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Table of Contents
An Introduction to Network Functions Virtualization 48

An Introduction to Cloud Computing
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Table of Contents
Wi-Fi Offload
49
GSM and GPRS
Deploying Small Cells
50
GSM & GPRS System Engineering
OnlineAnytime End to End Courses
51
GSM and GPRS Air Interface
GSM & GPRS System Engineering
51
Evolved EDGE
UMTS System Engineering
51
LTE System Engineering
51
IMS and PCC System Engineering
51
Wi-Fi General Operation
52
Mobile Telecoms Fundamentals
52
LTE Protocols
52
Packet Transport Networks
52
Self Organizing Networks
53
UMTS and HSPA+
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Analysing the 2G and 3G Core Network
11
UMTS Air Interface
14
Analyzing HSPA+
15
UMTS Radio Planning
16
Analyzing the UTRAN
17
LTE Core Technology
20
20
Analyzing the EPC
21
Troubleshooting the EPC
24
Roaming in LTE
24
VoLTE
25
LTE RAN Technology
28
Analyzing the E-UTRAN
28
Troubleshooting the E-UTRAN
29
LTE Air Interface
30
LTE Radio Planning
33
34
IMS and PCC
35
IMS and PCC System Engineering
35
Policy and Charging Control
36
Analyzing the IMS
37
Rich Communication Services
38
IP and Protocols
40
IP for Next Generation Networks
40
IPv6
40
IP Network Security
41
42
Delivering IPTV
44
SS7 and Sigtran
45
Emerging Technologies
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GSM and GPRS
GSM & GPRS Initial Procedures
GSM & GPRS System

Engineering
Topic areas covered include:
GSM and GPRS
Duration: 2 days or 12 hours.

Delivery Options: LiveOnsite, LiveOnline.
Prerequisites: General knowledge of telecoms.
This course will contain the following sections:

GSM & GPRS Architecture
Duration: 1 hour.
GERAN Architecture:
MS, BTS, BSC and PCU.
Core Network Architecture:
MSC Server, MGW, SGSN and GGSN.
Network Databases:
VLR, HLR, EIR and AuC.
GSM & GPRS Air Interface

Duration: 1 hour.
Duration: 1 hour.

GSM & GPRS Authentication.
GSM & GPRS Encryption.
Activity: signalling analysis of GSM & GPRS security
procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
GSM Circuit Switched Operation

Duration: 2.5 hours.
Mobility Management:
Idle, Dedicated, Standby and Ready.
Cell Selection and Re-selection.
GSM Attach:
HPLMN and VPLMN.
Pooling.
GPRS Attach:
HPLMN and VPLMN.
Combined Attach.
Activity: signalling analysis of an IMSI Attach and GPRS
Attach procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
GSM & GPRS Security
GSM & GPRS Frequency Bands.

Modulation Techniques and Coding.
TDMA and Frequency Reuse.
GSM & GPRS Frame Structures:
Frames and Multiframes.

GSM Mobile Originated Call Setup.
HPLMN and VPLMN.
GSM Mobile Terminated Call Setup:
HPLMN and VPLMN.
Text Messaging:
Mobile Originated SMS.
Mobile Terminated SMS.
Activity: signalling analysis of a GSM Mobile Originated
and Mobile Terminated Call Setup procedure using
Mpiricals NetX.
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GPRS Packet Switched Operation
GSM and GPRS Air Interface

Prerequisites: GSM and GPRS System Engineering, or
equivalent knowledge.
GSM & GPRS Mobility


GSM Mobility:
Location Area Update.
Handover.
GPRS Mobility:
Cell Re-selection.
Routing Area Update.
Packet Handover.
GSM & GPRS Roaming.
Activity: signalling analysis of a GSM Handover and
GPRS Routing Area Update procedure using Mpiricals
NetX.

The GSM/EGPRS Air Interface
Duration: 2 hours.

Frequency Allocations around the World - GSM, E-GSM,
GSM-R.
Frequency Reuse and Cell Planning Issues.
Modulation Techniques - GMSK and 8PSK.
TDMA - Frames, Multiframes and Superframes.
Burst Formats - Frequency Correction, Synchronization,
Access, Normal (GMSK / 8PSK) and Dummy.
GSM Air Interface Protocols

Duration: 2 hours.

Air Interface Signalling - Dedicated and Common
Channel.
Layer 2 Protocols - LAPDm, Type A, B, Bbis and C.
Link Layer Procedures - Frame Formats, SAPIs and SMS
support.
Layer 3 Protocols - RR and DTAP.
RR and DTAP - Operation and Messages.
GSM and GPRS
Session Management.
GPRS PDP Context Management:
Activate, Modify and Delete.
GPRS Data Transfer:
Gi, Gn/Gp, Gb and Um.
Circuit Switched Interworking:
Suspend and Resume.
Dual Transfer Mode.
Activity: signalling analysis of a GPRS PDP Context
Activation procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
GSM and GPRS

GSM Air Interface Procedures
GPRS Resource Allocation & Operation
Duration: 2 hours.
Duration: 2 hours.
The GPRS Air Interface Protocols Part 2 - RLC and MAC.

Uplink and Downlink Resource Allocation - Dynamic,
Extended and Exclusive.
Uplink and Downlink Packet Data Transfer - TBF and
Packet Ack / Nack.
Error Coding - CS1 to CS4.
Power On - Frequency and Time Synchronization.

GSM System Information Message Analysis.
Cell Selection - C1 Parameters.
IMSI Attach.
Mobile Originated and Terminated Call Setup detailed analysis of signalling over the air interface.
Measurement Reports, Power Control and Timing
Advance.
Channel Optimization - Frequency Hopping and DTX.
Supplementary Services - Procedures for Call Related
and Call Independent.
SMS Transfer and SMS Protocols - SM-CP, SM-RP and
SM-TP.
Activity: detailed analysis of the IMSI Attach
procedureusing Mpiricals NetX.
GSM Mobility
Duration: 2 hours.

Mobility in Idle Mode - Cell Re-selection, C2 parameters
and Location Updates.
Mobility in Dedicated Mode - Handovers, Handover
Triggers and Thresholds.
Handover Types - Non-synchronized, Pseudo-synchronized, Finely-synchronized and Pre-synchronized.
GSM Handover Procedures.
Interworking with UMTS - Handovers and Relocations.
Activity: detailed analysis of GSM Handovers using
Mpiricals NetX.
EDGE Resource Allocation & Operation


EDGE - Introducing 8PSK Modulation.
The Modified GPRS Air Interface Protocols - RLC and
MAC.
EGPRS Operation - Modifications and Capabilities.
Evolved EDGE
Prerequisites: GSM and GPRS Air Interface, or

Introduction to EGPRS2
Duration: 2 hours.
GPRS Air Interface Procedures
Evolved EDGE - The Commercial Drivers and

Implications.
Evolved EDGE - Feature Set Review and Upgrade Path
Options.
Performance Analysis - EGPRS, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE.

The GPRS Air Interface Protocols Part 1 - SNDCP and
LLC.
GPRS Signalling Procedures - GPRS Attach.
GPRS Timing Advance Operation.
Activity: detailed analysis of the GPRS Attach procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
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The Feature Set
Duration: 2 hours.
GSM and GPRS
Latency Reduction - Fast Ack / Nack and Piggy

Backing.
Downlink Dual Carrier - Impact on MS and BTS.
Higher Order Modulation - 16QAM and 32QAM.
Increased Symbol Rate - EGPRS2-A and EGPRS2-B.
Receiver Diversity in the Mobile.
EGPRS2 Resource Allocation and Operation

Duration: 2 hours.

The Modified GPRS Air Interface Protocols - RLC and
MAC.
EGPRS2 Operation - Modifications and Capabilities.
Coding Puncturing and Interleaving - DAS, DBS, UAS
and UBS.
UMTS and HSPA+
UMTS and HSPA+
UMTS Initial Procedures

UMTS Mobility Management:

Detached, Connected and Idle.
Cell Selection and Re-selection:
RRC Connection Establishment.
Circuit Switched Attach:
HPLMN and VPLMN.
Pooling.
Packet Switched Attach:
HPLMN and VPLMN.
Combined Attach.
Activity: signalling analysis of an IMSI Attach and PS
Attach procedure using Mpiricals NetX.

UMTS Architecture
Duration: 1 hour.

UTRAN Architecture:
UE, Node B and RNC.
Femto Cells.
Core Network Architecture:
MSC Server, MGW, SGSN and GGSN.
Network Databases:
VLR, HLR, EIR and AuC.
UMTS Security
Duration: 1 hour.

UMTS Authentication.
UMTS Encryption.
Activity: signalling analysis of UMTS security
UMTS Air Interface

UMTS Circuit Switched Operation
Duration: 1 hour.

UMTS Frequency Bands.
Modulation Techniques and Coding.
CDMA Basics:
Spreading and Scrambling Codes.
UMTS Frame Structures.
HSPA+.
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UMTS Mobile Originated Call Setup:
HPLMN and VPLMN.
UMTS Mobile Terminated Call Setup:
HPLMN and VPLMN.
Delivering SMS:
Mobile Originated SMS.
Mobile Terminated SMS.
Activity: signalling analysis of a UMTS Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated Call Setup procedure using
Mpiricals NetX.
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Analysing the 2G and 3G Core
Network
UMTS Packet Switched Operation

Duration: 2 hours.

Prerequisites: UMTS System Engineering, or equivalent
knowledge.
UMTS Mobility
Duration: 1 hour.
Interworking with GSM and GPRS
The Voice and Packet Core.

Migration to a Packet Switched Transport Network ARPU, OPEX, CAPEX.
Motivation for the IP Soft Switch.
Soft Switch Advantages and Disadvantages.
Voice Core Protocol Placement:
BICC, Sigtran, SIP, H.248, MGCP, RTP/RTCP, MAP etc.
Overall Operation - High Level Call Flow.
Packet Core Protocol Placement.
GTP User and Control Plane, MAP.
Overall Operation Data Session Establishment.
Duration: 1 hour.
IP Transmission and Switching
Interworking with GSM and GPRS:

Circuit Switched Operation.
Packet Switched Operation.
Packet Switched Handover.
Soft Handover:
Active Set Update.
Hard Handover.
RNC Relocation.
Roaming.
Activity: signalling analysis of an Active Set Update and
RNC Relocation procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Carrier Grade IP
IP Transport Network Basics.

