Mastering UMTS Core Networks (R99 to R7)

Instructor Led | Duration: 3 Days | Course Number: UMTS302

UMTS (WCDMA), an evolution of GSM and GPRS, created a platform to converge the worlds of speech, data services and the Internet, to create a global market for mobile multimedia. This course contains an overview of the evolved core networks in different releases of UMTS from Release 4 to Release 7. Release 4 is considered a stepping stone to an All-IP network with a separation of the MSC into an MSC-server and a media gateway. An overview of UMTS and its vision for the next generation all-IP multimedia networks known as IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) and the various concepts used in IMS architecture, functions, components and interfaces are covered. Enabling technologies such as SIP, MEGACO and IPv6 and the use of these technologies within the IMS architecture will be studied. A discussion of Quality of Service (QoS) follows, with a presentation of key protocols and the scenarios associated with QoS.

Intended Audience
This course is intended for those in design, development, engineering and product management on UMTS core networks.

Course Outline
1. R99 UMTS Architecture
1.1. UMTS network architecture 1.2. UMTS releases and their goals 1.3. UMTS circuit and packet switched domains

7. Services Architecture
7.1. Services architecture and role of application servers 7.2. Subscriber profiles and triggers

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to: Identify the driving forces, requirements and goals of the UMTS evolved core networks Describe the building blocks used to construct Release 5 List the functions of the UMTS Release 5, Release 6 and Release 7 architecture Explain the signaling and transport protocols like SIP, BICC, Megaco and RTP Step through end-to-end service establishment flows in the Release 5, Release 6 and Release 7 architectures Explain the scenarios that illustrate interworking with the PSTN and legacy wireless networks Identify various services that are supported in Release 6 Describe how session border controller enables access of a common IMS network with different access technologies like cdma2000, WiMAX, etc. Explain Voice Call Continuity (VCC) which enables an IMS subscriber on a VoIP call to continue the call into a circuit switched environment Describe reduction of latency in Release 7 with a simplified architecture

8. R6 Enhancements to IMS
8.1. 8.2. 8.3. 8.4. New services Group management QoS enhancements Session border controller

2. R4 Bearer Independent CS Core Network

2.1. Motivation of Release 4 2.2. Reference architecture 2.3. Signaling and transport

9. R7 One Tunnel Architecture

9.1. Different options 9.2. Interface changes 9.3. Scenarios

3. R5 IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Architecture

3.1. Motivation for Release 5 3.2. Architecture, components and functions 3.3. Interfaces and protocols

10. Voice Call Continuity

10.1. Architecture 10.2. Scenarios

4. IMS Signaling and Transport Protocols

4.1. SIP, SDP and MEGACO 4.2. Use of SIP and MEGACO in UMTS 4.3. RTP and RTCP

5. IMS Scenarios
5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4. Registration Call origination and termination Roaming and handovers PSTN and UMTS IMS

6. Quality of Service
6.1. QoS techniques (IntServ, DiffServ) 6.2. End-to-end QoS architecture 6.3. QoS allocation scenarios
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Suggested Prerequisites
Exploring UMTS (WCDMA) (Instructor Led)