NetAnalyst Training

Network Performance Metrics & Analysis

Course Description

In this complex lab-based course, you will explore the key interactions of major networking technologies and protocols. Through lab-based, packet-level analysis of real-world performance issues , you will gain the understanding required to effectively troubleshoot and mitigate performance issuesand optimize your network for application delivery.

Registration Information

3 Day Course
$2995 USD

Prerequisites

Network Performance Technologies course.
Some hands on experience with a protocol analyzer is recommended.

Who Needs to Attend

Network Engineers
Network Manager
Those in IT organizations responsible for troubleshooting network and application performance issues down to the root-cause, regardless of toolsand providing consistent application delivery.

Course Objectives

Gain an understanding of the functionality behind the Internet Protocol (IP) including the IP Header
Review advanced IPv4 subjects such as CIDR, Address Summarization, and Access Control Lists (ACL)
Develop an understanding of the TCP parameters that are most important when analyzing traffic
Review the fundamentals of establishing a TCP connection
Review TCP Throughput including Bandwidth and how to measure Application Throughput
Review TCP Retransmissions, Selective Acknowledgements (SACK), Slow Start and Fast Retransmit
Gain a basic understanding of WAN optimization technologies utilized today
Understand the issues affecting the ability to analyze “optimized” traffic
Review the details of VoIP, the concerns and performance tuning for Voice Activity Detection (VAD), Jitter, and Echo
Gain advanced hands-on troubleshooting skills through lab-based protocol analysis to include finding and capturing packet(s) as well as identifying fault and performance impacts

Course Outline

Advanced IPv4 Subjects

IP Header
IP Datagram Fragmentation
PMTUD
CIDR and Address Summarization
Access Control Lists (ACL)

TCP/IP Deep Dive

Throughput measurements
Overhead calculations
Application delivery efficiency calculations

Host-to-Host Communication

Session establishment
Session connection issues
Session teardown

Advanced Technologies

WAN Optimization
VoIP
Load Balancing

Advanced Protocol Analysis

Protocol Analyzer Interface Customization
Hands on analysis of TCP applications

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