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EPC Transport Network Planning & Design

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Course Objectives

By the end of this course participants will acquire an insight and understanding of the Transport architecture, concepts and design. The participants will learn about the scope of the EPC Transport reference network, the products involved as well as applied concepts and designs. The knowledge areas included in this course are Transport Backbone, Site Infrastructure, Packet Switch, O&M and security Network designs. 

Contents

Overview of the EPC Transport

  • The challenges faced in regards to the mobile operators’ backbone infrastructure
  • Advantages of design modularity
  • EPC Transport solution explanation
  • EPC Transport Reference Network design
  • Network connectivity and site infrastructure requirements
  • Explanation of the technology used in the EPC Transport
  • IP Routing and Routing Protocols, IPv6, VPN Technology, and security concepts in IP

Site Infrastructure and Transport Backbone scope, requirements and limitations

  • Network Modularization
  • EPC Transport Site Switch and Router options
  • Redundancy mechanisms for high availability
  • VLAN traffic separation principles and security design
  • EPC Transport intra-site and inter-site connectivity choices
  • IGP, iBGP and Client Network routing choice
  • IP/MPLS backbone design
  • EPC Transport IP/MPLS transport backbone design
  • Quality of Service
  • General QoS purpose explanation
  • 3GPP QoS model, EPC Transport QoS solution

Network View Discussion

  • Network Modules within the EPC Transport design solution
  • Security Solution as part of the design in EPC Transport
  • The Security Domain Network Security and Design options.
  • The Security Services applied for different traffic types
  • O&M Network design as part of the design in EPC Transport 

Entry Requirements

IP Transport and Telecom network knowledge, ideally Transport Network planning knowledge. 

Target Group

Service Engineers, Network Design Engineers 

Mode of Delivery

Instructor-led training with theory and practical examples. 

Duration

The duration can be adjusted in order to cover the individual target groups’ needs and perspectives and can range from 1 to 2 days.

Participants

The maximum number of participants is 12.

Language

English