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Learning Objectives
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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 universal asynchronous receivers/transmitters (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 Modbus-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 Classless Inter-Domain Routing (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