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training course contents Introduction
What is the Internet? The big picture, IP basics, registering
IP addresses, DNS and registering domain names, whois,
The IAB, IANA, ICANN, RIPE and other Internet organisations.
Internet end points
User PCs, other Internet appliances, Servers, Hosting, Co-location,
ASPs, ping and traceroute.
Internet connection methods
Modems, PPP, ISDN, Leased lines, ADSL.
Routers and the connection
Connecting directly from a PC, Using a router, private addressing,
NAT.
POPs
Access servers, routing protocols, resilient Internet connections,
Dual homed customers, when to use BGP and when to use static
routes, Autonomous systems.
ISPs
Top ISPs, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 ISPs, backbone providers,
circuit providers, content providers, virtual ISPs, the
internal network of ISPs, ATM, SDH, POS and MPLS.
Peering points
Public peering versus private peering, NAPs, Internet Exchanges,
Metropolitan Area Exchanges, LINX, other major peering
points, the geography of the Internet.
Internet security considerations
Firewalls, Proxy servers, IPSec, VPNs, PPTP, L2F, L2TP.
Internet futures
Internet 2, Mbone, 6Bone.
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