MPLS and its Key Features:
Concepts of operation.
Traffic Engineering, Resiliency and Redundancy,
Traffic Separation.
Carrier Ethernet.
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UMTS and HSPA+
UMTS Session Management:

Activate, Modify and Delete.
Direct Tunnel Mode.
UMTS Packet Data Transfer:
Gi, Gn/Gp, Iu-PS and Uu.
Activity: signalling analysis of a UMTS PDP Context
Activation procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
UMTS and HSPA+

IP Signalling Aspects
Quality of Service Issues
Duration: 1 hour.
Sigtran Components:
SGW, STP, SCTP, User Adaptation.
SCTP Architecture:
Associations, Endpoints, Streams, Chunks.
SCTP Association Establishment:
INIT, INIT-ACK, COOKIE-ECHO, COOKIE-ACK.
SCTP Data Transmission and Acknowledgement:
TSN, SSN, SID, SACK.
User Adaptation Layers:
SUA, IUA, M3UA, M2UA, M2PA.
Activity: signalling analysis of Sigtran traffic using
Mpiricals NetX.
Problems in IP Networks for QoS:

Jitter, dropped packets, delay, mis-sequencing etc.
QoS Mechanisms for IP:
IntServ and RSVP.
DiffServ.
Additional QoS Mechanisms for Packet Networks:
802.1p, MPLS-TE, BFD, SBCs etc.
Duration: 1 hour.
Media Description
Duration: 1 hour.

SDP Composition:
Session and Media Level Parameters.
SDP Transport Options:
SIP, H.248, BICC etc.
Session Level Parameters.
Media Level Parameters.
IP Traffic Aspects
H.248 Protocol Architecture - Capabilities and Features.

H.248 Transactions - Contexts, Terminations, Commands, Descriptors.
H.248 Packages - Specific packages employed in the
3GPP Release 5 architecture.
Message Flow for Call Establishment and Termination.
MGCP Architecture - Differences between H.248 and
MGCP.
Activity: analysis of real network traces using Mpiricals
NetX.
Bearer Independent Call Control

Duration: 1 hour.

RTP and RTCP Overview.
RTP Key Functionality:
RTP Header Fields.
RTP and Voice Codecs.
Compression.
RTCP Reports and their Key Components - Sender,
Receiver, SDES, Bye, App.
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Media Gateway Control Protocols

BICC CS1 and CS2.
BICC CS2 Key Functions:
CSF, BCF, MCF etc.
ISUP Message Format.
IPBCP.
BICC Call Establishment.
Activity: signalling analysis of BICC based call procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
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GPRS Packet Core Fundamentals
Duration: 2 hours.
SIP Capabilities.
SIP Identities and Functional Elements:
AoR, Proxy, Registrar, Redirect.
Methods:
Register, Invite, Ack, Cancel, Bye, Options.
SIP Registration and Registration Security.
SIP Session Establishment.
Development of SIP:
SIP Working Groups, SIMPLE, SIPPING.
Areas of Development:
Header Fields, Methods, Warning Codes, Security
Mechanisms.
Additional Methods:
Publish, Subscribe, Notify, Prack, Info, Update,
Message, Refer.
Problems associated with Firewalls and NAT.
NAT Traversal Techniques:
UPnP, ICE, SBC.
Activity: signalling analysis of SIP Registration and
Session Establishment using Mpiricals NetX.
PS Operation Concepts:
SGSN, GGSN, APN.
GPRS Attach and Combined Attach.
PDP Contexts:
Activation, Modification and Deactivation.
Mobility Concepts.
Secondary PDP Contexts.
Activation, TFT, Packet Filters.
Mobility Database Interrogation - Key MAP messages.
Activity: signalling analysis of PDP Context Activation
using Mpiricals NetX.
End to End Call Procedures

Future Core Networks

Duration: 2 hours.

Requirements and Market Drivers for the EPC / SAE.
Positioning of the EPC / SAE within the overall LTE
architecture.
3GPP Standards Process.
SAE Principles of Operation.
Protocol Interoperation during Call Establishment.

Interaction with the UTRAN - Key RANAP messages.
Mobility Database Interrogation - Key MAP messages.
Mobility and the Core Network.
Activity: analysis of real network traces using Mpiricals
NetX.
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UMTS and HSPA+
Session Initiation Protocol

UMTS Air Interface
UMTS Physical Channels

knowledge.
Duration: 2 hours.
UMTS and HSPA+

UMTS Structure & Channels
Duration: 2 hours.

UMTS Air Interface Architecture - NAS, AS.
Logical Channels - BCCH, PCCH, CCCH, DCCH, CTCH,
DTCH.
Transport - RACH, BCH, PCH, FACH, DCH, HS-DSCH,
E-DCH.
Physical Channels.
HSDPA and HSUPA Enhancements.
Channel Mapping.
UMTS Physical Interface

Duration: 2 hours.

Spread Spectrum - Channel Requirements, Channel
Rates, Spreading, DSSS, Despreading.
UMTS Codes - PSCH, SSCH.
Scrambling Codes - Scrambling Code Groups.
Spreading Codes - Code Allocation.
Basic DSS System.
Rake Receiver.
Uplink and Downlink Code Processing.
Timing - Frame, Node B, Cell, UE.

Uplink and Downlink Physical Channels.
CPICH Measurements.
Downlink Format - P-SCH, S-SCH, CPICH, P-CCPCH,
S-CCPCH, PICH, AICH, DPCH, DPCCH, HS-SCCH, HSPDSCH, E-HICH, E-RGCH, E-AGCH and F-DPCH.
Uplink Format - PRACH, DPCCH, E-DPCCH, E-DPDCH,
HS-DPCCH.
Transmission Gap Position.
Compressed Mode.
UMTS Radio Resource Control


RRC - Functions and Architecture.
Radio Bearer Control, Measurement, Connection
Mobility and General Procedures.
Radio Bearers and Signalling Radio Bearers.
Broadcast System Information - System Information
Blocks, System Information and Paging.
RRC in Connected Mode - UE Modes and Radio
Network Temporary Identities.
RRC Procedures - Connecting, Direct Transfer, Paging
and RAB Establishment.
Activity: signalling analysis of key RRC procedures
UMTS Operational Procedures

Duration: 3 hours.
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Cell Selection Procedures.

System Information.
Common Channel Procedures.
HSDPA and HSUPA Operation - upto Release 6.
HARQ Configuration.
MAC-ehs and MAC-e/es.
Activity: signalling analysis of system information
messages using Mpiricals NetX.
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Power Control
Analyzing HSPA+
Duration: 1 hour.

Prerequisites: UMTS Air Interface, or equivalent
knowledge.

Closed Loop Power Control - Uplink Single Channels,
Uplink Multiple Channels, Downlink Control.
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UMTS Mobility and Interworking

HSPA
Duration: 1 hour.

Mobility Modes - Detached Mode, Connected Mode
and Idle Mode.
Idle Mode Mobility.
Modes for RRC Connection - RRC Idle Mode, RRC Connected Mode.
UMTS Mobility, Cell Reselection.
Measurement Reporting.
Handover Procedures - Soft, Softer, Hard, Inter-frequency Handover Triggers.
Circuit Switched Connected Mode Interworking Procedures.
Packet Switched Connected Mode Interworking Procedures.
Activity: signalling analysis of measurement and Mobility procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Introducing HSPA

Evolution to 3GPP Release 6.
HSDPA Release 5 Operation - HS-DSCH, HS-SCCH,
HS-DPCCH, Scheduling, Feedback, MAC-hs, HARQ,
H-RNTI.
HSUPA Release 6 Operation - E-DCH, MACe/es,
E-AGCH, E-HICH, E-RGCH, E-DPCCH, Feedback.
Release 6 HSPA Enhancements - F-DPCH and HARQ
Preamble/Postamble.
HSPA+ Features upto Release 11.
UE Categories - upto Release 11.
Throughput Enhancement Methods

Duration: 3 hours.
Duration: 2 hours.

Evolution to 3GPP Release 6.
HSDPA Release 5 Operation - HS-DSCH, HS-SCCH,
HS-DPCCH, Scheduling, Feedback, MAC-hs, HARQ,
H-RNTI.
HSUPA Release 6 Operation - E-DCH, MACe/es,
E-AGCH, E-HICH, E-RGCH, E-DPCCH, Feedback.
Release 6 HSPA Enhancements - F-DPCH and HARQ
Preamble/Postamble.
HSPA + R7 and R8 Features.
High Order Modulation.

64QAM for HSDPA - 21.6Mbps Operation.
4PAM (16QAM) for HSUPA.
MIMO Antennas - STC and Spatial Multiplexing.
MIMO Open Loop and Closed Loop Diversity.
2x2 MIMO in Release 7 - 16QAM Configuration 28.8Mbps Operation.
2x2 MIMO in Release 8 - 64QAM Configuration 42Mbps Operation.
HS-DSCH Category for Combined MIMO and Downlink
64QAM.
F-DPCH Enhancements.
Enhancements to RLC Layer - Flexible RLC.
RLC TM Mode Allowing for HS-DSCH.
Enhancements to MAC - ehs-MAC.
DC-HSDPA - Dual Cell Operation - E1a and Active Set
Update, Dual Cell Information.
UE Categories for Dual Cell HSDPA.
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Latency and Power Enhancements
UMTS Radio Planning
Duration: 3 hours.

Prerequisites: UMTS Air Interface or equivalent knowledge.
UMTS and HSPA+
DTX, DRX and HS-SCCH Less Operation.

Parameters Relevant for DTX Operation.
New Uplink DPCCH Slot Format.
E-DCH Tx Start Time Restrictions.
Enhanced Cell_FACH.
HS-DSCH Reception in CELL_PCH and URA_PCH.
E-DCH Transmission in CELL_FACH State.
Comparison of HS-SCCH Type 1 and 2.
Direct Tunnel Operation.
HSPA VoIP.
HSPA+ Session
Session Establishment.
HSPA+ Configuration Parameters.
Optimized Support of Voice Services - CS over HSPA.
Mobility for HSPA+ Devices.
HS Serving Cell Change.

Radio Planning and Deployment Process

Factors for Dimensioning and Optimization - Capacity,
Costs, Flexibility, Reliability.
Initial Planning.
Dimensioning - Soft Handover Gain, Interference
Margin, Fast Fading Margin.
Detailed Planning - Combined Capacity and Coverage,
Code and Frequency, Configuration.
Results Analysis.
Continuous Optimization.
Traffic and QoS Considerations

HSPA+ Operational Procedures
Pre-coding Control Information.

