Accomplished professional experienced in Telecom solution consulting. Dedicated to offering transformative and revitalizing support for ever-changing requirements. Offers strengths in relationship building, policy development and procedure optimization.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Solution Architect
Ericsson Global India
Gurgaon, HR
04.2015 - Current
Software upgrade for MSC BC for 8 BC’s ( EE UK ) vDSC deployment, vDEA functionality implementation( Sweden, Denmark,Norway,Estonia,Lithuania&Finland )
LLD preparation for vDEA in Teliasonera ( Sweden, Denmark,Norway,Estonia,Lithuania&Finland )
Telefonica Mexico- VoLTE IMS Design/Integration
Telefonica Colombia- Presales, IMS nodes upgrade
Telefonica Argentina- Service project manager for VoLTE IMS project
Cable and Wireless Panama- Lead SA and SPM for VoWiFi and SRVCC project
Telmex Mexico- Presales and IMS nodes upgrade
MDE loading for MSC BC (EE UK )
Software upgrades Traffic PAT (Preliminary Acceptance Test) with Customer
Preparing MOP
Network Optimization
Design Preparation for MSS and MGW
Core Modernizaion Integration Lead for MTN Uganda
Technical Execution during VoLTE IMS Design/Integration
Preparing Design(HLD & LLD) based on input from customer
Actively taken part during Integration phase and Testing
Analysing if any faults which can be critical during Integration
Preparing Method of Procedure for the activity
Technical Execution during vDSC Deployment in Teliasonera Sweden
VDSC onboarding
Message Screening Configuration in DSC
DSC Routing preparation and Configuration
Diameter Adjacent Realm and Remote Peer Configuration
Topology Hiding Configuration and Testing
Diameter Call Flow Troubleshooting with Subscriber Trace
Host Proxy Configuration
Roaming Partner configuration
Implementation of vDEA ,troubleshooting on Diameter protocol
SW upgrade of native DSC
SW upgrade of Native DSC from NDP 1.6.0.0 to NDP 1.0.0.0 in MTN Cameroon
SW upgrade of Native DSC from EBS to BSP
CUSTOMERS WORKED WITH
EE, Ericsson Uganda
03.2011 - 02.2015
United Kingdom , Teliasonera Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Norway
Estonia, Eircom Ireland
Previous Organization:, :
Start-up of APG43 APZ 21260, 214(Blade Cluster)
Hardware Testing, Integration and Commissioning, O&M
Software upgrades Traffic PAT (Preliminary Acceptance Test) with Customer
Preparing MOP
Technical Execution during Commissioning / Expansion of AXE
Start-up of MSC-Blade include SPX/Dual APG43 /IS and Blade Systems
Deploy MSC Blade Cluster R14 .1 in MTN Uganda
Implemented one Blade Cluster in right from start up to Bring it operational
Start up and Initial test of APG 43 and APZ21260
Integration of TSC Blades with External MSC for BICC
CDR/OSS Integration from APG43 to External Servers(Such as Mediation and OSS)
Tracing SUA/M3UA/INTRO/SCTP during troubleshooting for fault finding
Verification of more than 30 MDE in Blade cluster which lifted to R14.0
Integration and Troubleshoot Blade Cluster
Integration IS IPLB (Routes/Subnets/BFD’s) with Customer IP Network based on CCR/Design
Definitions of BFD Sessions Internally and Externally
Implementing MSC in pool, with blade
Loading hardware and traffic DT
Variable setting/Patch loading if required during Commissioning
Loading Ref.Dump of CP during Testing (Ref dump given by Ericsson)
Loading of Hardware DT (DT given by Ericsson Documentation Dep’t)
Trouble shooting of DT if any
Altering the DT if any fault code appears during Loading
Loading Traffic DT (Altering if Any)
HW testing of APT
Testing and Commissioning of Ericsson MSC 810 with APG 40,43
Taking Active part in APZ swap from 21240 to 21250, 55, and 60
Giving active support during Integration of Ericsson Nodes
CUSTOMERS WORKED WITH
Consultant
Ericsson India Through Penta Consultancy
08.2011 - 03.2011
Worked on Ericsson MSS,MGW,HLR BSC in PAN India Bharti Project
Job responsibilities required to prepare HLD,LLD,Start up of the nodes.
