The Society of Broadcast Engineers

The Association for Broadcast and Multimedia Technology Professionals

Back to Basics – Network Design & Configuration – Part 1

Originally streamed August 24, 2023 

The “Back to the Basics – Network Design & Configuration” webinar series provides an understanding of the fundamentals required in the design of, implementation of and support of an IP network in a broadcast and real-time media environment. It focuses on understanding the underlying theory of IP networking from the physical infrastructure to the features offered by today’s switched Ethernet technology to ensure network performance and security.

The audience for this webinar series includes those looking for a basic tutorial in IP network design concepts, those seeking a refresher or review of design considerations or as a study resource for those seeking SBE CBNT/CBNE certification.

Part 1 focuses on network architecture and design with an emphasis on insuring performance and security. Practical approaches to building a segmented network infrastructure through the use of VLANs in a switched Ethernet environment are the foundation and include the principals of inter-network routing and packet filtering.

Your Instructor

Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, CBNE

Wayne PecenaWayne M. Pecena is the associate director of educational broadcast services at Texas A&M University. Wayne has more than 48 years of broadcast and IP network engineering experience and holds BS and MS degrees from Texas A&M University. Wayne is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) and holds the Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer (CPBE) and Certified Broadcast Network Engineer (CBNE) certifications from the SBE. He served as the national President of the SBE from 2019 to 2021. He was named the 2012 SBE Educator of the Year, the 2014 Radio World Engineer of the year, and named an IEEE-BTS Distinguished Lecturer in 2018. He is a frequent industry speaker on IP Networking and cybersecurity topics for the broadcast and media technology professional.

SBE Recertification Credit

The completion of a webinar from Webinars by SBE qualifies for 1 credit, identified under Category I of the Recertification Schedule for SBE Certifications.

Registration and Pricing

This webinar will be approximately 90 minutes long. 

SBE Members: $62
MemberPlus Members FREE
Non-Members: $92

Registration Link

Questions?

If you have questions regarding this course, contact Cathy Orosz via email or by phone at 317-846-9000.

More information about registering using the SBE MemberPlus benefit

All SBE webinars are included at no additional cost for members who renew or join using the $175 SBE Member Plus membership option.  Through this option you get access to all SBE webinars for no extra cost. Members can renew and newcomers may join online at the SBE website using the SBE MemberPlus option.

Access to the SBE webinars through the SBE MemberPlus program is limited to the MemberPlus-purchaser only. You are not permitted to distribute, sell, copy, share, project or otherwise make the webinars available to any other individual or group without express written permission by the SBE.

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