Introduction to NGN
- Voice, video and data over packets
- Overview of IP network
- NGN core NGN access
- IP Networks and Real-Time Applications
- Wireline and Wireless
- IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem)
- LTE and VoLTE
Broadband Wireline and Wireless alternatives
- xDSL alternatives
- Packet Cable
- Cable/DOCSIS/PacketCable
- Wireless Broadband
- Wireline Access Technologies
- Digital Subscriber Line
- xDSL Capabilities
- Cable Networks – Components and Architecture
- The DOCSIS
- Fibre Distribution
- Hybrid Fibre and Cable (HFC)
- Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)
- Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
- Passive Optical Networks (PON)
- PON Variants
- PON Components and Architectures
- LTE and LTE Advanced
- 802.11ac/ad
Wireless Access Technologies
- WiMAX and Mobile WiMAX
- 3G/EDGE/UMTS
- E-UTRAN/LTE (Long Term Evolution)
- Wireless LANs and the IEEE802.11 Standards
- 802.11n/ac/ad
- Wireless MANs
- Mobile WiMAX
- In-Home Networks
- Femtocells
- Short-Range Wireless Technologies
- Personal Area Networks (PAN)
- Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, RFID and UWB Capabilities
- Satellite Systems
- Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
Overview of TCP/IP and Packet Core
- Basics of Internetworking
- OSI 7 Layer Model
- Theory of Packet Construction and Layering
- TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
- Overview of Applications and Management Protocols
- Overview of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
- Overview of User Data Protocol (UDP)
- Overview of Internet Protocol (IP)
- IP Address Allocation
- PPPoE and PPPoA
- PPPoE Architecture
- SIGTRAN
- Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
- Diameter Protocol
Advanced IP Networking
- Overview of Ethernet
- GigE and Metro Ethernet
- L2 and L3 Aggregation
- Precedence and Quality of Service
- Overview of IP Security
- IPSEC
- AAA, RADUIS and DIAMETER
- Overview of virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Multi Protocol Lable Switching (MPLS)
- MPLS VPN
- MPLS-TE
- Seamless MPLS
- GMPLS and OTN
- Managing TCP/IP networks
- Working with IP tools
- IPv6
Overview of voice and Video Transport over IP
- Overview of IPv6
- VoIP Protocols
- IPTV and HDTV
- Mobile TV
- DVB-H/IPDC
- Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS)
- Mobile TV Platforms
- Entertainment and interactive content
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4
- VLAN
- L2/L3 Aggregation
- Multicasting and IGMP
NGN Requirements, Architecture and Protocols
- NGN Requirements
- Architecture and Protocols
- End to end QoS
- Traffic Engineering
- Service platforms
- Network management for NGN
- Lawful interception
- Security
- NGN Services
- Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networking
- Push-to-Talk
- MPLS and MPLS/VPNs
- Optical networking
- FTTx
- Passive Optical Networks (PON)
- PON network architecture
- APON
- BPON
- GPON
- EPON
- GEPON
- CPON
- ITU-T G.983.x
- ITU-T G.984.x
- IEEE 802.3-2005 clauses 64 and 65
- Self-Defending networks
- Ethernet’s ongoing evolution
- GigE
- Metro Ethernet
- GMPLS
- Advanced optical and photonic
Next-Generation network and service management
- Web services
- Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
- Cloud Computing
NGN Architectural Components
- NGN core network
- Legacy services
- Overview of PSTN
- Overview of SS7
- Consolidation of several (dedicated or overlay) transport networks
- Packet-based network
- Broadband, QoS-enabled transport technologies
Overview of Voice over IP ( VoIP)
- Overview of RTP, RTCP and RTSP Protocols
- Voice Compression Principles
- Softswitch Archietcture
- Media Gateway Controller (MGC)
- Media Gateway (MG)
- Signaling Gateways (SG)
- Migration of voice from a switched architecture (PSTN) to VoIP
- Overview of SS7 over IP/SIGTRAN
- Wired and wireless access networks
- NGN convergence
- VoIP, IMS and SIP
- RCS, Joyn
- HSS and Diameter
NGN Standards and Protocols
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
- ETSI TIPHON
- IETF and Internet Protocol (IP) standards
- Fixed-Mobile Convergence
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
- Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
- Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP)
- H.248/Megaco
- SIGTRAN
NGN Applications and Architecture
- All IP Core
- MPLS and MPLS IP VPN
- WebTV/IPTV
- Metro and Long-distance Ethernet / VPN services
- Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance (FMCA)
- Mobile VoIP
- Fixed-Mobile Convergence
- IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
SATCOM and Broadband Wireless Architecture
- SATCOM and VSAT
- TCP and VPN Accelerators
- Wi-Fi/802.11n
- MIMO
- Mobile WiMAX and ASN Gateway
- 3G and 4G Mobile Networks
- 4G Wireless Architecture
- E-UTRA/E-UTRAN, LTE (Long Term Evolution)
- LTE Advanced
- Generic Access Network (GAN) architecture (former UMA)
- GANC and SEGW
- Multimedia Domain (MMD)
- 3GPP/3GPP2/TISPAN IMS
- Multimedia Domain (MMD)
- E-UTRA Layer 1, 2 and 3
- Flat IP Architecture
- The X2 and S1 Interfaces
- LTE/SAE Signaling Procedures
- Evolution of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
- MIMO, SDMA and Beamforming
NGN Operations and Management
- NGN OAM&P
- TMForum Frameworx, eTOM and SID
- Telecom Fraud and Billing
- Revenue Assurance and Optimization
Emerging Technologies
- 5G Wireless
- Small Cells
- Mobile Applications
- M2M
- IoT
- Cloud Computing
- Big Data