ANSI-41 MAP Training Course with Hands-On Exercises (Online, Onsite and Classroom Live)

The ANSI-41 MAP is an application standard that provides a means to perform intersystem handoff and roaming. This ANSI-41 MAP Training course examines the call flow scenarios and the TCAP structure defined in the standard. Also shown, is how the various network entities communicate with each other.

Duration: 2 days

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CUSTOMIZE It

• We can adapt this ANSI-41 MAP Training course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
• If you are familiar with some aspects of this ANSI-41 MAP Training course, we can omit or shorten their discussion
• We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the ANSI-41 MAP Training Course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
• If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the ANSI-41 MAP Training course in manner understandable to lay audiences.

AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this ANSI-41 MAP course:

• Those whose job requires knowledge of the next generation of Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) protocols.

CLASS PREREQUISITES

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this ANSI-41 MAP course are:

• Prior knowledge of data communications and IP networks will be helpful but not required.

ANSI-41 MAP Training - OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this ANSI-41 MAP Training course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

• Sketch the LTE/EPC and IMS architectures
• Explain Diameter protocol features including the Base
• Identify Diameter features, applications, security
• Describe Diameter protocol capabilities
• Describe Diameter Accounting and Credit Control
• Describe the functions supported by Diameter Protocol
• Illustrate key 3GPP/LET/EPC Diameter interfaces
• Describe Diameter-based interfaces including: Cx/Dx, Sh/Dh, Rf/Ro, Gq/Go, Rq, Gq’, e2 and e4
• Identify the key elements for Diameter messages such as ER/CEA, DWR/DWA, DPR/DPA, RAR/RAA, and CCR/CCA
• Describe PCC (Policy and Charging Control)
• Describe Charging Interfaces (Gy, Ro, Gx, Gz, Sy, Rx, Sd
• Describe Offline and Online Charging
• Sketch PCC architecture (PCRF, PCEF, SPR, OCS)

ANSI-41 MAP Training - COURSE SYLLABUS

Introduction to Diameter

• What is Diameter?
• History
• Applications
• Protocol description
• Problems to be addressed
• Diameter Protocol in 3GPP context
• Diameter Architecture
• Load Balancing
• Diameter Router
• Diameter Routing Agent (DRA)

Diameter Protocol Overview

• Transport
• SCTP Guidelines
• Securing Diameter Messages
• Diameter Application Compliance
• Application Identifiers
• Connections vs. Sessions
• Peer Table
• Realm-Based Routing Table
• Role of Diameter Agents
• Relay Agents
• Proxy Agents
• Redirect Agents
• Translation Agents
• End-to-End Security Framework
• Diameter Path Authorization

Diameter Header

• Command Codes
• Command Code ABNF specification
• Diameter Command Naming Conventions
• Diameter AVPs
• AVP Header
• Optional Header Elements
• Basic AVP Data Formats
• Derived AVP Data Formats
• Grouped AVP Values
• Example AVP with a Grouped Data Type
• Diameter Base Protocol AVPs

Diameter Peers

• Peer Connections
• Diameter Peer Discovery
• Capabilities Exchange
• Capabilities Exchange Request
• Capabilities Exchange Answer
• Disconnecting Peer Connections
• Disconnect Peer Request
• Disconnect Peer Answer
• Transport Failure Detection
• Device Watchdog Request
• DeviceWatchdogAnswer
• Transport Failure Algorithm
• Failover and Failback Procedures
• Peer State Machine
• Incoming connections
• Events
• Actions
• The Election Process

Diameter Message Processing

• Diameter Request Routing Overview
• Originating a Request
• Sending a Request
• Receiving Requests
• Processing Local Requests
• Request Forwarding
• Request Routing
• Redirecting Requests
• Relaying and Proxying Requests
• Diameter Answer Processing
• Processing Received Answers
• Relaying and Proxying Answers

Error Handling

• ResultCode AVP
• Informational
• Success
• Protocol Errors
• Transient Failures
• Permanent Failures
• Error Bit

Diameter User Sessions

• Authorization Session State Machine
• Accounting Session State Machine
• Server Initiated ReAuth
• ReAuth Request
• ReAuthAnswer
• Session Termination
• Session Termination Request
• Session Termination Answer
• Aborting a Session
• Abort Session Request
• Abort Session Answer
• Inferring Session Termination from OriginStateId

Accounting and Billing

• Server Directed Model
• Protocol Messages
• Application Document Requirements
• Fault Resilience
• Accounting Records
• Correlation of Accounting Records
• Accounting Command Codes
• Accounting Request
• Accounting Answer
• Accounting AVPs

Diameter Protocol Related Configurable Parameters

• Security Considerations
• IPSec Usage
• TLS Usage

Diameter Messages

• Messages defined in the DIAMETER base protocol
• Abort Session Request
• Abort Session Answer
• Accounting Request
• Accounting Answer
• Capabilities Exchanging Request
• Capabilities Exchanging Answer
• Device Watchdog Request
• Device Watchdog Answer
• Disconnect Peer Request
• Disconnect Peer Answer
• ReAuth Request
• ReAuth Answer
• Session Termination Request
• Session Termination Answer

Diameter Routing and Management

• Diameter routing concepts
• Diameter message manipulation with DRA
• Usage reporting and event trigger reporting

Diameter Applied to IMS and HSPA/HSPA+/LTE

• Accounting
• Server Directed Model
• Protocol Messages
• Application Document Requirements
• Fault Resilience
• Accounting Records
• Correlation of Accounting Records

• Diameter messages
• CER/CEA
• DWR/DWA
• DPR/DPA
• RAR/RAA
• CCR/CCA

Diameter in the LTE/EPS Environment

• Types of DIAMETER Nodes in IMS/LTE
• Client (e.g., S4SGSN, MME, NAS)
• Server (e.g., HSS)
• Agent
• Relay Agent
• Proxy Agent (e.g., DRA)
• Redirect Agent (e.g., SLF)
• Translation Agent (e.g., MAP, DIAMETER IWF)

• Offline and Online Charging procedures and call flows
• Offline Charging CDR content
• Online Charging AVPs and how they can be used for rating
• PCC Architecture in within EPC/LTE
• PCC Architecture and Components: PCRF, PCEF, SPR, OCS
• Charging plans and policies with PCC architecture

ANSI-41 MAP Training Course Wrap-Up

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