Packet Core SME
Resume:
Sandiep Kurmi Mobile No: +91-987*******
Email: *******@*******.***
Career Objective
To secure a promising position that offers both a challenge and a good opportunity for growth.
Experience Summary
10+ Years functional experience in Packet Core Network (4G, 3G, 2G) & Core Operations, Support & NPO.
Currently working in Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida as SME – NPO (Packet Core Network) since February, 2020 for Indosat Ooredoo, Indonesia.
8 Months experience in Vodafone Idea Pvt. Ltd., Pune as Assistant General Manager (AGM) – TAC (Packet Core Network) for Vodafone Idea, India.
3 Years & 1 month experience in Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida as PS Core Engineer for Telenor, Myanmar & 1.5 years onsite experience in Telenor, Myanmar.
3 Years’ experience in Nokia Siemens Networks Pvt. Ltd., Noida as Packet Core Engineer for ZAIN, KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
1 Year & 1 month experience in Nokia Solutions and Networks Pvt. Ltd., Noida as Core Engineer for Bharti Airtel, INDIA.
6 months experience in Huawei Telecommunications (India) Co., Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata as NSS Engineer (Through Kelly Services) for Uninor, INDIA.
2 Years & 5 months experience in Ericsson India Private Limited, Kolkata as NSS Engineer (Through Implementors) for Aircel, INDIA.
Professional Experience
Vodafone Idea Pvt. Ltd., Pune
June 2019 to February 2020
JOB PROFILE: 8 Months experience in Vodafone Idea Pvt. Ltd., Pune as Assistant General Manager (AGM) – TAC (Packet Core Network) for Vodafone Idea, India.
Responsible for TAC support for Packet Core Network, SGSN/MME (USN9810), GGSN/S-GW/P-GW (UGW9811), UPCC (PCRF), DNS (DNS9816), Charging Gateway (CG9812), Infoblox DNS & Virtual Packet Core nodes (CloudUSN & CloudUGW).
Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida
September, 2014 to October, 2017
JOB PROFILE: 3 Years & 1 month experience in Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida as PS Core Engineer for Telenor, Myanmar & 1.5 years onsite experience in Telenor, Myanmar.
Responsible for 2nd Level troubleshooting & configuration support of Packet Core nodes, SGSN/MME (USN9810), GGSN/S-GW/P-GW (UGW9811), UPCC (PCRF), DNS (DNS9816), Charging Gateway (CG9812), Infoblox DNS (Gi) & TrCa (Velocix Transparent Cache Server).
Performing preventive maintenance, Health checks & backups of all Packet Core nodes and troubleshooting various issues encountered during or after the activities.
Traffic diversion of Gx (PCRF), Gy (OCS), Gn & Gi (DNS) interfaces in SGSN & GGSN in the case of outage & critical activities like node upgrades.
Handling hardware failure related issues in PS Core nodes & replace the boards, sub-boards, disk array, power supply unit, fan unit, cables & optical modules etc.
Configuration & integration of interfaces like Gb, Iu, Gr, Ga, Gn, Gi, Gx, Gy, S1, S3, S4, S5/S8, S10, S11, S6a etc. in SGSN & GGSN.
New 4G, 3G, 2G Plan creation, modification & testing in PCRF (UPCC) as per requirement of customer & marketing team.
Integration of PCRF with PCEF, bulk provisioning of subscribers in PCRF & troubleshooting of daily basis issues in UPCC (PCRF).
Troubleshooting & configuration of CDR related issues in CG (Charging Gateway).
LTE (4G) related configuration & troubleshooting in SGSN/MME, GGSN/S-GW/P-GW & DNS.
APN configuration and addition of IP Pool for APNs in GGSN and DNS configuration.
Performing various activities in GGSN like URL whitelisting (DPI), creation of new plans, new rating groups & Header enrichment etc.
New BSC and RNC integration and migration of the existing ones in the SGSN.
