ITU CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE NETWORK FOR ASIA PACIFIC REGION
ADVANCED LEVEL TELECOM TRAINING CENTRE (ALTTC),
GHAZIABAD(U.P.), INDIA
TRAINING ON
“NGN PROJECT PLANNING & COSTING”
8th – 12th FEBRUARY, 2016
TRAINING OUTLINE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Title
TRAINING ON NGN PROJECT PLANNING & COSTING
Method of delivery
Face-to-face
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Objectives
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To provide participants with necessary background, international
experiences, practical cases, concrete exercises and hands-on practice
using template training models so that the participants can have an indepth understanding of cost model development and its use.
Discussion sessions along with field visit of deployed NGN network
nodes will also be conducted to promote dialogue and exchange of
experiences among participants.
Dates
8th – 12th February, 2016
Duration
One Week
Registration deadline
7th January, 2016
Training fees
USD ($) 225.00/- INR 15019/- per participant (excluding lodging and boarding
charges)
Course code
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to understand:
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The key business drivers of NGN, Telecom Network Elements, Network Architectures in NGN environment
How to collect, analyse, enter data and select suitable model approach.
The types of cost model, their advantages and disadvantages and working and use of each type of model.
The various cost standards and their areas of useful application in telecommunications/ICTs.
The necessary enquiries, choice and judgments on costing of NGN project planning, deployment of Class-4 NGN (IPTAX) and Class-5 NGN – IMS in field units of BSNL (India), learn about the actual cost model adopted for NGN
deployment in BSNL(India).
The relationship between price regulation and costing.
Project Planning of C-DoT MAX NG deployed in field units of BSNL (India).
NGN Project Planning in an NGN Converged environment.
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TARGET POPULATION
Participation of experts from regulators, government organisations and telecom operators, in-charge of costing and network
planning issues are welcome.
TUTORS/INSTRUCTORS
S.No.
1.
NAME
OF
TUTOR(S)/
INSTRUCTOR(S)
Mr. Anil Kumar Jain
2.
Mr. M. K. Seth
3.
Mrs. Nalini Verma,
4.
Mr. S.K. Mishra
5.
Mr. Arvind Kumar
6.
Mr. Satyen Gupta
7.
Mr. D.N. Sahay
8.
Mr. Sanjit Srivastava
9.
Mr. Ashok Kumar
10.
Mr. R. P. Singh
11.
Mr. P. K. Agnihotri
12.
Mr. M. K. Mishra
13.
Mr. Nitin Kumar Garg
14.
Mr. Om Pal Singh
15.
Mr.J.N.Mandal
Position
CONTACT DETAILS
Chief General Manager, BSNL,
NCNGN Circle, New Delhi
Chief General Manager,
ALTTC, BSNL
Sr.General Manager,
ALTTC, BSNL
Sr.General Manager,
Maharashtra Telecom Circle, BSNL
Advisor,
TRAI, New Delhi
Expert NGN, New Delhi
Addl.GM(EB),
ALTTC, BSNL
Addl.GM(TX &Mob.),
ALTTC, BSNL
DGM(NWP-CFA),
BSNL CO, New Delhi
DGM(BB & IT),
ALTTC, BSNL
DGM(CFA),
ALTTC, BSNL
Assistant General Manager
ALTTC, BSNL
Assistant
Director
ALTTC, BSNL
Assistant
Director
ALTTC, BSNL
Team Leader, NGN Project
C-DoT, New Delhi
(CFA),
(CFA),
(CFA),
+91 98688 87007
cgm_nces@bsnl.co.in
+91 94122 18777
cgm_alttc@bsnl.co.in
+91 94127 16444
srgm_cfa_alttc@bsnl.co.in
missushil@gmail.com
+91 94220 43334
+91 11 23220209
arvindtrai@gmail.com
+9199103 27489
Sg.ngnguru@gmail.com
+94127 39215
dgmtm.alttc@gmail.com
+91 94127 39201
sanjeet7777@gmail.com
+91 98681 83876
ashokits@gmail.com
+91 94127 39217
rpsingh.its1@gmail.com
+91 94127 39206
dgm_cfa_alttc@bsnl.co.in
+91 9412739234
de_cfa1_alttc@bsnl.co.in
+919412000810
sde_cfa2_alttc@bsnl.co.in
+919412739244
sde_cfa3_alttc@bsnl.co.in
+919868270044
jnmandal@cdot.in
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EVALUATION
The assessment of the participants shall be based on the - time spent on the training and the following parameters:
Evaluation Parameter
Weightage ( in %)
Exam / Group activity / assignments / case studies /
presentations
Attendance
Quiz
60
10
30
The Minimum passing requirement is 60%.
