Practical ICT Experience – Flexibility – Worldwide References

Portfolio of Training Courses 

Practical ICT Experience – Flexibility – Worldwide References

Knowledge Evolution 

Why Ericpol Training Services? 

Practical Wide Experience 

We teach the subjects which we use in our work, combining practical experience with our 

professional but friendly teaching style 

Flexibility 

We customize our training programs to fulfil customers’ needs 

We are flexible in how we organize our training courses 

Worldwide References 

Our trainers conduct courses all over the world 

Ericpol Training Centre 

tel. +48 42 6642500 

fax: +48 42 6642555 

training@ericpol.com 

training.ericpol.com 

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Undoubtedly, knowledge is a valuable thing; 

however it is the ability to transfer, develop and 

practically apply it which actually influences 

a company's income. 20 years ago, when I created 

Ericpol, I personally used to teach my first 

employees modern methods of work and 

technologies that, at the time, were unknown in 

Poland. Even now we pay special attention to 

ensure that the ability to transfer knowledge 

benefits the entire company. The result is good. 

We employ over 1000 people in 4 countries. 

We have the know-how and experience which 

enable 1.5 billion people worldwide to communicate 

over the phone every day. I would like to 

encourage you to use our potential. Every day, 

since 1991 we have been creating global telecommunications 

systems, working in large international 

projects, verifying our competences in 

practical ways, often on a 24/7 basis. Telecommunications 

never sleep and remain in a continuous 

state of development. Our team of engineers 

follows the changes, analyzes them and passes 

their knowledge onto others. Their experience 

is at your disposal. 

Yours sincerely, 

Jan Smela 

President of the Board of 

Ericpol Telecom Sp. z o.o. 

Our training is conducted by a specially - designated 

team to enable us to share with you 

the know-how and skills we acquire. I hope that 

our catalogue communicates the scope of our 

services and allows you to choose those which will 

effectively aid you in meeting your challenges, 

today and in the future. 

We offer training related to telecommunications 

technologies, tools and programming solutions. 

These over 30 choices will surely allow you to find 

something of interest for your engineers and 

managing staff alike. Our team always adapts 

the topic you choose to suit your actual individual 

needs in order to transfer the target knowledge 

in a competent and effective manner. We have 

a motto which states that only those who speak 

about difficult issues in an easy way truly understand 

the essence of the topic. Thanks to this 

approach we can present references from satisfied 

customers from all over the world. 

Together with our team we guarantee that both 

the know-how and the way it is transferred will 

meet your expectations. You can expect that, 

when it is applied in practice, such know-how will 

increase the effectiveness of your organization. 

We want your market success to also become our 

success. Only then will our mission have been 

achieved. 

Yours sincerely, 

Małgorzata Wdówka 

Manager of the Training Department of 


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Table of Contents 

Why Ericpol Training Services? ......................................................................... 

Ericpol Telecom .......................................................................................... 

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Ericpol Training Centre .................................................................................. I/07 

Training Competence ..................................................................................... 

Worldwide Training References ......................................................................... 

Courses on Telecommunications Networks 

GSM Overview ...................................................................................... 

GSM for non-IT Staff ............................................................................... 

UMTS – 3rd Generation Network Solution ....................................................... 

IMS Overview ....................................................................................... 

LTE/SAE – a Step towards 4G ..................................................................... 

LTE Radio Interface ............................................................................... 

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Courses on Telecommunications Signalling 

SS7 Signalling in GSM Core Network ............................................................. 

SIGTRAN – SS7 Signalling over IP ............................................................... 

IN Protocols Introduction .......................................................................... 

MSS Signalling ...................................................................................... 

UTRAN Protocols and Procedures ................................................................ 

Introduction to SIP ................................................................................. 

ASN.1 ............................................................................................... 

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Applications Development Training Courses 

UML Modelling .................................................................................... 

Perl – Workshop .................................................................................... 

Python – Workshop ................................................................................. 

OCJP Tips & Tricks ................................................................................. 

