Section 1 - Services in Modern Networks

• Modern Network Architecture – A Brief Overview
• Services and Features of Modern Networks
• Advanced Services and Applications
• Basic Service Support in Fixed Networks - Entities
• SS7 In Modern Networks - Basics           
  

Section 2 - Intelligent Networks

• Switching and Signalling In Modern Networks
• Call Control – ISUP (ISDN User Part)
• Example Basic Call Scenarios
• The Intelligent Network Concept Explained
• Benefits of Using the IN Concept
• Basic IN Services
• Service Creation
• The IN Capability Sets
• The IN Conceptual Model Explained
• The Standard IN Architecture and Functional Entities
• Basic Call State Models (BCSMs)
• The Intelligent Network Application Part (INAP)
• IN Operation - Basic Calls and Services
• The Underlying SS7 Network, INAP, TCAP, and SCCP
• Protection and Resilience
• Example Service Scenario
  

Section 3 - Basic GSM and UMTS Operation

• The GSM / UMTS Architectures – A Basic View
• Defining Mobility and Roaming
• Procedures – Location Update, Routing a Call, Sending a Short Message
• GPRS – Its Role and Basic Operation
  

Section 4 - CAMEL – Introducing IN into Mobile Networks

• IN Techniques In Mobile Networks – The problems
• Roaming Issues
• The Role of CAMEL
• The Features of each CAMEL Phase
• Example Services Provided by CAMEL
• Example Prepaid Architecture
  

Section 5 - CAMEL – the Architecture and Protocols

• The Modified Mobile Architecture - Incorporating CAMEL into GSM and UMTS
• The CAMEL Application Part (CAP) and Messages Explained
• CAMEL Operation, including:
• Basic – Mobile Originated, Mobile Terminated, Forwarding
• With User Interaction
• With GPRS
• With SMS
• With Location Information / Handovers
• In Fraud Prevention
• As a Prepay Feature
• Interaction with the GSM Databases
• The Underlying SS7 Network
• Example Service Scenario
• Using CAMEL For Prepaid Solutions
• In The Home Network
• Whilst Roaming
• Circuit-Switched, GPRS, Short Message Service
  

Section 6 - The Evolving Mobile Network

• The Role of CAMEL in the Evolving Mobile Network
• The Virtual Home Environment
• The Open Services Architecture
• CAMEL in an IP Core Network Environment