CISCO BTS 10200 SOFTSWITCH ESSENTIALS II
DURATION
Five days.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Cisco® BTS 10200 Softswitch Essentials II course builds on the
concepts presented in Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Essentials I. You will learn
translations (dial plans), interconnecting the public switched telephone
network (PSTN) with Cisco IP Transfer Point (ITP) signaling gateways, and
off-net trunking with both Cisco AS5X00 IOS® Software and Cisco MGX® 8000
Series trunking gateways (TGWs). You will develop Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
provisioning scripts for off-net trunking and call routing. You will also gain
an in-depth understanding of the Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), the
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Signaling System 7 (SS7), and
Signaling Transport (SIGTRAN) signaling protocols and the
troubleshooting of call processing faults. The extensive hands-on labs
reinforce an end-to-end call-flow perspective, in which you will provision the
Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch for call
setup and control and use the various TGW diagnostic tools to validate,
observe, and troubleshoot operation.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is intended for network professionals who plan,
design, implement, operate, or optimize Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch–based
voice-over-IP (VoIP) solutions or who troubleshoot Cisco BTS 10200
Softswitch–based VoIP solutions (Tier 2 or 3 level support), and for solution
design, quality assurance, or engineering professionals who develop or maintain
Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch system provisioning scripts or translation tables.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to perform the
following tasks:
• Identify and explain the Cisco
Broadband Local Integrated Services Solutions, solution components, and
interoperability
(review)
• Identify and describe Cisco BTS
10200 Softswitch system architecture, interfaces, and databases (review)
• Describe and demonstrate Cisco
BTS 10200 Softswitch system operations and maintenance procedures and commands
• Describe the Cisco BTS 10200
Softswitch provisioning table relationships used to process and control on-net
and off-net calls and various routing and translation scenarios
• Demonstrate the decoding of MGCP
and SIP signaling protocols
• Describe the system architecture
and operation of the Cisco MGX 8800 Series Switch TGW, Cisco IOS Software ITP
Signaling Gateway (SGW), and Cisco IOS Software TGWs
• Demonstrate using Cisco IOS
Software command-line interface (CLI) commands to determine status and
troubleshoot faults
on Cisco MGX 8800 Series Switches, Cisco ITP, and Cisco AS5X00
platforms
• Practice using troubleshooting
tools and methods to isolate and resolve off-net trunking and signaling faults
COURSE PREREQUISITES
• Basic knowledge of the Cisco BTS
10200 Softswitch • Cisco
BTS 10200 Essentials Part I
CISCO PART NUMBER
AS-TRAIN-E in North America and Europe
AS-TRAIN-E-A in Asia Pacific
AS-TRAIN-E-L in Latin America
DURATION
Five days.
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Cisco Broadband Local Integrated Services Solution
and Cisco BTS System Review
a. Solution components, interoperability, and
signaling
b. System architecture, application status, and
operations reviews
2. MGCP
a. In-depth study of signaling protocol
3. SIP
a. Review of SIP signaling protocol
4. Translations and Trunking
a. Introduction to dial plan considerations
b. On-net, off-net processing and tables
c. Interactive table review/CLI labs
d. Detailed treatment of Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
routing tables
5. Announcement Server Provisioning
a. Review of Cisco AS5300 Series Universal
Gateways TGW configuration and diagnostic tools
b. Detailed treatment of Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
announcement trunking tables
6. SS7/SIGTRAN Signaling and ITP Provisioning
a. Light review of SS7 and SIGTRAN protocols
b. Cisco ITP deployments, configurations, and
diagnostics tools
c. Detailed treatment of Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
ITP signaling provisioning tables
d. Use of Cisco ITP commands to verify operation
7. Provisioning Trunking Gateways
a. Cisco TGWs, sample configuration, and diagnostic
tools
b. Detailed treatment of Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
trunking tables
8. Cisco MGX 8000 Series (VISM) Trunking Gateways
a. Overview of Cisco MGX 8000 Series: system
architecture, cards, and operation
b. Review of MGX (SRM/RPM/VISM) configurations
9. Translations and Dial Plans
a. Detailed treatment of Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
tables that affect digit processing
b. Examination of prefix dialing scenarios
c. Detailed treatment of Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
policy and carrier routing tables
d. Treatment of operator services, emergency, tollfree,
and LNP special call types
10. Off-Net Troubleshooting
LAB OUTLINE
Lab 1: Analyzing MGCP Flow to RGW
In this paper-based lab, analyze the output from an MGCP
snoop that shows part of the MGCP information required to set
up a call.
Lab 2: Running Diagnostic Tests—MGWs/SUBs
Practice using the diagnostic commands just taught in lecture to
better understand, for example, MGW network connectivity and
Subscriber details.
Lab 3: Adding Softswitch Trunks
Provision the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch to support Softswitch
trunk groups for pod-to-pod calls and verify correct call
processing and routing.
Lab 4: Provisioning Announcements
Learn how to provision the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch to
support the Cisco AS5300 Announcement Server using the CLI
“cut and paste” method.
Lab 5: SS7 (ITP) Signaling
Provision the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch to support SS7
controlled trunk groups and IMT terminations to a simulated
PSTN. Enable and interpret Cisco IOS MGCP show and debug
outputs on the Cisco 3660 Multiservice Platform.
Lab 6: SS7 Trunk Groups
Build from the previous lab to view the Cisco IOS TGW
configuration. Enable and interpret Cisco IOS MGCP show and
debug outputs on the Cisco SN 5400 Series Storage Router.
Also, enable and interpret Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch call
trace output for SS7 calls.
Lab 7: Viewing Billing Records
Either login to your pod’s EMS, using the Cisco Extensible
Provisioning and Operations Manager (EPOM) tool or the CLI
to display the billing record generated by the previous call.
Lab 8: Adding Cisco MGX Voice Integrated Service Module
(VISM)
Continue to build from previous labs to add the VISM to your
Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch.
Lab 9: Provisioning Policy Routing
Practice the lessons learned and commands discussed on policy
routing in the classroom network. Special focus will be placed
on Policy-POP and Policy-NXX.
Lab 10: Prefixing Routing
Practice prefix routing by exploring inter-lata calls. Ensure that
call routing continues based upon a preferred carrier for the
subscriber when that subscriber dials a digit string that is an
inter-lata call.
Lab 11: Provisioning Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch for 911 /
CAS
Provision the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch for Channel
Associated Signaling (CAS) trunks and use the CAS trunks to
support 911 calls.
Lab 12: SCP Subsystems[[changes here correct??]]
Practice provisioning the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch for
communication with a service control point (SCP) by following
the steps required for defining all of the relevant subsystems and
dependencies. Note: you will not have access to an SCP so you
will learn and practice the steps leading up to actually
implementing the system.
Lab 13: 8XX Local
Practice provisioning the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch for the
local resolution of 8XX numbers.
