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1. Fundamentals of Mobile Communications
1. Origins of Radio Technology
2. Evolution of Mobile Communications
3. Fundamental Mobile Communications Concepts
1. Electro Magnetic Waves
1. Amplitude
2. Frequency
3. Wavelength
2. Bandwidth
3. Modulation
4. Frequency Reuse
5. Multiplexing
6. Radio technology
1. Analog
2. Digital
1. FDMA
2. TDMA
3. CDMA
4. Wireless System Architecture
1. Mobile Switching Center
2. Mobile Station
3. Cell Site
4. Frequency Reuse Implementations
5. Handoff
6. Mobility Management
5. Wireless Service Implementations
1. Government Frequency Allocation
1. Cellular
2. PCS
2. Carriers and Technology
3. Technology Evolution
4. WIN
2. Mobile Communications Standards
1. Purpose of Standards
2. Standards Organizations
1. ITU
2. ETSI
3. TTC
4. ARIB
5. TTA
6. ANSI
7. ATIS
8. T1
9. TIA
10. UWCC
11. CTIA
12. PCIA
13. CDG
14. GSM Alliance
15. UMTS Forum
16. 3GPP
3. Overview of the Standards Creation Process
1. Structure and organization
2. TR45.2
3. SMG
4. Three stage specification process
5. Standards acceptance process
4. Radio Technology Standards
1. NMT
2. TACS
3. AMPS
4. D-AMPS
5. CDMA
6. GSM
7. PDC
8. ESMR
9. Satellite technologies
5. Mobile Network Standards
1. ANSI-41
2. GSM MAP
3. ANSI-41 versus GSM MAP
6. Wireless Intelligent Networking Standards
1. WIN
2. CAMEL
7. Next Generation Standards
1. HSCSD
2. GPRS
3. EDGE
4. W-CDMA
5. Summary of Third Generation Standards
3. Wireless Signaling and Intelligent Networking
1. Overview of SS7 Network Signaling
2. Physical SS7 Network
1. SSP
2. SCP
3. STP
4. Signaling Links
5. SS7 Network Deployments
3. SS7 Protocols
1. OSI Reference Model
2. Message Transfer Part (MTP)
3. Upper Layers
1. ISUP
2. SCCP
3. TCAP
4. Wireless Signaling
1. Wireless Network Elements
2. Wireless Network Reference Models
3. Mobile Application Part Protocols
1. ANSI 41
2. GSM MAP
4. Mobility Management
1. Intersystem Handoff
2. Automatic Roaming
3. Roaming Message Flows
1. Registration
2. Call Delivery
5. Intelligent Networking Concepts
1. Call Control
2. Service Independent Architecture
3. Service Creation
4. IN Modeling

 

Part 2 Evolution of Wireless Intelligent Networking Technology

4. Evolution of Wireless Intelligent Networking
1. Origins of Intelligent Networking
1. Automatic switching
2. Stored program control
3. Common channel signaling
4. IN
5. AIN
2. Wireless Intelligent Networking
1. Wireless IN versus WIN
2. WIN
3. CAMEL
3. Relationship of Wireless Intelligent Networking Standards
4. Migration from Point Solutions to Network Based Solutions
1. Impetus for migration
2. Advantages of network based solutions
3. Operational challenges of network based solutions
5. Wireless Intelligent Networking Capabilities
1. Intelligence in Telecommunications Networks
1. Fixed network intelligence
2. Mobile network intelligence
3. Drivers for improved network intelligence
2. Standardized Intelligence for Mobile Networks: WIN and CAMEL
1. Enabling architecture and standardized capabilities
2. Phased development of standards
3. Wireless Intelligent Network
1. Pre-WIN
2. WIN phase I
1. WIN call model
2. Originating BCSM detection points
3. Terminating BCSM detection points
4. WIN rules for the use of triggers
5. Service drivers for WIN phase I
1. Calling Name Presentation (CNAP)
2. Voice Controlled Services (VCS)
3. Incoming Call Screening (ICS)
6. Service interaction manager (SIM) function
3. WIN phase II
1. Service drivers for WIN phase II
1. Prepaid Charging
2. Preferred language support
3. FreePhone
4. Other billling service capabilities
5. Call management service capabilities
6. Location based services
4. WIN phase III
1. Service drivers for WIN phase III
5. Service and feature support between incompatible networks
6. Summary of WIN
4. Customized Applications for Mobile Enhanced Logic
1. CAMEL Phase I
2. CAMEL Phase II
3. CAMEL trigger detection points
4. Service and feature support between incompatible networks
5. Summary of CAMEL
5. WIN and CAMEL Implementation Issues
6. WIN and CAMEL Operational Issues

