Nokia Network Resource Director (NRD) - NRF and NSSF

NRF NSSF 5G Core Packet Core
What you'll learn

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Understand NRD's foundational architecture, integration boundaries, and functional roles alongside the NRF and NSSF within modern telecom cloud environments.
Calculate resource requirements, capacity limits, and traffic scaling parameters during NRD dimensioning to ensure performance under peak load conditions.
Configure integration parameters and provision NRD, NRF, and NSSF components for seamless service-based communication and network slicing.
Execute NRD system deployments and apply O&M best practices for daily node monitoring, health checks, and routine lifecycle administration.
Apply troubleshooting methodologies to isolate, diagnose, and resolve registration, discovery, and signaling faults.
Requirements

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No Pre-requisite Required.
Description

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This course provides a deep dive into theNetwork Resource Director (NRD) within modern 5G Core architectures. Designed for telecom and cloud professionals, this course bridges high-level architectural theory with hands-on operational execution, covering everything from core concepts and multi-role mechanics to end-to-end deployment, configuration checks, operational checklists, and structured troubleshooting.
Detailed Module Breakdown
Module 1: NRD Introduction & Architecture
NRD Introduction: Foundational concepts of the Network Resource Director and its critical role in modern telecom cloud environments.
NRD Architecture: System architecture, internal structural components, and integration boundaries within cloud-native 5G control planes.
Module 2: NRD Dimensioning
NRD Dimensioning: Mathematical and analytical models for calculating resource requirements (CPU, memory, storage), capacity planning, and traffic scaling parameters to ensure optimal performance under peak load conditions.
Module 3: NRD Integration & Multi-Role Functionality
NRD Integration: Service-Based Architecture (SBA) integration procedures and API parameter provisioning for seamless control plane connectivity.
NRD Working as NRF: Detailed examination of how NRD operates as or alongside the Network Repository Function to manage dynamic service registration and discovery.
NRD Working as NSSF: Analyzing NRD's functional mechanics when acting as or supporting the Network Slice Selection Function for slice-specific routing.
Module 4: NRD Configuration & Deployment
NRD Configuration Check: Validating parameters, verifying routing policies, and ensuring compliance across integrated NRF and NSSF components.
NRD Deployment: End-to-end deployment methodologies within containerized, cloud-native infrastructures.
Module 5: NRD Operations & Troubleshooting
NRD Operations Checklist: O&M best practices, daily node monitoring procedures, telemetry tracking, health checks, and routine lifecycle administration.
NRD Troubleshooting: Systematic diagnostic methodologies to isolate, analyze trace logs, and resolve registration, discovery, and signaling faults.
Who this course is for

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Packet Core Network Architects & Engineers
5G Core O&M and Operations Engineers
Troubleshooting Specialists
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