Course Name: GSM MAP On-Line

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Course Length: 16 hours (divided into four ½-day sessions)

Tuition Cost:$1195.00

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Description: Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) is the world’s leading wireless communication standard. This course defines the protocol structure and content of the messages which support the GSM mobile applications and services. You will gain a thorough knowledge of how messages are constructed and how mobile communications between elements is accomplished.

Course Outline:

· GSM Overview & Identities

ü Worldwide GSM deployment

ü Trends in mobile telecommunications

ü GSM network components – BTS, BSC, MSC, VLR, HLR, EIR, SM-SC

ü GSM identities – MSISDN, IMSI, TMSI, IMEI, MSRN

ü GSM interfaces

ü GSM and 3GPP Standards

ü Basic call flow scenarios

· Signaling in GSM

ü Signaling across the various interfaces

ü Links – low-speed & high-speed

ü Network interconnection

ü SS7 protocol

· Message Transfer Part (MTP)

ü Reliable transport

ü Routing and routesets

ü Network Management

· Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP)

ü Connectionless Service

ü Connection-Oriented Service

ü SPPC Management

ü Global Title Translations

· Introduction to Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)

· ISDN-User Part (ISDN-UP)

ü Messages in ISDN-UP

ü Signaling Structure

ü 3GPP standards

ü Signaling on the A-interface

ü Connection-oriented SCCP

ü BSSMAP and DTAP

ü Call flows across the A-interface

· SS7 Protocol - ITU-T TCAP & GSM MAP

ü Supporting Documentation

ü Structure of ITU-T TCAP

· Transaction Portion

· Dialogue Portion

· Component Portion

ü TCAP Services

ü TCAP Forms

· Invoke

· Return Result

· Return Error

· Abort

ü Local and Global Reference

ü 3GPP Standards

· GSM MAP Specification

ü GSM MAP operations

ü GSM MAP parameters

· Parameter structures

ü GSM MAP standards documents

ü ISDN-UP in handovers

ü Overview of Intelligent Networking (CAMEL) & how it relates to GSM MAP

Exercises are provided throughout the course, re-enforcing a practical understanding of the material.

Course Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of mobile telephony and signaling would be helpful, but not essential.

What You Will Learn: In this course you will learn about GSM components, subscriber identities along with network identities. We will briefly look at the lower layers of the SS7 protocol which is used for message routing and transport. Emphasis is placed on the TCAP ITU-T standard, the Mobile Application Part (MAP) application and signaling across the A-interface. Call-flow scenarios show how the various elements signal and communicate.

Who Will Benefit From This Course: This course will be beneficial to Cellular and PCS providers and their agents needing an understanding of GSM networks and how the various nodes communicate with each other. Others who could benefit would include those working in a Network Operations Center (NOC), network technical support, planners, network or traffic engineers and interconnection specialists.

Instructors: All of our instructors have years of experience developing and teaching technical courses at Telcordia Technologies (Bellcore) Learning Services in Lisle, IL.. They are all CompTIA CTT+ Certified Professionals and SS7 certified.

Telecom Training Associates, Inc. is a 100% veteran-owned company.