Configuration and Integration of the nodes and briging it operational
Consultant
Ericsson Indonesia Through Insight Unity
04.2009 - 08.2009
Worked on MSS,MGW,HLR
start up loading scripts on the nodes
Conducting ATP and Bringing node operational
Consultant
Ericsson
01.2009 - 04.2009
Worked on MSS,MGW,HLR
start up loading scripts on the nodes
Conducting ATP and Bringing node operational
Consultant
Ericsson Indonesia Through Pent Consulting
06.2008 - 12.2008
Worked on MSS,MGW,HLR
start up loading scripts on the nodes
Conducting ATP and Bringing node operational
Consultant
Ericsson India Pvt.ltd Through Pent Consulting
11.2007 - 06.2008
Worked on MSS,MGW,HLR
start up loading scripts on the nodes
Conducting ATP and Bringing node operational
Traffic PAT (Preliminary Acceptance Test) with Customer
Integration Experience:
Integration of Sigtran
Integration Between MSC with BSC
Integration Between MSC with HLR
Integration Between MSC with STP
Integration Between MSC with MGW
Technical Execution during Commissioning / Expansion of AXE
Start up and Initial test of APG 40 and APZ21250
Loading hardware and traffic DT
Start up and Initial test of APG 40
Defining MAC address in Server Manager
Variable setting/Patch loading if required during Commissioning
Loading Ref.Dump of CP during Testing (Ref dump given by Ericsson)
Loading of Hardware DT (DT given by Ericsson Documentation Dep’t)
Trouble shooting of DT if any
Altering the DT if any fault code appears during Loading
Loading Traffic DT (Altering if Any)
HW testing of APT
Testing and Commissioning of Ericsson MSC 810 with APG 40
Giving active support during Integration of Ericsson Nodes
Testing and Commissioning of AXE 810 Nodes
Start up and Initial test of MGW,(3004 & 3024)
HUTCH
12.2003 - 10.2006
Operation and Maintenance of AXE 10 & AXE810 Ericsson
Troubleshooting of Major Alarms Like CP/Size Alteration/RP/EM/SNT/Sub SNT Faults
Defining and changing of all type of MSC related data like B-Number Analysis Table, Route Parameters, Forwarding analysis,
Access Barring Data/Destination Barring, Charging analysis, Routing Case Tables etc
As and when required
Taking system backup/CDR dumps on optical disc
Carrying out the required modifications/changes in the System
Knowledge of SCCP/Global Title Analysis
Test & Integration of MSC/VLR on Ericsson AXE Platform
O&M of AXE501, AXE810-R10 with APG40& APZ212 40
First Line of Maintenance i.e
Alarm handling, Fault diagnosis and Rectification
Management of Exchange data viz
Modifying different Analysis tables such as B-Number analysis, Routing Analysis, Charging Analysis
Implementing POI connectivity and integration with other GSM/PSTN exchanges using CCS#7 and/or R2 Signaling and maintenance of the same
POI testing with MTNL
Roaming implementation and IREG Testing with National and International Partners
Operations such as Loading / Unloading Subscriber Authentication Data & maintenance of Authentication Center
Carrying out network related administration activities like Charging files output backup, Exchange data backup on Optical disks & Magnetic tapes regularly
Network optimization / Capacity expansions of network
(POI, Group Switch
Operator
Ericsson, Serval India PVT.LTD, Ericsson India, Hutch India PVT.LTD, Nokia
10.1978 - 01.2006
Nationality: Indian
Material Status, Currently working as solution Architect in Ericsson India Global services for CEE installation , onboarding vDSC ,SLF ,vMSC ,vMRS,vSBG
Worked with Ericsson on various core products in various roles from Implementation, Optimization, design , Planning and Solution Architect to customer delivery
Over16 plus years of experience in GSM, As Core Switch &BSS Testing, integration, O&M and Commissioning Engineer
Worked as a O&M Engineer of Ericsson Nodes for HUTCH India(3 yrs)
Worked as a Testing & Integration Engineer for Ericsson nodes
First Job with Ericsson India through Servel India as a Switch Implementation Engineer
Technical Skills:
Deployment CEE on BSP hardware, troubleshooting skills in CEE platform
Deployment of vSBG,vMRS , Integration and troubleshooting
