Course Details
Overview
The ASR 5000 xGSN Administration and Configuration course version 12.2 instructor-led course offered by Learning Services provides detailed instruction on how to manage, monitor, configure, and administer the Cisco® ASR 5000 to function as an Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) in a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network environment.
Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Understanding and using the StarOS command line interface (CLI)
- Understanding contexts and context selection processes
- Performing initial system configuration, including administrative users, hardware redundancy, and remote management functions
- Performing basic configurations for GGSN services
- Performing basic configurations for 3G and 2G SGSN services
- Applying software upgrades, session and feature use licenses, and configuration files
- Configuring bulk statistics and systems/event logging
- Troubleshooting techniques for both hardware and software
Outline
- Module 1: SGSN and GGSN Services Overview
- Module 2: ASR 5000 Hardware Overview
- Module 3: ASR 5000 Software Overview
- Module 4: Initial System Configuration
- Module 5: Understanding the StarOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Module 6: Configuring System and Management Parameters
- Module 7: Configuration Terminology
- Module 8: Configuring GGSN Services for IP and PDP Context Processing
- Module 9: Configuring SGSN Service for 3G Operation
- Module 10: Configuring SGSN Service for 2G Operation
- Module 11: ATM Interfaces and Global Title Translation for SGSN Services
- Module 12: SGSN Operator Policies
- Module 13: Configuring the ASR 5000 for Bulk Statistics Collection
- Module 14: Traffic Shaping and Policing
- Module 15: Configuring Threshold Crossing Alarms
Lab Outline
- Lab 1: Command Line Interface Familiarization
- Lab 2: Configuring GGSN Services
- Lab 3: Configuring 3G SGSN Services
- Lab 4: Configuring Threshold Crossing Alarms
Target Audience
This course is designed for participants from any of the following disciplines who are responsible for the planning, configuration, and management of the ASR 5000:
- Network engineering
- Network consulting
- Customer support
- Field engineering
- Channel partners, resellers
Pre-Requisites
Following are the prerequisites for this course.
- Participants must have a thorough understanding of IP routing, networking protocols, and a basic working knowledge of applicable UMTS network operation.