Configuration related to Roaming like ICR, international roaming and roaming restrictions.
License up-gradation of SGSN/GGSN/DNS/PCRF/CG for new feature enabling and increasing the capacity.
Performing the update and upgrade of SGSN/GGSN/DNS/PCRF (UPCC)/CG/Infoblox DNS.
Providing and implementing various new solutions to the customer based upon their requirements.
Supporting the Audit & performance teams for network improvement in terms of performance, Capacity utilization, redundancy and design.
Nokia Solutions & Networks Pvt. Ltd., Noida
August, 2010 – September, 2014
JOB PROFILE: 4 Years & 1 month experience Nokia Pvt. Ltd., Noida as Core Engineer for ZAIN Telecom KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) & Bharti Airtel India. Good Operational experience in release 4 (SGSN DX200, GGSN Flexi ISN, DNS, MSC Server DX200/ATCA, MGW IPA2800/ATCA, HLR DX200 & STP hiS 700 V8) network.
Configuration Management
Packet Core:
2G/3G LAC, RAC creation in SGSN as well as LAC, RAC entry in DNS.
Configuration and deletion of GB links for both FR and IP based at SGSN end.
Configuration & migration of Iu-PS interface over IP & ATM in between RNC & SGSN.
IMSI GT definition in SGSN for Home and other National & International operators.
Responsible for APN (Access Point Names) Configuration in GGSN as well as in DNS.
Configuration of Gn & Ga interface for SGSN and Integrating SGSN to SS7 network.
Hands on experience in configuration of SCCP, MTP, ISUP, GT Translation and Digit Analysis for call routing purpose.
Performed activities of PAPU Offloading, Gb link migration, Shifting of Traffic in GGSN & DNS for optimum utilization of network resources.
Circuit Core:
Integration & configuration of MSS, MGW & HLR with different nodes like HLR, SMSC, SGSN, SCP and STP.
Establishing SIGTRAN & H.248/MEGACO links between different Core nodes.
CCS-7 Signaling link, link set creation, route creation & Signaling shifting for MSS/MGW.
Managing and establishing POI connectivity, Trunk Group Creation, E1 Augmentation & traffic shifting for MSS/MGW.
Configuration & migration of Iu-CS interface over IP & ATM in between RNC & MSS/MGW.
Performing New Level Creation, Shortcode/VAS code definition & Roaming definition.
Handling Critical tasks like BSC Migration, Software up gradation.
Creation of BSC, 2G/3G sites, Site swapping, LAC splitting and A-ter addition for BSC trunk group.
Preparing Data Transcript for Traffic routes, Augmenting streams, Signaling Links, Analysis Table changes (B- Number, IMSI, GT, Routes and Routing cases).
Handling issues related to Pre-Analysis, Attribute Analysis and End of Selection Analysis.
Alarms & Fault Handling
Troubleshooting & fault analysis of Core elements like SGSN, GGSN, MSS, MGW & HLR.
Preventive maintenance and performing Health check-up analysis & backups of all Packet Core & Circuit Core elements (SGSN, GGSN, DNS, MSS, MGW, HLR and STP).
Handling Cause Codes, Clear Codes & taking traces to analyze the actual cause of PDP, CSR & ASR degradation & take corrective actions..
Analyze signaling link load, CPU processor load and plan to increase or optimize the capacity.
Analyze call failure, paging & handover reports and plan accordingly to improve ASR, CSR, PSR and LUSR.
Huawei Telecommunications (India) Co., Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata (Through Kelly Services)
February, 2010 – July, 2010
JOB PROFILE: 6 Months experience in Huawei Telecommunications (India) Co., Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata as NSS Engineer for Uninor Project.
Responsible for Operation & Maintenance of MSS (MSOFTX3000), MGW (UMG8900) & HLR (HLR9820).
Analyzing alarms as and when they appear and taking corrective measures as far as possible.
