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  <FAI:CourseTitle FAI:level="Intermediate"  FAI:code="VOIP_IP_TELEPHONY">
	Understanding and Managing Quality of Service on IP Networks
  </FAI:CourseTitle>  
  
    <FAI:CourseCategory>Data Communications</FAI:CourseCategory>
    <FAI:CourseCategory>VoIP</FAI:CourseCategory>
     
  <FAI:SummaryInfo>

    <FAI:CourseDesc FAI:version="Jan08">
	This intermediate course 
	provides a comprehensive understanding of the factors 
	influencing Quality of Service,
	including insights as to how it can be configured, assessed, and monitored.
    </FAI:CourseDesc>

    <FAI:CourseDuration>
	1 Day
    </FAI:CourseDuration>

    <FAI:CourseAudience>
	Engineers responsible for 
	the implementation and ongoing operation of 
	voice and video communication over data networks.
    </FAI:CourseAudience>

    <FAI:CourseObjectives>

      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand how to measure and monitor VoIP and video Quality of Service" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand how to achieve a high quality user experience (QoE) with VoIP and video" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with the root causes and effective remedies for VoIP and video quality" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with troubleshooting techniques and tools for voice and video networks" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be ready to implement Best Practices to achieve high Quality of Service" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be able to recognize a well-designed unified network" />
      
    </FAI:CourseObjectives>

    <FAI:CourseSetupList>

      <FAI:Setup FAI:desc="Internet Explorer 6 (or equivalent)"  />
      <FAI:Setup FAI:desc="Internet access preferred"  />

    </FAI:CourseSetupList>    

    <FAI:CourseTextList>

      <FAI:Text FAI:title="Course Workbook" />

    </FAI:CourseTextList>    

    <FAI:CoursePrerequisiteList>
      	<FAI:CoursePrerequisite FAI:title="VoIP for Telecommunication Engineers (or equiv.)" 
      				FAI:link="AIT_VoIP_Telecomm_Engrs.xml" />

    </FAI:CoursePrerequisiteList>    

  </FAI:SummaryInfo>  

  <FAI:TopicList>                                  

    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Introduction" >
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Welcome" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Course Overview" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="What is Quality of Service (QoS) ?" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Why is it Important ?" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Measuring Quality of Service" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="How is Scalable QoS Accomplished" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Managing Quality of Service" >
      <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Layer 2 Class of Service (CoS) Options">
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="802.1p and Type of Service (ToS)" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Multiprotocol Lable Switching (MPLS)" />
      </FAI:SuperTopic>
      <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Layer 3 Quality of Service (QoS) Options">
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Integrated Services and RSVP" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="DiffServ" />
      </FAI:SuperTopic>
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>    

    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Degraded QoS: Root Causes" >
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Shared Media vs. Dedicated Bandwidth" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Latency" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Avoiding Latency Issues" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Packet Loss" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Avoiding Packet Loss Issues" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Jitter" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Avoiding Jitter Issues" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Echo" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Avoiding Echo Issues" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>

    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Best Practices for QoS" >
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Standards Selection" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Configuration" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Design for VoIP and Video" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Voice Code for QoS" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Monitor and Maintain" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Measure User Satisfaction" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>

    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Strategies for Ensuring QoS" >
      <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Bottom-up Analysis">
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Packet Sniffers" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="System Logs" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="SIP Packet Inspection" />
      </FAI:SuperTopic>      
      <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Top-Down Analysis">
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Router Configuration" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="LAN Switch Configuration" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="System Logs" />
      </FAI:SuperTopic>      
      <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Troubleshooting Strategies">
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Interoperability" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="QoS Performance Analysis" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Layer 2 To Layer 3 Transition" />
	      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="MPLS To DiffServ Transition" />
      </FAI:SuperTopic>      
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="What is VPQ ?" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Diagnostic Resources" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review" />
      <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
  </FAI:TopicList>
    
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