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Telecom Signaling Analyst

How operator networks signal calls, mobility and sessions, in the circuit-switched world and over IP. Two courses take you from the SS7/C7 network and its MTP, ISUP, SCCP, TCAP and MAP layers to SIP, SDP and RTP, and end in the TelcoSec Telecom Signaling Analyst certification.

Modules
20
Lessons
84
Exams
2
Est. Duration
27 hours
XP Available
7,000
Certificate
TelcoSec Telecom Signaling Analyst

Builds on Telecom Foundations Path

We recommend completing it first: this path assumes its fundamentals.

TelcoSec Academy
Telecom Threat Management & Monitoring
Intermediate
SS7/C7ISUPSCCPTCAPMAPSIGTRANSIPSDP

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Learning Objectives
Skills & Competencies You Will Master
Explain how common channel signalling separates call control from the voice path, and how an SS7/C7 network is built from signalling points, STPs and links
Follow a call through ISUP and a mobility dialogue through SCCP, TCAP and MAP, including global title translation
Describe how SIGTRAN carries SS7/C7 over IP in current interconnect networks
Explain how SIP, SDP and RTP set up, change and end a session through proxies, registrars and back-to-back user agents
Describe how SIP interworks with the PSTN and carries VoLTE and VoNR in the IMS
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Completion Badge

Passing the SS7 Fundamentals and SIP Fundamentals final exams earns the TelcoSec Telecom Signaling Analyst certification.

The certification needs both final exams passed: 75 questions drawn from a bank of 150, with 70% needed to pass. Attempts are unlimited, with a 7-day wait between attempts. The module quizzes are practice and do not count.