PRASHANT PALKAR
Navi Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic Network Professional with proven expertise at Nokia Solutions and Networks, excelling in integration and troubleshooting of advanced IP equipment. Proficient in CCNP routing and switching, with a strong focus on optimizing network performance. Adept at coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless operations, and delivering high-quality technical support.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Field Technical Support
Nokia Solutions and Networks India (P)Ltd
Mumbai
06.2024 - Current
- Working at NOC Operations technical level PAN India to ensure Network Operation and maintenance tasks on a 24/7 on the basis of Work orders and Planned Events
- Configuration & Troubleshooting for L2&L3 device Nokia OLT and coordinating with field team for NOC operations.
- Strong Hands on Experience over Alcatel- Lucent(Nokia) OLT –ISAM 7360 FX-4,FX-8, ONT-I-240W-B & AMS 5520.
- Migration of FX-4 to FX-8 Support,Monitoring Alarms of sites from AMS and troubleshooting
- Understanding of Overall flow of Triple Play services in FTTH Network starting from ONT-OLT-BNG- AAA-DNS-DHCP.
- End Escalation Level support to Field Engineers and Fiber Team
- Hands on experience of HPSM tool for Plant Event (PE) activities.
Integration Engineer
Nokia
Mumbai
04.2022 - 06.2024
- Responsible for Integration and ATP of Nokia-Alcatel Lucent IP equipment’s like ISAM 7302, ISAM 7330, ISAM7360 FX-8, FX- 4 OLTs and Configure required Narrowband & broadband services (INTERNET, POTS, VOIP, IPTV, GPON ...) also all Security concerns and make device ready for HOTO process for handover to Reliance JIO
- Basic configuration of VPLS in OLT like creating customer Service, address families etc.
- Coordination & troubleshooting with IP provisioning team for BNG-OLT configuration in PE window for issues like DHCP IP not getting to ONT or Speed is not up to the mark.
- Good knowledge of IP protocols, services, knowledge of IP routing, WAN technology
- Making Daily progress report tracker and Strong MS Office Suite knowledge (Excel)
Network Associate
Netco converge private ltd
Mumbai
06.2017 - 04.2022
- Responsible for Installation and monitoring OLT, ONT Devices, Optimization / Network Quality, Walk test Scheduling & Assessment for Jio fiber
- Hands-on experience on ZTE and Huawei S5700, S6700 Series and Cisco Switches L2 Configuration and Ring management
- Supervised Optical fiber laying (indoor, outdoor)
- Private and Public IP Address and there Subnetting, Creation of VLAN
- Knowledge of OSI Model, understanding of working functionalities of Router, Switch and Firewall
- Configuration knowledge of Access-List, NAT, DHCP, VTP, STP, HSRP
- OTDR, LSPM, PMD testing for Fiber cables, by(EXFO & Anritsu) test equipment.( Infra For Gpon and IBS)
- Operator (Vodafone, Jio, Airtel, TCL,) Coordination for Technical (R.F.Design, capacity, O&M)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
06.2017
GPA: 7.33 CGPA
Skills
- CCNP (Switching): Switch configuration, Access Layer: VPN, Private VLAN, VLAN Access list, RSTP, Port Security, DHCP snooping,QOS
- Distribution Layer: Ether-channel, VRRP, Core Layer, VLAN Trunking,VTP
- CCNP (Routing): Router configuration protocol: IGRP RIP v1&2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
- VPN: GRE, IPSEC, DMVPN
- BGP: IBGP, EBGP, Route Reflector, PBR
- VoIP
- MPLS Traffic Engineering
- Network troubleshooting
- Network Support
- Fixed core network
- IP address management
- Fiber Optic Networks
- Next-Generation Network (NGN)
Certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (Certifications)
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise (ENARSI + ENCOR) Training
- IT Security Foundation: Network Security
- GPON Basic Configuration (Nokia)
- ONT Software Management (Nokia)
- Cloud foundation
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- SDWAN Training
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/08/95
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Unmarried
Projects Highlights
- Design Implement and Upgradation IBS Infrastructure
- Configuring ZTE and Huawei S5700, S6700 Series and Cisco Switches
- Configuring 500+ Nokia-Alcatel Lucent Switches
- Configure Narrowband & broadband services
- Troubleshooting 200+ Nokia IP ONTs
- Migration/ Upgradation of 100+ Nokia- Lucent Switches
- Bharti Airtel FWA project- deployment L1 Support
Timeline
Field Technical Support - Nokia Solutions and Networks India (P)Ltd
06.2024 - Current
Integration Engineer - Nokia
04.2022 - 06.2024
Network Associate - Netco converge private ltd
06.2017 - 04.2022
GMVIT - Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering