Telecommunications Training, IP, VoIP and MPLS Training Blog

New Online Course L2114: MPLS and Carrier Networks

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:01:41 +0000

MPLS and Carrier Networks is a comprehensive training course designed to build a solid understanding of carrier packet networks and services, the terminology, technologies, configuration, operation and most importantly, the underlying ideas… in plain English.

This course can be taken by both those who need simply an overview and introduction to the fundamentals of carrier packet networks and MPLS, and by those who need to get up to speed and establish a solid base that project or job-specific knowledge can be built on.

We’ll cut through the buzzwords and marketing to demystify carrier packet networks and services, explaining Service Level Agreements, traffic profiles, virtual circuits, QoS, Class of Service, Differentiated Services, integration, convergence and aggregation, MPLS and other network technologies, and how they relate to TCP/IP without bogging down on details.

You will gain career- and productivity-enhancing knowledge of the structure, components and operation of carrier packet networks and services, how they are implemented, packaged and marketed by carriers and how they are used by government, business… and other carriers.

Tutorial: TCP/IP over MPLS

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:15:33 +0000

Please click here to see the full tutorial on its web pagel, with the necessary diagram…

We’re getting ready to release another Online Course Module at the end of March: L2014 "MPLS and Carrier Packet Services."
As a sneak preview, this newsletter’s free tutorial is part of Lesson 11 "TCP/IP over MPLS" from that module.

NOTE: You may find this tutorial a bit overwhelming, landing smack on your computer screen with no preparation, like a parachutist whose chute didn’t open landing in a cow field.

In the Online Course module "MPLS and Carrier Packet Services", there are TEN lessons building up to this one. We’re actually going to be recommending at least two modules: "The OSI Layers and Protocol Stacks" and "IP Packet Networks, Addresses and Routers" as prerequisites… so that would be at least THIRTY-FIVE lessons building up to this one.

So… if you are already familiar with the OSI Layers and protocol stacks, and IP packets and LANs, you’ll find the following lesson easier to follow. If you’re not already familiar with those pre-requisites, then you might want to watch some other free tutorials first: Video Tutorial VT-3 "Packets, Frames, Addresses and Routing", Video Tutorial VT-4 OSI Layers: The FedEx Analogy, and the "Datacom and Networking Fundamentals" section of our free online tutorials.

The following is part of the text and one graphic from Lesson 11 "TCP/IP over MPLS". The Online Course module when released at the end of March will have extensive animations following along with a voiceover of the text. Enjoy!

Please click here to see the full tutorial on its web pagel, with the necessary diagram…

March Madness

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:14:24 +0000

The NCAA March Madness basketball tournament is almost upon us. Since Teracom’s Canadian office is not too far from the birthplace of the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, (yes, Canadian, like Justin Bieber, Neil Young and me), we thought we’d offer up some really great specials to mark the occasion:

MARCH MADNESS: DVD Courses: 25% off Full Library

Get the Full Library of our very popular DVD-video courses for 25% off in March - a savings of over $400!
Use coupon 1133 with product V530. Hurry! Sale ends March 31.

Teracom’s DVD video training courses are high-quality multimedia productions featuring the instructor, extensive animated graphics and point-by-point bullets.
Like private lessons from the Director of the Institute! Plus, each DVD comes with high-quality course book, certain to be a valuable reference for years to come. Try before you buy! Many free samples are available online.

PLUS, you also get great bonuses included at no extra charge:
- Five Telecom 101 companion reference textbooks in eBook format
- CTA Certification for up to five people, and
- Access to all Online Course Modules free for up to five people!
full details on bonus items

MARCH MADNESS: Online Course Modules only $19 All Month

Teracom online telecom training course modules are a full multimedia experience: graphics, text, video and voice in interactive lessons
you can access from anywhere.
These course modules are brand-new, and are being released
module-by-module.

March madness special: $19. No coupon required. Hurry! Offer ends March 31.

