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Classroom (TS07)Length: 5 days |
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Learning Objectives
This course includes a broad scope of learning objectives. Expand the topic headings below to view the learning objectives you will be able to achieve upon completing this course.
Serial Communication Basic Concepts
- Explain general concepts of communication
- Determine the importance of Serial Communication
- Identify various communication channel classifications
- Simplex
- Half-duplex
- Full-duplex
- Identify different media types and their issues in communication
RS232 Standard
- Explain the history of the RS-232 communication standard
- Describe the mechanical and functional specifications
- Identify various circuits and cables
- Describe common cabling problems
- Explain useful tools for troubleshooting
Transmission Types
- Explain asynchronous transmission
- Describe the use of UARTs
- Explain synchronous transmission
- Explain differential signaling advantages of RS-422 and RS-485 over RS-232
Message Framing
- Explain various types of data encoding
- Explain differences between ASCII and UNICODE
- Describe the various ways time and date are represented in computers
Protocols—Modbus and RTU
- Explain the protocol basics of framing
- Identify error detection, correction, and recovery techniques
- Define the MODUS-RTU protocol
Protocols—DNP 3.0
- Explain the architecture and models of the DNP 3.0 protocol
- Identify the topologies
- Describe communication transactions
- Define the frame structure
- Explain the function codes of the protocol
- Identify and list the supported data types
Ethernet Technology
- Explain the basic elements that compose an Ethernet message frame
- Explain the difference between a hub and a switch
- Explain the importance of adding an EtherType code to message frames
Ethernet Cabling
- Explain commercial ethernet cabling
- Identify cable categories
- Describe cable length/speed limits
- Explain industrial Ethernet connectors
- Identify Ethernet hardware
- Demonstrate Ethernet cabling practices
IP Addressing
- Explain the basics of IPv4 addresses
- Describe CIDR IP addresses
- Identify IP Subnet Masks
- Recognize IP address rules
- Complete IP address and Subnet usage activities
IP Network Architecture
- Compare Industrial Protocols to ISO Model
- Differentiate OSI from IP Model
- Describe the IP Model
- Explain Network-to-Network Connections
- Practice routing decisions
LAN Reliability
Part 1
- Explain the purpose of the Purdue Model for Plant Networking
- Describe Switched Ethernet Architectures
- Identify Bandwidth Aggregation Considerations
- Explain the three Switch message passing modes and how they impact message latency
- Explain broadcast storms
- Define spanning tree and rapid spanning tree
- Describe Ethernet fault tolerance
- Explain counter-rotating rings
- Explain Power over Ethernet
- Describe how Sniffing Ethernet traffic works with a LAN
- Identify Remote Switch Mirroring or RSPAN
- Define some other switch features
- Explain auto port configuration
Making IP Networks Work
Part 1
- Define ARP and RARP
- Describe BOOTP and DHCP
- Explain Broadcast Addressing
- Summarize Network Address Translation
- Identify parts of the IP Datagram Structure for version 4
- Explain Header Fields for IPV4
- Discuss difference with IPv6
- Describe the use of Trivial FTP
- Explain hash codes
- Identify uses for encoding binary numbers
Transport Layer Protocols
- Explain TCP and UDP protocols and transport services
- Recognize the Port numbers used
- Describe TCP sessions
- Explain message fragmentation and detail error recovery using ICMP messages
Commonly Used Application Protocols
- Identify commonly used application protocols
- Explain Root Level DNS
- Describe Plant Automation Systems
- Explain NetBIOS
- Describe system and host files
Common Time
- Explain SNTP
- Describe the need for common time
- Identify ways of getting and distributing time
- Identify timekeeping challenges
- Explain event logging
Remote Device Management (SNMP)
- Describe clients and agents
- Identify Remote Administration messages/commands
- Explain Commercial SNMP Clients
- Identify Management Information Bases (or MIBs) and explain variables
Advanced Ethernet Switch Functions
- Explain Ethernet switches
- Identify hubs and switches
- Describe switch configuration
- Locate and apply switch settings
Advanced Layer 3 Switch
Part 1
- Define user authentication
- Explain port security concerns
- Describe the difference between CLI and web interface for switch configuration
- Describe how switches use VLAN technology
- Identify security features
- Explain configuration and administration options
Industrial IP Protocols
- Explain application layer protocols
- Identify industrial Ethernet protocols
- Define EtherNet/IP
- Describe common industrial protocol (CIP)
- Describe how to adhere to ODVA standards
Open Process Control (OPC)
- Explain OLE for Process Control (OPC)
- Describe interoperability standards
- Identify uses of OPC
Industrial Protocols
- Explain the use of Smart Instrumentation ‘bus’
- Identify the difference between Foundation Fieldbus (H1) and Foundation Fieldbus HSE
- Describe the need for Highway-Addressable Remote Transmitter (HART) and the added capability of HARTIP
Wireless Instrumentation Standards
- Identify the advantages and limitations of wireless device networks
- Describe wireless mesh networks
- Explain the benefits of WirelessHART mesh networks
- Explain the difference between standards
Fiber Optic Technology
- Explain fiber optic technologies
- Describe the difference between single-mode and multimode fiber
- Identify connectors and explain their use
- Calculate speed and distance variations
Basic Cybersecurity Concepts
Part 1
- Explain cryptography and how it applies to cybersecurity
- Summarize the concepts of public key infrastructure
- Identify cyber defense technologies
- Explain ways of creating cybersecurity
- Identify and describe cybersecurity technologies
- Explain what social engineering is and identify ways to protect against it
Firewalls for Industrial Use
- Identify industrial crade firewalls
- Explain Snort and what it is used for
- Describe the process of firewalling industrial protocols
Microsoft Windows Internals
- Describe the use of a command prompt
- Identify some of the commands for troubleshooting
- Explain the use of batch files and scripting
Virtualization Basic Concepts
- Define virtualization and explain the advantages it offers
- Describe virtual desktops and what they offer
- Describe virtual machines and their requirements
- Identify VMware tools
Topics Covered
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- What is Data Communications?
- ISO/OSI Reference Model
- Terminology Basics
- Serial Communications
- Modem Principles
- The EIA-232E Standard
- Beyond 232: EIA-422/423/485/530 Standards
- Transmission Types and Message Framing
- Data Link Layer Basics
- Data Encoding
- Error Detection/Correction Schemes
- Industrial Protocols
- Modbus and Modbus/IP
- DNP3.0 and DF-1
- LAN Technologies
- Overview of Ethernet Technology
- Ethernet Cabling and Configuration Rules
- Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Gateways
- TCP/IP Basics
- Is Ethernet Ready for the Plant Floor?
- Industrial Ethernet Design Techniques
- Fiber Optics
- Standards
- Cables
- Applications
- Limitations
- Wireless Industrial Communications
- SP100
- Wireless HART
- Wireless Fieldbus
- Wireless Profibus
- Basic Cybersecurity
- Data Exchange
- Using OPC for Inter-system Data Exchanges