CQI Reporting in HSPA+.
Feedback in CELL_FACH State.
H-ARQ Feedback Enhancements.
HS-SCCH Type 3.
Type A and Type B CQI.
BCCH Reception in Enhanced CELL_FACH State.
Uplink and Downlink Data Transfer.
Iub Frame Protocols - HS-DSCH Data Frame Type 1,
Type 2 and Type 3.
Interworking with Legacy and Future Systems - 2.5G,
HSPA and LTE.
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UMTS Services - Multimedia, Packet Data.

HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA and HSPA+.
UMTS Traffic Characteristics.
Service Characteristics, Traffic Total.
Radio Propagation Environment.
Radio Propagation Channel.
Impact to Services.
Planning Tools
Duration: 1 hour.

Key Requirements of Planning Tools.
Planning Tool Types - Initial, Coverage, Capacity,
Scrambling Code etc.
Planning Tool Input Requirements.
Optimization Tools.
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UMTS Coverage and Capacity Planning
Analyzing the UTRAN

knowledge.

RF and Service Capabilities of the UE and Node B.
UMTS Link Budget - Max Cell Range and Sizes.
UMTS Propagation Environment.
UMTS Capacity and Coverage Planning.
Traffic Disruption.
Planning Issues.
Activity: Excel Link Budget Examples.
Antenna Selection

UTRAN Interfaces
Base Station Configuration.

Antenna Selection and Antenna Line Configuration.
Antenna Characteristics.
Antenna Diversity - Space, Polarization.
Site Configuration - Sectorization, Antenna Beam
Width.
Antenna Implementation - Height, Down Tilt.
Planning and Optimizing Handovers
UTRAN Architecture - UMTS Stratums, UTRAN Interface

Model, Radio Network User and Control Planes.
Transport Network User and Control Planes.
Iub Interface - Iub Protocol Architecture, Radio and
Transport Network, Node B Application Part, Framing
Protocols, ALCAP.
Iur, IuCS and IuPS Interfaces and Architecture.
Cell Broadcast and Multicast Interfaces and
Architecture.
IP Operation in the UTRAN

Duration: 2 hours.

Mobility - in Connected Mode.
Handovers and Handover Triggers.
Measurement Reporting - Intra and Inter Frequency,
Inter RAT.
UE Internal Measurement Reporting.
Soft Handover Settings.
Handover Procedures - Common Channel Procedures.
Carrying Signalling over IP - Sigtran, SCTP and User

Adaptation Layers.
Circuit Emulation - IP / MPLS solutions for transport of
real time services.
HSDPA and IP traffic over Ethernet and MPLS.
Challenges - QoS, Capacity Planning and Timing.
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UMTS and HSPA+

Logical and Transport Channels
Circuit Switched Operation
Duration: 2 hours.
Duration: 3 hours.
Air Interface Architecture - Non Access Stratum and

Access Stratum.
Logical Channel Architecture - DCCH, PCCH, DCCH,
CCCH.
Transport Channel Architecture - RACH, BCH, PCH,
FACH, DCH.
Transport Channel Formatting - Transport Blocks and
TTI (Transmission Time Interval), Transport Formats,
TFCI, CTFC.
Air Interface Physical Layer - Physical Layer Functions,
Frame Structure.
Downlink Physical Channels and Uplink Physical
Channels.
Channel Mapping - FDD Channel Mapping and TDD
Channel Mapping.
Location Updating - RRC and RANAP procedures,

messages and key identities.
Call Procedures - Mobile Originated Call, Mobile
Terminated Call.
Iu-CS Interface - Signalling Establishment, Connectionless Signalling.
Speech and Data Transfer - RAB Sub-flows, RAB Subflow Combination Indicator.
Iu User Plane Protocol - Transparent Mode and Support
Mode for predefined SDU size.
Iub and Iur Interfaces - Transport Channel Timing,
Receiving Window.
Activity: signalling analysis of location update and Call
Node B Setup Procedures

Duration: 1 hour.

Node B Requirements, Cell States, Node B Ports.
Cell Setup Procedure, System Information Update
Procedure.
Common Transport Channel Setup.
Idle State Procedures and Paging.
Cell Broadcast Service.
Synchronization - Node B Synchronization and Cell
Synchronization.
Connected State Procedures

Duration: 3 hours.
Packet Switched Operation

Duration: 3 hours.

Attach and Routing Area Update Procedures.
GPRS Session - PDP Context and Secondary PDP
Context Activation.
Iu-PS Interface - SCCP Signalling, RANAP Signalling and
UTRAN Interworking.
Data Transfer - Packet Data Convergence Protocol.
Iub and Iur Interfaces.
Dedicated Channel Operation - DCH, DPDCH and
DPCCH.
Common Channel Operation - Cell_FACH, Cell_PCH
and URA_PCH.
HSDPA and HSUPA.
Activity: signalling analysis of Packet Radio Bearer
Setup procedures using Mpiricals NetX.

Connection Identities - s-RNTI, u-RNTI, c-RNTI, d-RNTI.
RRC Connection Procedure and Message Transfer.
Iub Procedures - RRC Connection Establishment with
DCH Establishment.
RRC Connection Establishment with RACH/FACH
Establishment.
Radio Bearers in UMTS - Signalling Radio Bearers and
Radio Access Bearers.
RRC Procedures - Connection Management, Bearer
Control, Mobility and Measurement.
Activity: signalling analysis of RRC Connection and
Radio Bearer procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
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Mobility
Duration: 3 hours.
UMTS and HSPA+
Connected State Mobility - Cell_DCH, Cell_FACH, Cell_

PCH and URA_PCH.
Soft Handover - Measurement Reports, Event Triggers.
Mobile Measurements and Dedicated Node B Measurements.
Radio Link Setup and Radio Link Deletion.
Common Channel and Paging Sub-states - Cell Update
Procedure.
Hard Handover.
Circuit Switched Relocation, Inter-MSC Relocation and
Inter-System Relocation, Packet Switched Relocation
and Inter-SGSN Relocation.
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LTE Core Technology
LTE Initial Procedures

LTE Mobility and Session Management:

ECM Connected and ECM Idle.
EPS Bearer Contexts.
LTE Identities.
Radio Resource Control:
Cell Selection, PLMN Selection and Cell Re-selection.
RRC establishment.
Initial Attach:
Default EPS Bearer Establishment.
Combined Attach.
Activity: signalling analysis of an Initial Attach and
Default EPS Bearer Establishment procedure using
Mpiricals NetX.
LTE

LTE Architecture

E-UTRAN Architecture:
UE and eNodeB.
Femto Cells.
EPC Architecture:
MME, S-GW and PDN-GW.
LTE Interfaces and Protocols:
Uu, X2, S1-MME, S1-U, S5/S8, S11 and SGi.
PCC Architecture:
PCRF and PCEF.
IMS Architecture:
CSCF, HSS and Media Servers.
LTE Security
Duration: 1 hour.

Key Distribution.
EPS Authentication and Key Agreement.
IPSec and LTE.
Defining EPS Bearers
LTE Air Interface

Frequency Bands.
Modulation Techniques and Coding:
QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM Basics.
OFDMA Basics.
LTE Frame Structure:
LTE Resource Allocation.
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Duration: 3 hours.

LTE QoS Characteristics:
TFTs and Quality of Service.
Establishing EPS Bearers:
Network Initiated: Activate, Modify and Delete.
Mobile Initiated: Activate, Modify and Delete.
Modifying EPS Bearers.
Releasing EPS Bearers.
Activity: signalling analysis of EPS Bearer related procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Catalogue 2015
Circuit Switched Fallback
Duration: 2 hours.
Service Request.
Paging in LTE.
S1 Release:
E-UTRAN and MME triggered.
Activity: signalling analysis of Dedicated EPS Bearer
Establishment using Mpiricals NetX.
LTE Mobility
CSFB Initial Procedures.

CSFB Call Procedures:
Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated.
CSFB SMS Procedures:
Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated
CSFB Call Delay Factors.
Activity: signalling analysis of a CSFB procedures using
Mpiricals NetX.
Duration: 2 hours.
VoLTE
Duration: 2 hours.
Idle Mode Mobility:

Cell Re-selection.
Tracking Area Updates.
X2 Handover.
S1 Handover.
Mobility within the EPC:
GTP Mobility.
Roaming and the IPX.
Activity: signalling analysis of a Tracking Area Update
and X2 and S1 Handover procedures using Mpiricals
NetX.
Interworking with UMTS and GPRS
LTE
Utilizing EPS Bearers
VoLTE Registration:
SIP Registration
VoLTE Call Procedures:
VoLTE Mobile Originated Call Setup.
Media Description.
VoLTE Mobile Terminated Call Setup.
VoLTE Instant Messaging:
Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated.
SRVCC.
Activity: signalling analysis of VoLTE Registration and
VoLTE Call Setup procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
Analyzing the EPC
Duration: 2 hours.

Mobility Scenarios:
E-UTRAN to UTRAN Packet Switched Handover.
E-UTRAN to GERAN Packet Switched Handover.
UTRAN to E-UTRAN Packet Switched Handover.
GERAN to E-UTRAN Packet Switched Handover.

Prerequisites: LTE System Engineering, or equivalent
knowledge.

EPC Concepts
Duration: 1 hour.

