AudioCodes SBC - Essentials & Configuration

Course Code

Public/Per Seat: TR-SBC-BSC-S

Dedicated Course: TR-SBC-BSC-C

Course Name

AudioCodes SBC - Essentials & Configuration

Course Details

Course

AudioCodes Session Border Controller (SBC) Training

This course is designed to provide engineers with the skills needed to configure, maintain, and troubleshoot AudioCodes devices used as SBCs.

Products

■ AudioCodes SBC Series
■ AudioCodes Gateway Series

Target Audience

Engineers with experience in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting AudioCodes devices as an SBC.

Duration

4 days

Delivery Method

Classroom Instructor Led or Online Instructor Led.

Certification

The course includes an ACA certification exam.

General Objectives

Students are expected to be active participants in the learning process. Emphasis is placed on diagnostic tools and troubleshooting strategies to help students become self-sufficient in the use and support of AudioCodes SBC products.

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

■ Identify the AudioCodes products supporting the SBC functionality.
■ Identify the functions of the SBC.
■ Understand how the SBC handles SIP messages.
■ Understand the reasons for Number and Message Manipulation.
■ Understand the Survivability concept.
■ Get familiar with the SBC Security features.
■ Configure the parameters required by the SBC.
■ Configure SBC Manipulation rules.
■ Configure the SBC for SIP Trunking.

Recommended Prerequisites
■ VoIP and SIP network architecture
■ Understanding of SIP control protocol signaling stacks
■ IP networking
■ Successfully completed VoIP & SIP Fundamentals course

Course Outline and Lab Activities
■ AudioCodes Introduction
■ AudioCodes Management Interface Introduction
■ AudioCodes Documentation
■ Gateways and SBC Product Line
✔ Hands-on Lab 1 - Management Interface Usage
■ SBC Application Description
■ SBC Basic Terminology
■ SBC Configuration
■ SBC Wizard (optional)
■ Debugging Tools - Syslog
✔ Hands-on Lab 2 - SBC Routing
■ SBC Media Handling
✔ Hands-on Lab 3 - SBC Transcoding
■ SBC Number & Message Manipulation
✔ Hands-on Lab 4 - Header Manipulation
■ Digital Gateways Basic Configuration
■ SBC Survivability
■ SBC High Availability
✔ Hands-on Lab 5 - SBC Survivability