Taking system backup and charging data (TT Files) in optical disks on a daily basis and Transaction log backup on AT.
Defining and changing of all types of MSC related data like B-Number analysis Table, Route number Analysis, GT Analysis, Routing Case Tables etc. as and when required.
Define LAC & Cell ID’s for every single BTS cell & inter MSC handover in MSC.
Integration & Call Testing of BSC with MSC.
Integration & configuration of MSS and MGW with MGW, HLR, SMC, SCP, STP & SGSN.
Configuration of CCS-7 signaling Links and Trunk Groups between different Switches and conducting AT.
E1 Augmentation (with other Operators POI), Call Testing, Time Slot Monitoring.
Signaling/Traffic re-routing modification based on failure of media or faults.
Working knowledge of CCS-7 protocols & tracing of the different protocols (MTP, SCCP, TCAP, MAP, ISUP, BSSAP, SIGTRAN, BICC, H.248 & IP) to check various kinds of faults & delays in call setup.
Roaming Definition in MSC that includes all GTT database, SCCP database and testing for Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers with Roaming Partners (National & International).
Analysis of different types of Traffic reports based on different routes, Service Quality and TG Utilization to improve Switch performances.
Responsible for completion of Acceptance Testing (AT) of Huawei MSS and MGW.
Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata (Through Implementors)
September, 2007 – January, 2010
JOB PROFILE: 2 Years & 5 months experience in Ericsson India Private Limited, Kolkata as NSS Engineer for Aircel Project. My job profile had involved with the operation & maintenance support for AIRCEL project in seven circles (J&K, HP, Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and North-East).
Experience on Ericsson GSM/AXE-810 system (APZ 212 33/40/50 & APG-40).
Daily Health Check-up of all NSS nodes (MSC/VLR & HLR).
Taking CP/APG Backups & Life Line Testing of all AXE nodes.
Troubleshooting of NSS related issues, alarms & faults.
Technical Skills
CCNA Trained (Cisco Certified Network Associate).
Familiar with Unix/Linux operating system.
Technical Expertise
Telecom Systems : HUAWEI: SGSN/MME (USN9810), GGSN/S-GW/P-GW (UGW9811),
UPCC (PCRF), DNS (DNS9816), Charging Gateway (CG9812),
MSS (MSOFTX3000), MGW (UMG8900) & HLR (HLR9860).
NOKIA: MSS, HLR, SGSN (DX200/ATCA), MGW (IPA2800/ATCA) & GGSN
ERICSSON: SGSN-MME.
Telecom Tools : Huawei SmartCare, MyCOM, Niometrics –DNA, MasterClaw, Master Sight,
U2000/U2020, Wireshark, LMT Trace Viewer, Citrix OSS client.
Operating Systems : Windows, Ubuntu, Unix, Linux & MS-DOS.
Educational Qualification
B.Tech in Information Technology at N.C College of Engineering, Panipat affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra with an aggregate of 70.1% marks with Honors in 2004.
Diploma in Electronics (Microprocessors) at Govt. Polytechnic Ferozepur affiliated to P.S.B.T.E & I.T, Chandigarh with an aggregate of 66% marks in 2001.
Had passed 12th std. from P.S.E.B Mohali, Punjab, with an aggregate of 2nd division in 1998.
Had passed 10th std. from P.S.E.B Mohali, Punjab, with an aggregate of 75.6% marks in 1996.
Personal Dossier
Name : Sandiep Kurmi
Father’s Name : Sh. Bindeshri Parshad
Mother’s Name : Smt. Parvati Devi
Date of Birth : 3rd October, 1980
Sex : Male
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Indian
Passport No : Z4179389
Languages Known : English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Permanent Address : House No. 34, Behlamai, PO- Babaganj, Tehsil- Kunda
District: Pratapgarh, (Uttar Pradesh) INDIA, PIN-230143.
I certify that all the above information provided by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
SANDIEP KURMI
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