Course Description
Class runs 8:30am to 4:30pm (flexible). Includes PowerPoint driven lecture and hands-on labs. Course includes a full-page color manual and all lab equipment.
This course was designed for those individuals starting careers in Diameter, the IP Multimedia Subsystem, and communications. It is a deep-dive into the Diameter, that is reinforced by students making Diameter packet captures with Wireshark.
Course Length: 4 days
Location: On-site, Online, In-Town (Harrisburg / Philadelphia)
Overview of Classroom Lecture & Labs
Classroom topics include:
- AAA protocol
- Why RADIUS is only half as useful as Diameter
- Diameter Network Entities
- Security specifications
- Diameter transport
- Diameter applications
- Accounting
- Diameter node types
- Diameter messages (Request / Answer)
- Command Codes
- Attribute-Value Pair (AVP) formatting
- Routing concepts
- Diameter Routing Agents (DRA)
- Security concerns (IPsec or TLS)
- Diameter-RADIUS interaction (Translation Agents)
- Diameter in the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
- Diameter interfaces in the IMS (Cx, Dx, Dh, Sh, Ro, Rf, Gx, Gy/Gz, S6a, S9)
- Customized Application for the Mobile Network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL)
- Diameter based offline charging
- Diameter based online charging
- Policy Charging Rules Function
- Session Initiation Protocol & IMS charging
Lab objectives include:
- Capturing Diameter traffic with Wireshark
- Use packet capture trace tools to explore Diameter interaction with IMS components, such as:
- Application Server (AS)
- Home Subscriber Server (HSS)
- Call Session Control Function (CSCF)
- Subscriber Location Function (SLF)