What is the EPC?
Market Drivers for EPC.
Defining EPC and LTE - 3GPP Standardization.
Positioning EPC within LTE:
E-UTRA, E-UTRAN and EPC.
LTE Principles of Operation.
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LTE

EPC Functional Architecture
Security in the EPC
EPC Functional Architecture:

MME, S-GW, PDN-GW, PCC, HSS and AAA.
EPC Interfaces:
E-UTRAN and EPC Interfaces.
Interaction with GPRS.
EPC Interacting with Trusted and Untrusted Non
3GPP Access.
EPC Interfaces for Roaming.
LTE Protocols:
S1AP functions and procedures.
GTP GTPv1-U header and procedures, GTPv2-C
message format.
Diameter Base Protocol, AVPs and Routing.
EPS Authentication and Key Agreement:

AKA Principles, AKA in the Attach, AIR and AIA, NAS
Authentication Request.
Key Distribution and Security Contexts:
LTE Key Architecture, Security Context Initiation,
S1-MME and S1-U Security.
IPSec and IKEv2:
AH and ESP, SPD, SAD, SPI and SA Establishment
with IKEv2.
Transport Layer Security:
TLS Operation, Handshaking, Cipher Suites, PKI and
X.509.
Activity: detailed analysis of security elements of the
Registration procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
EPC Transport Network Architecture

QoS, Policy and Charging
Carrier Grade IP Transport:

IP Overview, Routing and IPv6.
Multi Protocol Label Switching:
Overview, Architecture, Label Format, Traffic Engineering, FRR, PWE3.
Carrier Ethernet:
CE in LTE, CE Layered Model, CE Transport.
Timing and Synchronization:
Timing over Packet Options, PTP, SyncE.
Registration Procedures
Supporting QoS - Significant Protocols:

SCTP and DiffServ.
Policy and Charging Control:
PCC Architecture, Principles, PCC and EPC.
PCC Binding Mechanism:
Session Binding, Rule Authorization, Bearer Binding.
EPC Charging Architecture:
CTF, CGF, OCS, OFCS, GTP, Diameter Charging
Interfaces.
Activity: detailed analysis of Diameter based PCC procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Transferring Signalling in the E-UTRAN and EPC:

LTE Stratums and NAS Messages.
LTE States:
EMM and ECM.
LTE Identities:
UE Identities, eNB Identities and EPC Identities.
Detailed Registration Process.
Deregistration.
Activity: detailed analysis of the Initial Registration
procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
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End to End Session Procedures
Interworking with the PS Domain
Duration: 1 hour.
Dedicated EPS Bearers:

TFTs and QCI.
Dedicated Bearer Establishment:
Network and UE Initiated Procedures.
Utilizing EPS Bearers:
UE Triggered Service Request, Paging.
Bearer Resource Modification Procedures.
EPS Bearer Deactivation.
Activity: detailed analysis of Network Initiated Dedicated Bearer Establishment and Modification procedures
Interworking Concepts and Architecture.

Registration and Bearer Establishment.:
Establishing the PDP Context and EPS Bearer, Secondary PDP Contexts.
E-UTRAN to GERAN/UTRAN RAU.
E-UTRAN to GERAN/UTRAN Handover:
Preparation and Execution.
Duration: 2 hours.
EPC Mobility and Roaming
IMS Concepts.
IMS Architecture:
P, S and I CSCF, HSS, Application Servers, PSTN
Breakout and Interworking.
SIP Basics:
Protocol Architecture, Methods, Registration and
IMS Registration and Session Establishment.

Tracking Area Update Detailed Analysis.
Handover Procedure.
EPC Relocation Procedures.:
MME and S-GW Relocation, S1 Based Handover.
LTE Roaming Considerations:
Roaming Scenarios, IPX Architecture, DRA, IPX
Proxy and Diameter Routing.
Activity: detailed analysis of TAU and Handover procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
LTE
IMS Fundamentals
Service Delivery

Duration: 1 hour.

Supporting CSFB Network Considerations.
UE, MME, MSC-S, SGs, SGsAP, S3 (Packet Data).
CSFB Preparation Phase.
CSFB MO Call:
Key Stages, Handover and Redirection, SIB Skipping/Tunnelling.
CSFB MT Call.
Handover vs Redirection.
Other CSFB Procedures:
MO/MT SMS, Packet Switched Handover, Network
Detach.
Activity: detailed analysis of CSFB MO/MT call using
Mpiricals NetX.
VoLTE Fundamentals:
GSMA IR.92, Registration, MO and MT Call, SMS.
SRVCC Fundamentals.
Architecture and E-UTRAN to GERAN Procedure.
OTT Services.
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Troubleshooting the EPC
Mobility Troubleshooting
Duration: 1 day or 6 hours.

Prerequisites: Analyzing the EPC, or equivalent knowledge.

EPC Review
LTE
Duration: 1 hour.
CSFB Troubleshooting
Review session on key architectural and procedural

aspects.
Focus areas group specific discussion on key areas of
concern.
Registration Troubleshooting

Detailed tracking of the registration process.
Potential failure scenarios:
S6a rejections.
S11/S5 failures.
PCC based failures.
PCO associated failures.
Activity: detailed analysis of registration related procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
EPS Bearer Establishment Troubleshooting


Detailed tracking of session establishment:
S5/S11 based failures.
PCC associated failures.
Activity: detailed analysis of EPS Bearer establishment

CSFB points of failure/delay.
New
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Issues related to TAU, including Implicit Detach.

X2 Handover failures.
S1 Handover failures.
Issues with 2G/3G Interworking.
Activity: detailed analysis of mobility related procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
Roaming in LTE
knowledge.

Policy and Charging Control Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.

PCC Key Principles.
Precursors to PCC:
3GPP Release 5 SBLP and Release 6 FBC.
PCC Architecture, Principles, PCC and SAE.
Catalogue 2015
Duration: 2 hours.
Duration: 1 hour.
Roaming Architecture and Interfaces for LTE:

LTE Key Nodes, S6a, S8, S9, GSMA IR65 and IR88.
Roaming Scenarios:
Home Control and Routing.
Home Control and Visited Breakout.
Visited Control and Visited Breakout.
LTE Procedural Aspects when Roaming:
Attach, EPS Bearer Activation and TAU.
IMS, VoLTE and Roaming:
IMS Basic Principles, Roaming Architecture and
VoLTE Call Establishment.
RCS 5 Architecture:
Incorporating GSMA IR92, Example End to End RCS
Architecture, RCS Device Modes, Client Types and
Device Architecture.
RCS Registration Procedures:
IMS Considerations, Registration Optimization,
Capability Management, Security.
RCS Services:
Standalone Messaging, 1-to-1 Chat, Group Chat,
File Transfer, Content Sharing, Presence, IP Voice,
Geolocation.
RCS Inter-Service Provider Interworking
Considerations.
Diameter Fundamentals
VoLTE
Duration: 1 hour.

Diameter Baseline Protocol:
Base Header Fields and Functionality including
AVPs.
Diameter Functional Nodes:
Client, Server, Proxy, Relay, Redirect and Translation
Agent.
Diameter Routing Agent.
Routing Diameter:
Realms, Diameter FQDN and AVPs used for Routing.
Diameter Transport:
IP Transport Networks and SCTP.
Activity: detailed analysis of the Diameter message
format using Mpiricals NetX.
Roaming and IPX

Duration: 1 hour.

knowledge.

VoLTE Overview
Duration: 1 hour.

LTE and IMS Essentials:
Key Concepts and Architecture required for VoLTE.
Drivers for VoLTE.
GSMA IR92.
VoLTE Capabilities.:
MT and MO Calling, SMS, Call Continuity.
IPX Functionality and Architecture.

IPX Connectivity Options.
Diameter and Roaming:
Roaming Architecture, DRA, DNS and Diameter
Edge Agents.
SAE Charging Architecture:
CTF, CCF, CGF, OCS, OFCS, GTP, Diameter Charging
Interfaces.
Charging Identifiers.
Charging Concepts for Roaming:
LTE Charging Architecture, TADIG and IREG.
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LTE
SAE Mobility and Roaming
LTE

LTE Fundamentals
SIP Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.
LTE Summary:
Design Goals, Capabilities and State of the Market.
LTE Architecture and Interfaces:
E-UTRAN, EPC and SAE Principal Components and
Key Interfaces.
Policy and Charging Control Concepts:
Rule Creation and Enforcement, PCRF, PCEF, Gx, Rx,
AF and SPR.
Utilizing the LTE Bearer Network:
Default and Dedicated Bearer Establishment, QoS
Principles.
PDN Connectivity Establishment for VoLTE Users.
SIP Overview.
SIP Identities and Functions:
User Agent, Registrar, Proxy, DNS and SIP.
Protocol Interface:
Requests and Status Messages, Header Fields,
Transactions and Dialogues.
Methods Invite, Register, Ack, Bye, Cancel and
Options.
SIP Registration:
Registration Expiry, Reregistration and Security.
SIP Session Establishment.
SDP Fundamentals.
Enhancements to RFC 3261:
Development Bodies, New Methods and Functionality.
IMS Architecture
Duration: 1 hour.

Positioning the IMS.
Control and User Planes.
Key Nodes:
P-CSCF, S-CSCF, I-CSCF, HSS and Application Servers.
Additional Architectural Elements:
PSTN Breakout BGCF, MGCF, MGW and Signalling
Gateway.
Interworking IBCF and Session Border Controllers.
Multimedia MRFC, MRFP, Media Servers and
Brokers.
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Security Considerations
Duration: 1 hour.

Basic Security Principles.
EPS Authentication and Key Agreement:
AKA Principles, AKA in the Attach, AIR and AIA, NAS
Authentication Request.
IMS Authentication and Key Agreement:
Supporting IMS AKA with SIP, Trust Domains.
IPSec and IKEv2:
AH and ESP, SPD, SAD, SPI and SA Establishment
with IKEv2.
Transport Layer Security:
TLS Operation, Handshaking, Cipher Suites, PKI and
X.509.
Secure RTP.
Catalogue 2015
IMS Registration
SRVCC Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.
IMS Initial Procedures:

IP-CAN Connectivity, P-CSCF Discovery.
IMS Identities:
Private and Public User Identities, GRUU, PSI.
Service Profiles and Initial Filter Criteria.
Detailed Registration Process.
Including Implicit Registration and Registration
Event Subscription.
Activity: detailed analysis of the IMS Registration procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
Drivers for Service Continuity.

SRVCC Supporting Architecture:
MME and MSC Interaction via Sv, SCC AS.
E-UTRAN to GERAN/UTRAN SRVCC Procedure.
SRVCC Derivatives:
rSRVCC, eSRVCC, vSRVCC and aSRVCC.
LTE
Duration: 1 hour.
IMS Session Establishment
Duration: 1 hour.
Drivers for RCS:

The Rise of OTT Providers.
RCS 5.1 Architecture:
Incorporating GSMA IR92, Example End to End
RCS Architecture, RCS Device Modes, Client Types,
Device Architecture and the Joyn Initiative.
RCS Services:
Geolocation.
RCS Inter-Service Provider Interworking Considerations.

Session Policy and Policy Enforcement:
PCC Basics and Rx Interface.
SDP Offer/Answer Model.
IMS Session Establishment.
Charging Concepts:
Offline Charging, Online Charging and Charging
Identifiers.
Activity: detailed analysis of an IMS Session Establishment procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
VoLTE Specifics
Duration: 2 hours.

