Who Should Attend?

Those requiring an appreciation of the IP-Multimedia Core Network Subsystem, its architecture, principles and IMS protocols with examples of traffic cases. The course is addressed to a technical staff as well as to Customer Support Representatives and Consultants.

Course Content

1. Introduction to UMTS Core Network.
   • Evolution of GSM Core Network.
   • R99: Network Architecture.
   • GPRS Tunnelling Protocol.
   • Traffic Case: PDP Context Activation.
   • R4: MSC Server and Media Gateway.
2. IMS.
   • R5: Network Architecture.
   • IP-Multimedia CN Subsystem (IMS).
   • Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
   • Session Description Protocol (SDP).
   • Traffic Case: P-CSCF Discovery.
   • Traffic Case: IMS Registration.
   • Traffic Case: IMS Session Set-up.
3. Quality of Service.
   • QoS Architecture.
   • Differentiated Services.
   • Resource Reservation Protocol.
   • Traffic Case: Authorization of QoS Resources.
4. IMS Services.

Course Objectives

Participants attending this course will be given a survey of the architecture of UMTS Core Network’ s IMS - the IP-Multimedia Core Network Subsystem, in the relation to Circuit and Packet Switched subsystems. The course begins with the architecture of the UMTS core network evolution going through Release 99, Release 4 towards Release 5 where the IMS was introduced. IMS protocols, SIP and SDP, will be presented. This one-day training additionally explains Quality of Service architecture together with examples of traffic cases.

Pre-requisites

Prior to attending this event, the participants should already have an understanding of the UMTS principles and a basic knowledge on architecture of cellular network concepts.

Training Structure

One day training divided into logical sessions.

Methodology

Instructor led training.