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Great end-of-year specials for you

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:57:48 +0000

End-of-year special: 25% off DVD-Video Courses

Has anyone noticed that the sun is climbing to a lower and lower peak altitude in the sky each passing day? I am starting to get afraid it will go away altogether and not come back. To encourage the sun to come back, I am going to put lights in the trees around my house. Hopefully, that will work.

As an added measure, we’re also sacrificing 25% off all DVD-Video courses between now and December 21. Based on previous years’ experience, we think a new sun will be born to man sometime after the 21st, so we’ll be having a week of feasting to celebrate the birth and the new solar year then. Fingers crossed! - EC

25% off all DVD-Video courses! Use coupon #1124.
Offer ends 2011-12-21. Order now

P.S. You still get all the free bonuses when purchasing our very popular video sets: up to five free Telecom 101 eBooks, five free sets of Online Course modules and five free CTA Certifications! details

End-of-year special: 50% off Online Course Modules & CTA Certification

To be triply sure, we’re also sacrificing 50% off all Online Course Modules & CTA Certification between now and December 21. If you’re interested in just a single topic, you can benefit from world-renowned Teracom training for as little as $19 and change.
List of Online Course Modules CTA Certification 100% Money-Back Guarantee

50% off Online Course Modules & CTA Certification!
Use coupon #1125. Offer ends 2011-12-21. Order now

Two-day special: 65% off - all five available online course modules only $69!

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:35:40 +0000

Two-day special: 65% off - all five available online course modules only $69!

To celebrate the release of the IP module, we’re making a very special offer: all five currently-available modules for only $69.
The regular price is $195 - you save $126… that’s 65% off! Use coupon #1111.
Hurry - this special is only available for two days, then it will be gone forever.

Backed up with our 100% money-back guarantee, you’ll get all of the following:

Fundamentals of Telephony

Wireless Communications

LANs

The OSI Layers and Protocol Stacks

IP Packet Networks, Addresses and Routers

Note: if you already purchased the first four, you can add IP Packet Networks, Addresses and Routers for $10.
Use coupon #1122. Hurry - this special is only available for two days, then it will be gone forever.

Seminar schedule update

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:33:18 +0000

Updated Seminar Schedule

Course 101 Telecom, Datacom and Networking for Non-Engineering Professionals

Telecom, Datacom and Networking for Non-Engineering Professionals is the first course in our Core Training section - an intensive three-day course designed for non-engineering professionals, to get you up to speed on virtually all aspects of telecom, datacom and networking, from fundamentals and jargon to the latest technologies. Three day course. 384-page course materials. Top-ranked instructor. $1395. The essential core knowledge set, tuned and refined over the course of 18 years. detailed outline

TCO CTA Certification included. DVD version

November 15-17 Tysons Corner VA / Washington DC Beltway

December 13-15 Vancouver BC Canada

January 24-26 2012 Philadelphia PA

February 7-9 2012 Denver CO

February 22-24 2012 Orlando FL

February 27-29 2012 Santa Clara, CA * OPTION: BOOT CAMP *

March 6-8 2012 Washington DC

April 11-13 2012 New York NY

June 5-7 2012 Atlanta GA

Course 110 IP, VoIP and MPLS for the Non-Engineering Professional

IP, VoIP and MPLS for the Non-Engineering Professional is the “next” course in our Core Training series, covering IP technologies: IP networks from the ground up, fiber, Ethernet, routing, MPLS, security and VoIP. Three day course. 425-page course materials. Top-ranked instructor. $1395. Designed for non-engineers, this training course will give you the solid, vendor-independent foundation knowledge necessary to deal with IP telecom network projects and IP voice and data applications with confidence. detailed outline

January 17-19, 2012 New York NY

Course 115
IP/MPLS Networks and Services
for Non-Engineers

IP/MPLS Networks and Services for Non-Engineers is a two-day comprehensive overview and update on today’s IP telecom networks and services, from demystifying the network “cloud” to MPLS, service levels, transit and everything inbetween.
This totally new and up-to-date course is essentially a 2-day version of Course 110, with only one chapter on VoIP. Course 115 focuses on the new telecom network: IP and MPLS, bringing both those with knowledge of traditional telecom and newcomers to the field up to speed on the IP/MPLS network, circuits, protocols, services and players. detailed outline

