摘要: |
Rural communication engineering remains a mission critical skill that most engineers in the the state have limited experience with. Lacking these skills, engineers and technicians have a difficult time designing and maintaining reliable and robust networks for rural Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) field equipment. As new technologies emerge, engineers and technicians will be required to understand the reality of what is possible versus the hype from a vendor. In this phase of the project, two specialized courses were researched and delivered by subject matter experts to train rural engineers and technicians. One course was in Optical Fiber and the other one in Internet Protocol (IP) Networking Fundamentals and Usage (topics included Understanding IP Networks/IP Networking Core, Local Area Networks (LANs), and Wide Area Networks (WAN)). These two implement, and maintain reliable and robust communication systems in rural and remote areas. Additional specialized training in other ITS areas by subject matter experts is recommended for the follow-on phase of this project. |