Usage Setting and Voice Domain Preference.
VoLTE Detailed Procedures:
GSMA IR92 MT Call, MO Call and MO/MT SMS.
Media Considerations:
RTP and RTCP Fundamentals, AMR Codec and
ROHC.
Air Interface Considerations:
Bearers and Scheduling, LTE TTI and HARQ, SPS, TTI
Bundling.
Support for Supplementary Services and Emergency
Services:
MMTel Supplementary Services, TAS, E-CSCF, LRF
and PSAP Access.
Interworking:
3GPP and non 3GPP.
Activity: detailed analysis of VoLTE based call establishment procedures using Mpiricals NetX.
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LTE RAN Technology
X2 Interface and Operation
Analyzing the E-UTRAN

knowledge.
X2 Functions and Protocols.

X2AP:
Message Format, Messages and Key Parameters.
GTPv1-U:
GTPv1-U Header, Messages and Key Parameters.
Example X2 Procedures.
Activity: detailed analysis of X2AP Parameters using
Mpiricals NetX.
LTE
Duration: 2 hours.
E-UTRAN Introduction
E-UTRA RRC
Duration: 2 hours.
E-UTRA Features:
Radio Access, Modulation, Bandwidth and Coding.
E-UTRAN Protocols:
NAS, RRC, PDCP, RLC, MAC, S1AP, X2AP and
Transport.
UE Capabilities.
eNB and HeNB Capabilities.
HetNet and Relays.
CoMP - Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission and
Reception.
RRC Functions:
RRC States.
LTE System Information:
MIB and SIBs.
Signalling Radio Bearers:
SRB1 and SRB2.
UE Capabilities Exchange.
Key Procedures:
RRC Connection.
Activity: detailed analysis of RRC Connection and system information using Mpiricals NetX.
S1 Interface and Operation
LTE NAS
Duration: 2 hours.

S1 Functions and Protocols.
S1AP:
GTPv1-U:
Example S1 Procedures.
Activity: detailed analysis of S1AP Parameters using
Mpiricals NetX.
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NAS Functions:
NAS States, EMM and ESM.
NAS Security.
Example Procedures:
EMM and ESM.
Activity: detailed analysis of NAS, EMM and ESM messages using Mpiricals NetX.
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Intra LTE Mobility
Duration: 2 hours.
Duration: 2 hours.
Measurement Configuration:
Periodic and Event Based.
Objects and Reporting.
Measurement Reports.
Intra LTE Handover:
Intra and Inter Frequency Handovers.
Carrier Aggregation Mobility.
Activity: detailed analysis of Mobility procedures using
Mpiricals NetX.
Initial Attach.
Dedicated EPS Bearers.
UE Capabilities.
Modification Procedures.
Activity: signalling analysis of RRC and NAS messages
QoS in E-UTRAN
Interworking with GSM and UMTS
Duration: 2 hours.
Traffic Types.
EPS QoS Attributes.
DSCP Mapping.
L2 QoS.
Backhaul Requirements.

Interworking Methods.
Inter-system Measurements.
GERAN and UTRAN measurements.
Packet Switched Handovers.
SON
New
Troubleshooting the E-UTRAN
LTE SON vs LTE-Advanced SON.

SON Architecture.
Automatic Neighbour Relationship Procedures.
Self Healing.

Prerequisites: Analyzing the E-UTRAN, or equivalent
knowledge.
Relays in LTE-Advanced
E-UTRAN Review
Duration: 1 hour.

Relay Classification.
LTE-Advanced Relay Protocols:
Subframe Configuration, Backhaul and HARQ.
Relay Operational Procedures.
Performance.

Review session on key architectural and procedural
aspects.
Focus areas group specific discussion on key areas of
concern.
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LTE
E-UTRAN Key Procedures
LTE

S1 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting LTE Mobility
Duration: 2 hours.
Detailed S1 Procedures.
S1AP:
KPI and Cause Code Analysis.
Root Cause Scenarios.
Activity: detailed analysis of S1 scenarios using
Mpiricals NetX.
Detailed LTE and Inter-RAT Procedures.

Mobility KPI and Cause Code Analysis.
Activity: detailed analysis of Mobility Scenarios using
Mpiricals NetX.
X2 Troubleshooting
LTE Air Interface
Duration: 2 hours.
(including LTE-Advanced to Release 11)

Detailed X2 Procedures.
X2AP:
Activity: detailed analysis of X2 scenarios using
Mpiricals NetX.
RRC Troubleshooting

Delivery Options: LiveOnsite or LiveOnline.
knowledge.

E-UTRA Introduction
Duration: 2 hours.

Detailed RRC Procedures.
RRC:
Activity: detailed analysis of RRC scenarios using
Mpiricals NetX.
LTE NAS Troubleshooting

Duration: 2 hours.
E-UTRA Features.
Radio Access, Modulation, Bandwidth and Coding.
E-UTRAN Protocols:
NAS, RRC, PDCP, RLC, MAC, S1AP, X2AP and
Transport.
UE Capabilities.
eNB and HeNB Capabilities.
HetNet and Relays.
CoMP - Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission and
Reception.

Detailed EMM and ESM Procedures.
NAS:
Activity: detailed analysis of NAS scenarios using
Mpiricals NetX.
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Air Interface Protocols
Duration: 4 hours.
Duration: 3 hours.
LTE Generic Frame Structure, Type 1 Radio Frames,

Slots and Subframes, Type 2 Radio Frames, Slots and
Subframes.
Resource Grid and Resource Blocks.
The LTE Downlink Physical Channels - PBCH, PCFICH,
PDCCH, EPDCCH, PHICH.
The Control Region, Resource Element Groups,
Mapping of RE and RS.
Downlink Synchronization Signals: PSS & SSS, Mapping
to Resource Grid.
Cell Search, Cell Identities, Cell Identity Group.
The LTE Uplink Physical Channels - PRACH, PUCCH,
PUSCH.
Uplink Data Transmission.
Uplink Reference Signals, Demodulation Reference
Signals and Sounding Reference Signals.
Downlink and Uplink Timing.
HARQ Operation.
Layer 1 Processing:
Scrambling.
Modulation Mapping.
Pre-coding.
RE Mapping.
Carrier Aggregation Operation:
Downlink and Uplink Operation.
Transmission Modes and MIMO Modes.
Beamforming and Dual Streams:
Multi Antenna Options.
E-UTRA Protocols:
NAS, IP, RRC, PDCP, RLC and MAC.
NAS Control Plane, NAS User Plane, NAS Messages.
EMM Messages and ESM Messages.
Radio Resource Control:
RRC Messages, RRC States, Establishment of an RRC
Connection.
PDCP services and functions:
PDCP profiles, compression standards, PDCP
headers and frame formats, ROHC and Lossless
Mobility.
RLC Functions and Operation:
RLC Transparent Mode, RLC Unacknowledged
Mode and RLC Acknowledged Mode.
MAC functions and operation:
MAC Headers, BSR, PHR, Scheduler, Timing
Advance, Contention Resolution.
Logical Channels - BCCH, PCCH, CCCH, DCCH, DTCH.
Transport Channels - BCH, DL-SCH, PCH, UL-SCH, RACH.
Mapping Logical Channels into Transport Channels.
RNTI Identities.
Random Access Process:
Contention and Non-Contention based Random
Access Procedure.
Activity: signalling analysis of RRC and NAS using
Mpiricals NetX and Message Analysis using 3GPP
specifications and ASN.1.
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LTE
E-UTRA Physical Layer
LTE

Operational Procedures
Air Interface Mobility
Duration: 4 hours.
Contents of RRC MIB and SIB messages, Scheduling

Options.
PLMN Selection and Initial Cell Selection algorithms.
RRC Connection, Signalling Radio Bearers.
Attach, PDN Connectivity and Default and Dedicated
Bearer Establishment.
Paging.
RRC UE Capability and Security.
RRC Messages in Operation:
Measurement Configuration.
Mobility Control Information.
Radio Resource Configuration.
E-UTRA and LTE Security - Authentication, Algorithms
and Keys, Ciphering and Integrity.
MAC Scheduling:
Scheduling Uplink and Downlink Users.
Scheduling Methods.
VoLTE Scheduling, Semi Persistent Scheduling.
DTX and DRX.
End to End Downlink and Uplink IP Data Flow.
Activity: signalling analysis of RRC Configuration using
Mpiricals NetX.
LTE mobility, LTE deployment options.

Mobility functional architecture, role of the eNB and
MME, Tracking Areas.
E-UTRA Measurements:
RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ.
Idle Mode Procedures.
Cell Reselection, Priority based Reselection.
Intra-Frequency measurements, Inter-Frequency and
inter-RAT measurements, High and Medium Mobility
States.
Tracking Area Update.
Configuring Periodic and Event based Reporting:
Timers and Thresholds.
Mobility in ECM Connected State, Measurements, Gap
Configurations, Event Triggers, Timing, the Handover
Process.
Carrier Aggregation and CA Mobility.
Inter-RAT Mobility.
Activity: signalling analysis of an RRC mobility procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
Relays in LTE-Advanced
X2 Interface and Operation
Duration: 1 hour.
Relay Classification.
LTE-Advanced Relay Protocols:
Subframe Configuration, Backhaul and HARQ.
Relay Operational Procedures.
Performance.
X2 Functions and Protocols related to Air Interface:

Mobility.
CIC and eICIC.
X2AP:
GTPv1-U.
Activity: signalling analysis of X2AP procedures using
Mpiricals NetX.
SON
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LTE SON vs LTE-Advanced SON.

SON Architecture.
Automatic Neighbour Relationship Procedures.
Self Healing.
Catalogue 2015
LTE Radio Planning
LTE Coverage Planning

Prerequisites: LTE Air Interface, or equivalent
knowledge.
Duration: 3 hours.

LTE Radio Design Process
Duration: 1 hour.
Duration: 1 hour.

LTE Services.
QoS Attributes.
Managing QoS.
Interworking Services with GERAN/UTRAN.
LTE Radio Propagation Basics

Duration: 1 hour.
E-UTRA Frequencies.
Propagation Principles.
Propagation Models for LTE.
Radio Coverage Planning:
Gains/Losses, Link Budgets.
Antenna Considerations
Duration: 1 hour.
LTE
Duration: 3 hours.
Introduction to Planning.
Initial Planning.
Detailed Planning.
Optimization.
Services for LTE
Coverage vs Capacity.
LTE Link Budget.
Key LTE Coverage Plots:
RSRP, RSRQ, Bearers, etc.
Planning Targets and Assumptions:
Practical Planning.
Activity: Excel Link Budget Exercise.
LTE Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning:
Practical Targets.
Cell and eNB Throughput.
Factors Impacting Capacity.
Planning Tool Simulations:
Configuring Planning Tool.
Activity: Excel Physical Cell Capacity and Site
Dimensioning.
Small Cells
Duration: 1 hour.

