Ossidian catalog 2016

eLearning for telecommunications network operators SCORM 1.2 Learning Management System compliant content catalog African edition

eLearning for telcos The World’s most extensive portfolio of eLearning courses for

telecommunications network operators on: industry market

trends; emerging virtualisation, analytics and cloud

technologies; radio access and core networks and; radio

frequency, signalling and protocols standards.

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eLearning for telecommunications network operators

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Telco Transformations Series Page 3

Introduction to Telco Transformations Introduction to Virtualization Enterprise ICT Opportunities & Threats LTE, Convergence and Network Sharing A Digital Portfolio of Services and Solutions

Big Data & Analytics for Telcos Series Page 4

Overview BDA Examples BDA Market BDA Platform Introduction Data Analytics BDA in the Enterprise

Internet of Things for Telcos Series Page 5 Overview IoT Deployment Examples IoT Market

IoT Technologies, Devices and Protocols IoT Architecture Future of IoT

Telecoms Basics Series Page 6

Introduction to Data-communications Introduction to Telecommunications Introduction to Wireless Introduction to Digital Broadcasting Introduction to VoIP Introduction to Convergence Introduction to Telco Project Management Introduction to Telecom Fraud Introduction to Mobile Wallets Introduction to Mobile Data and Apps Customer Care Wireless Rating and Billing 1 & 2 Revenue Assurance

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4G & 3G Cellular Series Page 7

LTE Fundamentals LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) UMTS R7 Fundamentals All-IP 3G Fundamentals & Technology 1 & 2 HSDPA Fundamentals EDGE Fundamentals UMTS Air Interface UMTS Signaling Framework UMTS Signaling Procedures

2G Cellular Series Page 8

GPRS Fundamentals & Engineering 1 & 2 GSM Fundamentals GSM Air Interface GSM Signaling and Protocols Architecture GSM Signaling and Protocols Procedures

Fixed Wireless Series Page 9

802.11 Fundamentals WiMax Fundamentals

Digital TV Series Page 9

DVB-S Fundamentals

Signaling Series Page 9

SS7 Fundamentals SIGTRAN Fundamentals

Protocols Series Page 10

ATM Fundamentals 1 & 2 IPv6 Fundamentals & IPv6 Advanced SIP Fundamentals MPLS Fundamentals

Satellite Series Page 10

ATM over Satellite 1 & 2

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Introduction to Telco Transformations The Telco landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa • Consolidation in saturated markets in Europe and North America • SMAC, Big Data and IoT driving innovation worldwide • Digital transformation • Toolkit for Telco Transformations

Introduction to Virtualization

Virtualization • Network Function Virtualization • Storage Area Networks • Server virtualization • Mobile virtualization

Enterprise ICT/Cloud Opportunities and Threats

Opportunities for Telcos within Enterprise ICT/Cloud • Threats from Enterprise ICT/Cloud Disruptors • Opportunities for Telcos in Sub Saharan Africa • Enterprise ICT/Cloud Computing in Sub Saharan Africa

LTE, Convergence and Network Sharing

Long Term Evolution • Convergence • Network Sharing • Regulation in SSA A Digital Portfolio of Services and Solutions

The Internet of Things (IoT) in SSA • mHealth, mAgriculture, Disaster Response in SAA • Mobile Money in SSA • Big Telco SWOT Analysis • Big Data/Analytics • An evolving portfolio of services delivering SaaS solutions

Telco Transformations Series

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Big Data and Analytics for Telcos Series

Overview Introduction to Big Data and Analytics (BDA) • Gold Mining Analogy • Hadoop and BDA Adoption • Big Data Processing, Storage, Exploration, Discovery and Visualisation • Five Use Cases • Definition • Characteristics • The Analytics Market • History of BDA

BDA Examples

Telecoms and Entertainment • Retail • Government and Institutions • Security and Fraud Prevention • BDA in Africa

BDA Market

Market Overview • Market Drivers • Market Restraints • Vertical Markets • Market Players • Advanced Analytics • Business Intelligence verses Data Science

BDA Platform Introduction

Structured and Unstructured Data • Types of Data • Sources of Data • Platform • Physical Infrastructure • Example of a Big Data Platform

