Network administrators
Network engineers
Network managers
Anyone preparing for the Cisco Service Provider Mobility Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) to LTE Specialist certification or the Cisco Service Provider Mobility UMTS to LTE Specialist certification

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe and understand these LTE architecture fundamentals: radio access network, packet core components and operations, and interworking with UMTS and CDMA
Implement Cisco MME solution and configure MME features
Implement Cisco SGW solution and configure SGW features
Implement Cisco PGW solution and configure PGW features
Describe and implement Quality of Service (QoS)
Describe and configure data network Access Point Names (APNs), security, and routing pools
Discuss Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
Discuss LTE interworking
Describe and configure Cisco ASR 5000 Series inline Enhanced Charging Service (ECS)
Discuss security and management

We recommend that you have the following knowledge and skills before taking this course:

In-depth knowledge of UMTS or CDMA 3G mobile cellular technologies
Good knowledge of routing and switching
Basic knowledge of tunneling and packet-switched VPNs
Basic knowledge of Global System of Mobile Communications (GSM) and GPRS networks
Basic knowledge of radio mobile network functions
Basic knowledge of packet core supporting functions for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA), charging, and billing
Basic knowledge of tunneling protocols such as Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), and Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Familiarity with and basic knowledge of configuring the Cisco ASR 5000 Series system
Knowledge of organizations that develop technologies used in the mobile packet core such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)

Introduction to LTE, EPC, and System Architecture Evolution (SAE)
Introduction to LTE, EPC, and SAE
Introducing GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) Services
Evolved Packet System Key Concepts
Basic LTE Mobility Principles

Protocols in the EPC
Understanding IPv6?Understanding GTP
Understanding Radius and AAA Services
Diameter Protocol
Understanding Mobile IP and Dual Stack Mobile IPv6 (DSMIPv6) Protocols

EPC Network Entities, Interfaces, and Configuration
Long-Term Evolution and EPC Network Entities
Introduction to LTE Radio Components
Cisco MME Functionality, Interfaces, and Configuration
Cisco SGW Features, Functionality, and Configuration
PGW Features, Functionality, and Call Flows

LTE Call Flows
Mobility Management States and Attach-Detach Call Flows
Packet Data Network Connectivity and Service Request Flows
Intra- and Inter-Tracking Area Updates and Integrated Services Router (ISR) Call Flows

EPC Network Entity Selection Function
EPC Network Entity Selection Function

QoS Architecture
QoS Architecture
MME and QoS Architecture
SGW and QoS Architecture
PGW and QoS Architecture

Charging and Policy Control
Policy Charging and Control (PCC) Functions

Implementing VoLTE
Introduction to VoLTE
Circuit Switch Fallback
VoLTE Applications Messages and Protocols
VoLTE Applications Messages and Protocols
VoLTE End-To-End Call Flow
VoLTE and QoS
VoLTE Supplementary Services
Interworking in VoLTE

Interworking
Interworking with UMTS
High-Rate Packet Data (HRPD)-Based Interfaces
Implementing Non-3GPP Access

Security
Introduction to Security Services
Lawful Intercept

Management Protocols
Terminal Access Control Services
Fault Management
Access Security Management
Network Time Protocol Management
Performance Management and Key Performance Indicators

Lab outline

Flow Trace
Configuring Cisco MME Connectivity
Configuring Cisco SGW Connectivity
Configuring Cisco SGW Services and Support
Configuring Cisco PGW Connectivity
Configuring Cisco PGW Services and Support
Configuring ECS