Nortel CS1K Rls 5.5 Support Specialist Boot Camp

Prerequisites:

An understanding of Telecoms basics
An understanding of basic IP networking
Completion of the Voice over IP technologies ( E-learning)

Course Description:

This course is a combination of E-learning and instructor led workshop which provides students with the knowledge and skills required to complete the NCSS certification for Installation & commissioning. It is an accelerated course which covers the key areas and seeks to impart confidence to the learner in dealing with Nortel's Communication Server 1000.

The course divides into 5 key areas:

• Voice over IP technologies ( E-learning) – pre course
• Administration & Maintenance
• Hardware & Software installation
• System Redundancy
• Upgrade Paths

Students will spend 70% - 80% of the course working through practical exercises related to each of these areas.

The Bootcamp is specifically aimed at engineers who need to quickly gain practical knowledge and skills related to the CS1K system. It also covers all of the related areas for the Certification exams.

The course is also ideal for those Administering systems giving them a deeper insight to the Nortel architecture.

Students who have already achieved the NCTS Certification or those not seeking to take the qualifying exams may drop the e-learning module from this course of study.

Similarly Students already familiar with Rel 4.5 may wish to attend only the second week of the course.

By the end of the training you will be able to :

• Describe the CS1000 Rel 5 Architecture
• Identify the components of the CS1000 and any optional management servers
• Access Help & Documentation using the NTP's
• Access the Call Server via the command line (CLI) and the Element Manager to perform admin tasks
• Install & Configure the CS1000 – Call Server, Signalling Server, Media Gateway and Media Cards
• Configure sets and features and enable restrictions of usage
• Describe & Configure IP Trunking
• Discuss the Redundancy options for the CS1000 and configure Branch Office & Geographic redundancy
• Identify valid upgrade paths for Rel 4.5 systems and carry out the upgrades

Certification:

• Following this course will prepare you for the following exams related to the NCSS CS1000 Rel 5
• Installation & Commissioning Certification.
• Technology Standards & Protocols for IP Telephony Solutions 920-803
• Communication Server 1000 Rls 5 Installation & Commissioning 920-332
• Communication Server 1000 Rls 5 Installation & Commissioning 922-095
• Communication Server 1000 Rls 5 Branch Office Installation & Commissioning 922-096
• Communication Server 1000 Rls 5 System Administration & Management 922-093
• Communication Server 1000 Rls 4.5 to Rls 5 Upgrades for Technicians 922-097
• Communication Server 1000 Upgrades to Rls 5 for Technicians 920-333

This course includes the following modules:

Day 1-3

• System Overview Capacities / Processors / Capabilities / Architecture / Terminal Numbers
• System Access CLI Interface / Logging in /Navigating the Overlays
• Help Using the Nortel Technical Publications & Online help
• Administration Listing information / Enabling & Disabling devices / Ethernet configuration
• Element Manager Using the GUI to access the Call Server and view and change system
• Configuring Sets Adding Sets and using Features / Restricting access
• Dial Plan Basics Coordinated Dial Plan & Uniform Dial Plan
• Security Password Levels / SSL-TLS / Intra System Security / Secure RTP / Reseting
• Maintenance Backup / Basic Troubleshooting / PEP's Firmware & Loadware

Day 3-5

• Hardware Installation System Components / H/W Install
• Software Installation Call Server / Signalling Server / Default Db
• IP Telephony Node Definition & settings
• Media Gateways Definition / Loops & Superloops / Card addressing
• Media Cards Configuring / Adding Media channels
• Sets Bandwidth Zones / Configuring IP Sets and TDM sets

Day 6

• Trunks Digital & Analogue
• Virtual Trunks SIP / H323
• Dial Plans Steering codes / Location codes / Vacant Number Routing
• NRS Configuration / Backup

Day 7 8

• Campus Redundancy High Speed Pipe/ Configure IP address on HSP / Constraints
• Branch Office Configurations / "BUID" "MOTN"/ Dial plans / Zone Management
• Geog Redundancy Survivable Media Gateway / Database replication / MGC Registration
• Optional Mgnt Telephony Manager 3.1 / Enterprise common Manager / NRSm

Day 9-10

• Upgrades Rel 4.5 Upgrade options / Supported Hardware
• Db Conversion Small system DB Conversion
• Considerations U/G issues - Loop allocation / Media Gateway Addressing / Set Types