Part 3 Mobile Communications Business Issues

6. Mobile Market Environment and Trends
1. Competition
1. More carriers = greater choice for consumers
2. Downward price pressure = lower Revenue Per Unit (RPU)
3. Consolidation and alliances
2. Technological Advancement
1. Radio
2. Switching
3. Networking
4. Network intelligence
3. Consumer Behavior
1. Personal communications
2. Greater usage and dependence
3. Increased need for mobility
4. Need for ready access to information
5. Expectations of greater value
4. Regulation
1. Regulatory bodies
2. Regulatory developments
3. Effect on wireless intelligent networking
7. Creating Market and Product/Service Value
1. Value-added Products and Services
2. Development Issues
1. Market needs and readiness
2. Development capability
3. Realization of return on investment needs
4. Product/service economic analysis
5. Product/service development gate process
3. Deployment Strategy
1. Gain market share
2. Promote value and loyalty
3. Leverage emerging capabilities
4. Market strategy
4. Technology Availability
1. Standards
2. Application development
3. Network element readiness
4. Spectrum availability
5. Pre-WIN/CAMEL Alternatives
1. Proprietary based TCAP signaling
2. ISUP based call control
6. In-house versus Outsource
1. Vendor solutions
2. Application development
3. Wholesale service alternatives

Part 4 Leveraging Intelligence for Improved Network Capabilities and Advanced Services

8. Evolution of Mobile Services: From Emulation to Differentiation
1. Intelligent Network Solutions to Wireless Fraud
1. Precall validation
2. Cloning fraud
3. Detection via ANSI-41 messaging
4. Roamer Verification and Reinstatement (RVR)
5. Authentication
2. The Network based HLR
1. Initial rationale and benefit of deployment
2. Deployment issues: feature availability
3. Deployment issues: operational concerns
4. Long term strategic advantages
3. Wireless Adds Wireline Services
1. Emulation of Basic Wireline Services
2. Emulation of Wireline IN Services
1. Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and Extension Dialing
2. Calling Number and Name Identification
3. CLASS (Call Screening, Auto Callback, etc.)
4. Prepaid wireless
1. Prepaid in North America and other parts of the world
2. Preapaid wireless technology in North America
3. Prepaid wireless technology in Europe and other parts of the world
5. Wireless Number Portability (WNP)
1. Number portability concepts
2. LNP architecture
3. WNP functional requirements
6. FreePhone
7. Calling Party Pays (CPP)
3. Integration of Wireline + Wireless Services
   (Fixed Mobile Convergence)
1. What is convergence/integration?
1. Bundling
2. Fixed network mobility
3. Service integration
4. Network integration
5. Wireless
2. Why wireless-wireline integration?
1. Customers value simplicity and service integration
2. Increased wireless usage stimulates demand for service integration
3. The trend to wireless replacement of wireline: High value and shrinking price
3. Service provider benefits: Revenue and retention
1. Supercarriers can offer superior service bundles
4. Network integration = network efficiency
5. Industry forces
6. Sample of current approaches
1. Single number service
2. Single bill
3. Single voice mailbox
4. Extended cordless service
1. Market split: Mobile versus cordless
5. Wireless office service: Service integration
7. Emerging needs and varied solutions
4. Wireless-Specific Services Emerge
1. Messaging
1. Message waiting indication
2. Short messaging service (SMS)
1. Difference between ANSI-41 and GSM MAP
2. SMS applications
3. Cell broadcast
3. USSD
2. Location technology and services
1. Location technology
1. Geographic information systems
1. Summary of GIS
2. Position determination
3. Location management
1. Summary of location management function
2. Location services
1. Emergency services and roadside assistance
2. Location sensitive billing
3. Location based information services
4. Tracking services
5. Summary of location services
5. Wireless Data
1. Emergence of data prominence
2. WIN must evolve to encompass Internet-based services
3. A new view of network intelligence (SCPs and Web servers)
4. Access to Web information = unlimited applications
5. Information access (circuit and packet switched access)
6. Third generation (3g) wireless technology
7. Electronic commerce
9. Evolution of WIN Architecture: Rapidly Evolving to Include Wireless Data
1. Trends for Next Generation Networks: Convergent IN + IP Technologies
1. Industry trends
2. Network requirements for a converging voice/data network
1. Quality of service
2. Seamless integration with existing networks
3. Rapid service creation and development
4. Security
5. Scalability
2. Hybrid IN/IP Networks
1. Convergence of IN and IP signaling
1. Transport cost reduction using SS7 over IP
2. Transport cost reduction using voice over IP (VoIP)
3. Standards
4. Conclusion
2. PINT
3. PIN
1. PIN/IN events and procedures
2. Similarities and differences of PIN and PINT architectures
3. PIN architecture
4. IP telephony
1. Mechanism for accessing IN services from the IP domain
2. IN/H.323 call model integration
1. IN call model
2. Example H.323 Gatekeeper
3. Mapping the IN call model to the H.323 Gatekeeper FSM
4. Prototype setup
3. Operation
4. Sample call flow (IP subscriber receives IN based Calling Name)
5. Conclusions
5. IN access to IP service logic: WAP services as an alternative to WIN
1. WTA bridges WIN and WAP yielding "smart phones"
2. Additional opportunities for Internet-based services (web servers versus SCPs)
3. Open service creation
1. Promise of competitive applications market
4. Conclusion