Nokia Cloud Media Gateway (CMG) Overview

Nokia CMG Overview - SMF and UPF
What you'll learn

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Nokia Cloud Mobile Gateway (CMG) architecture, network interfaces, and connectivity flows within 4G EPC and 5G Standalone (3GPP) networks.
Differentiate and analyze the operational roles of Nokia CMG functioning as a Control Plane (SMF) and User Plane (UPF) .
Compare and execute deployment workflows for Nokia CMG across diverse cloud orchestration frameworks including CBAM, Helm charts, and NCOM.
Formulate capacity planning requirements and map Customer Information Questionnaire (CIQ) parameters to prepare Nokia CMG for production integration.
Execute health check audits, backup/restore procedures, software upgrades, and systematic troubleshooting using the standard Nokia CMG O&M checklist.
Requirements

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Should have understanding of 4G EPC & 5G Core Architecture Fundamentals
Description

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TheNokia Cloud Mobile Gateway (CMG) Overview course provides a comprehensive, end-to-end deep dive into Nokia's cloud-native packet core solution. Designed for telecommunications and cloud professionals, this course covers everything from fundamental architecture and dual-role functional capabilities (SMF/UPF) to modern cloud deployment methods, capacity planning, and Day-2 operations.
Participants will gain hands-on insights into translating network requirements via Customer Information Questionnaires (CIQ), orchestrating cloud deployments using Helm, CBAM, and NCOM, and maintaining network health through industry-standard O&M, upgrade, and troubleshooting procedures.
What You Will Learn

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& Topics Covered
1. Introduction & Architectural Foundations
CMG Introduction: Core concepts, cloud-native architecture, and role in 4G EPC / 5G Standalone networks.
CMG Interfaces: Detailed mapping of control plane, user plane, and management interfaces across 3GPP standards.
CMG Connectivity Overview: IP addressing, routing topologies, VLAN segmentation, and external network integration.
2. Dual-Role Functional Deep Dive
CMG Functioning as SMF: Session Management Function responsibilities, control plane signaling, and PDU session management in 5G Core.
CMG Functioning as UPF: User Plane Function processing, traffic encapsulation/decapsulation, QoS enforcement, and packet routing.
3. Planning, Dimensioning & Integration
CMG Capacity Planning & Dimensioning: Resource allocation, throughput/session scaling, CPU/RAM requirements, and platform footprint sizing.
CMG CIQ Details: Parameter mapping, filling, and interpreting the Customer Information Questionnaire (CIQ) for successful deployment.
4. Cloud Deployment & Orchestration
CMG Deployment via CBAM: Orchestration using Nokia CloudBand Application Manager (CBAM) and VNF lifecycle workflows.
CMG Deployment via Helm: Cloud-native CNF deployment strategies using Kubernetes Helm charts and release management.
CMG Deployment via NCOM: Deployment and lifecycle management using Nokia Cloud Orchestration and Management (NCOM).
5. Day-2 Operations & Lifecycle Management
CMG O&M Checklist: Standard operational and maintenance routines for daily network integrity.
CMG Healthcheck & Monitoring: KPIs, metrics, system alarms, and real-time monitoring techniques.
CMG Backup & Restore: Database/configuration backup strategies and disaster recovery restoration workflows.
CMG Upgrade Procedure: Step-by-step software patching, minor/major version upgrade paths, and rollback plans.
CMG Troubleshooting: Fault isolation methodologies, log collection (show / debug commands), trace analysis, and root-cause resolution.
Who this course is for

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Core Network & Packet Core Engineers
O&M & Level 2/Level 3 Support Teams
Network Architecture & Planning Engineers
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