Cisco PGW Bootcamp

Prerequisites:

Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:

The course is a prerequisite for network administrators and technicians involved in designing, integrating and troubleshooting complex PGW network environments in call control mode.

Qualification to Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) level
Basic Solaris administration skills
Basic knowledge in VoIP protocols, like H.323 and SIP
Basic knowledge in legacy protocols, like SS7 and ISDN

Course Description:

This ILT course explains in detail the Cisco PGW2200 in call control mode solution, the course explains the different flavours and solutions of the Cisco PGW2200 Call Control Mode.

The first 5 days of the course focuses on the configuration of all aspects in a Call Control Mode.

The second 5 days focuses on troubleshooting of the Cisco PGW2200, including generic Dial Plan design, H.323 network and SIP network which makes the course complete.

Delegates can attend the first week only or both weeks, if you have attended a PGWC or equivalent you can attend the second week only.

Delegates should have a good understanding of the technologies stated in the prerequisites. The delegates will spend their time in theory/lab sessions learning various Cisco and generic commands and tools e.g. show and debug on IOS devices, PGW VSPT/MML and Solaris CLI commands, Call Tracing on the PGW, Flow Analysis with Wireshark-, Cisco Snooper-, MDL-, Solaris Snoop protocol analyser and retrieving logs and alarms in order to troubleshoot.

The course will concentrate on the following call elements: PGW, AS5350 Universal Gateway with Integrated SLT, IOS Voice Gateway, HSI and Cisco Gatekeeper.

This course provides the knowledge and skills required to design, implement and troubleshoot Cisco PGW2200 in a call control mode solution.

This course includes the following modules:

Introduction to the PGW2200

• PGW2200 Deployment Scenarios
• VoIP Packet Transit Overview
• Introduction to VSPT

Provisioning of SS7 Signaling

• Setting up the XECfgParm.dat file
• Provisioning External Nodes - SLT
• Provisioning External Nodes - Media Gateways

Provisioning of ISDN Backhauling

• Provisioning FAS (Facility Associated Signalling) and NFAS (Non Facility Associated Signalling)

Provisioning of Traffic Part

• Provisioning Trunks and Routes

Provisioning of a Basic Dial Plan

• Provisioning Dial Plans

Provisioning the H.323 Signaling Interface (HSI)

• Provisioning of the HSI
• Basic Configuration of a Cisco Gatekeeper

Provisioning the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

• Provisioning SIP on the PGW
• Establish a connection to a SIP Proxy

Troubleshooting Overview

• Generic Troubleshooting Execution
• PGW Deployment Based Execution
• PGW Deployment Troubleshooting Tools
• Common Problems
• General PGW Troubleshooting Tips

PGW/HSI Platform Troubleshooting

• PGW Redundancy
• PGW Failover
• Alarms and Logfiles
• PGW/HSI Platform Housekeeping

IP Connectivity Troubleshooting

• Protocols Review
• IP Redundancy Concepts
• Signaling Backhaul
• IP Troubleshooting Areas
• Example Scenarios

SS7 Troubleshooting

• SS7 Architecture and Protocol Review
• Troubleshoot PGW
• Troubleshoot separate/integrated SLT Signaling
• Troubleshoot ITP
• Examples
• Output Analyses

EISUP Troubleshooting

• EISUP Architecture and Protocol review
• Troubleshoot PGW PGW EISUP
• Troubleshoot PGW HSI EISUP
• Output Analyses

ISDN Troubleshooting

• Architecture and Protocol Review
• IOS ISDN Troubleshooting
• PGW ISDN Troubleshooting
• Example
• Output Analysis

MGCP Troubleshooting

• MGCP Architecture and Protocol Review
• MGCP Parameters
• MGCP Return and Reason Codes
• PGW MGCP Troubleshooting
• IOS MGCP Troubleshooting
• MGCP Analysis with Wireshark
• Example
• Output Analysis

H.323 Troubleshooting

• H.323 Architecture and Protocol Review
• HSI Data and H.323 Parameters
• HSI H.323 Troubleshooting
• Gatekeeper Troubleshooting
• H.323 Analysis with Wireshark
• Example
• Output Analysis

SIP Troubleshooting

• SIP Architecture and Protocol Review
• PGW SIP Troubleshooting
• IOS SIP Troubleshooting
• Example