Cisco ASR 5000 xGSN Administration and Configuration (xGSN)

The ASR 5000 xGSN Administration and Configuration course version 12.2 instructor-led course offered by Learning Services provides detailed instruction on how to manage, monitor, configure, and administer the Cisco® ASR 5000 to function as an Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) in a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network environment.

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Understanding and using the StarOS command line interface (CLI)
• Understanding contexts and context selection processes
• Performing initial system configuration, including administrative users, hardware redundancy, and remote management functions
• Performing basic configurations for GGSN services
• Performing basic configurations for 3G and 2G SGSN services
• Applying software upgrades, session and feature use licenses, and configuration files
• Configuring bulk statistics and systems/event logging
• Troubleshooting techniques for both hardware and software

• Module 1: SGSN and GGSN Services Overview
• Module 2: ASR 5000 Hardware Overview
• Module 3: ASR 5000 Software Overview
• Module 4: Initial System Configuration
• Module 5: Understanding the StarOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Module 6: Configuring System and Management Parameters
• Module 7: Configuration Terminology
• Module 8: Configuring GGSN Services for IP and PDP Context Processing
• Module 9: Configuring SGSN Service for 3G Operation
• Module 10: Configuring SGSN Service for 2G Operation
• Module 11: ATM Interfaces and Global Title Translation for SGSN Services
• Module 12: SGSN Operator Policies
• Module 13: Configuring the ASR 5000 for Bulk Statistics Collection
• Module 14: Traffic Shaping and Policing
• Module 15: Configuring Threshold Crossing Alarms

Lab Outline

• Lab 1: Command Line Interface Familiarization
• Lab 2: Configuring GGSN Services
• Lab 3: Configuring 3G SGSN Services
• Lab 4: Configuring Threshold Crossing Alarms

This course is designed for participants from any of the following disciplines who are responsible for the planning, configuration, and management of the ASR 5000:

• Network engineering
• Network consulting
• Customer support
• Field engineering
• Channel partners, resellers

Following are the prerequisites for this course.

• Participants must have a thorough understanding of IP routing, networking protocols, and a basic working knowledge of applicable UMTS network operation.