3G/4G/5G: Radio & Core
| Programs | Duration | Brief | Skill Level | Request Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3G Cellular Networking | 3 | This program builds a foundation of underpinning knowledge in 3G/UMTS networks and forms a basis for more advanced, practical programs related to 3G. Covers network evolution, operation of the air interface, access & transmission, core and VAS/services platforms. | Fundamental "Core" Skill | Request Info |
| Understanding LTE | 3 | This program builds a foundation of underpinning knowledge in 4G/LTE networks and forms a basis for more advanced, practical programs related to 4G. Covers network evolution, operation of the air interface, LTE access & transmission, core and LTE services platforms. | Fundamental "Core" Skill | Request Info |
| Fundamentals of RF Communications | 2 | This program is designed to provide the participant with the knowledge to understand the different ways that we can use radio frequencies for communication purposes. Covers RF spectrum, RF propagation, antennas, transmitter & receiver systems, applications of RF. | Fundamental "Core" Skill | Request Info |
| UMTS Signalling Protocols & Procedures with HSPA | 5 | This program builds skills in analysing & troubleshooting signalling flows and protocol flows end-to-end in a UMTS & HSPA network environment, using a protocol analyser and network traces & logs. Covers user and control plane protocols, interface structure, connection life cycle, broadcast channel structure, system channels, soft and hard handovers. | Intermediate | Request Info |
| Principles of 3G Radio Network Planning | 4 | This program builds skills in planning a 3G radio network including dimensioning & planning for both coverage and capacity. Covers coverage & capacity, dimensioning parameters, use of a planning tool, link budgets, common planning models. | Intermediate | Request Info |
| Circuit Core Protocols & Procedures | 3 | This program builds skills in understanding & analysing circuit core protocols and messaging flows. Covers R99 & R4 architecture, softswitching, Sigtran, network architecture, network elements, HLR/HSS & circuit core service plaforms | Intermediate | Request Info |
| Packet Core Protocols & Procedures | 3 | This program builds skills in understanding & analysing circuit core protocols and messaging flows. Covers packet core architecture, address management, network elements & packet core service plaforms | Intermediate | Request Info |
| 3G/UMTS Network Parameters & Optimisation | 7 | This program builds skills in understanding & optimising network parameters for 3G/HSPA network configurations, using parameter settings specific to your network and vendor. It is split into 3 modules: - Coverage & capacity - Reselections & handovers - Packet data & broadband | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| 4G/5G Transmission Networks | 3 | This program builds a foundation of underpinning knowledge in transmission networks and forms a basis for more advanced, practical programs related to transmission. Covers the key packet-based options for transmission, both wired and wireless/microwave, including Metro Ethernet, MPLS (L2/L3) and NG-SDH. | Intermediate | Request Info |
| Certified IP Professional (CIPP) - QoS & Traffic Engineering | 5 | This program builds skills in designing, deploying and monitoring QoS in packet switched networks. Covers implementing QoS at L2/L3, planning QoS for a range of services, ensuring end to end QoS consistency, planning real-time packet services, monitoring & measuring quality in a multi-service network. | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| Certified IP Professional (CIPP) - Troubleshooting IP Services | 5 | This program builds skills in troubleshooting issues in a multi-service, multiprotocol network. Covers end-to-end service flows for email, web/database, SMS, MMS and video, troubleshooting issues related to switching, cabling, routing, security & application settings. | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| Certified IP Professional (CIPP) - Practical VoLTE & IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Networking | 4 | This program builds skills in real-time voice and video services in an IMS network. Covers VoIP, SIP, RTP/RTCP/RTSP, IMS protocols, connection life cycles, DIAMETER signalling and policy control. | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| International Roaming Protocols & Procedures | 4 | This program provides a detailed explanation of how roaming is supported in a mobile network. Covers roaming architecture, signalling flows in roaming, charging & billing and policy control for roaming environments. | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| Certified IP Professional (CIPP) - Implementing MPLS | 4 | This program builds skills in designing and deploying an MPLS network, such as for mobile access and core transport networks. Covers MPLS operations, L2 and L3 MPLS VPN services, MPLS traffic engineering and MPLS transmission solutions for mobile networks. | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| Certified IP Professional (CIPP) - Implementing MetroEthernet | 4 | This program builds skills in designing and deploying a transport network based on Metro Ethernet services. Covers Metro Ethernet network architecture, MEN services, application of MEN to mobile transmission networks, MEN QoS frameworks and Operations & Maintenance. | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| LTE Transport Network Design Mentoring | 2 | This program builds skills in dimensioning & planning transmission networks specifically for LTE. Covers capacity calculations, LTE transmission options and parameters, planning for multiple services, planning models and strategies for packet transmission networks. | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| LTE Signalling Analysis & Troubleshooting | 4 | This program builds skills in analysing & troubleshooting signalling flows and protocol flows end-to-end in a 4G/LTE network environment, using a protocol analyser and network traces & logs. Covers user and control plane protocols, interface structure, LTE connection life cycle, broadcast channel structure, system channels and handovers. | Intermediate | Request Info |
| RF Network Planning for LTE | 5 | This program builds skills in planning a 4G/LTE radio network including dimensioning & planning for both coverage and capacity. Covers coverage & capacity, dimensioning parameters, use of a planning tool, link budgets, common planning models. | Intermediate | Request Info |
| Understanding DIAMETER | 2 | This program builds skills related to DIAMETER and its application to LTE networks. Covers DIAMETER protocol & message format, mapping between DIAMETER and MAP messages, applications at the HSS and Policy Control systems and usage of DIAMETER Routing Agents | Advanced/ Specialist | Request Info |
| Understanding 5G | 3 | This program builds a foundation of underpinning knowledge in 5G networks, its evolution from 4G/LTE and forms a basis for more advanced, practical programs related to 5G as the emerging standards are finalised. Covers network evolution, operation of the air interface, 5G access & transmission, core and 5G services platforms. | Fundamental "Core" Skill | Request Info |
| 5G Mobile Packet Core | 3 | This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to effectively understand the packet core network architecture and its interaction with other cellular network elements with extensive analysis of message flows and use of signalling traces. Our hands-on approach of learning through doing will improve your practical skills in areas of high demand in the workplace. | Intermediate | Request Info |
| 5G Signalling Analysis and Troubleshooting | 4 | This program builds skills in analysing & troubleshooting signalling flows and protocol flows end-to-end in a 5G network environment, using a protocol analyser and network traces & logs. Covers user and control plane protocols, interface structure, 5G connection life cycle, broadcast channel structure, system channels and handovers. | Intermediate | Request Info |
| 5G Radio Network Planning | 5 | This is a training course designed to provide the student with an in-depth understanding of the technical aspects of 5G necessary for the design, analysis and deployment of this new radio technology. The initial portion of this course presents an overview of basic core network and air interface standards including system components, reference points, protocol stacks and fundamental concepts that form the basis for rest of the course. Throughout this course, the student will gain in-depth knowledge through calculator exercises and detailed analysis using provided spreadsheets. Each module of this course builds upon the previous modules, culminating in the use of a propagation modeling tool to estimate the performance of a 5G network, based on equipment specifications, system configuration and environmental variables. | Intermediate | Request Info |