Datakit Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
Category: Network Switching and Transport
Length: 5 days
Description:
This five-day course identifies the required and optional components and cabling used for local Datakit node connections, as well as trunk connections to other Datakit nodes; it also identifies the commands used by CO and NOC personnel for monitoring and maintenance support.
Prerequisites:
Completion of Computer Network Operations and Maintenance course (ISS220) or equivalent experience in LAN and WAN operations
Course Outline:
Data Communications Review
Identify communications standards and models (e.g., OSI)
Describe the Datakit shelf and node configuration, including slot assignments and cabling; describe interface and trunk options; and describe Datakit bus and data flow operations
Perform procedures for tape/disk backup and restore, tape and disk formatting, and proper system booting; also, describe commands for each mode of operation
Perform the processes and commands required for interface connections and for host computer connections
Perform the procedures for connecting Datakit nodes and accessing, monitoring, and troubleshooting remote connections by CO and NOC personnes
Identify troubleshooting methods for determining problem resolutions
Length: 5 days
Description:
This five-day course identifies the required and optional components and cabling used for local Datakit node connections, as well as trunk connections to other Datakit nodes; it also identifies the commands used by CO and NOC personnel for monitoring and maintenance support.
Prerequisites:
Completion of Computer Network Operations and Maintenance course (ISS220) or equivalent experience in LAN and WAN operations
Course Outline:
Data Communications Review
Identify communications standards and models (e.g., OSI)
- Transmission Signaling and Interfacing
- Protocol Standards and Operations
Describe the Datakit shelf and node configuration, including slot assignments and cabling; describe interface and trunk options; and describe Datakit bus and data flow operations
- Product Overview
- Cabinet/Shelf Architecture
- Circuit Board Roles and Protocol Implementations
- BNS-2000 Overview
Perform procedures for tape/disk backup and restore, tape and disk formatting, and proper system booting; also, describe commands for each mode of operation
- Moving Around in the System
- System Booting Modes
- Tape/Disk Backups and Restores
- Formatting Tapes and Disks
- Module Replacement
Perform the processes and commands required for interface connections and for host computer connections
- Groups, Addresses, and Hardware Setup
- CPM-HS Connections and Host Computer Definitions and Operations
- Host Computer files and Tables
- Testing and Troubleshooting the Host Computer Connection
Perform the procedures for connecting Datakit nodes and accessing, monitoring, and troubleshooting remote connections by CO and NOC personnes
- Node-to-Node Trunking and Options (e.g., copper and fiber)
- Database Setups and Statistics
- Call Processing and Typical Trunk Problems
Identify troubleshooting methods for determining problem resolutions
- Troubleshooting methods and strategies
- Console and LED Alarm Messages
- Datakit Packet Status Error Indicators
- Using Interface Testeres and Protocol Analyzers