MARCH MADNESS: CTA Certification only $49 All Month

Teracom is a Gold Training Partner of the Telecommunications Certification Organization, authorized to administer the TCO Certified Telecommunications Analyst (CTA) certification exam and award the certification. CTA certification is proof of your solid understanding of telecom, datacom and networking fundamentals, jargon, buzzwords and mainstream technologies and solutions. We’ll back it up with a certificate and a letter of introduction.

March madness special: only $49! No coupon required. Hurry! Offer ends March 31.

BOOT CAMP 2012 - WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:14:16 +0000

BOOT CAMP WEEK 1 and BOOT CAMP WEEK 2 - Washington DC August

Teracom’s week-long BOOT CAMP in August in Washington DC is a very popular event every year.

Studies show that this is the best time to be off work for extended training, before projects really get started in August… and we have put together a comprehensive program coupled with significant discounts that make this an opportunity not to be missed!

We’re running our traditional BOOT CAMP as WEEK 1: Course 101 Telecom, Datacom and Networking for
Non-Engineering Professionals and Course 130 Understanding VoIP together to make a full week of training August 20-24. Designed to get you up to speed and fill in the gaps, BOOT CAMP WEEK 1 will give you the solid base necessary to eliminate frustration, increase accuracy, effectiveness and efficiency.

Get a $395 discount when you register for Courses 101 and 130 together:use coupon 1073.
This makes the price $1995 for a full five days of training… an unbeatable value.

New this year, BOOT CAMP WEEK 2: Course 115 IP Networks and Services and Course 116 IPv6 together August 27-30 to make a four-day week of training focused on IP Telecom. Fill the gaps in your IP telecom knowledge, get a leg up on IPv6!

Get a $495 discount when you register for Courses 115 and 116 together: use coupon 1134.
That makes the price $1495 for these two cutting-edge training courses - four days … another unbeatable value.

Seminar schedule update

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:14:06 +0000

NEW SEMINAR: Course 101 - New Rochelle New York in May

Course 101: Telecom, Datacom and Networking for Non-Engineering Professionals is our famous core training - 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. This is the essential core telecom knowledge set, tuned and refined over the course of almost 20 years now. You get 384-page course materials with detailed text notes, a top-ranked instructor, free companion reference Telecom 101 eBook and free TCO CTA Certification for $1395.

March 6-8 Washington DC

April 17-19 Vancouver BC

April 11-13 New York NY

May 2-4 Toronto ON

May 30-31-June 1 New Rochelle (New York) NY

June 5-7 Atlanta GA

June 12-14 Montreal QC

August 20-22 Washington DC *** OPTION: BOOT CAMP WEEK 1 ***

Course 130: 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. Taking this voip training course, 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.

August 23-24 Washington DC *** OPTION: BOOT CAMP WEEK 1 ***

Course 115: IP/MPLS Networks and Services 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. 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. You get 300-page course materials with detailed text notes and two days of training with a top-ranked instructor for $995.

August 25-26 Washington DC *** OPTION: BOOT CAMP WEEK 2 ***

Course 116: IPv6 is a comprehensive course on the new version of IP, providing a structured understanding of the IPv6 addressing scheme, the different types of addresses machines will have, how addresses are allocated and used, the impact of IPv6 on other protocols,
coexistence with IPv4, plus issues, solutions and current best practices for migrating to and implementing IPv6 in operations, products and services. Taking this course, you will gain a solid, comprehensive understanding of IPv6, its important new characteristics, how the new types of IPv6 addresses will be allocated and used, and the ripple effect on other protocols. Plus, you will learn about areas that must be addressed when implementing IPv6 in operations, products and services, giving you powerful insight into issues you need to be aware of – and knowledge of current solutions that can be immediately applied in your work. 2 days, $995.

May 23-24 Washington DC

August 27-28 Washington DC *** OPTION: BOOT CAMP WEEK 2 ***

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!