February 22-23 Tysons Corner (Washington DC Beltway)

March 20-21 Santa Clara CA

Course 116 Understanding IPv6

Understanding IPv6: Structure, Features, Planning and Migration is a 2-day comprehensive overview of IPv6, its structure and features, with a broad review and discussion of areas and issues that must be addressed in planning for deployment. 2 day course. 200+ page course materials. Top-ranked instructor. $995. What you need to know to get ready for IPv6. detailed outline

May 2012 Washington DC

Course 130 Understanding Voice over IP

Understanding Voice over IP is a two-day comprehensive VoIP training course for non-engineering professionals who need an overview and update on VoIP fundamentals, PBX replacement, convergence, carrier services and interconnect, implementation issues and solutions, VoIP system vendors, business and deployment cases and project management. Two-day course. 304-page course materials. Top-ranked instructor. $995. You’ll obtain the solid foundation necessary to intelligently discuss, compare and evaluate VoIP technologies, products and implementation choices, demystifying the jargon, understanding the fundamentals and how it all fits together… knowledge you can’t get reading trade magazines or talking to salespeople. detailed outline DVD version

New tutorial: Network Address Translation (NAT)

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:30:53 +0000

New Tutorial: Network Address Translation

We’re pleased to offer one of the lessons in the new online course module for free as a tutorial.

In this lesson, we’ll explore how private IPv4 addresses used in-building and a public address required for Internet communications can be joined together with a software function called Network Address Translation.

Click here for the free tutorial. Look for the "watch now (free)" link after the jump. Enjoy!

New Online Course Module: IP Packet Networks, Addresses and Routers

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:29:13 +0000

New Online Course Module: IP Packet Networks, Addresses and Routers

In this module, we concentrate on the fundamentals of IP packet networks, routers and IP addresses.

Packet networks embody two main ideas: bandwidth on demand and packet switching. First, we’ll recap channelized TDM and its limitations, then understand statistical TDM or bandwidth on demand. Next, we’ll understand how routers implement the network with packet-switching, that is, relaying packets from one circuit to another, and how routers are a point of control for network security. We’ll introduce the term Customer Edge (CE).

Then we’ll cover the many aspects of IP addressing: IPv4 address classes, dotted decimal notation, static vs. dynamic addresses, DHCP, public vs. private addresses, Network Address Translation, IPv6 overview and finish with IPv6 address allocation and assignment.

IP Packet Networks, Addresses and Routers
1. Module Introduction watch now (free)
2. Review: Channelized Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM)
3. Statistical Time-Division Multiplexing: Bandwidth-on-Demand
4. Private Network: Bandwidth on Demand + Routing
5. Routers
6. IPv4 Addresses
7. DHCP
8. Public and Private IPv4 Addresses
9. Network Address Translation watch now (free) new tutorial!
10. IPv6 Overview
11. IPv6 Address Allocations and Assignment

New Tutorial: Network Address Translation

We’re pleased to offer one of the lessons in the new online course module for free as a tutorial.

Click here for the free tutorial. Look for the "watch now (free)" link after the jump. Enjoy!

Facebook vs. Google Contest, Take 2!

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:34:09 +0000

Our first attempt at the facebook vs. Google contest ran into a problem: while it is easy to see who “liked” our page on facebook and enter them into the contest, it turns out that it is not possible to see who “+1ed” our page on Google… so we couldn’t enter them into the contest! So we are modifying the way Googlers enter, extending the contest and adding more prizes!

New prizes:
EVERYONE WHO ENTERS WINS A FREE CTA EXAM, up to a limit of 250.
That’s right, you read correctly. It means the first 250 people to enter the contest win a CTA Exam. (What are you waiting for?)

New way of entering the contest:

facebook - one step: go to www.teracomtraining.com (link is above) and click the “like” button. We can see who you are.

Google +1 - two steps:
1) Go to www.teracomtraining.com (link is above) and click the “+1″ button on that web page.
2) Leave a comment on this post:
https://plus.google.com/114985100635173859816/posts/53Nk9Rvod63
saying you +1ed our home page. With that, we can see who you are.
Both steps are required for Googlers to enter. Note that +1ing this post does not enter you in the contest. You must +1 our web page www.teracomtraining.com.

