TELECOM PROTOCOL TESTING

1) FUNDAMENTALS OF DATACOMMUNICATION

 OSI Layers
 TCP/IP Protocol Suite

 Internet Addresses

 User Data Gram Protocol –UDP

 Transmission Control Protocol –TCP

 Internet Architecture (LAN,WAN,MAN,PAN)

 Circuit and Packet Switching

2) PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK (PSTN)

 PSTN Architecture

 PSTN Functional Flow

 PSTN Components

3) INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK (ISDN)

 ISDN Architecture

 ISDN Functional Flow

 ISDN – BRI & PRI

 ISDN Protocols Stack

 ISUP Signaling and Call Flow

 Q.921 (LAPD) (LAYER 2) Call Flow

 Q.931 (LAYER 3) Call Flow

4) SS7 SIGNALING AND ARCHITECTURE

a. Signaling Concept
b. Types of Signaling
c. Channel Associated Signaling (CAS)
d. SS7- Signaling Architecture
 e. SS7 - Elements and Links
f. SS7- Messages
g. SS7 - Network Management
h. SS7- Protocols Stack
o Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP)
o ISDN User Part (ISUP)
o Message Transfer Part (MTP)
o Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)

5) GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS – GSM

 GSM Architecture
 RF Channel Organization
 Logical Channels
 GSM Signaling and Call Processing (MTC,MOC)
 SMS - Short Message Services
 SMS Signaling and Protocols
 GSM Protocols
o Radio Resource Protocol - RR
o Connection Management Protocol – CM
o Call control Protocol – CC
o Mobility Management Protocol – MM
o SS- Supplementary service, SMS-Short Message Service

6) GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE – GPRS

 GPRS Network Architecture

 Packet Data Protocol Context
 GPRS Terminals Mobile Station Classes
 GPRS Network Elements (SGSN,GGSN)
 Mobility Management in GPRS
o GPRS Attach
o GPRS Attach Scenario
o Mobile Initiated GPRS Detach
o Network Initiated Detach Activating a PDP Context Activation
o GPRS Data Transfer
 o GPRS Signaling Procedures
o GPRS Protocols

7) ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

 EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution )

 UMTS (Universal Mobile Télécommunications System)
 CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
 WCDMA (Wideband CDMA)
 3G/4G FUTURE ASPECTS

8) VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP)

 VOIP Internet Telephony

 VOIP Architecture
 VOIP Network Elements
 VOIP Protocols (H.323,MGCP,SIP)
 VOIP Benefits
 Future aspects of VOIP

9) H.323 PROTOCOL

 H.323 Architecture
 H.323 for IP Telephony
 H.323 Network Elements
o H.323 terminal
o H.323 Gatekeeper
o H.323 Gateway
o H.323 Multipoint Control Unit (MCU)

11) SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP)

 SIP Definition and Architecture

 SIP Components (User Agents, User Clients)
 SIP Clients and Servers
 SIP Network Entities
 SIP Call Processing
 SIP Format (Headers, Requests, Responses)
 SDP (Session Description Protocol)
 SIP Methods (INVITE,ACK,BUSY,BYE)
  SIP Protocol Stack
 Real-time Streaming Traffic Protocols
o Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
o Real-Time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP)

12) MEDIA GATEWAY CONTROL PROTOCOL (MGCP)

 MGCP Definition and Architecture

 MGCP Components (User Agents, User Clients)
 MGCP Clients and Servers
 MGCP Call Processing
 MGCP Format (Headers, Requests, Responses)