TRAINING SCHEDULE AND CONTENTS / AGENDA
Agenda (for face-to-face trainings)
DAY 1: 08-02-2016 (Monday) “NGN Environment”
TIME
09:30 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:30
Inauguration
 Welcome Remark
 Welcome Address
10:30 – 11:00
Introductory Session: Session 1: Course Overview
 Course Objectives
 Course Methodology & Workshop style
 Learning Outcomes
 NGN Overview
11:00 – 11:15
11:15 – 12:00
12:00 – 13:00
TOPIC
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 2: Key business drivers - [of NGN]
Objective: Four key business drivers of NGN:
CAPEX advantages,
OPEX advantages.
Session 3: Telecom Network Elements – An Overview
Objective: Introduction of various telecom network elements viz. Core Network, Intelligent
Network (IN), Standalone Signalling Transfer Point (SSTP), OSS & Billing etc.
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
Session 3: NGN Network Elements – An Overview
Objective: Introduction of various network elements in migration of Circuit Switched Network to
Class-4 Next Generation Network.
15:30 – 15:45
Tea/ Coffee break
15:45 – 16:30
Session 5: IP Transport/ MPLS
Objective: Introduction of MPLS, Building IP Transport Network.
16:30 – 17:00
Session 6: IMS Network Architecture
Objective: Introduction of various network elements in migration of Circuit Switched Network to
IMS based Class-5 Next Generation Network.
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DAY 2: 09-02-2016 (Tuesday) “Network Costing & Cost models”
TIME
TOPIC
09:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
Session 7: Presentation by participants
A brief presentation by participants on their planning, pricing and costing situations and strategies.
Session 8: ITU Recommendations on IMS/NGN
Objective: To review key recommendations of ITU.
11:00 – 11:15
11:15 – 12:00
12:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 9: Cost Standards and their Application
Objective: To provide a high level overview of the various approaches that may be applied to
costing for telecommunications/ICTs services pricing.
Session 10: Top Down and Bottom Up Models and Benchmarking
Objective: To distinguish between top down and bottom up models and benchmarking in order to
understand when each might be appropriate for determining network service prices.
Lunch break
Session 11: Weighted Average Cost of Capital – Theory and practice
Objective: To explain the theory behind the various elements those form the Weighted Average
Cost of Capital (WACC) and details of the methodologies for estimating them in practice.
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 12: Data Sourcing, Building and testing a model
Objective: To understand the issues that arises in the course of building a model and making it
robust. The latter process will include discussion on whether and how there should be public
consultation on a model as well as data collection strategies.
Session 13: Group Work Exercise – ‘A’
Objective: To review key aspects of the day’s presentations, and in the process, to become
accustomed to working within the assigned teams.
DAY 3: 10-02-2016 (Wednesday) “NGN model selection & Field visit to training & live NGN sites’’
TIME
09:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:15
11:15 –13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:00
TOPIC
Session 14: Group Work Exercise- ‘B’ - Selecting Suitable Model Approaches
Objective: To examine situations described in handout material and to report back to the plenary
session on findings and recommendations.
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 15: Visit to training labs with different NGN Models.
The objective of this lab visit is to make participants look into the actual equipments of Broadband
Access & Core Networks.
Lunch break
Session 16: Field visit to understand live NGN deployment in field units of BSNL.
The objective is to describe the NGN Network elements & their roles in the network.
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 17: Field visit (Continued.)
The objective is to describe the NGN Network elements & their roles in the network.
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DAY 4: 11-02-2016 (Thursday) “NGN Cost Models & Limitations”
TIME
09:30 – 10:15
10:15 – 11:15
11:15 – 11:30
11:30 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:15
16:15 – 17:00
DAY 5:
TOPIC
Session 18: Actual cost models for Next Generation Networks
Objective: Presentation on actual cost models adopted for C-DoT MAX NG in BSNL(India)
Session 19: Actual cost models for Next Generation Networks
Objective: Presentation on actual cost models adopted for Class-4 NGN (IP-TAX) in
BSNL(India)
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 20: Actual cost models for Next Generation Networks
Objective: Presentation on actual cost models adopted for Class-5 NGN-IMS in BSNL(India)
Lunch break
Session 21: Limitations of Network Cost Modeling
Objective: Various possible ways of addressing and overcoming the limitations of network cost
modelling will be discussed at length.