What are Small Cells?
Impact of Small Cells.
Impact to Coverage and Capacity.
Parameters and Optimization

Duration: 1 hour.

KPIs:
Practical Targets.
Coverage Optimization.
Capacity Optimization.
Key Parameters.
Antenna Options.
Mutli-Band Options.
Antenna vs Transmission Modes.
Practical Antenna Options.
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New
HetNets

knowledge.
Duration 1.5 hours.

SON Concepts
LTE
Duration: 2 hours.

The drivers for Heterogeneous networks:
Increasing network capacity.
Toolbox for higher capacities and data rates.
What does a Heterogeneous network look like:
HetNet Architecture.
Radio Types.
Layers of Capacity.
Challenges and Interference:
Optimizing the HetNet.
Self Optimization.
Self Organizing Networks.

Overview of SON concepts.
SON Features:
Self Configuration.
Self Optimization.
Self Healing.
LTE to LTE-Advanced Evolution:
CA (Carrier Aggregation).
RN (Relay Nodes).
MIMO (Multi Input Multiple Output)
enhancements.
SON Operation

Self Configuration:
Auto-Connectivity and Auto-Commissioning.
Dynamic Radio Configuration.
PCI (Physical Cell Identity) Planning.
Self Optimization:
Mobility Optimisation.
MLB (Mobility Load Balancing).
MRO (Mobility Robustness Optimization).
Energy Saving.
ICIC (Inter-Cell Interference Coordination).
CCO (Coverage and Capacity Optimization).
RACH (Random Access Channel) Optimization.
ANR (Automatic Neighbour Relation).
Self Healing:
Cell Outage Detection and Compensation.
MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests).
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IMS and PCC
IMS Registration
IMS and PCC System

Engineering
Duration: 1 hour.

Prerequisites: IP for NGN, or equivalent knowledge.
IMS Concepts and Architecture
Duration: 2 hours.
Duration: 1 hour.

IMS Drivers:
Service Drivers, Open Systems and Seamless
Mobility.
IMS Fundamental Principles.
Specifications and Standards.
Interworking with Access Networks.
Positioning the IMS.
Control and User Planes.
IMS Terminal Device Requirements.
Key Nodes:
P-CSCF, S-CSCF, I-CSCF, HSS and Application
Servers.
Additional Architectural Elements:
PSTN Breakout BGCF, MGCF, MGW and Signalling
Gateway.
Interworking IBCF and Session Border Controllers.
Multimedia MRFC, MRFP, Media Servers and
Brokers.
IMS Protocols
Duration: 1 hour.

SIP Fundamentals:
Methods, network elements, protocol format.
Diameter Fundamentals:
Routing, Header Format, Messages and AVPs.

QoS in IP Networks.
Precursors to PCC:
Session Binding, Rule Authorization, Bearer
Binding.

Duration: 1 hour.

Session Policy and Policy Enforcement:
PCC and the Rx Interface.
SDP Offer/Answer Model.
IMS Session Establishment.
Charging Concepts:
Offline Charging, Online Charging and Charging
Identifiers.
Activity: detailed analysis of an IMS Session Establishment procedure using Mpiricals NetX.
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IMS Initial Procedures:

IP-CAN Connectivity, P-CSCF Discovery.
IMS Identities:
Private and Public User Identities, GRUU, PSI.
Security considerations.
Service Profiles and Initial Filter Criteria.
Detailed Registration Process;
Including Implicit Registration.
Activity: detailed analysis of the IMS Registration procedure using Mpiricals NetX.

Policy and Charging Control
PCC Architecture

Prerequisites: IMS and PCC System Engineering, or
Duration: 1 hour.
IMS and PCC

LTE Fundamentals

PCC Key Nodes and Functionality:
PCRF, PCEF, SPR, BBERF and AF.
PCC Interfaces:
Gx, Rx, Sy, Gz, Gy and Sp.
Diameter Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.

LTE Summary:
Design Goals, Capabilities and State of the Market.
LTE Architecture and Interfaces:
E-UTRAN, EPC and SAE Principal Components and
Key Interfaces.
Utilizing the LTE Bearer Network:
Default and Dedicated Bearer Establishment, QoS
Principles.
PDN Connectivity Establishment for VoLTE Users.
IMS Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.

Diameter Baseline Protocol:
Base Header Fields and Functionality including
AVPs.
Diameter Functional Nodes:
Client, Server, Proxy, Relay, Redirect and Translation
Agent.
Diameter Routing Agent.
Routing Diameter:
Realms, Diameter FQDN and AVPs used for Routing.
Diameter Transport:
IP Transport Networks and SCTP.
Activity: detailed analysis of the Diameter message
format using Mpiricals NetX.
PCC Detailed Procedures
IMS Concepts.
IMS Architecture:
SIP Basics:
Duration: 1 hour.


Session Binding.
PCC and QoS Rule Authorization:
Inputs for rule creation and PCC rule format.
Bearer Binding.
Example Procedures:
IP-CAN Session Establishment.
IP-CAN Session Modification.
Activity: detailed Analysis of IP-CAN Session Establishment and Modification using Mpiricals NetX.
Precursors to PCC:
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Analyzing the IMS
Duration: 1 hour.

Prerequisites: IMS and PCC System Engineering, or

SAE Diameter Interfaces and Command Codes:
Gx, Rx,S9, Cx, Sh, S6a, S13, Sy and Sd.
Credit Control Application and the Gx Interface.
OFCS and OCS Interaction.
Utilizing PCC in SAE.
IMS and PCC
IMS Review
Duration: 1 hour.
Charging Concepts
Duration: 1 hour.
Recap/review of IMS key concepts.

Concepts, architecture, key procedures.

Interfaces.
Charging Data Generation and Transfer.
Credit Management.
TADIG and IREG Regulations.
Roaming and IPX

Duration: 1 hour.

Roaming Scenarios:
Home Control and Routing.
Home Control and Visited Breakout.
Visited Control and Visited Breakout.
Roaming Architecture, DNS and Diameter Edge
Agents.
SIP Analysis

SIP Fundamentals Recap.
SIP Development:
Standardization efforts.
Areas of development.
Additional SIP Methods:
INFO, REFER, PRACK, MESSAGE, UPDATE, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY and PUBLISH.
Exploring SIP Headers and Parameters:
Compatibility and capability negotiation.
Routing.
Security.
P-headers.
Minimizing Packet Overheads:
Compact Form header fields and SIP Compression.
DNS and SIP.
Overcoming NAT and Firewall issues.
Firewall and NAT refresher.
NAT and SIP Calls.
Solutions for NAT Traversal.
Focus On SBC operation, including Registration and
Session Establishment involvement.
Activity: detailed SIP analysis using Mpiricals NetX.
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IMS Registration Analysis
SRVCC Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.
SIP Registration Step by Step Analysis:

Key header fields and parameters.
IMS Security Architecture:
Security Principles, Existing 3GPP Security Mechanisms and Diameter.
IMS AKA.
Protecting SIP Signalling:
IPSec and Transport Layer Security.
Trust Domains.
Registration Event Subscription.
Activity: detailed IMS Registration analysis using
Mpiricals NetX.
Drivers for Service Continuity.

SRVCC Supporting Architecture:
MME and MSC Interaction via Sv, SCC AS.
E-UTRAN to GERAN/UTRAN SRVCC Procedure.
SRVCC Derivatives:
rSRVCC, eSRVCC, vSRVCC and aSRVCC.
IMS Session Analysis

Prerequisites: Analyzing the IMS, or equivalent knowledge.
Duration: 3 hours.

IMS Session Establishment Step by Step Analysis.
Key methods, header fields and parameters.
Generic, VoLTE, IR.94 Video and Instant Messaging
based examples.
Activity: detailed analysis using Mpiricals NetX.
IMS to Legacy Voice Interworking

Duration: 1 hour.

Soft Switch Architecture:
MGCF, MGW and SGW.
IMS to PSTN Call Procedures.
MMTel (Multimedia Telephony).
Support for Emergency Services.
SMS and IP-SM-GW.
Activity: detailed IMS to PSTN Interworking analysis
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New

Duration: 1 hour.

Drivers for RCS:
The Rise of OTT Providers, the RCS business model.
RCS 5.1 Architecture:
Incorporating GSMA IR92, Example End to End
RCS Architecture, RCS Device Modes, Client Types,
Device Architecture and the Joyn Initiative.
RCS Services:
Geolocation.
RCS Inter-Service Provider Interworking Considerations.
GSMA IR90.
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Duration: 2 hours.
Duration: 1 hour.
IMS Concepts.
IMS Architecture:
SIP Basics:

Roaming Architecture, DRA, DNS and Diameter
Edge Agents.
Interfaces.
RCS Initial Configuration

Duration: 1 hour.

Initial Procedures:
RCS Protocols, RCS and Access Technologies,
Service Provisioning in the IMS.
Client Configuration:
Autoconfiguration, HTTP Based Client
Configuration.
RCS Specifics for IMS Registration.
Addressing and Identities.
Capability and User Discovery.
RCS Voice and Messaging Services

Duration: 1 hour.

Voice Services in RCS:
GSMA IR92 (VoLTE), GSMA IR58 (VoHSPA) and Supplementary Services.
Typical VoLTE Call Establishment.
Video Calling with GSMA IR94.
Multimedia Messaging Services in RCS:
OMA CPM, 1-to-1 and Group Chat.
RCS Presence Services.
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RCS Supporting Architecture - IMS
IP and Protocols
IP and Protocols
Introduction to MPLS
IP for Next Generation Networks

Prerequisites: None.
MPLS Network Architecture and Features:

Scalability, Flexibility, Performance, Simplification.
MPLS Network Elements.
MPLS Data Forwarding Plane:
FEC to Label Binding, ILM, FTN, NHLFE.
LSP Establishment Options.
Advantages of MPLS Transport Networks:
FRR, Traffic Engineering, L2 / L3 VPN.

IP Fundamentals
IP in Next Generation Networks

OSI 7 Layer Model and TCP / IP Model.
Transport Layer Protocols:
UDP, TCP, SCTP.
IP and the Network Layer:
IP Addressing, DHCP, CIDR.
Data Link Layer Technologies:
Ethernet, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802 Working Groups.
Physical Layer Technologies.

