Description

This self-paced, modular video eLearning class covers the same material that the four-day, instructor-led course provides which is in-depth coverage of the installation, operation and maintenance of digital headend components (OM2000, ARPD1000, SEM v8, APEX1000, and SDM). 

The course consists of seven modules. Each module contains a self-paced video presentation and a quiz at the end to test understanding. In-depth demos are substituted for hands-on lab exercises.

Objectives

Upon completion of the course, when given a list of review questions, the student will be able to:

• Trace the digital signal path through the system, from the uplink facility to the customer home and back to the Digital Addressable Controller (DAC)
• Identify the primary function of each device in the digital headend
• List where Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation are used
• Describe what a Media Access Control (MAC) address and an Internet Protocol (IP) address are
• Describe the use of PIDs, PATs, and PMTs in MPEG packets
• Describe the purpose of out-of-band and return path data streams in the digital headend
• List the primary input and output interfaces on the OM, ARPD 1000, SEM v8 and APEX1000
• Identify OM's role(s) in the Emergency Alert System (EAS)
• List the SEM's and APEX 1000's operating modes
• Download Element Managers
• Order the steps for an initial configuration of the SmartStream Device Manager (SDM)
• Order the steps to upgrade/downgrade a device's firmware using the SDM
• List the sequence of steps to restore the SDM's database

Course Topics

• Module 1 - Digital Headend System Overview [21 minute lesson]
• Module 2 - Data Communications and Networking Principles [24 minute lesson]
• Module 3 - Out-of-Band Modulator (OM2000) [34 minute lesson / 13 minute demo]
• Module 4 – Advanced Return Path Demodulator (ARPD 1000) [19 minute lesson / 8 minute demo]
• Module 5 - SmartStream Encryptor Modulator (SEM v8) [34 minute lesson / 20 minute demo]
• Module 6 - All Purpose Edge QAM (APEX1000) [41 minute lesson / 33 minute demo]
• Module 7 - SmartStream Device Manager (SDM) 
  • 5 lessons as follows: [13 minute lesson], [18 minute lesson / 26 minute demo],[18 minute lesson / 21 minute demo], [16 minute lesson / 21 minute demo],
    [7 minute lesson / 21 minute demo]

Course Details

Price: $825 per student
Part Number: TRN-DHEOPS-005
Time: Approximately 6.5 hours in total (video content and quizzes)