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Level II:  Network Performance Metrics & Analysis

Course Description

In this complex lab-based course, you will explore the key interactions of major networking technologies and protocols.   Through lab-based, packet-level analysis of real-world performance issues, you will gain the understanding required to effectively troubleshoot and mitigate performance issues and optimize your network for application delivery. 

Registration Information

3 Day Course
$2995 USD

Prerequisites

PLEASE NOTE: A laptop is required for this course.

Network Performance Technologies course.
Some hands-on experience with a protocol analyzer is recommended.

Who Should Attend
  • Network Engineers
  • Network Manager
  • Those in IT organizations responsible for troubleshooting network and application performance issues down to the root-cause, regardless of tools, and providing consistent application delivery.
Course Objectives
  • Gain an understanding of the functionality behind the Internet Protocol (IP) including the IP Header
  • Review advanced IPv4 subjects such as CIDR, Address Summarization, and Access Control Lists (ACL)
  • Develop an understanding of the TCP parameters that are most important when analyzing traffic
  • Review the fundamentals of establishing a TCP connection
  • Review TCP Throughput including Bandwidth and how to measure Application Throughput
  • Review TCP Retransmissions, Selective Acknowledgements (SACK), Slow Start and Fast Retransmit
  • Gain a basic understanding of WAN optimization technologies utilized today
  • Understand the issues affecting the ability to analyze “optimized” traffic
  • Review the details of VoIP, the concerns and performance tuning for Voice Activity Detection (VAD), Jitter, and Echo
  • Gain advanced hands-on troubleshooting skills through lab-based protocol analysis to include finding and capturing packet(s) as well as identifying fault and performance impacts
Course Outline
  • Advanced IPv4 Subjects
  • TCP/IP Deep Dive
  • Host-to-Host Communication
  • Advanced Technologies
  • Advanced Protocol Analysis

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