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Postgraduate Diploma in Open Settlements Protocol (OSP) Clearinghouse Course Fee £9,990.00 24 Months( part time)
Duration: 12 Months( full
time)
Course Overview
For packet telephony service providers, terminating long-distance calls has inherent risks. With traditional circuit-switched TDM networks, a relative handful of carriers negotiated bilateral agreements for call interconnections. However, with the emergence of voice-over-IP (VoIP) carriers, the task of ensuring compatibility and interconnections with multiple TDM carriers can be difficult, from both a business and technical standpoint. Another risk is the lack of reliability of many new long-distance service providers. New entrants in this extremely competitive arena must find a way to ensure that call termination agreements are limited to reliable business partners.
VoIP gateways and clearinghouse solutions offer an alternative. By taking advantage of Open Settlements Protocol (OSP) support in devices, packet telephony service providers can employ reliable third parties to handle VoIP call termination while leveraging the bandwidth efficiencies and tariff arbitrage advantages that are inherent in IP. Thus the clearinghouses can serve as both a technical and business bridge for VoIP service providers. By signing on with such an organization and using OSP, VoIP carriers can extend service beyond the boundaries of their own network and immediately access the entire clearinghouse network of affiliated service providers.
The benefit is reduced barriers for VoIP competitors in the lucrative long-distance market. By using OSP—the only standard IP interface for VoIP clearinghouse functions—service providers have to do business with only a single settlements provider. As a result, there is no need to negotiate separate agreements with carriers in multiple countries, meet varied technical requirements for interconnection, make repeated arrangements for call accounting, or establish several credit accounts. With the OSP standard, a single clearinghouse can do it all.
At the same time, the OSP clearinghouse solution virtually eliminates the risk in doing business with new service providers with limited credit history—or with carriers in countries subject to currency fluctuations. In addition, it gives virtually every VoIP provider the worldwide calling reach they require.
Course Pre-requisites
Course Content
Introduction
Wholesale
Voice over IP
The Wholesale Voice Solution
Benefits and
Features
Candidate
Customers
Service A:
Minutes Aggregation and Resale (Including ASP Termination)
Service B:
Calling Card Services (Prepaid and Postpaid)
Clearinghouse
Services
Service
Options
Limited
Egress Carrier-Sensitive Routing
Interconnect
to Clarent-Based Clearinghouses
Solution
Architecture
Functional
Areas
Scaling
Network Size
Scaling Dial
Plans
Fault
Tolerance
DGK-Based IP
Interconnect
Security
Network
Management
TFTP Server
Access
Billing
Security
Call Routing
Network
Management
Remote
Download
Signaling
Types
Size
Dial Plan
Billing
Fault
Tolerance
Security
Network
Management
Transparent
Bearer Transport
TFTP Server
Access
Signaling
Dial Plan
Fault
Tolerance
Signaling
Voice
Quality/Bearer Issues
Dial Plan
Billing
Fault
Tolerance
Security
Network
Management
TFTP Server
Access
Call
Topologies and SP Interconnection Methods
Carrier
Interconnect Scenarios
Topology 1:
Originating TDM/Terminating TDM
Description
Considerations
Applications
Topology 2:
Originating TDM/Terminating IP
Description
Considerations
Applications
Topology 3:
Originating IP/Terminating TDM
Description
Considerations
Applications
Topology 4:
Originating IP/Terminating IP (Transit VoIP Network)
Description
Considerations
Applications
Solution
Components
Major
Components
Voice Gateways
H.323 Gatekeepers and Directory Gatekeepers
Resource
Management
Call Routing
Security
External
GKTMP Applications
CDR
Generation
Signaling Controllers
SS7 Signaling Link Termination Systems
Additional
Components (for Shared Services)
CDR
Collection and Billing System Front-Ending
User
Authentication and Authorization
Application
Hosting
Security
Settlement
Ecosystem
Partner H.323 GKs
Gatekeeper
Application Servers
OSP Servers
Authentication
of GWs or Carriers
Call
Authorization
Call Routing
CDR
Collection
CDR
Correlation and Settlement
Prompt
Servers
TFTP Servers
Management
Systems
Designing a
Solution
First Steps
Design Issues
and Choices
DGK-Based
Interconnect
OSP-Based
Interconnect
Call Routing
and Billing/Settlement
Call Routing
Billing/Settlement
Configuration
Management
Element
Management
Fault
Management
Reporting
Service A:
Minutes Aggregation and Resale (Including ASP Termination)
Template A1:
TDM-to-TDM Call Topology
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Template A2:
TDM-to-IP Call Topologies Using DGK-Based IP Interconnect
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Template A3:
TDM-to-IP-Based Interconnect with OSP
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Template A4:
IP-to-IP-Based Interconnect (Transit Network) with DGK
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Template A5:
IP-to-IP-Based Interconnect (Transit Network) with OSP
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Service B:
Card Services (Prepaid and Postpaid)
Template B1:
TDM-to-TDM Call Topology
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Prompting
Template B2:
TDM-to-IP Call Topology Using DGK-Based IP Interconnect
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Prompting
Template B3:
TDM-to-IP-Based Interconnect with OSP
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Prompting
Template B4:
IP-to-IP-Based Interconnect (Transit Network) with DGK
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Prompting
Template B5:
IP-to-IP-Based Interconnect (Transit Network) with OSP
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Prompting
Deploying
Service Options
Limited
Egress Carrier-Sensitive Routing
Considerations
Applicability:
Templates A1 and B1
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Applicability:
Templates A2 and B2
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Applicability:
Templates A3 and B3
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Applicability:
Templates A4 and B4
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Applicability:
Templates A5 and B5
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Interconnect
to Clarent-Based Clearinghouses
Considerations
Applicability:
Templates A2 and B2
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Applicability:
Templates A4 and B4
Dial Plan
Billing/Settlement
Security
Funding
Westminster College of Computing is a registered Learning Provider. Students
are able to apply for Career Development
Loan.
Entry
Requirements
A first degree in a non-computing discipline at 2(ii) level or equivalent is
required.
Course Duration
This course is taught for 12 Months full time or 24 Months part time hours on weekdays, weekend, and evenings. About 50% of the time will be spent on theory classes and the rest 50% will be practical on our Live Telecom Networks.
Course Delivery Method
This course is taught by highly qualified and experienced
lecturers in a class of maximum
Hands-on
practical session will be on live VoIP
Cisco Gateway and Networks and schedule
will be given during the practical session.