Industrial Networking Essentials

About This Course

Implementing modern networking technologies in industrial environments is crucial for enabling smart automation, facilitating real-time data-driven decision-making, and enhancing operational efficiency and flexibility.

This course is designed for learners who want to gain a foundational understanding of networking within industrial settings. It emphasizes the integration of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT), with a focus on two verticals: manufacturing and power and energy.

You'll start by understanding the requirements of modern industrial architectures, including smart technologies and data analytics. Interactive modules cover essential networking components such as devices, media types, and common protocols used in Operational Technology (OT). Analyze real-world scenarios to see how these elements connect and support Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) and Smart Grid Networks.

Finally, put your newfound skills to the test with 20 activities in Cisco Packet Tracer, such as building a simple, simulated Industrial Automation Control Systems (IACS) network using Cisco devices, configuring a substation network, and creating a LAN (Local Area Network). Get started today and gain the job-ready skills you need to kickstart a career in OT!

Module 1: Networking Concepts for Operations Technologies

Module 2: Network Components, Types, and Connections

Module 3: Network Media

Module 4: Wireless Networks in Integrated IT and OT Systems

Module 5: Communication Principles

Module 6: Network Design

Module 7: The Access Layer

Module 8: Configuring Network Devices

Module 9: The Internet Protocol

Module 10: IPv4 Addressing

Module 11: Gateways to Other Networks

Module 12: Routing Between Networks

Module 13: Transport Layer

Module 14: Application Layer Services

Module 15: Application Layer Implementation in IACS and the Internet of Things

Module 16: Build a Small IACS Network