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Customers require the best communications information available in order to make vital decisions for tomorrow - new technologies, products and services must pay off immediately. TRA specializes in communications and networking knowledge-based training. To each of our courses, we bring the latest information available on communications and networking technologies.

Practical Knowledge

TRA's best-of-the-industry subject matter experts develop and teach TRA's distinguished courses. Each of our experts have practical experience averaging over twenty years in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of real-world applications and networks. Our instructors / SME's were instrumental in the development of the telecommunications and/or networking technologies they teach and support; many hold patents. As a whole, they are distinctively expert in a wide range of technology topics, including voice, data and video services delivered over wired, wireless or fiber networks, protocols; signaling over traditional and emerging networks; Quality of Service and Service Level Agreements; interworking across emerging networks and with PSTN, as well as topics of recent high interest including IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Broadband Wireless (WiMAX, 1xEV-DO), IPTV, SIP, Ethernet in Public Networks, Optical Transport Networks, LTE , 3G and 4G technologies, and Security. Each instructor excels in simplifying complex communications technologies into understandable and retainable knowledge units. They continually research their specific area of expertise, and apply newly discovered information to TRA's best-in-class courses. TRA SME's frequently consult and/or teach for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, service providers and equipment manufacturers. TRA's instructor's practical experience in the classroom allows students to acquire and retain more focused content knowledge that directly applies to the industry.

Best-in-Class Content

TRA Instructor- led courses are renowned for setting the industry standard and provide outstanding value. Our e-Topics® are full of tightly focused technology content. Students experience hundreds of full-color custom graphics comprised of clearly defined images that explain complex relationships and technologies. TRA e-Topics® are designed to support and interrelate with each other so students can build their knowledge level and career path from one e-Topic® to the next. We are known for our custom blended learning approaches in delivery of our training solutions. TRA delivers Instructor-Led Training onsite at selected or corporate locations. TRA offers state-of-the-art e-Learning (available as CD-based or web-based), virtual classroom sessions, targeted assessments, instructor-led, or a combination of these. TRA training options allows for the provision of learning solutions that target specific training needs while accommodating diverse schedules and delivery requirements.

Keeping Pace with Change

In similar fashion to technological changes, TRA's training content is an evolution. TRA's courses are reviewed annually to determine whether significant technology changes occurred that would affect our corresponding instructor-led training (ILT) content, and if so, the ILT and e-Learning training (ELT) content are refreshed to realign. The diversity of TRA's customers enables us to continually evolve our content in both ILT and ELT formats and continuous development of best practices based on practical real-world experience.

What's NEW for 2010

TRA continues our "keeping pace" with change client commitment in 2010 by providing new courses , both instructor - led and e-Learning, on new technologies.

New e-Learning for 2010
NET122: IPv6 Headers
NET123: IPv6 Addressing
NET124: IPv6 Companion Protocols: ICMP, DNS, and DHCP
NET125: IPv6 Mobility
NET126: Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
VID116: Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
WIR293: WiMAX Protocols, Messages, and Operational Scenarios
WIR299: MAC Message Flows for Mobile Station Initialization Procedure 		WIR336: OFDM/OFDMA As Used in LTE Downlink
WIR338: SC-FDMA/DFTS-OFDM As Used in LTE Uplink
SIP107: SIP Extensions
VID117: IP Multicast
WIR298: IEEE 802.16e Mobile WiMAX MAC Messages
WIR331: UMTS Evolution to LTE/SAE
WIR335: Introduction to OFDM and OFDMA for LTE, WiMAX, and Wi-Fi
WIR337: SC-FDMA/DFTS-OFDM Fundamentals


In addition, the following table highlights e-Learning course additions during the last twelve months.
NET121: Introduction to IPv6
OPT206: Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM)
OPT212: Understanding Passive Optical Network (PON) Technologies
SIP101: SIP Overview and Applications
SIP103: SIP Servers
SIP104: SIP Messages
SIP105: SIP Message Flows and Procedures
VID102: Video Basics 		VID103: Video Compression Basics
VID104: Video Coding and Transport
VID131: Video Services and Network Architecture
VOP206: VoIP for the Enterprise
WIR294: Key Radio Concepts for IEEE 802.16 WiMAX
WIR297: IEEE 802.16e Mobile WiMAX MAC Frame Structure
WIR304: IMS Intermediate-Level Message Flows


Also new for 2010 are the following instructor-led courses.
Understanding Communication Convergence™
Understanding 3G Evolution to HSPA and LTE™
Understanding Cellular and IEEE 802 Wireless Access Technologies™
Understanding the Fundamentals of Radio: Analysis, Design and Propagation™
Understanding IPv6™
Understanding LTE: Applications and Standards™
Understanding LTE - 4 day Workshop™
Understanding Satellite Communications: Earth Station Design and Analysis™ 		Understanding Basics of Broadcast Video Technology™
Understanding Wireless Network and Service Infrastructure™
Understanding Network Transport Technologies and Services™
Understanding 3G and 4G Radio Technologies™
Understanding LTE: The UMTS Long Term Evolution™
Understanding LTE: Design and Deployment™
Understanding WiMAX - 4 day Workshop™
Understanding CDMA2000 Evolution to HSPA and LTE™


Curriculum

All courses are offered through TRA's custom Curricula. Individual curriculums include: Network Fundamentals, Core Networks, Wireless Networks, Broadband Networks, IP Networks, Converged Networks and Emerging Technologies. Courses within the Network Fundamentals Curriculum are foundational courses within the other Curriculums. Courses within the Core Network Curriculum represent technologies found within traditional communications networks. Wireless, Broadband, and IP Networks courses explain technologies and networks that enhance, augment, or overlay traditional communications networks. The Converged Networks Curriculum presents the technologies that support the delivery of voice, data, and video services. With technologies constantly changing, the best of the most current updates are presented in TRA's Emerging Technologies Curriculum.

Summary

TRA's variety of delivery formats, along with hundreds of technology content titles, means easy access to best-in-class training that matches your learning needs. If you don't find what you're looking for, just ask your TRA representative.


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