VDSC deployment integration, design and testing worked on application involved in DSC are DEA,DRA
Preparing HLD ,LLD and handling end to end DSC,vDSC project as a solution Architect
ATP and troubleshooting of test cases related to DSC,vDSC
Handled Ericsson UDC Physical and Virtual Network Function including HSS FE, HLR
FE ,IPWorks ( AAA FE , ENUM, DNS) , EIR FE , UPG and CUDB for Planning , Design
And Deployment ,Delivered projects requiring BSP based native network functions as
Well as Virtual Network Functions
Expertise on ETSI NFV based full stack/ stack stack solution or direct Network Function deployment on Openstack
Expertise on ETSI NFV based full stack/ stack stack solution or direct Network Function deployment on Openstack
Pre-sales handling for upcoming UDM Projects for effort and cost estimation
Solution Document (HLD, LLD), Test Specifications (Functional ATP, System ATP, Test Procedures) and Visio based call flow solutions preparation as part of project delivery
Jumpstart of BSP and deploying CEE over it in Ericsson Lab environment
Start up and initial testing of AXE Nodes MSS (APZ212 50,APZ212 60,APZ214 .14.1 BLADE CLUSTER,BSP 3.1 17A)
Configuring all the hardware by loading hardware DT and testing for the same
Loading of traffic and SSF DT making the first call and testing all the features and call scenarios
Startup of APG 40/43 /APG43 L and doing NE Test
Optimization of core network , troubleshooting if any issues during optimization
Analyzing KPI , suggesting changes to customers to Improve KPI
Definition of required stats and testing for the same making sure all the reports correct
Startup of MGW GMPV3 (R4, R5.1 Release) GMPV4 R6 release
Upgrade of MGW from R3.x to R4.x and R4.x to R5.1, upgrade and update of MSC/MSS from R11 to R12 and R13.0 to R13.2
Configuration of Network parameters (Global Title, IMSI Analysis, B-number analysis, STS configuration, routing of IN Calls, Correction loading
Testing and Commissioning of AXE-10 & 810
Knowledge on AXE systems
Ability to educate the customers
DT preparation for Integration of BSC,STP,and other VAS nodes with MSC
Rehoming ,migration of BSC
Implementation and HW testing of AXE 810 MSC with APZ 21240 (MAC)
Integration, Testing and Support and Operations
Implementation of All type of Ericsson Nodes (MSS/MSC/HLR/BSC/MGW/STP)
Implementations of the Ericsson AXE 10 GSM network
Implementation of Ericsson APG 40 and APZ 212 33
Up-gradation of APG 40 NT to Windows 2003
Implementation of Ericsson New Hardware AXE 810 with GEM and APG 40
Integration and testing of New Hardware AXE 810, APZ 212 33,40,50,55,60
Operation & Maintenance of MSC/HLR & BSC (ERICSSON AXE-10)
Working experience on SS7 and TCP/IP protocols
Support given to AXE501, AXE810-R10, APZ212 30, 33
O&M of AXE501, AXE810-R10 with APG40& APZ212 40
RP/ETC/Group Switch Expansion
Local support to other operators in major/ critical issues both hardware & software
Back up Restoration….Bur back up, Disaster recovery of APG nodes
Start up and Initial test of MGW,(3004,3024,3026,GMPV4)& Integration with MSS and other nodes like PRBT,MCA,BSC,POI,etc
Integration of MGW with other PSTN switches, and other nodes like CCN, SDP., Uganda (MTN Uganda)
Ericsson Rwanda (MTN Rwanda)
Ericsson Zimbabwe (Econet Zimbabwe)
Ericsson Madagascar (Telma Madagascar)
Ericsson India (Airtel, Idea cellular, Vodafone)
Ericsson Indonesia (Indosat)
Ericsson India
ERICSSON (India) Ltd, Servel India LTD, Servel (India) Ltd
07.2001 - 12.2003
O& M GSM 900 AXE 10 Switch
Alarm Monitoring, Fault Detection and Correction
Subscriber Management, Report Generation and Analysis
Media Provisioning of POI’s, BTS and networking with other Operator
Implementation of AXE-10
Termination of Power, and DDF, ODF
Fabrication of all types of cable connectors used in switch and it’s testing
Active support for hardware of switch till customer’s acceptance
Statistics generation analysis and relative actions
Cell site integration
Cell Parameter Definition
BSS integration & Implementation
RF Statistic Generation and analyses
AXE Engineer
Ericsson
