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Cisco IP Radio Access Network Solution v1.0
The Cisco IP Radio Access Network Solution (IPRAN) training is designed to teach attendees how to configure and test a family of IP-based solutions that extends Cisco IP network intelligence from the network core to the edge by preparing all RAN traffic for transport over pseudowires (PWE3) or carrier-metro ethernet.
Built on the Cisco 7600 Series platform and Cisco MWR-2941 platform, the Cisco IP RAN solution extends the packet-based core closer to the edge of the network. It flattens the multiple layers of the RAN onto a single MPLS network by encapsulating and transporting TDM and ATM traffic over MPLS. Cisco also provides a RAN Optimization (RANO) solution built on the ONS 15464 and Cisco MWR-2941 platforms to optimize GSM and UMTS RAN architectures over a E1/T1 backhaul and to offload bandwidth intensive traffic over cost efficient IP broadband media.
The course covers both standards-based and Cisco optimized pseudowires, architectures, features, and network designs. In the hands-on labs, the students build a Cisco IP RAN Solution Network to transport voice and data traffic over both a reduced capacity T1/E1 backhaul transport network and an Ethernet backhaul transport network.
Objectives
Upon finishing this course, you will be able to:
- Configure and test the Cisco IP RAN Solution
- Relate the importance of the Cisco IP RAN Solution to the service provider markets
- Describe, configure, and troubleshoot the various Cisco IP RAN Solutions
- Understand and describe alarms and redundancy in the solution
- Use the network management product to monitor Cisco IP RAN Solutions
- Size and understand how to stage trials to production deployment
- Identify the configuration and platform differences between Cisco optimized pseudowire and industry standard based pseudowire
- Validate and troubleshoot configurations
Importance
The course is of utmost importance for network personnel involved in Cisco IP RAN solution.
Audience
Prerequisite Knowledge
A basic understanding of IP, GSM, CDMA, and T1/E1 signaling
Course Outline
Lab information:
- PWE3
- 7600/2941 PWE3 MPLS PSN Backhaul
- 7600/2941 PWE3 SAToP & CESoPSN Configuration
- 7600/2941 PWE3 ATMoMPLS Configuration
- 7600/2941 PWE3 QoS Configuration
- 7600/2941 PTPv2 Clocking Configuration
- Cisco RAN-O
- PC Setup for using CTC
- Enable Redundancy for ONS-RAN-SVC Module
- Provisioning E1 Circuits Using CTC
- IP Backhaul Configuration
- GSM-Abis Interface Configuration
- Quality of Service Configuration
- MWTM
- Network Management Configuration
- MWTM Windows Client Installation
- MWTM Monitoring With Traffic