Course : Networks and the future of Internet

Seminar - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. RNG
Price : 2990 CHF E.T.

Networks and the future of Internet






INTER
IN-HOUSE
CUSTOM

In person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. RNG
  3d - 21h00
2990 CHF E.T.







Course schedule

1
Internet and the upcoming generation of protocols

  • The Internet Society. Standardization.
  • The main features of IP : addressing, routing (BGP, RIP, OSPF)...Issues and solutions.
  • Local networks/Public networks : NAT/PAT. IPv6.
  • The transport layer in TCP/IP : UDP, TCP.

2
Mobility in networks

  • The first generation of mobile networks.
  • GSM and its breakthroughs. Packet mode in GSM networks : GPRS/EDGE. GPRS networks routing.
  • 3G : UMTS, CDMA2000 ; architecture, throuputs, applications. Evolutions to 3G/3G+ : HSDPA, HSUPA, HSOPA, MIMO.
  • Next generations : throughputs, caracteristics (LTE and UMB).
  • Inter-netwoks mobility : vertical handover and cognitive radio.
  • IP mobile architecture in heteregeneous networks.

3
Prospective for the mobile Internet

  • Mobility, UMTS, 4G and wireless routers.
  • Contrôle. Content Distributed Networks. Signaling. Control.
  • Quality of Service for fixed and mobile networks.

4
Evolution of the technologies in the access networks

  • Switching : high throughputs, label and contents.
  • Content-based routing and XML routing.
  • Overlays networks, CDN and P2P networks.
  • Services-based architectures.

5
Controling the Quality of service (QoS)

  • Definition of the QoS : from design to state machines.
  • Traffic engineering. Source-to-destination boundaries.
  • Access control. Packets sequencing.
  • Queues handling : RED, RIO.
  • QoS reults for different technologies.
  • Application-based trafic shaping. The RTP/RTCP proposition.

6
Technologies and evolutions of the access networks

  • ATM, a possible universal network ?
  • ATM for ISP and telcos.
  • Data control and services classifications.
  • Ethernet-for-all !
  • From 10Mbits/s to 10Gbits/s.
  • From LAN to long-distance core network. 802.17. Ethernet First Mile for FTTH.
  • IP for a new generation.
  • IPv4 and IPv6. Advantages of IPv6 for fast networks and multimedia.
  • IP multicast routing. IntServ and DiffServ models.
  • Different class of services : EF, AF and BE.
  • DiffServ and MPLS. DiffServ and IntServ : differences.
  • MPLS and the new generation of core networks for Internet.
  • Label switching. Origins and reasons.
  • LDP Protocols , CR-LDP, RSVP-TE, G-MPLS for new generation.
  • MPS vs IP. Déployments and key players.

7
Local lopp

  • Optical fibers access networks (FTTC, FTTH).
  • Cable-TV access networks. Cable-TV modems.
  • Twisted pairs access networks. DSL modems. Throughputs. Other solutions : xDSL, DSLAM.
  • Upcoming triple-play and quadruple-play.
  • Architectures. Home networking : The Wi-Fi and PLC (PowerLine Communications) technologies.

8
Wireless networks

  • WPAN networks
  • Newer generations and the 802.15 standard.
  • UWB (Ultra Wide Band) and the very high troughput.
  • Bluetooth 3.0, WUSB products and WINET. ZigBee.
  • WLAN networks.
  • WiFi environment with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n.
  • Handovers, Quality of service and security.
  • Fast handover and mesh-networks.
  • WMAN networks.
  • WiMAX. Metropolitan networks and IEEE 802.16. WDSL, mobile ADSL and IEEE 802.16e.
  • WRAN networks.
  • Usage of the UHF/VHF bands for wireless regional networks and IEEE 802.22. Smart antennas and cognitive radio.
  • Wi-xx solutions for networks.
  • Wireless networks and IEEE 802.21.
  • Wi-xx networks vs 4G.

9
Voice over IP

  • Convergence.
  • Voice over IP, ToIP and VoIP.
  • Towards a full-IP telephony network.
  • Standards, industrial key players.
  • H323 : close the original PSTN.
  • Architecture and deployment using compatible signalling with PSTN.
  • SIP approach and unified communications.
  • An open-system of signalization to build-up services. The SIP Forum. SIP within a 3G mobile network.
  • Comparison of SIP and H323.
  • MGCP and gatekeepers.
  • Interconnexion of ToIP and PSTN devices. Integration of heterogeneous services.

10
Security and the next generation of Internet

  • Internet security model : still avalailable ? Authentication, RADIUS and IEEE 802.1x.
  • Encryption and electronic signature.
  • Data Classification for security usage.
  • New generation of firewalls. Authentication with chips.
  • Certificates architectures (PKI).
  • Autonomous networks. Networks managment. Smart networks. Virtual networks. After IP.


Customer reviews
4,2 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
PIERRE B.
23/09/25
4 / 5

Interesting content but it's still information for me as it's not my area of work.
KÉVIN S.
23/09/25
4 / 5

Very comprehensive training



Publication date : 03/07/2024


Dates and locations

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From 26 to 28 May 2026
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From 26 to 28 May 2026
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From 8 to 10 September 2026
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From 8 to 10 September 2026
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From 8 to 10 December 2026
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From 8 to 10 December 2026
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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 26 May, 26 May, 8 Sep., 8 Sep., 8 Dec., 8 Dec.