Course Details

Certification from TSSC (Telecom Sector Skill Council), a non-profit industry driven body set up under the aegis of the NSDC (National Skill Development Council), at the completion of the program.

Telecom Network Management: Course Overview

• This course has carefully been designed keeping in view of the need of a telecom professional in the contemporary telecom domain. The contents have carefully been woven to address the perspectives of both technical & business management professionals.  So, independent of whether a telecom professional of today is in technical management or in business management arena, opting for this course is a must.
• To bring all readers in the same platform, this course starts with basic concepts like telecom network definition, basic aspects of setting up a non-trivial network.
• It answers a few basic questions like why there is a need to manage a telecom network and if so, how to accomplish that.
• Gradually, it takes the reader to the architecture of a Network Management System in its traditional form. The reader then travels to an arena to find a few key operational aspects.
• This would give them an exposure on the deficiency of the traditional approach of network management.
• The reader would be delighted to know how the scientific & technical world step in and bring the concepts of operational models like TOM and eTOM.
• They would get an understanding of Operations Support System (OSS) and Business Support Systems (BSS) as well.

Course Curriculum Topics:Telecom Network – A Definition.

• Steps to setup a Telecom Network.
• Need to Manage a Telecom Network.
• How to manage a Telecom Network ?
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
• Functional Definition of Network Management.
• Traditional OA&M and Operation & Maintenance Centres (OMCs).
• Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) Architecture.
• Network Management System & Network Operation Centre (NOC).
• Challenges faced by Incumbent Network Operators.
• Operation Support System (OSS) – An Overview.
• TOM model from TMForum.
• eTOM model from TMForum.
• A Few Applications from OSS repertoir.
• Business Support System – An Overview.