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Cisco IP Transfer Point (SS7) for environments that use Cisco ITP

Course Code: ITP      Days: 4
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Course Overview

This course enables learners to use appropriate technologies to build a scalable SS7 signaling network, to create and deploy an SS7 over IP signaling network, and to implement basic troubleshooting techniques in environments that use the Cisco ITP. The ITP v3.0 course also enables students to improve traffic flow, reliability, redundancy, and performance in the signaling network. This course has been classified as IT Technical Training.

Audience

This course is aimed at individuals involved in configuring, maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting a signalling network, to implement basic troubleshooting techniques in environments that use the Cisco ITP. The ITP v3.0 course also enables learners to improve traffic flow, reliability, redundancy, and performance in the signalling network. The primary audience for this course is Network engineers, and Network Architects.

Delegates are required to provide their own Laptop

Skills Gained

At the end of the course delegates will be able to;-

  • Describe the ITP product, its features and deployment
  • Perform basic IPS operations
  • Describe the current SS7 architecture, operations and protocols
  • Describe the SS7oIP architecture, operations and protocols
  • Describe and configure Global Title Translation
  • Describe and configure Global Title Translation
  • Describe and configure ITP Multi-Instances
  • Describe and configure Gateway Screening
  • Describe and configure ITP Multilayer SMS routing
  • List the commands to maintain, monitor and troubleshoot the ITP
  • Describe and configure M3UA and SUA
  • Describe the use of High-Speed Signaling Links (HSL)
  • Describe the ITP MAP Proxy feature and its implementation architectures
  • Describe the Cisco Database for Telecommunication features and functions

ITP Generic Overview

  • Deployment Models
  • Platforms Architecture
  • MAP Gateway
  • QoS, Design Resiliency and SCTP Bundling
  • Network Management and Monitoring

IOS Basics

  • The User Interface
  • Router Configuration Components
  • Router Configuration Modes
  • Configuring E1/T1 Controllers and IP Addresses
  • Examining Router Status
  • Sources for IOS Software
  • Test Procedure

SS7 Overview

  • Drivers for SS7
  • SS7 Concepts
  • SS7 Protocols: Message Transfer Part
  • SS7 Protocols: Application Part
  • Configuring SS7 Links and Link Sets

SS7oIP Features and Functions

  • Introduction to SS7oIP
  • Stream Control Transmission Protocol
  • Configuring SCTP Links and Link Sets
  • MTP2-User Peer-to-Peer Adaptation

M3UA and SUA

  • M3UA and SUA Concepts and Features
  • M3UA Gateway for IP Application End Nodes
  • SUA Gateway for IP Application End Nodes
  • Configuring and Monitoring M3UA and SUA

High-Speed Signalling Links (HSL)

  • The HSL Protocol Stack
  • ITP HSL Implementation

Global Title Translation

  • SCCP and Global Title Translation Functions
  • ITP and GTT Features
  • Configuring GTT

ITP Multi-Instances

  • Features and Functions
  • Configuration and Monitoring

Gateway Screening

  • Gateway screening principles
  • Configuration and Monitoring gateway screening

Multi-Layer Routing

  • Multi-Layer SMS Routing Principles
  • Configuring and Monitoring MLR

Designing an ITP Network

  • Capacity Planning
  • ITP Fine-Tuning

Cisco Databases for Telecommunication

  • Number Portability Network Options
  • Number Portability Effects on Networks
  • CDT Architecture and Deployment Models
  • ARD and MNP SRF-INAP-ATI Portability
  • Portability Specific Features
  • CDT Database
  • ITP Configuration for CDT

ITP Maintenance, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Maintaining the ITP

  • Monitoring the ITP
  • Troubleshooting the ITP

Follow On Courses

The following courses are recommended for further study:

  • GGSN - Cisco Gateway GPRS Support Node
  • CMX - Cisco Mobile Exchange


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