IPRAN Architecture:
Options for IPRAN Migration Scenarios (PWE3,
MSPP, Ethernet Node B etc).
Core Network Soft Switching Architecture:
MSC-S and MGW, SIP and BICC, RTP, H.248.
Sigtran.
IPv6
IP Transport Networks

Driving Factors for Migration to IP.
Routing at Layer 3:
Router Architecture, Routing Tables, Lookup and
Forwarding.
Indirect and Direct Routing Procedures.
Routing Protocol:
IGP, OSPF, EGP, BGP-4.
Packet Transport Architectures.


The Driving Factors for IPv6
Duration: 1 hour.

Short Term Solutions for IPv4s Problems - NAT and
CIDR.
Upgrading to IPv6.
Migration Strategies.
IPv4 / IPv6 Dual Stack.
IPv4 to IPv6 Translation.
Tunnelling:
Evaluation of available tunnelling techniques.
Focus On Configured Tunnels, 6to4 and 6rd.
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IP Network Security

IPv6 Addressing
Duration: 1 hour.

IPv6 Address Space, Size and Types.
Address Notation - Unicast Addressing including Specialist Address Types.
Address Format - Address Aggregation, Global Routing
Prefix, Subnet ID.
IPv6/IPv4 Address Embedding.
Routing Protocols for IPv6.
Anycast and Multicast.
Duration: 30 minutes.

Fragmentation, Reassembly and Routing.
IPv6 in IPv6 Tunnelling.
Hop by Hop Options.
Destination Options.

The Global Cybercrime Industry:
Cybercrime infrastructure, geopolitical cybercrime.
The Threat Climate:
Malicious Software, distribution methodologies.
Botnets and Spam distribution.
Denial of Service.
Physical Insecurity.
The Principles of Security

Authentication and Authorization

Overcoming Problems with IP Transport

Networks
The Threat Landscape
Data Confidentiality:
Encryption techniques, symmetric and asymmetric
encryption, cryptographic keys, Focus On AES.
Data Integrity:
Hashing, secure hashing algorithms.
Data Authentication:
Digital signatures, digital certificates.
IPv6 Options and Extension Headers
Security and IP Transport Networks.

IPv6 with IPSec - ESP and AH.
Implementing QoS - DiffServ and the Traffic Class Field.
MPLS and IPV6.

Authentication Techniques:
Passwords, password cracking, salting.
AAA:
RADIUS, Diameter.
Public Key Infrastructure and X.509 Digital Certificates.
Cracking/Hacking Techniques:
Footprinting, reconnaissance, enumeration, penetration, clean up.
Common Hacking Tools.
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IPv6 Address Space:

Administration, distribution.
IPv6 Header Format:
Header Fields and Functionality.
IPv6 Header Extensions.
IPv6 Features:
Autoconfig, Network Renumbering, Neighbour
Discovery, Mobile IPv6.
IP and Protocols

Securing IP Traffic
Security Implementation and Management
Duration: 1 hour.
IPSec Basics.
IPSec Management Functions:
SPD, SA, SPI, SAD.
IPSec AH Operation.
IPSec ESP Operation.
IKEv2.
Transport Layer Security.
Security Strategies and Policies.

Defense in Depth.
Disaster Recovery/Contingency.
Duration: 2 hours.

Service Provider Security Mechanisms
Security Features of GSM:

2G Authentication and Ciphering.
Security Features of UMTS:
3G Authentication and Ciphering.
Security Features of LTE:
EPS AKA, NAS and RRC security, IPSec in LTE
networks.
IMS Security.
Key interfaces.
Protocol Security Considerations

Packet Transport Network Basics

Duration: 1 hour.

Drivers for Change:
Traffic growth forecasts, network optimization,
convergence.
Positioning IP in the transport network.
IPv4 Capabilities.
IP Addressing:
Address format, Interior and Exterior routing
protocols.
Next Generation Networks:

Release 4 Core Network, IP Soft Switch
components.
R4 Core Protocol Security:
H.248, RTP, SIP, SDP.
IPv6 Fundamentals
Security Solutions for the Network
Driving Factors for IPv6.

IPv6 Header Format:
Capabilities, Extensibility.
IPv6 Address Format and Address Types.
IPV6 Migration Challenges.
Duration: 1 hour.
Protecting the Network:

Firewalls, IPS/IDS, NAC.
System Hardening.
Physical Security Considerations.
Protection Against DDoS.
Endpoint Protection.
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Duration: 1 hour.
MPLS Network Architecture and Features:

Scalability, flexibility, performance, simplification.
MPLS Network Elements:
LSR, LER.
MPLS Data Forwarding Plane:
FEC to Label Binding, ILM, FTN, NHLFE.
LSP Establishment options:
LDP, RSVP, BGP.
Optical Transport:
PON, G.709, IPoDWDM, Next Generation SDH.
Microwave Backhaul:
Including Ethernet over Microwave.
xDSL.
Packet Transport and the Mobile Service

Provider
MPLS Features
Duration: 2 hours.
Impact on the Mobile Service Provider.

VoIP and the Soft Switch Core Network:
MSC-S, MGWs and the protocols they utilize.
Transporting legacy traffic in the IPRAN:
Positioning pseudowires in the GERAN and UTRAN.
Service control with the IMS:
Key concepts and architecture.
MPLS Traffic Engineering:

Deployment scenarios, path computation, constraint based routing etc.
Fast Reroute:
One to One and Facility FRR, path establishment
using RSCP.
MPLS Layer 2 VPNs:
VPLS, PWE3, control and forwarding plane.
MPLS Layer 3 VPNs:
VRF, Route Targets, Route Distinguishers.
The Challenges Facing Service Providers

Duration: 3 hours.
Carrier Ethernet
Duration: 1 hour.

Ethernet basic principles:
Frame format, switching process, VLANs.
Introduction to Carrier Ethernet:
Key concepts, driving factors.
Carrier Ethernet services:
E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree.
MEF end to end architecture:
Key interfaces.
Carrier Ethernet Transport technologies.
Implementing QoS in the Packet Transport Network:

Factors influencing QoS, DiffServ, MPLS QoS.
Network Security Considerations:
Threats to service provider networks.
IPSec, Digital Certificates.
Timing and Synchronization:
Hybrid, SyncE, PTP 1588v2.
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MPLS Basics

Delivering IPTV
IP Multicasting and IGMP

IP and Protocols

IPTV Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.

IPTV drivers:
OPEX, CAPEX, ARPU, Triple and Quadruple Play,
IPTV Global Market.
IPTV Delivery Mechanisms:
Multicast, VoD (Video on Demand), OTT.
IPTV Challenges.
IPTV Standards Bodies - ITU-T, ETSI TISPAN, HGI, OIPF,
DVB, 3GPP.IMS Fundamentals.
IPTV Network Architecture

Broadcast Fundamentals:
Band administration, service bundling.
IP Multicasting Basics:
Addressing, groups and routing procedure.
Layer 2 Multicasting:
Ethernet Multicasting.
IGMP:
Versions, queries and reports.
PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast):
PIM-SM (Sparse Mode) and PIM-SSM (Source Specific Multicast).
RPF (Reverse Path Forwarding).
Multicasting and MPLS - P2MP LSP.
End to End Deployment Scenario:
IGMP Snooping.
VoD and RTSP

Duration: 1 hour.

IP Overview.
Customer Premises Equipment:
STB architecture and design concepts.
Access Network Considerations.
Content Distribution Network:
Design considerations, typical technologies
Middleware:
Subscriber management, portal design.
Video Headend:
Content Ingestion, Encoding/Transcoding, Remultiplexing, Ad Insertion.
VoD Fundamentals:
Media assets, VoD server positioning, content
management.
RTSP Capabilities and Properties.
RTSP Methods:
Describe, Setup, Play, Pause, Teardown etc.
RTSP Responses.
Example VoD session establishment.
OTT Services

OTT Business Model.
Synergy Between Network Providers and OTT
Providers:
Opportunities for Policy and Charging Control.
HTTP Live Streaming:
Standardization, concepts, adaptive streaming.
HLS and Encryption.
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SS7 and Sigtran

QoS and QoE Provision


SS7 and Sigtran Introduction

Requirements for SS7 and Sigtran in modern networks.
SS7 Network Architecture - Signalling Points, SPC, STP,
SLS, SRS.
SS7 Protocol Stack - MTP 1, 2 and 3, SCCP, SS7
Applications.
SS7 Standards.
Sigtran Transport Architecture.
Sigtran Protocol Stack - IP, SCTP, User Adaptation.
Application Servers and ASPs.
Message Transfer Parts Levels 1 and 2
Threats to QoS in IP Based Networks.

IP QoS Mechanisms:
Intserv and RSVP, DiffServ.
MPEG2-TS over IP DSCP values.
Additional QoS Techniques - 802.1p, 802.11e, BFD,
MPLS TE, SBC etc.
QoE in IPTV.
Excessive Zap Times - causes and solutions.
RTP and MPEG COP3 for FEC.
IPTV Security
MTP1 Characteristics and Physical Formatting.

MTP2 Signalling Units - MSU, LSSU, FISU.
Link Establishment Procedures.
Link Reliability Mechanisms - Preventive Cyclic Retransmission.
Where appropriate, network traces and associated exercises will feature throughout the section to enhance
understanding.

Security Principles:
Focus On Symmetrical and Asymmetrical
Encryption.
CAS Basics:
Key Management, Control Words, ECM, EMM.
DVB Simulcrypt.
Software based CAS.
DRM Principles.
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Audio Compression Techniques:

Common audio codecs (AC3, AAC, etc).
Video Compression Techniques:
Chroma Subsampling, Intra Frame Compression,
Inter Frame Compression.
GOP Structure, I-Frame Intervals, PTS and DTS
Concepts).
Common Video Codecs (AVC/H.264, VC-1, etc).
MPEG-2 Transport Streams Basics:
TS Composition, Elementary Streams, Stream Overheads, Timing.
MPEG-4.
3D Video Concepts.
Ultra HD and the H.265 HEVC Codec.
IP and Protocols

Message Transfer Part Level 3
Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Duration: 1 hour.
MTP3 SNM and SMH.

Routing Label Composition.
Signalling Message Handling - Discrimination, Distribution and Routing.
MTP3 Primitives - Transfer, Pause, Resume, Status.
Signalling Network Management - header format and
functionality.
Signalling Traffic Management - signalling link and
route management, changeovers, changeback etc.
Activity: signalling procedure analysis of MTP3 SNM
and SMH using Mpiricals NetX.
Drivers for SCTP Development - limitations of TCP.

