Course Modules

1. Introduction to signaling

1.1. Describe the term of signaling
1.2. Standardization bodies for 2G/3G core network protocols
1.3. Rel4 signaling protocols

2. MTP

2.1. TDM based MTP Rel4 network
2.2. MTP layers
2.3. MTP message structure
2.4. MTP related messages
2.5. SAAL MTP3b
2.6. SAAL and MTP3b message structure
2.7. MTP/SAAL functional procedure
2.8. Signaling flow

3. SIGTRAN

3.1. SIGTRAN protocol stack is applied in Rel4 network
3.2. SCTP function and structure
3.3. M3UA function and structure
3.4. SIGTRAN Signaling flow

4. SCCP

4.1. SCCP in Rel4 network
4.2. SCCP functionalities
4.3. SCCP message structure
4.4. SCCP services: connection oriented, connectionless
4.5. SCCP message routing based

5. TCAP MAP

5.1. TCAP and MAP in Rel4 network
5.2. TCAP and MAP message structure
5.3. TCAP transaction portion, dialog portion and component portion
5.4. TCAP higher layer protocols transport
5.5. MAP functionalities and procedures

6. RANAP

6.1. RANAP in Rel4 network
6.2. RANAP protocol in Iu-CS interface
6.2.1. Location update procedure
6.2.2. Call setup procedure
6.3. RANAP signalling flow

7. MEGACO

7.1. MEGACO in Rel4 network
7.2. MEGACO in Mc interface
7.3. MEGACO message structure
7.4. Context, Termination, Signal
7.5. MEGACO message flows for call setup

8. ISUP

8.1. ISUP in Rel4 network
8.2. ISUP message structure
8.3. ISUP call related procedures
8.4. ISUP message flows

9.BICC

9.1. BICC in Rel4 network
9.2. BICC messages in Nc interface
9.3. IPBCP inside BICC message
9.4. BICC signaling flow

10. SIP-I

9.1. SIP-I in Rel4 network
9.2. SIP messages in Nc interface
9.3. Structure of a SIP dialog for call control
9.4. Call control SIP requests
9.5. Provisional and final SIP response
9.6. SIP addresses
9.7. ISUP encapsulation
9.8. SIP bearer information
9.9. SIP Signaling flow

11. AoIP

11.1. BSC and MGW connection
11.2. BSSAP messages based on IP connection