New expiry date:
Contest ends September 30, 2011 or when the 250 CTA Exams are won, whichever comes first. Prizes will be distributed the first week of October. Prizes have no cash value. Void where prohibited.

Thanks for participating!
EC

802.11g Wireless LAN (WiFi) base station on my new Samsung Galaxy Android phone

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:14:40 +0000

Waiting for a flight at the airport. Time on my hands, I try out a feature included with the Android operating system on my new Samsung Galaxy: create an 802.11g Wireless LAN (WiFi) base station on the phone.

This WiFi network is automatically bridged inside the phone to the Internet connection provided by the cellular carrier.

Easy step-by-step instructions were included on the setup screen.

Fired up my laptop and found the WiFi network and connected no problem.

In fact, I sent a post to Google’s servers over the very link!

Ain’t technology wonderful.

Bonus: your car can now be a WiFi hotspot! You could even get a WiFi hotsopt logo sticker and put it on your back window, like Greyhound… On a long car trip with my family, all of whom have WiFi enabled iPhones, iPods, DSs etc. etc., I can tell them the WiFi password, and they can share my internet connection.

Double bonus: If the kids start squabbling, I can threaten to turn it off!

btw, I have 6 GB/month in my plan, so not so worried about usage-based pricing for the connection. Best check your billing plan before trying it.

New! Try the free Teracom Telecom, Datacom and Networking Quiz

Eric Coll — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:32:20 +0000

	Assess your knowledge of telecommunications, data communications and networking fundamentals with this free online quiz!

	The quiz is ten random multiple-choice questions from the Certified Telecommunications Analyst CTA certification exam. You’ll get an immediate reading of your telecom, datacom and networking IQ, and maybe even learn something useful during the answers review at the end.

	Do it as many times as you like - different questions every time! Challenge your colleagues!

Instructions

1. Follow the step-by-step instructions on this page to load the free knowledge evaluation quiz

2. Enter your answers for each of the ten multiple-choice questions.
At the end your score will be displayed and you’ll have a chance to review the answers.

3. No one expects you to know all this stuff… but… comparing your answers to the correct ones, you may well find that you need to improve your knowledge base. Our renowned telecom training for non-engineers is the ideal way to fill in the gaps, put in place a solid base of knowledge and a structure on which to build.

4. Register for one of our high-quality public seminars, hold a private on-site seminar, order our
self-paced DVD-video series, take online course modules and/or get a Telecom 101 reference book.

5. Learn what the jargon and buzzwords really mean, and how it all fits together. Be more effective and less frustrated. Deal with telecom and networking equipment vendors and carriers. Speak intelligently at meetings. Converse with “techies”. Obtain a valuable reference book.

6. Gain serenity, a promotion, a revitalized career, new job, or even achieve world domination.*
*Individual results may vary

Facebook vs. Google Contest

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:27:23 +0000

Which is more popular with our users: facebook or Google+? Vote here!

Click like or +1 to like Teracom, our free videotutorials, the new online quiz, free online lessons, our course content and all the other great stuff you can find here.

On 2011 09 01, ten participants will win the full CTA Exam for free!

Contest open worldwide.

Ten chances to win the full CTA Certification Exam for free!
Cast your vote

Wireless Communications - Online Course Module released

admin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:34:18 +0000

We’re pleased to announce the release of another online course module: Wireless Communications.

In this module, we cover wireless, concentrating mostly on mobile communications. We’ll cover the principles of operation, jargon and buzzwords in the mobility business, the idea behind cellular radio systems, and explain the different spectrum-sharing technologies, including 1G analog FDMA, 2G TDMA/GSM vs. CDMA, 3G 1X vs. UMTS CDMA and 4G OFDMA. We’ll conclude with a lesson on 802.11 wireless LANs (Wi-Fi) and a lesson on satellite communications.

Lessons in this module

1. Module Introduction - Wireless Communications watch intro now (free)

2. Mobile Network Components, Jargon and Basic Operation

3. Cellular Principles and AMPS (1G)

4. 2G: Digital Radio - Voice Communications

5. Digital Cellular: Data Communications

6. Spectrum-Sharing Technologies: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDM

7. 3G Cellular: CDMA watch now (free)

8. 4G Mobile Cellular: LTE

9. 802.11 Wireless LANs - WiFi

10. Communication Satellites