SCTP Architecture - Associations, Endpoints, Streams,
Chunks.
SCTP Association Establishment - INIT, INIT-ACK, COOKIE-ECHO, COOKIE-ACK.
SCTP Data Transmission and Acknowledgement - TSN,
SSN, SID, SACK.
Congestion Control and Load Balancing - Slow Start,
Congestion Avoidance, Fast Retransmit.
Activity: signalling procedure analysis of SCTP association establishment and utilization using Mpiricals
NetX.
NUP and ISUP
MTP3 User Adaptation Layer
Duration: 1 hour.
NUP Messages - key headers and fields.

Call Establishment using NUP.
NUP Supplementary Services.
ISUP Messages - key headers and fields.
Call Establishment using ISUP.
ISUP End to End Signalling.
Activity: signalling procedure analysis of ISPU Call
SCCP and SCCP Applications
M3UA Protocol Architecture.

M3UA Deployment Options.
Routing Keys and Routing Contexts.
Layer Management Functions.
M3UA Header Format.
Procedures - ASP Establishment, Data Transfer, Signalling Network Management.
Activity: signalling procedure analysis of M3UA
management and data handling using Mpiricals NetX.
Duration: 1 hour.
M2UA and M2PA
Duration: 1 hour.
SCCP Architecture.
Connectionless Control - Class 0 and 1, UDT, XUDT,
LUDT.
Connection Orientated Control - Class 2 and 3, CR and
CC, SLR, DLR.
SCCP Routing and Global Titles.
SCCP Message Formats and Types.
SCCP Management.
TCAP Operation - Transaction and Component
Sublayers.
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M2UA Protocol Architecture.

M2UA Interface Identifiers.
M2UA Operation - border primitives, messages and
message formats.
MTP2 User Data Transfer and Support for SNM.
Services Offered by M2PA.
M2PA Message Format and Procedures - link setup,
data message transfer.
Activity: signalling procedure analysis of M2UA
management and data handling using Mpiricals NetX.
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Duration: 1 hour.

SUA Architecture and Deployment.
Routing Keys and Routing Contexts.
SUA Management and Data Transfer Messages.
IUA and Q.931 Architecture.
IUA Procedures - address mapping, message formats,
Q.931 message mapping.
Activity: signalling procedure analysis of SUA management and data handling using Mpiricals NetX.
IP and Protocols
IP Network Security
Duration: 1 hour.

Confidentiality, Integrity and Authentication of Signalling Messages.
Techniques used to provide CIA - encryption, hashing,
digital signatures and certificates.
Protecting Sigtran with IPSec.
IPSec- AH and ESP.
Sigtran and TLS.
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NFV Architectural Considerations
An Introduction to Network
Functions Virtualization
New


NFV Fundamentals

NFV key concepts and terminology.
Evaluating the benefits of NFV:
CAPEX and OPEX considerations.
Time to market.
Enhanced agility and flexibility.
Inside The Cloud:
Architecture, technology and techniques.
ETSI Standardization efforts.
Cloud Computing Standards and their role with
NFV.
NFV Use Cases:
IaaS, VNFaaS, VNPaaS.
Virtualization of Mobile Core Network.
Virtualization of Mobile Radio Network.
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Duration: 3 hours.
Differences in Network Service Provisioning:

Decoupling software from hardware.
Flexible network function deployment.
Dynamic operation.
High level NFV framework:
Virtualized Network Functions and the NFVI (NFV
Infrastructure).
NFV Management and Orchestration.
Network Function forwarding graphs.
Exploration of NVF functional elements.
VNF.
Element Management System.
NFV Infrastructure:
Hardware and virtualized resources.
Virtualization Layer.
Virtualized Infrastructure Manager.
Hypervisors.
Orchestrator.
VNF Manager.
OSS/BSS.
NFV Deployment Considerations


NFV complimentary technologies:
Service Orientated Architecture.
Network Virtualization.
Software Defined Networking and OpenFlow.
NFV security considerations.
Migration to NFV.
3GPP specific NFV deployments examples:
IMS.
LTE.
RAN.
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Wi-Fi Offload
Prerequisites: Wi-Fi General Operation.

Wi-Fi Offload Fundamentals
Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour.
Key Features and Drivers:

Wi-Fi Footprint, Wi-Fi Selection, Security, PCC.
Network Infrastructure Requirements.
Concepts of Operation:
Seamless and non-seamless traffic offload.
Relevant Standards (3GPP and IEEE).
Cloud computing key concepts.

What value does The Cloud offer?
Inside The Cloud.
Architecture, technology and techniques.
Cloud Computing In Detail
Wi-Fi Architecture and Protocols
Duration: 1 hour.
Wi-Fi Architecture:
Station, Access Point and Distribution System.
Wireless Medium:
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac.
Wi-Fi Network Configurations:
BSS, ESS, Pt-to-Pt and Mesh.
White-Fi.
Cloud Standards and Main Elements.

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service).
PaaS (Platform as a Service).
SaaS (Software as a Service).
NFV (Network Function Virtualization).
SDN (Software Defined Networks).
Cloud Management
Wi-Fi Operation
Duration: 1 hour.

Could Security.
Device and Desktop Management.
Service Oriented Architecture and The Cloud
Environment.
Cloud Planning

Contention Resolution and Framing:
CSMA/CA.
SIFS, DIFS and AIFS.
MAC Frames.
Wi-Fi Discovery:
Beacon and Probe Request/Response.
Wi-Fi Authentication:
Open System and Shared Key.
Wi-Fi Association:
Association and Re-association.
Economics of The Cloud.

The Cloud and economics.
Key considerations for Cloud planning.
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Wi-Fi Offload Analysis
Deployment Options
Duration: 2 hours.
Duration: 2 hours.
IEEE 802.11u Interworking with External Networks.

IFOM (IP Flow Mobility) and MAPCON (Multiple Access
PDN Connectivity).
Access Network Discovery Selection Function:
Inter system mobility policy.
Access network discovery information.
Inter-system routing policy.
PCC integration considerations.
Data Flow and QoS Aspects.
Handover Considerations:
Clientless (S2a based) and Client Based (S2c based).
Consumer/Enterprise Self-Deployed.
Operator Deployed Small Cells:
Targeted Capacity Hot-Spot.
Non-Targeted (Peppered).
Outdoor and Indoor Coverage Not-Spots.
Security Considerations
Duration: 1 hour.

Untrusted and Trusted Access Networks.
Extensible Authentication Protocol:
EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA.
IEEE 802.1X Authentication.
IEEE 802.11i RF Encryption.
DTLS.
Integration with AAA in the EPC:
Interfaces: Wp, SWn, S2a, S2b, Wi, SWm.
ePDG
New
Deploying Small Cells
Synchronization and Location

Duration: 1 hour.

Assisted GNSS.
Network-based Synchronization:
NTP, PTP IEEE.1588 and NTR.
Hybrid AGPS.
Implementation Considerations.
Small Cell Backhaul


Backhaul Technologies:
DSL, Fiber/GPN, HFC, Microwave, etc.
Bandwidth Requirements.
Pros and Cons of Different Systems.


Introduction to Small Cells

Small Cell Markets:
Example Deployments.
Small Cell Benefits:
Home, Office, Public & Rural.
Capacity or Coverage.
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End Courses
Interworking with GSM and GPRS

Total Videos: 74.
Delivery Option: OnlineAnytime.
This course will contain the following modules:
Total Videos: 46.

LTE Architecture
LTE Air Interface

LTE Initial Procedures
GSM & GPRS Architecture
TLTE Security
GSM & GPRS Security
Defining EPS Bearers
GSM Circuit Switched Operation
Utilizing EPS Bearers
GPRS Packet Switched Operation
LTE Mobility
GSM & GPRS Mobility

Total Videos: 53.

UMTS Architecture
Interworking with UMTS and GPRS

VoLTE
IMS and PCC System

Engineering
UMTS Air Interface
Total Videos: 39.

UMTS Initial Procedures
UMTS Security
UMTS Packet Switched Operation
UMTS Circuit Switched Operation
UMTS Mobility
OnlineAnytime
GSM & GPRS System

Engineering
IMS Concepts and Architecture

IMS Protocols
IMS Registration
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LTE Air Interface Operation
Fundamentals of UMTS
(including LTE-Advanced to Release 11)
Fundamentals of LTE
Total Videos: 57.

knowledge.
OnlineAnytime
Fundamentals of GSM

E-UTRA Introduction
Fundamentals of IMS and PCC
LTE Protocols
Total Videos: 47.
Prerequisites: LTE System Engineering.
LTE Physical Layer

LTE Air Interface Protocols
RRC
LTE Operational Procedures
X2AP
Air Interface Mobility
S1AP
Wi-Fi General Operation
GTP
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Prerequisites: Knowledge of telecoms.
Diameter
SGsAP
NAS EMM
Wi-Fi Architecture
NAS ESM
Wi-Fi Operation
Mobile Telecoms Fundamentals
Total Videos: 52.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of telecoms.
Total Videos: 30.

Delivery Options: OnlineAnyime.
IPv4
IPv6
Multi Protocol Label Switching
Carrier Ethernet
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SS7
Sigtran
New

Total Videos: 26.
Prerequisites: LTE System Engineering.
OnlineAnytime

SON Concepts
SON Operation
SON for Hetnets
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Self Organizing Networks 34

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Troubleshooting the E-UTRAN 29
Analysing the 2G and 3G Core Network 11

Analyzing HSPA+ 15
Analyzing the EPC 21
Analyzing the E-UTRAN 28
Analyzing the IMS 37
Analyzing the UTRAN 17
An Introduction to Cloud Computing 49
An Introduction to Network Functions Virtualization 48
Delivering IPTV 44
Deploying Small Cells 50
Wi-Fi General Operation 52

Wi-Fi Offload 49
UMTS Air Interface 14

UMTS Radio Planning 16
UMTS System Engineering 10, 51
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VoLTE 25
E
Evolved EDGE 8
F
Focus On NAS EMM 52
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GSM and GPRS 6
GSM and GPRS Air Interface 7
GSM & GPRS System Engineering 6, 51
H
HSPA+ 10, 15
I
IMS and PCC System Engineering 35, 51
IP and Protocols 39
IP Network Security 41
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LTE Air Interface 30
LTE Air Interface Operation 52
LTE Radio Planning 33
LTE System Engineering 20, 51
P
Packet Transport Networks 42
Policy and Charging Control 36
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LTE Radio Planning

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IMS and PCC

IMS and PCC System Engineering

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