Airtel, Idea cellular, Vodafone
Project Responsibilities:
Start-up of APG40 (Windows2003), APG 43&APZ21250, APZ 21255, 60,214 (Blade Cluster)
BSC APZ30/ APZ55/APG43
Software upgrade
Hardware Testing, Integration and Commissioning, O&M
Traffic PAT (Preliminary Acceptance Test) with Customer
Technical Execution during Commissioning / Expansion of AXE
Start-up of MSC-Blade include SPX/Dual APG43 /IS and Blade Systems
Integrate first MSC Blade in India Inside one of Biggest MSC Pool Network globally for Vodafone
Deploy MSC Blade Cluster R14 in Vodafone India(Kolkata circle SWAP project from NSN to Ericsson)
Implemented three Blade Cluster in right from start up to bring it operational
Integration of RNC with NE such as MGW/SGSN.IUcs IUps
Start up and Initial test of APG 40, 43 and APZ21250, 55, 60
Troubleshooting while integrating with Different Vendors(Such as Cisco/Huawei)
Integration of TSC Blades with External MSC for BICC
CDR/OSS Integration from APG43 to External Servers(Such as Mediation and OSS)
Tracing SUA/M3UA/INTRO/SCTP during troubleshooting for fault finding
Verification of more than 30 MDE in Blade cluster which lifted to R14.0
Integration and Troubleshoot Blade Cluster
Integration IS IPLB (Routes/Subnets/BFD’s) with Customer IP Network based on CCR/Design
Definitions of BFD Sessions Internally and Externally
Implementing MSC in pool, with blade
Loading hardware and traffic DT
Variable setting/Patch loading if required during Commissioning
Loading Ref.Dump of CP during Testing (Ref dump given by Ericsson)
Loading of Hardware DT (DT given by Ericsson Documentation Dep’t)
Trouble shooting of DT if any
Altering the DT if any fault code appears during Loading
Loading Traffic DT (Altering if Any)
HW testing of APT
Testing and Commissioning of Ericsson MSC 810 with APG 40,43
Taking Active part in APZ swap from 21240 to 21250, 55, and 60
Giving active support during Integration of Ericsson Nodes
Testing and Commissioning of AXE 810 Nodes
Start up and Initial test of MGW, (3004, 3024, 3026, GMPV4) and Integration of same with other nodes.
MSS Engineer
Ericsson
Indosat
Project Responsibilities:
Definition of SIGTRAN
Start-up of APG40 (Windows2003), APG 43&APZ21250, APZ 21255&60
BSC APZ30/IOG20 change to APZ55/APG43
Software upgrade
Hardware Testing, Integration and Commissioning, O&M
Traffic PAT (Preliminary Acceptance Test) with Customer
Integration Experience:
Integration of Sigtran
Integration Between MSC with BSC
Integration Between MSC with HLR
Integration Between MSC with STP
Integration Between MSC with MGW
Implementing Nb over ATM & IP
Technical Execution during Commissioning / Expansion of AXE
Start up and Initial test of APG 40 and APZ21250
Perform Operation and Maintenance activities on RNC, RXI and RBS
RNC integration
Frequency change and Migration
Upgrade SW in RNC, RXI and RBS from P4.04 to P4.028 using SMO and EMAS
Loading ARW and Bulkcm Script using OSS
Supply: Network integrations, software deployment, UTRAN performance monitoring and Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot and Maintenance of RNC, RXI and RBS
Commissioning RNC3810, RXI820 and RBS3000
Handling performance activities, like changing parameters in RNC, RXI & RBS, checking pmr using MOShell
Performing ATP for RNC,RXI and RBS
Running UEH EXCEPTION and IU_IF in RNC 24/7 , analyze the result and make sure there is no UEH EXCEPTION and IU_IF that can cause network failure
Performing call tracing (real time) to see if any problem with network users
Upgrade SW in RNC, RXI and RBS from P5.23 to P6 using SMO and, Indosat
Project Responsibilities:
Definition of SIGTRAN
Start-up of APG40 (Windows2003) &APZ21250
Hardware Testing, Integration and Commissioning
Traffic PAT (Preliminary Acceptance Test) with Customer
Integration Experience:-
Integration of Sigtran
Integration Between MSC with BSC
Integration Between MSC with HLR
Integration Between MSC with STP
Integration Between MSC with MGW
Implementing Nb over ATM & IP
Technical Execution during Commissioning / Expansion of AXE
Start up and Initial test of APG 40 and APZ21250
