New - OCS Essentials - Now With Media Gateway Training

New - OCS Essentials - Now With Media Gateway Training
Save $1,000 on webseminar training if scheduled by August 1
Fundamentals of OCS & SIP with "Live" OCS System
SIP & Microsoft OCS-Office Communications Server with Virtual OCS Lab Training Course 5-Day Onsite/Webseminar and "Live" not virtual Lab
Boulder - July 23 - OCS Forum announced today expansion of their high-rated OCS training to now include Media Gateway Training. Media gateways are used to provide inbound and outbound calling from the PSTN and other functions critical SIP/OCS communications. This is part of an executive and operational guide to SIP-Session Initiation Protocol & Microsoft OCS-Office Communications Server/Communicator available in classroom (onsite) format of five (5) days onsite or via webseminar. There is more than two years of research, interviews, discussions, meetings and presentations to channel partners, providers, manufacturer's and other interested parties in the SIP-VoIP industry. In addition to the classroom presentation, Matt Jolly, OCS Forum CTO noted "a live OCS lab/demonstration is included for all students." Jolly added, "The purpose of the live demonstration is to give attendees a "road test drive" of OCS and be able to ask implementation and configuration questions." The lab is always in development and services/features may change without notice.
Here are new topics on Media Gateway Training:
1) Applications for Mediation Server:
-IP Telephony benefits
- Communications cost savings
2) Installation/configuration of Mediation Server:
- OS Configuration/System Preparation
- Installation
- Post/clean-up
3) Configuration with OCS, media gateways:
-Requirements for OCS interoperation
- Interface with media gateways, PBXs
4) LAB Case Study: Installing SIP trunks on a Mediant 2000 hybrid MS/gateway:
- Mediant 2000 overview
- Setup - Protocols, Codecs, QoS and other performance issues
- SIP trunk installation/provisioning
5) OCS users and media gateways:
- Configure users for OCS and configure OCS user features, e.g. allow phone usage
6) Test calls on the system
7) Troubleshooting
8) Tips and tricks

The complete course outline can be found at: http://www.ocsforum.com/news/OCS-Essentials-v7-19.htm
OCS Forum provides classroom and webseminar training as well as a non-production environment for those IT departments without additional equipment, budget or time. This allows planners and users to test ideas, dial in and dial back out, IM file transfers, remote desktop sharing, video conferencing, run scenarios, break linkages and learning about new telephony features and network access. OCS Forum is also designed for both the system integrator/consultant who wants to learn about OCSR2 without having to build their own system as well as the enterprise customer who doesn't have the time, resources or time to develop one. OCS Forum Labs are designed to be "hands-on" or "over-the-shoulder" with experts available for Q&A and classes for feature-specific review.

About OCS Forum

OCS Forum is a vendor-independent laboratory environment designed for learning, technical guides, knowledge resources and online "live" services. OCS Forum provides consulting, training, case studies, white papers, speaking engagements, market/customer research, network planning and other services.
For more go to http://www.ocsforum.com.
Call Tom Cross 303-594-1694 or cross@gocross.com for more information and scheduling.