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Flexi NG 10 as GGSN Operation & Maintenance

Learning Solution Description

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Contents

Contents ........................................................................................................... 2 

Product description .......................................................................................... 3 

Module objectives ............................................................................................ 4 

Course Program ............................................................................................... 7 

Learning Environment ...................................................................................... 8 

Content List ...................................................................................................... 9 

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Product description

Product name Flexi NG 10 as High Capacity GGSN Operation & Maintenance (FNGOM, CN3357)

Category Intermediate

Target group GPRS/3G core engineers requiring competence in commissioning and managing Flexi NG.

Objectives At the end of the course the student will be able to:

Describe the role of Flexi NG within the PCN (EPC) network

Configure the Flexi NG (QoS, Routing, Charging, FM, PM etc.)

Configure APNs and session profiles

Use maintenance and troubleshooting tools provided

Duration 3 days

Delivery method Classroom training

Max. number of participants 8

Prerequisite courses 2G and 3G system training, TCP/IP for MPC, FlexiPlatform rel 5 Overview

Underpinning knowledge & skills Basic 2G, 3G knowledge, IP addressing and routing, TCP/IP suite protocols (OSPF etc.), basic UNIX knowledge.

Modules 1. Introduction to Flexi NG

2. Hardware description

3. FlexiPlatform Overview

4. Flexi NG 10 Maintenance Procedures & Troubleshooting Tools

5. Flexi NG10 Integration (optional)

6. Flexi NG 10 Basic Services

7. Flexi NG 10 Session Management and Access Point Configuration

8. Flexi NG 10 QoS and Policy Control

9. Flexi NG 10 Charging

10. Flexi NG 10 Performance Management

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Module objectives

Introduction to Flexi NG 10 After this module, the student will be able to:

Describe the basic functionality of the 2G and 3G packet core network elements and interfaces in relation to Flexi NG 10

Explain the role and the deployment options of Flexi NG in NSN solutions

Explain the basic functionality and features of NSN Flexi NG

Hardware Description After this module, the student will be able to:

Describe NSN ATCA hardware platform

Understand the roles of the different blades

FlexiPlatform Overview After this module, the student will be able to:

Describe the main features of FlexiPlatform

Describe the main Flexi NG 10 services

Flexi NG 10 Maintenance Procedures & Troubleshooting Tools At the end of this module the participant will be able to:

Identify and use the O&M tools and utilities provided in Flexi NG

List the troubleshooting tools provided in Flexi NG

Describe the fault management system in Flexi NG

Find statistical information provided by the system

Backup and restore Flexi NG configuration

Upgrade Flexi NG software

Flexi NG 10 Integration (optional module) After this module, the student will be able to:

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Describe the site solution and connectivity options

Configure the network integration parameters for GPRS/3G (LTE) operation

Configure IP routing to achieve interface redundancy

Configure network management interface (OSS)

Flexi NG 10 Basic Services After this module, the student will be able to:

Create user accounts

Install software licenses

Configure basic services (such as SSH, FTP, NTP)

Flexi NG 10 Session Management and Access Points After this module, the student will be able to:

Describe how to configure packet switching to and from Access Points

Describe and configure different kinds of Access Points (AP)

Demonstrate the configuration of the AP made by creating PDP contexts/EPC sessions and transferring data

Demonstrate internal redundancy for PDP contexts

Create dedicated service domains using GRE tunnels

Flexi NG 10 QoS and Policy Control After this module, the student will be able to:

Understand the QoS configuration in Flexi NG

Describe the policy control features in Flexi NG

Understand the main functionality of the Gx interface

Flexi NG 10 Charging After this module, the student will be able to:

Describe the offline charging interface (Ga/Gz)

Describe the online charging interface (Gy)

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Configure postpaid charging

Verify charging functionality with CDRs

Flexi NG 10 Performance Management After this module, the student will be able to:

Describe the performance management system in Flexi NG

Create measurement jobs and verify the result files

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Course Program

Morning Afternoon

Day 1

Introduction to Flexi NG

Hardware Description

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FlexiPlatform Overview

Day 2

Maintenance procedures and Tools

Integration

Basic Services

Session Management and Access Point Configuration

Day 3

QoS and Policy control Charging Configuration

Performance Management

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Learning Environment

Contents OH and RGB projector

Flipchart and white board

Group material (pens, slides, etc.)

Classroom 8 seats

Hardware Flexi NG hardware (ATCA) with the latest SW installed

2G/3G Lab with User Equipment, radio access (BSS/RAN), PCN (SGSN)

Content server to be integrated in Gi-network

AAA (Radius) server to be integrated in Gi-network

PCRF server to be integrated in Gx-network - Optional

Charging elements (CG, OCS) – Optional

Lawful Interception - Optional

Internal Router (IP330/440/530/650/740)

Cisco 2948G-switch or equivalent (Gigabit Ethernet interfaces)

Eight PCs for students

One laptop with terminal software and cable for serial console access

One Linux PC for 2G/3G traffic simulator (if real network elements are not available)

Software version Testbed

Current Flexi NG 10 Software distribution installed

Software license keys

Student PCs

Web Browser

Telnet client

Linux PC

FTP, DHCP, RADIUS, LDAP servers

Functionality Internal FTP and DHCP server

Internal RADIUS server (optional)

Internal LDAP server (optional)

UE / Node B (2G BTS) / (RNC) / SGSN / User Application simulator

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Content List

Title Doc Number Vn.

0 Learning Solution Description

1 Introduction to Flexi NG 10

2 Hardware description

3 FlexiPlatform Overview

4 Flexi NG 10 Maintenance Procedures & Troubleshooting Tools

5 Flexi NG10 Integration

6 Flexi NG 10 Basic Services

7 Flexi NG 10 Session Management and Access Point Configuration

8 Flexi NG 10 QoS and Policy Control

9 Flexi NG 10 Charging

10 Flexi NG 10 Performance Management

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VERSION Editor Comments

1.0 Janne Loisa

Initial version for Flexi NG as GGSN 3-day O&M course