The Cisco ASR 5000 Comprehensive Four-Day Technical Training, PDSN/HA Version 12.2 instructor-led course offered by Learning Services provides detailed instruction on how to manage, monitor, configure, and administer the Cisco® ASR 5000 to function as a packet data serving node (PDSN) and/or home agent (HA) in a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000 network environment. This course also provides supervised, hands-on training for performing basic diagnostics and troubleshooting of the PDSN and HA network functions.

Upon completion of this course, you should have a thorough understanding of the following aspects of the platform:

• Use of the command line interface (CLI) to monitor mobile IP services
• Context creation and management
• File system management
• Performing basic data service configuration for both simple IP and mobile IP network environments
• Configuring and viewing system logging
• Monitoring of the subscriber’s connection
• Monitoring of protocols used in the subscriber’s connection
• Viewing component LEDs using the CLI
• Issuing CLI “show” commands to:
  • Verify configuration
  • Monitor system hardware and software status
• Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) alarms

At the completion of this course, all participants receive a certificate of completion.

• Day 1: Morning Session
  • Registration (Refreshments and Introductions)
  • Discussion: Course Objectives and Schedule
  • Lesson 1: Getting Started with 3G on the ASR 5000
  • Lesson 2: Introduction to the CLI
  • Lesson 3: ASR 5000 Hardware Overview
  • Lunch
• Day 1: Afternoon Session
• Lesson 4: ASR 5000 Software Overview
• Lesson 5: ASR 5500 Overview
• Day 2: Morning Session
  • Review of Day One, Question and Answer Session
  • Lesson 6: File System Management
  • Lesson 7: Configuring Global System Parameters
  • Lesson 8: Terminology
  • Lunch
•  Day 2: Afternoon Session
  • Lesson 9: Mobile IP Session Setup
  • Lesson 10: Configuration for Simple IP Support
  • Lesson 11: Configuration for Mobile IP Support
• Day 3: Morning Session
  • Review of Day Two, Question and Answer Session
  • Lesson 11: Configuration for Mobile IP Support (continued)
  • Lesson 12: IP Pool Management
  • Lunch
• Day 3: Afternoon Session
  • Lesson 13: Mobile IP Handoffs
  • Lesson 14: IP Routing on the ASR 5000
  • Lesson 15: Interchassis Session Recovery
• Day 4: Morning Session
  • Lesson 16: Hardware Troubleshooting
  • Lesson 17: Software Troubleshooting
  • Lesson 18: Loggin
  • Lesson 19: Alarms and Traps
  • Lunch
• Day 4: Afternoon Session
  • Lesson 20: Troubleshooting Exercises
• Lab Outline

• Lab 1: Command Line Interface Familiarization
• Lab 2: Configuring PDSN Services
• Lab 3: Configuring Mobile IP Services

This course is designed for participants from any of the following disciplines who are responsible for the planning, configuration, and management of the ASR 5000:

• Network engineering
• Network consulting
• Customer support
• Field engineering

Following are the prerequisites for this course.

• Participants must have a thorough understanding of IP routing, networking protocols, and a basic working knowledge of applicable UMTS network operation.