Java Workshop – Preparation for OCJP Exam .................................................... 

JAIN SLEE and SIP Servlets – Workshop ........................................................ 

JAIN SLEE – Workshop ........................................................................... 

SIP Servlets – Workshop ........................................................................... 

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Embedded Systems Software Design and Development 

Introduction to Embedded Systems and Software ................................................. 

Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems ..................................................... 

Testing of Embedded Software ...................................................................... 

Embedded Software Fundamentals Masterclass ................................................... 

Architectural Design of Real-Time Software ....................................................... 

Debugging Real-Time Software ..................................................................... 

Design of Distributed and Multi-Core Systems & Software ....................................... 

Design of High Availability Systems & Software ................................................... 

Design of Safety-Critical Systems & Software ...................................................... 

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Design of Device Drivers for Embedded Systems .................................................. V/19 

Safety Critical & High Availability Systems Masterclass .......................................... 

Embedded Software Testing and Debugging Masterclass ......................................... 

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C++ Wizardry for Embedded ........................................................................ V/25 

New Ways of Working 

Work with Agile Software Development – Scrum .................................................. VI/01 

Scrum Simulation .................................................................................... VI/02 

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Ericpol Telecom 

Professionalism in ICT Services 

Since 1991, Ericpol has been providing the highest quality outsourcing and consulting services 

in the field of telecommunications, as well as technical support and training services for the world’s 

largest telecommunications suppliers and various telecoms operators. Ericpol is also the largest 

company in Poland to provide telecommunications software solutions and on-demand software. 

Our engineers have extensive knowledge and experience in fixed and mobile networks, IN, NGN, signalling 

and data transmission protocols as well as billing systems. Our services cover consultancy 

for telecoms suppliers and operators, software development for telecoms nodes, telecoms network maintenance 

& management, installing network elements and comprehensive software testing. 

Ericpol Telecom employs over 1000 people in Poland and in subsidiary companies in Sweden, Ukraine 

and Belarus. Our engineers have carried out a large variety of successful projects in more than 70 countries 

all over the world. 

Thanks to the experience which we have gained whilst working with business partners such as Ericsson, 

France Telecom Group, Telmex, Telia Sonera, Oracle, BEA, OpenCloud, Catapult, Dialogic, AePona 

and Alcatel Lucent, we are in an excellent position to define our own processes, not only for software 

development, but also for business areas. This is reflected in the fact that we hold ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 

14001:2004 certificates, and expect to gain the ISO 27001 certificate in the near future, all of which gives 

our partners a feeling of security in the certain knowledge that, in working with us, they have chosen 

highly reliable and respectable partner. 

All the above makes Ericpol Telecom a stable company with a critical mass of knowledge and experience, 

large growth potential and in a strong financial position. 

You can rely on Ericpol’s professional expertise to 

handle the complexity of your current and future networks! 

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Experience, Flexibility and Worldwide References 

Ericpol always aspires to set up “win-win” partnerships coupled with our individual approach and flexible 

pricing model. We strive to create constructive dialogue whilst choosing the most suitable training model 

for our client. Clear communication, fast responses and an attitude which values long term-relationships 

are very important to us. 

Ericpol Training Centre offers many off-the-shelf training courses in telecommunications technologies, 

a wide range of programming languages and technological platforms as well as project management 

methodologies, all presented by highly qualified and experienced instructors. The content of these 

courses is based on standard documents and, what is more important, originates from Ericpol’s experience 

gained in real projects which we have undertaken all over the world. 

If no course from our portfolio fully satisfies customers’ requirements, we adapt currently existing course 

or compile a few courses into one. Each course consists of a number of modules which can be combined 

to create a unique training programme depending on the customer choice and preference. 

In this way, our new partner pays for exactly what he or she really wants. 

