NGN Overview
- Legacy Network Architectures
- Fixed Networks
- Circuit Switched
- Packet Switched
- Network Evolution
- Service Control and Delivery in Legacy Networks
- The Next Generation Network
- Network Service Control
- Core Network
- Access Network
- Applications & Services
- Telecommunication Service Delivery
- Network Services
- Intelligent Networks
- Service Delivery Platforms
- Messaging Systems
- Open Service Application & Parlay
- Parlay X and Web Services
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
- IMS Basics
- IMS Standards
- IMS Architecture & Components
- Proxy CSCF
- Interrogating CSCF
- Serving CSCF
- Application Server
- Media Resource Function (MRF)
- Media Gateway Function
- The HSS and Cx Interface
- Why IMS
- The IMS Market
- Benefits to the Operator
- Benefits to the End User
- IMS Players
- IMS Technologies
- IMS Features
- Multimedia Session Management
- QoS
- Service Execution
- Third Party Service Support
- IMS Services
- Introduction to Services
- Interactive Gaming
- File Sharing
- Instant Messaging
- Voice Messaging
- Voice Telephony over IMS
- Video Conferencing
- Content Streaming Services
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) Primer and Diameter
- Intro to SIP
- SIP Addressing
- SIP Architecture & Components
- User Agents
- Proxy Agents
- Registrar Server
- Redirect Server
- Location Server
- SIP Methods
- SIP Response Codes
- SIP Message Transport
- SIP Message Structure
- SIP Server Discovery
- Basic SIP Procedures
- SIP Registration
- Call Establishment
- Proxy Mode Operation
- Redirect Mode Operation
- SIP Security
- Basic Diameter Architecture & Operation
- Diameter Applications
- SIP & RTP
- RTP Structure
- RTP Payloads
- RTCP
- RTP Flow Examples
Access Network Technologies
- Access Network Requirements
- Wireline Access Technologies
- Digital Subscriber Line
- xDSL Capabilities
- DSL Availability and Trends
- Fibre Distribution
- Cable Networks – Features and Capabilities
Core Network Technologies
- Transmission and Transport Technologies – Ethernet, ATM, Frame Relay, PDH, SDH, Optical / DWDM, Token Ring
- The move to All-IP Networks
- IP Technology Explained
- IPv4 & IPv6
- IP Operation and related protocols
- QoS Mechanisms – ATM, MPLS, DiffServ, IntServ, RSVP
- MPLS Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
- Voice over IP
- SoftSwitch Principles, the Media Gateway, Signalling and SIGTRAN
- Streaming / Advanced Media Support
- Making the Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 – Dual IP Layers, Tunnelling
- Addressing and the use of E.164 numbering scheme – ENUM Protocol
- Multicasting in IP Networks
IP Enabled Services
- Delivering Telecoms, Internet and Entertainment Services
- Telecoms Networks
- Radio and Broadcast
- DSL
- Cable
- Voice over IP Principles
- VoIP Standards
- H.323 Multimedia Conferencing
- Network Components
- Protocol Overview
- Application Scenarios
- SIP-based VoIP
- Network Components
- Protocol Overview
- Application Scenarios
- VoIP in Evolved Telecoms Networks
- Softswitching and Media Gateways
- IPTV Architecture
- Service Platforms
- Transport Networks
- Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
- Services and Features
- Platforms
- IPTV Global Trends
- IPTV Services and Service Providers
- Service Control and Delivery
- Quality of Service (QoS) Issues
- Billing for Multiplay