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 22: Briefing on Group Work Exercise – ‘C’
Objective: To brief all Groups on the exercise and how they should structure themselves to best
complete it as a team, with responsibilities allocated to each team member.
Session 23: Group Work Exercise –‘C’ – Reporting Results
Each Group will report its results for key service costs and give reasons for the options they took
and choices made on the way.
12-02-2016 (Friday) “Regional Experiences and Future Issues”
TIME
TOPIC
09:30 – 10:15
Session 24: Price Regulation and Costing
Objective: To examine the circumstances under which regulators seek for tariff regulation to
determine prices for services in telecommunications/ICT markets and the basis on which they do
so.
10:15 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:15
11:15 – 12:00
12:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00
Session 25: Group Work Exercise- ‘D’ – Presentations
Each Group will present its results for key service costs and give reasons for the options they took
and choices made on the way.
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 26: Cost modelling in practice – country case study - India
Objective: This session would provide a detailed country case study of cost modelling exercise
carried out by the Regulator ‘TRAI’ in India.
Session 27: Modelling in an NGN converged environment
Objective: The session will provide the types of Network being planned, implementation for the
future converged NGN network and its cost modelling.
Lunch break
Session 28: Strategic Management Session- ‘A’
Objective: To discuss the implication of the cost modelling issues and practices in strategic
management of telecommunication/ICT services.
Tea/ Coffee break
Session 29: Strategic Management Session- ‘B’
Objective: To discuss the implication of the cost modelling issues in a competitive market and
practices in strategic management of telecommunication/ICT services.
Final evaluation, Discussions & Closing
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METHODOLOGY
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For face-to-face trainings: The training will include
 Instructor-led presentations,
 Case studies,
 Group exercises
 Assignments
 Field visit to NGN labs etc.
TRAINING COORDINATION
Institute coordinator:
Training coordinator:
ITU coordinator:
Name: D. N. Sahay,
Addl.GM(EB),
Room No. 717,
Admin Building , ALTTC,
Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad(UP),
INDIA-201002
1)
E-mail: dgmtm.alttc@gmail.com
Phone: +91 120 272 8259
Mob: +91 941 273 9215
E-mail: dgm_cfa_alttc@bsnl.co.in
Phone : +91 120 2755132
Mob. : +91 94127 39206
Mr. Ashish Narayan,
Program Co-ordinator,
International Telecommunication Union
Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific,
5th Floor, Thailand Post Training
Centre,111Moo3 Chaengwattana Road,
Laksi Bankok 10210,Thailand
2)
Name: P.K. Agnihotri,
DGM(CFA), Room No. 721,
Admn. Building, ALTTC,
Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad(U.P),
INDIA-201002
Name: R.P. Singh
DGM ( BB), Room No. 720,
Admin Building , ALTTC ,
Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad(UP),
INDIA -201002
Tel: +66 257 500 55
FAX: +66 257 535 07
Email: ashish.narayan@itu.int
E-mail: rpsingh.its1@gmail.com
Phone: +91 120 275 5158
Mob: +91 941 273 9217
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Registration and payment should be made online at http://academy.itu.int/
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A training fee of USD($) 225.00 (Two hundred twenty five)/ INR 15019 (Fifteen thousand nineteen) per participant is
applied for this training. Payment instructions can be found at the afore mentioned link.
Pick up and Drop arrangement between Airport, New Delhi & ALTTC (training centre),Ghaziabad and field visit
shall cost USD($) 155.00(One hundred fifty five)
Boarding and Lodging charges of the training centre are in addition to the above charges as applicable.
Rates for Lodging and Boarding at ALTTC,
a. J.C. Bose Hostel at ALTTC:
USD($) 50.00(Fifty) per person per day (inclusive of all taxes)
b.
Hotel Stay at Ghaziabad:The nearest hotel is ‘Fortune Inn Grazia’.
The charges of this hotel are as below :
NAME OF HOTEL
Per Day charges inclusive of taxes(Deluxe Room Single)
With Breakfast
Breakfast +
Dinner
Breakfast + Lunch
+Dinner
‘Fortune Inn Graziabad’
Plot No.1, Sector-23,
Sanjay Nagar District Centre,
INR(Rs.) 3500.00 INR(Rs.) 4200.00
INR(Rs.) 4700.00
Ghaziabad- 201 002
Phone :+91-120-3988442
Fax :+91-120-3971-170
Note : Conversion rate 1USD($)= …INR(Rs.) (Rate as applicable on start date of training i.e. 8-2-2016)
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