We can also prepare and organize courses with the content tailored to customers’ specific requirements 

and needs. Key areas of our competence are: 

RADIO NETWORKS 

BSS 

BSC 

BTS 

RNC 

PROTOCOLS 

& STANDARDS 

SS7 (ISUP, MAP, BICC, TCAP) 

INAP CS1, INAP CS1+ 

CAPV2,3,4 

SIP, DIAMETER 

TCP/IP, SIGTRAN 

LDAP 

CORE NETWORKS 

GSM (HLR, MSC) 

GPRS/EDGE 

UMTS/WCDMA 

LTE 

IMS 

PSTN 

IN 

PROJECT 

MANAGEMENT 

AGILE 

SCRUM 

PMI 

SOFTWARE 

DEVELOPMENT 

TECHNOLOGIES 

UML, JAVA, C++, PERL, PYTHON, 

PARLAY, JSLEE, SIP SERVLETS 

EMBEDDED 

SYSTEMS - RTOS 

VRTX, pSOS 

VxWorks 

OSEK/VDX 

Nucleus 

OSE, µC/OS 

As our offer in telecommunications sector is wide, training courses and workshops can be part 

of a more complex project. We are also experienced in technology knowledge transfer. 

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Training Competence 

Practical, Wide Experience with Professional Teaching Skills 

Ericpol has a team of competent trainers who are all curious about new technologies and solutions 

in telecoms and software design. They are professionals with broad knowledge and years of experience 

in business and running training courses. Their friendly, yet professional teaching style has gained praise 

from many participants as reflected in the very positive feedback. 

Training courses can be provided at all levels, from the basics to advanced. 

They are aimed at: 

Telecommunications and IT professionals (designers, software system architects and analysts, 

software development engineers, testers, operation and maintenance engineers) 

Technical consultants 

Technical sales support and sales representatives 

Project managers 

CTO, CIO 

Ericpol offers training paths which can be adjusted to specific needs in order to: 

Build up competence effectively 

Improve efficiency in problem solving 

Support the implementation of new technologies and new ways of working 

Trainers are carefully chosen, regularly assessed and themselves trained to transfer knowledge 

effectively, run workshops and lead groups. They keep up-to-date with current and cutting-edge technologies 

and standards in the industry. They can easily translate technical language to more understandable 

language depending on participants’ background. Training courses with such professionals are more 

effective than any form of self-education, including books, e-learning and tutorials, because the trainer 

is always ready and willing to: 

Share personal experiences 

Guide through technological complexities 

Give (live) answers to all questions on a topic 

Dispel any doubts 

After training, we support participants by offering consultation sessions which help them to use their 

newly gained knowledge in practical way in their everyday work. Ericpol offers all training courses in 

English, most of them in Polish (except for Embedded Systems Software Design and Development) and 

some can be provided in Russian. 

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Worldwide Training References 

Ericpol Training Centre conducts courses all over the world (see the figure below for examples of past 

training locations): 

Participants on our training courses work for technology providers, operators and institutions such as: 

Ericsson 

France Telecom Group 

T-Mobile Group 

... and more 

Here is what some of our clients said about the quality of our training courses and attitude of our 

trainers: 

“Ericsson was very pleased with the way the training was performed and the high quality level of the training.” 

– Competence Manager, Ericsson AB 

“The training program on SS7 and SIGTRAN protocols, which was provided to a group of our designers 

and architects, fully met our expectations.” 

– Consulting & System Integration Manager, Ericsson Poland 

“The workshop was prepared in a professional manner. Trainer had extensive knowledge on the presented 

subject (...) Well-illustrated examples of the discussed topics were used. The training was positively received 

by participants.” 

- Head of Division, Telekomunikacja Polska (France Telecom Group) 

“I confidently recommend Ericpol Telecom's services in providing training workshops in the domain of telecommunications 

solutions, in this case, on JAIN SLEE / SIP Servlets.” 

– Studio Manager, Orange Labs Poland 

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Courses on Telecommunications Networks 

GSM Overview 

Course ID: EPOL-05:002 

Duration: 3 days 

Number of participants: recommended minimum 4, maximum 12 

Course objectives 

This course aims to present a general description of the GSM system architecture and functionality. 

