Control
Virtual Bandwidth
Traffic Policing
Usage Parameter Control
Generic Cell Rate Algorithm
Congestion Control (EFCI)
Traffic Shaping
Performance Parameters
CLR, CDV, CTD, MCR, PCR, BT, SCR, CDVT

Other protocols and ATM

LAN Emulation (LANE)
BUS, LECS and LES
Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA)
Encapsulating multiple protocols
Segregating protocols using VCCs
TCP/IP over ATM
Frame Relay and other protocols over ATM

ATM switching

ATM switch design
Performance measurement
Deploying ATM in the LAN

ATM services and equipment

Review of mainstream ATM vendor equipment
Review of national and international ATM network services

ATM Networks — a 2-day ATM training course

An in-depth, authoritative, vendor-independent coverage of ATM networks and ATM network engineering equipment and services