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Course Outline

Objectives:

  • Articulate the operation of circuit-switched networks.
  • Differentiate between circuit-switched and packet-switched networks.
  • Detail the fields and flags within the IP header, including the DSCP field.
  • Elaborate on the necessity for voice compression and latency management within IP networks.
  • Identify CODECs employed in voice and video compression, such as G711, G729, and H261/3/4.
  • Identify and describe the fields of the Real Time Transport Protocol and Real Time Control Protocol, including DTMF tone transmission.
  • Compute bandwidth requirements for diverse voice compression algorithms.
  • Explain and demonstrate the requirement for security and encryption in VoIP.
  • Describe and elucidate the H.323 protocol stack.
  • Describe and elucidate call setup and signalling (H.225).
  • Describe and elucidate H.245, fast start, and H245 tunnelling.
  • Describe and elucidate SIP call setup.
  • Describe and elucidate SIP Servers.
  • Describe and elucidate SDP.
  • Describe and elucidate Soft Switching, including MGCP and H248.
  • Describe and elucidate the role of SCTP in backhauling signalling messages.
  • Describe and elucidate the significance of network delay and the necessity for QoS in the network.
  • Describe and elucidate the distinctions between reservation-based and prioritization-based QoS in IP networks.
  • Describe the application of IntServ and RSVP in QoS.
  • Describe the application of TOS and DiffServ in QoS.
  • Describe and elucidate the need for multiple queues and intelligent packet scheduling at router/switch interfaces.
  • Describe the use of MPLS for delivering QoS in WAN environments.
  • Describe the use of VLANs for delivering QoS in LAN environments.

Practical Exercises:

  • Lab Exercise 1: Practical VoIP in the LAN.
  • Lab Exercise 2: Construct an IP network, initiate calls, and analyze RTP packets using Wireshark.
  • Lab Exercise 3: Initiate calls and analyze SIP packets using Wireshark.
  • Lab Exercise 4: Initiate calls and analyze H323 packets using Wireshark.
  • Lab Exercise 5: Conduct calls between PSTN and IP Networks.
  • Lab Exercise 6: Configure QoS and initiate calls to examine its effects.
  • Lab Exercise 7: Security and VoIP.

Equipment used in Practical Sessions:

  • Cisco 2600 series and 2800 series voice-capable routers, and Cisco ASA 5505 Firewalls. IP Telephones, softphones, and analogue telephones as required. SIP client and server software as required.

Requirements

  • Delegates are expected to possess a functional understanding of TCP/IP.
 21 Hours

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