Data Analytics

Basics of Data Analytics • Data Analytics People • Text Analytics (search, sentiment) • Numerical Analytics • Multimodal Analytics • Real-time Analytics (event identification, stream analysis) • Querying Structured and Unstructured Data • Computer Decision Making • Machine Learning • Automation • Data Visualisation • User Interaction (UX) and User Experience (UX)

BDA in the Enterprise

Application Examples from a Technical Perspective • Legal and Ethical Considerations • Data Governance • Data Security • Future Scenarios

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Internet of Things for Telcos Series (due 2017)

Overview Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT) • Enhanced Objects • Sensor Technologies • Information Value Loop • Use Cases • Definition • The IoT Market • History of IoT • IPv4 v IPv6 • Smart Wearable • Smart Home • Smart Retail • Smart City • Smart Environment • Smart Car• Smart Enterprise • Unique Addressability of Things

IoT Deployment Examples

Mining Industry (Vehicle Component Health and Performance) • Intelligent Transportation • Energy Management (Wind Turbines) • Consumer (Fitness and Healthcare) • Display Advertising • Smart Grids and Smart Cities • Industrial IoT (IIoT)/Industry 4.0 • IoT in Africa

IoT Market

Market Overview • Market Drivers • Market Restraints • Vertical Markets • Information Value • Convenience, Customisation, Cost and Control • New Sensors verses Legacy Sensors • Managed Communications • Performance Based Billing • Market Players • Nest Labs/Alphabet/Google • Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Cisco/Jasper Technologies and Ericsson • Dell/Statistica • SAP • Siemens • Intel • Accenture/Cimation • AT&T • General Electric • HP • Huawei • IBM • Microsoft • Oracle • Orange Business Services • Telefonica • Verizon • Salesforce • Siemens • Symantec

IoT Technologies, Devices and Protocols

RFID Tagging • Near Field Communication (NFC) • Barcodes • QR Codes • Digital Watermarking • A Simple IoT Protocol Taxonomy • Web Services • Control Plane • Devices and Intelligent Systems • Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) • Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP/Jabber) • Data Distribution Service (DDS) • Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) • ZeroMQ • Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)

IoT Architecture Event Driven Architecture • Business Process Management Everywhere BPME) • IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) • Thread • Z-Wave • Zigbee • Li-Fi • Bluetooth low energy (BLE) • LTE-Advanced • WiFi-Direct • HaLow • HomePlug • MoCA • Ethernet • IoT Frameworks • XMPP Standards Foundation • Chatty Things • REST • Other IoT Technical Standards and Standards Organisations

Future of IoT

Deployment and Application Examples from a Technical Perspective • Regulatory Environment • Privacy Concerns • Data Security • Data Consent • Data Minimisation • Future Scenarios

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Introduction to Data-communications Introduction• Basic concepts• Protocol stacks• LAN/WAN • TCP/IPv4 • IPv6 • Datalink • ATM • MPLS • Mobile Regulatory/Business • Real-time• Convergence • Frame relay • DSL • Bandwith

Introduction to Telecommunications

Introduction• Basic concepts• PCM & voice coding • Multiplexing • Transmission • Switching • Traffic engineering • Signaling • Billing • Cellular • Packet-based • Broadband • VoIP • Cable • Regulatory

Introduction to Wireless

Introduction • Basic concepts• Modulation• Multiple access • Cellular GSM, CDMA • Fading• Countermeasures • Fixed Wireless • Frequency planning • Antennae • Duplex/Simplex • Power budgets • Cell planning • Signal loss • Satellite

Introduction to Digital Broadcasting

Advantages of digital broadcasting • Terminology and techniques • Background to digital broadcasting • DVB standards • ITU and MPEG • Encoding, compression and transport

Introduction to Voice over IP

Convergence of voice and data networks • Architectures, devices and protocols • Security • Network Convergence • VoIP • QoS Protocols • H.323 • Gateways • Gateway Protocols • Session Initiation Protocol • Case Examples • Security

Introduction to Convergence

Telecommunications convergence • Functional convergence • Technological convergence • Geographic convergence • TISPAN • LTE standardization by ETSI and 3GPP • Convergence challenges faced by network operators and ISPs