Loading hardware and traffic DT
Variable setting/Patch loading if required during Commissioning
Loading Ref.Dump of CP during Testing (Ref dump given by Ericsson)
Loading of Hardware DT (DT given by Ericsson Documentation Dep’t)
Trouble shooting of DT if any
Altering the DT if any fault code appears during Loading
Loading Traffic DT (Altering if Any)
HW testing of APT
Testing and Commissioning of Ericsson MSC 810 with APG 40
Giving active support during Integration of Ericsson Nodes
Testing and Commissioning of AXE 810 Nodes
Start up and Initial test of MGW,(3004 & 3024), Airtel, Unitech, BSNL, Idea Cellular
Project Responsibilities:
Definition of SIGTRAN
Start-up of APG40 (Windows2003) &APZ21250
Hardware Testing, Integration and Commissioning
Traffic PAT (Preliminary Acceptance Test) with Customer
Integration Experience:
Integration of Sigtran
Integration Between MSC with BSC
Integration Between MSC with HLR
Integration Between MSC with STP
Integration Between MSC with MGW
Technical Execution during Commissioning / Expansion of AXE
Start up and Initial test of APG 40 and APZ21250
Loading hardware and traffic DT
Start up and Initial test of APG 40
Defining MAC address in Server Manager
Variable setting/Patch loading if required during Commissioning
Loading Ref.Dump of CP during Testing (Ref dump given by Ericsson)
Loading of Hardware DT (DT given by Ericsson Documentation Dep’t)
Trouble shooting of DT if any
Altering the DT if any fault code appears during Loading
Loading Traffic DT (Altering if Any)
HW testing of APT
Testing and Commissioning of Ericsson MSC 810 with APG 40
Giving active support during Integration of Ericsson Nodes
Testing and Commissioning of AXE 810 Nodes
Start up and Initial test of MGW,(3004 & 3024)
Element Manager
Ericsson India Through Networkers MSB
(EMAS)
P7.1 Integration
Loading hardware and traffic DT
Variable setting/Patch loading if required during Commissioning
Loading Ref.Dump of CP during Testing (Ref dump given by Ericsson)
Loading of Hardware DT (DT given by Ericsson Documentation Dep’t)
Trouble shooting of DT if any
Altering the DT if any fault code appears during Loading
Loading Traffic DT (Altering if Any)
HW testing of APT
Testing and Commissioning of Ericsson MSC 810 with APG 40
Taking active part in rehoming of 3G cell sites, and BSC migration
Preparing DT for 3G rehoming, and BSC migration
Giving active support during Integration of Ericsson Nodes
Testing and Commissioning of AXE 810 Nodes
Start up and Initial test of MGW,(3004 & 3024)
Previous Organization:
Education
High School Diploma -
BSF Institute of Technology
Bangalore India
08.1996 - 07.2002
Skills
Configuration management
undefined
Accomplishments
I have worked in Telecommunication Industry more than 16 Years in different countries and region
During my carrier, I worked with operators and Ericsson since 2003 to date in: India, UAE, Bangladesh, Yemen, Indonesia, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Madagascar
I am currently working with Ericsson Global India as Solution Architect for virtual NFVI, DSC Projects and supporting the region
Certification / Training
Timeline
Solution Architect
Ericsson Global India
04.2015 - Current
Consultant
Ericsson India Through Penta Consultancy
08.2011 - 03.2011
EE, Ericsson Uganda
03.2011 - 02.2015
Consultant
Ericsson Indonesia Through Insight Unity
04.2009 - 08.2009
Consultant
Ericsson
01.2009 - 04.2009
Consultant
Ericsson Indonesia Through Pent Consulting
06.2008 - 12.2008
Consultant
Ericsson India Pvt.ltd Through Pent Consulting
11.2007 - 06.2008
MSS Engineer
MTI DUBAI
10.2006 - 11.2007
HUTCH
12.2003 - 10.2006
ERICSSON (India) Ltd, Servel India LTD, Servel (India) Ltd
07.2001 - 12.2003
High School Diploma -
BSF Institute of Technology
08.1996 - 07.2002
Operator
Ericsson, Serval India PVT.LTD, Ericsson India, Hutch India PVT.LTD, Nokia
10.1978 - 01.2006
AXE Engineer
Ericsson
MSS Engineer
Ericsson
Element Manager
Ericsson India Through Networkers MSB
Similar Profiles
Vivek MeenaVivek Meena
Software Developer at Ericsson Global IndiaSoftware Developer at Ericsson Global India