Diameter Signaling Training

Diameter Signaling Training Course by TONEX

Diameter Signaling Training explains what Diameter Signaling is and what it does. Diameter is the evolution path of signaling protocols similar to what SS7 did in PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Networks) signaling.

Diameter Signaling Training course explains Diameter Signaling in detail specially how to plan, design, configure, operate & maintain Diameter based signaling products in LTE/EPC, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and other networks.

TONEX’s industry-leading Diameter training solutions offer skills and knowledge on how to use Diameter protocol and Diameter Agents such as Diameter Signaling Routers, Controllers and other platforms.
Diameter Signaling Training covers how service providers are moving away from traditional signaling protocols towards Diameter specially in 4G LTE and the IMS networks. Learn why And Diameter Signaling is so important  and why it enables new revenue path for the new and traditional services.

Diameter Signaling Routers are the building blocks of next generation packet-based Intelligent Networks supporting data and signaling loads.

Learn how to create a Diameter-based control layer applied to LTE, IMS, and 3G using Diameter endpoints. Using Diameter enables applications such as routing, traffic management, revenue assurance, policy and charging, and load balancing to create business models with Cloud, M2M, Internet of Things (IoT) and content.

Diameter protocol has practically replaced SS7 signaling in LTE/EPC and IMS.

Benefits of Diameter Signaling:

• Be able to Diameter Signaling Agents, Routers and Controller
• Deploy, integrate and manage signaling between different LTE/EPC and IMS nodes
• Policy Control, Subscriber Registration, Charging & Roaming Procedures in EPC and IMS.
• Network, Routing, addressing and traffic management
• Optimizing functionality of HSSs and PCRFs
• Creating a single point of interconnect, topology hiding, and encryption
• Enabling new applications and services such M2M, IoT, Cloud, content and roaming partners
• Controlling and managing signaling-related network failures, maintain QoS/QoE and SLAs for subscribers
•  Monitoring and diagnosing traffic with centralized network visibility
• Creating stateful sessions for more visibility of services, binding and correlation across networks
• Enabling core routing and mobility management

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of Diameter Signaling Training, the participants will be able to:

• Describe role of Diameter Protocol in EPC and IMS networks
• List Diameter Interfaces in Packet Core/EPC
• Describe Diameter Base Protocol
• List Diameter Protocol AVPs
• Describe architecture and features of Diameter Protocol
• Describe  concepts behind Diameter Signaling features
• List Diameter Signaling Functionalities
• Describe what Diameter Relay Agent is
• Explain Functions behind Diameter Relay and  Proxy
• List Diameter Routing Agent Functionalities
• Explain S6a Interface, Command Code and AVPs
• List S6a Signaling messages between SGSN, MME and HSS
• List Gx Interface Features
• Describe Gx Command Code and  AVPs
• Describe Gy Interface Features
• List Gy Command Code and  AVPs
• List Diameter Protocol Interfaces in IMS
• Describe Cx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs
• Describe Cx Signaling between CSCF and HSS
• List Sh Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and  AVPs
• Describe Sh Signaling between IMS AS and HSS
• List Rx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and  AVPsList Sd Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between PCRF and TDF (Traffic Detection Function)
• Sy Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between PCRF and OCS/OFCS, Policy and Charging Control over Sy reference point
• Dh Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AS and SLF
• Rf Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AS and OFCS, postpaid charging
• Ro Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AS and OCS, online charging in IMS & LTE
• Re Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between OCF and Rating function
• Cx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between CSCF and HSS, Subscription and Authentication Data – IMS
• Dx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between CSCF and SLF
• Sp Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between PCRF and SPR
• Rx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AF and the PCRF, QoS and Policy
• Gx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs Describe Command Code and AVPs between PCEF and the PCRF, QoS and Policy
• Gy Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between OCS and PCEF, online charging
• Gz Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between PCEF and OFCS
• Gq Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AF and PDF
• Gi Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between Packet Domain and an external packet data network
• List SGi Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the EPC based PLMN and the packet data network
• List Zh Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between BSF and HSS
• List Zh Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between BSF and HSS (used Describe Command Code and AVPs between operators)
• List Dz Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between BSF and SLF
• List Zn Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between BSF and NAF
• List Zn’ Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between BSF and Zn Proxy
• List Dw Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server and an SLF
• List Wa Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the WLAN AN and the 3GPP AAA Proxy
• Wd Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Proxy and 3GPP AAA Server
• List Wx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server and the HSS
• List Wm Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server and the PDG
• List Wg Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server/Proxy and the WAG
• List Pr Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server and the PNA
• List Wm Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server and the PDG
• List Gmb Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between GGSN and BM-SC
• List Bi Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between CCF to BS
• List Mz interface
• Mz is the roaming variant of the Gmb reference point with the same functionality
• List Bi Interface Features
• List Ty Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AGW and PCRF
• List Tx Interface                Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AF and PCRF
• List S6a Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between MME and HSS, Subscription and Authentication Data
• List S6b Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server/Proxy and the PDN GW
• List S6d Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between SGSN and HSS, Subscription and Authentication Data
• List S7c Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs and Transfer of (QoS) policy information from PCRF to the S-GW.
• List S9 Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between PCRF in the HPLMN (H PCRF) and a PCRF in the VPLMN (V PCRF)
• List S13 and S13′ Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between EIR and MME/SGSN
• List Gxa Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between PCRF and the BBERF
• List Gxb Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between ePDG and vPCRF
• List Gxc Interface Features
• BPCRF and the BBERF
• List SWa Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between an un-trusted non-3GPP IP access and the 3GPP AAA Server/Proxy
• List SWd Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Proxy and 3GPP AAA Server
• List SWn Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between Untrusted Non-3GPP IP Access and ePDG
• SWm Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server/Proxy and the ePDG
• List SWx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server and the HSS
• List Sta Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between a trusted non-3GPP IP access and the 3GPP AAA Server/Proxy
• List H2 Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the 3GPP AAA Server and the HA
• List Gq’ Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AF and RACS
• List E2 Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between AF and NASS
• List E4 Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between NASS and RACS
• List E5 Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between UAAF – UAAF
• List Re Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between RCEF and RACS
• List A3 Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between UAAF and AMF
• List A4 Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between CLF and UAAF
• List Rr Interface Features
• List Zh Interface Features
• Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA)
• List Zn Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs applied to Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA)
• List Cx Interface Features
• CSCF- HSS
• List Dx Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between CSCF- SLF
• List Pkt-laes-2 Interface Features
• Session Control Element — DF (electronic surveillance requirements)
• P-CSCF- PAM Interface Describe Command Code and AVPs between P-CSCF – PAM
• List PRw Interface Features
• Describe Command Code and AVPs between the Policy Decision Physical Entity (PD-PE) and the Policy Enforcement Physical Entity (PE-PE)
• List Rs Interface Features

Course Topics

• IMS-based 4G/LTE network Fundamentals
• What is Diameter?
• Introducing the Diameter Base Protocol
• Connection and session management
• User authentication and capabilities negotiation
• Basic accounting services
• Diameter Header
• Diameter Messages
• Attribute Value Pairs (AVPs)
• Reliable delivery of attribute value pairs (AVPs
• Agent support for proxy, redirect, and relay server
• Extensibility, through addition of new commands and AVPsDiameter Protocol 101
• What is a Signaling Controller?
• Diameter vs. Signaling System 7 (SS7) and SIP
• Diameter Sessions
• Exchange of commands and AVPs between authorized Diameter Clients and Servers
• Example of Commands
• Diameter in the IMS
• Diameter as signaling protocol for AAA and mobility management in IMS
•  Home Subscriber Server (HSS)
• Call Session Control Function (CSCF)
• Diameter signaling interfaces in IMS and LTE NEs
• Diameter Interfaces in EPC an IMS
• Diameter Interfaces in PCC
• Diameter Interfaces for policy and charging
• Signaling Protocols  101
• Signaling protocols in IMS networks
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Signaling
• Voice over IP (VoIP) and videoconferencing
• Message signaling in real-time communications
• Diameter Signaling
• Diameter as a data signaling protocol
• The Basics of Diameter Signaling
• Diameter Traffic
• Signaling protocol applies to Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)
• AAA messages in the EPC architecture
• AAA messages in the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Architecture
• Diameter Signaling Controller
• Requirements of control signaling products
• Availability, reliability and in-service performance
• Diameter Agent
• Routing of signaling messages between Diameter nodes
• Diameter Edge Agent
• Routing of signaling messages in LTE roaming
• Diameter Routing Agent
• Routing of signaling messages for policy control and charging
• Session Border Controller (SBC)
• Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC)
• Diameter Routing Agent (DRA)
• Diameter Edge Agent (DEA)
• Load balancing of Diameter Signaling Traffic
• Diameter Interoperability
• Manipulation of AVPs
• Provisioning of Diameter Signaling in Diameter Elements
• MME
• SGSN
• HSS
• PCRF
• PCEF
• OCS
• OFCS
• AS
• S-CSCF
• I-CSCF