Introduction to Telecoms Project Management

Project lifecycle • Planning • Estimating • Schedules and resource allocation • Outsourced activities • Personnel and Process issues • Product & technology issues • Introduction to formal methodologies including Waterfall, PRINCE/2, SDLC, RUP, RAD

Introduction to Telecom Fraud

Fraud in telecoms • Types of fraud • Fraud characteristics • Common frauds • Key steps taken by fraudsters • Patterns of fraudulent behavior

Introduction to Mobile Wallets

Mobile payment and banking • Contactless payment • Smartphone based mobile wallets • Benefits of NFC and Barcode POS systems

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Introduction to Mobile Data and Applications

Wireless data applications and services • Evolving partnership and revenue models • Devices, components, software and user interfaces • Security • Pricing and billing

Telecommunications Customer Care

Introduction to Telecommunications Customer Care • Introduction to Customer Relationship Management • Customer-Telco Contact Cycle • Managing Service Prospects • Account Set-up • Selling Services • Service Provisioning • Account Hierarchies • Credit Management • Invoicing • Payment Types • Payment Processing • Payment Review • Delinquent Accounts

Wireless Rating & Billing Fundamentals

Wireless technologies, components and infrastructure • Wireless network structure • Numbering plans • Roaming • Event Detail Records • Billing cycles • Charge types, pricing, and prepaid service • Rating of events • Bill processing • Interconnect accounting.

Wireless Rating and Billing Advanced Event processing and rating • Consolidation of Event and Billing Information • Validation • Account Discounts • Non-Event Charges • Payment and Adjustment Information • Calculation of Finance and Penalty Charges • Application of Taxes and Tariffs • Invoice Structure and Generation of the Invoice • Revenue Assurance in Event Processing

Revenue Assurance

Telecommunications Revenue Assurance • Billing Integrity • Managing Account and Usage Fraud • Controlling Bad Debt • Account Analysis • Managing Credit • Managing Collection Activities • Managing Customer Churn • Writing Off Bad Debt • Customer Service and Revenue • Assurance • Billing Systems

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Telecom Basics Series

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4G

LTE Fundamentals Long Term Evolution network overview • LTE radio access • Air Interface for E-UTRAN • OFDM LTE downlink • SC-FDMA – LTE uplink • Evolved Packet Core • MIMO • Mobility • Backwards compatibility • Security and implementation of All-IP networks

LTE Radio Access Network

eNB and UE stacks • Advantages and Drawbacks of OFDM • LTE RAN Architecture • Symbol rates • OFDM implementation • PHY layer metrics • Signaling & Control Channels • PAR • Uplink PHY • Sub-carrier allocation • mapping schemes • RRC

3G

UMTS R7 Fundamentals Introduction to 3G systems • 3G frequency allocation • 3G development • UMTS systems architecture • UMTS performance • All-IP 3G core network • Core network evolution • HSDPA

All-IP 3G Fundamentals

Rationale for IP in 3G • IP technical limitations • Business case • Services • IP context & principles • IP technology • Features & challenges • Standards

All-IP 3G Technology

IP Multimedia Subsystem • IMS features • SIP- and Non-SIP-based reference points • Functionality • Registration- & Post-registration-functionality

HSDPA Fundamentals

Relevant WCDMA physical channels • HSPDA concept & features • HSPDA channels • AMC • HARQ and FCS • Physical layer • HSUPA for uplink

EDGE Fundamentals

GSM • GPRS • Modulation • Channel coding • Radio link • Adaptive Multi-Rate codec • Enhanced circuit-switched data • GERAN • Cell planning

UMTS Air Interface

WCDMA • Physical channel structure • Spreading & modulation • TDD • Cell search and synchronization • Random access • Handover • Data Link Layer

UMTS Signaling Framework

UMTS Service capabilities • UMTS and DGSM/GPRS interworking • Functional & signaling architecture Protocol layers • QoS • CAMEL VoIP • Security

UMTS Signaling Procedures

Synchronization • Protocol stack • Network & termination • Attach procedure • SRNS relocation • URA and Routing Area update & detach procedure

4G & 3G Cellular Series

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2.5G

GPRS Fundamentals GSM Circuit-switched data capabilities • HSCSD overhead issues • HSCSD call set-up • GPRS motivation • GPRS architecture • Point-to-point services • Network access points • Attaching to the GPRS • Sending a packet

