Nokia NSP Overview:
Management, Control and
Automation of IP/Optical Networks

Course number: OP00020
Course duration: 4 hours
Price: $500 US

Course overview

This eLearning explores how the Network Services Platform (NSP) unifies services automation and network optimization to deliver on-demand network services and introduces the many capabilities of the NSP, including its role in 5G networks using demonstrations and use cases to highlight the overall power of the NSP.

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Course objectives

After completing the course, students should be able to:

 

  • Describe the three main transformation drivers for digital service networks
  • Explain Nokia’s Network Services Platform (NSP) and its interworking applications
  • Understand how the NSP aligns with network transformation drivers
    • Automation and Programmability
    • Infrastructure Configuration Management
    • Service Fulfilment
    • Multi-Vendor Management
    • Resource Control
    • Multi-Layer Optimization
    • Analytics and Assurance

Course modules

Module 1 – NSP Introduction

  • Describe the three main transformation drivers for digital service networks

  • Explain Nokia’s Network Services Platform and its interworking applications

Module 2 – Automation and Programmability

  • Describe the NSP automation building blocks

  • Describe the usage of NSP APIs

  • Define workflow

  • Explain the NSP Workflow Manager

  • Define intent-based networking

  • Explain the NSP Intent Manager

  • Describe the network automation use case catalog

Module 3 – Infrastructure Configuration Management

  • Describe NSP Infrastructure Configuration Management (ICM)

  • Explain how to use the NSP Device Administrator for ICM

Module 4 – Service Fulfillment

  • Contrast traditional service fulfillment vs intent-based service fulfillment (IBSF)

  • Explain the NSP service management process

  • Explain how to use the NSP Service Fulfillment application for IBSF

  • Summarize NSP service assurance functionalities

Module 5 – Model-Driven Management

  • Describe NSP Model-Driven Mediation

  • Explain the NSP Modeled Device Configurator

  • Summarize NSP multi-vendor assurance functionalities

Module 6 – Resource Control

  • Contrast traditional resource control vs NSP resource control

  • Explain the IP/MPLS Optimization application functionalities and use cases

  • Describe the NSP IP/MPLS Simulator

Module 7 – Multi-Layer Optimization

  • Describe the NSP IP/Optical cross-domain solution

  • Explain the Cross-Domain Coordinator application functionalities and use cases

  • Summarize the multi-layer assurance functionalities

Module 8 – Analytics and Assurance

  • Describe NSP analytics capabilities and categories

  • Explain the Analytics application and give examples of analytics reports

  • Describe the NSP assurance solution

  • Summarize Fault Management Application functionalities

  • Summarize Network Supervision functionalities

  • Summarize Service Supervision functionalities