Fast Packet Technologies


Overview/Description
To overview technologies based on Frame Relay and cell relay and access their application in networks

Target Audience
Managerial and operational staff

Prerequisites
Some knowledge of wide area networking as outlined in the course Packet Switching WANs

Expected Duration
5 Hours

Objectives:

Fast Packet Technologies

  • To describe and outline the operation of metropolitan area networks (MANs)
  • To outline the SONET and SDH standards, pointing out the benefits they can offer users
  • To introduce the major fast packet switching technologies and outline some reasons why they came to be developed
  • To describe the frame relay networking technology
  • To explain the principle of cell relay and to describe and outline two major cell relay implementations

  • Course Number: WFASTP