GPRS Engineering

Interfaces in GPRS • Channel types • Setting up a call • Using GSM channels • Multi-frame structure • Channel coding • Client to server examples

2G

GSM Fundamentals GSM milestones • Analog to digital • GSM objectives • GSM services • Cellular concepts • GSM reference model • GSM architecture – BSS, NSS & OSS • GSM network structure • Basic network operations • PSTN to MS • MS to PSTN

GSM Air Interface GSM operating frequencies • GSM radio channel • GSM operating powers • Radio link • Speech coding • Channel coding • Frame structure • Ciphering • Modulation • Logical channels • Mobile synchronization

GSM Signaling and Protocols: Architecture

GSM Signaling • SS7 • Sub-system entities • Interfaces • Protocol architecture • Protocol stack • Signaling protocol layers

GSM Signaling and Protocols: Procedures

Mobile initialization • Location update • Network security • Identification • Authentication • Registration • MS to PSTN call • PSTN to MS call • MS to MS call • Intra-MSC handover • Inter-MS handover

2G Cellular Series

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802.11 (WiFi) Fundamentals Wireless LAN • 802.11 overview • MAC layer • MAC frame structure • Physical layer • Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum • Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum • 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g rate extension standards • Roaming and TCP/IP • Security • 802.11 QoS standards • MIMO • 802.11 MAC enhancements

WiMax Fundamentals

Applications and markets • Implications and benefits • 802.16a and extensions • Physical layer • MAC layer framing details

DVB-S Fundamentals Satellite Digital Video Broadcasting • Satellite systems • Satellite platforms and link analysis • Error protection coding • Modulation and filtering • MPEG coding • Satellite reception • DVB-S standard • Service information • DVB-DAB and DVB-CS

SS7 Fundamentals Introduction to signaling • Overview of SS7 • SS7 protocol stack • Message transfer part • Telephone user part • ISDN user part • Broadband ISDN user part • Signaling connection control part • Transaction capabilities application part • Mobile application part and GSM • IP SIGTRAN

SIGTRAN Fundamentals

Motivation and context • SIGTRAN concept • Stream control transmission protocol• SCTP behavior • MTP2 peer-to-peer adaption layer • MTP2 and MTP3 user adaption layers • SCCP user adaption

Fixed Wireless Series

Digital TV Series

Signaling Series

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ATM Fundamentals 1 Broadband communications • Asynchronous transfer Mode • ATM network services • Virtual channels & virtual paths • ATM network nodes • ATM network interfaces • The ATM cell • ATM cell relay • ATM protocol reference model

ATM Fundamentals 2

ATM transport network • ATM adaption layer • ATM service classifications • AAL protocols • ATM layer • Physical layer • ATM signaling • ATM UNI signaling • Signaling ATM adaption layer • ATM QoS • ATM traffic management • ATM & error handling • ATM network management

IPv6 Fundamentals

The End of IPv4 • Evolution of IPv6 • Key features of IPv6 • Structure of IPv6 PDU • IPv6 header • IPv6 addressing • Unicast addresses • Multicast addresses • Anycast addresses

IPv6 Advanced

Hop-by-hop Options header • Routing header • Fragment header • Destination options header • Security issues • Authentication headers • Encapsulated security payload • Neighbor discovery • Address auto-configuration • Transition mechanisms

SIP Fundamentals

VoIP and SIP • SIP Background and Principles • Architecture • Message Format • Structure and Processes • Session-Invitation Scenario • Session-Proper Scenario • Inter-working with PSTN ISUP • IP-3G IMS Application

MPLS Fundamentals

Labels and label switching • Signaling and traffic control • Traffic engineering • MPLS and wireless • MPLS security • Benefits of MPLS • VPN case study • VoIP case study • Traffic engineering case study

ATM over Satellite 1 Motivation for ATM over Satellite • Working Bodies • Error Correction • Propagation • Outages • ATM satellite systems architecture • Onboard processing

ATM over Satellite 2

Media access control protocols • Satellite access and Quality of Service • Satellite access example • Multiplexing • Error coding • Onboard antennae • Satellite networks and ATM • ATM over Satellite projects

Protocols Series

Satellite Series

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