With the ITEXPO pre-show activities reaching a fever pitch here at TMC headquarters, I took some time to speak with Jeff Dworkin of Dialogic, who will be heading up the TMC University Certification Course SIP: The Foundation For Building Enhanced Services to find out a bit more about the initiative.
Dworkin explained the goal of the certification as well as how Dialogic fits in to the whole SIP subject matter.
Please feel free to check out the short interview I did with Dworkin here. And thanks again to Dialogic for sponsoring this valuable content offering at ITEXPO.
Course Overview
Wednesday January 23, 2008 9:00am - 4:00pm
Introduction: SIP as the Foundation
- Overview of a SIP call set up
- SIP Elements in a Network to Deliver Enhanced Services
Signaling: SIP, SS7 & Integrating your Network with the
Legacy Infrastructure
Legacy Infrastructure
- Understand how a class 4/5 evolves into a SIP Network
- How SIP can be used for IP Backhaul-Class 4 Replacement
- Meeting E911 Needs via SIP and Gateways
- Example: Pre and Post Paid Services Using SIP
Media: Voice and Video in your SIP Environment
- Common Audio and Video Codecs
- Media/Codec Negotiations
- Tuning Your Network for Voice and Video
- QoS issues, metrics and user quality expectations
Transitioning to IMS via your SIP Based NetworkFollowing this session you will be able to describe:
- Understand the high-level IMS architecture and its benefits
- Learn the important factors in considering interop testing
- Describe the main goals and objectives in setting up an interop lab
Case Study
Review and discuss a carrier’s plans to expand their SIP-based service offerings. Following this session you will be able to describe:
- The migration from stove-piped applications to centralized media resources and the benefits
- Factors to keep in mind when deploying services with centralized resources
- The types of services that lend themselves to centralized resources.
SIP Trunking
- Definition of SIP Trunking
- Understand the Evolution of SIP Trunking
- Benefits of SIP Trunking
- Key Challenges in a SIP Trunking Deployment
- What is SIPconnect and the SIPconnect
Compliant Certification Program
TMC University Exam
At the conclusion of the program, you will sit for an exam covering the course topics. Those who receive a passing grade on the exam receive TMC University’s Certificate of Achievement, certifying that you have successfully completed the course and received a comprehensive education regarding SIP Development
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