On completion of the course, participants will have a general knowledge of GSM: 

History of mobile and cellular systems 

Services in 2G and 2,5G GSM networks 

Architecture of Core Network and interconnections to other networks (including layered architecture) 

Coverage optimisation and frequency reuse problem 

Radio interface in 2G and 2,5G systems (with typical limitations of radio transmissions) 

Radio channels and bursts transmitted in radio channels 

GPRS/EDGE Packet transmission 

ID-numbers, with information about numbering plans and number analyzing tool 

Traffic cases (most typical scenarios) in the core network 

Target audience 

This training course has been designed for professionals in telecommunications who need technical 

background on GSM system. This includes designers, testers and maintenance engineers. 

Prerequisites 

Participants should have a general understanding of data communications and telecommunications. 

Some technical background, especially in the fields of the telecoms network and signalling, is recommended; 

otherwise, the course will take longer to complete. 

Learning method 

The course is based on theoretical lessons supported by a quiz and active discussion. 

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GSM for non-IT Staff 


Duration: 1 day 



“GSM for non-IT Staff” is a course which aims to introduce participants to the Global System for Mobile 

Communications. The discussion about GSM includes: 

Brief history of cellular networks of the zero, first and second generations 

Basic services available in GSM network 

General structure of the network 

Description of the radio interface with some radio transmission concepts 

Introduction to resource usage, including the concepts of physical and logical channels 

Numbers used in the system 

Basic scenarios which are characteristic of the GSM system 


This course is tailored for people with no technical background, but who wish to gain a basic understanding 

of GSM. It has been developed especially for managers and sales representatives. All the concepts are 

presented without any difficult technical language, making it easy to absorb knowledge. Also numerous 

non-technical analogies help people feel more confident while exploring this field. 

Prerequisites 

There are no prerequisites for this course. 


The course is delivered in the form of presentations, lectures, reviews and time for questions, thereby 

helping participants to better assimilate information. 

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UMTS – 3rd Generation Network Solution 





“UMTS – 3rd Generation Network Solution” is a course which aims to introduce participants 

to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network with Wideband Code Division Multiple 

Access as the radio access method. The presentation comprises: 

The evolution path of 1G – 4G mobile systems 

Network architecture from Release 99 to Release 8 

Introduction to TDMA, FDMA and CDMA multiple access methods 

Spreading and scrambling codes in WCDMA 

Quality of Service concept for UTRAN 

Description of power control mechanisms and handovers in WCDMA 

Channel concepts for WCDMA access networks 

Protocol stack structures on the UTRAN interface 

Security in a UMTS network 

Popular scenarios and flow cases for a UMTS network 


The course is tailored for telecoms professionals working with system engineering, operation and maintenance, 

hardware and software development, testing and verification. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with some technical background. Basic knowledge 

of telecoms networks may be useful. Previous attendance on the “GSM Overview” (EPOL-05:002) course 

is recommended. 




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IMS Overview 





The main objective of the “IMS Overview” course is to introduce the participants to the IP Multimedia 

Subsystem network and its basic concepts. The presentation includes: 

Introduction to IMS and network convergence 

IMS (and VoIP) architecture and component 

IMS identities, user identification and “Registration” process 

Services and service functionality in IMS (AS, B2BUA, SS to TISPAN, Media Server Control) 

Brief description of the main protocols used in IMS (e.g. SIP, SDP, H.248, RTP, Diameter) 

IMS over cellular systems – radio interface 

Security aspects and charging policies 

Example of the call flow and session establishment (e.g. Registration to IMS) 

Perspectives (3GPP, EPS) 


The course is tailored for telecoms professionals working with technical project management, design, 

system engineering, network planning, operations and maintenance, as well as technical sales of IMS 

systems, products and services. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with some technical background. Basic knowledge of 

telecoms networks and computer network protocols may be an advantage. 




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LTE/SAE – a Step towards 4G 





The “LTE/SAE – a Step towards 4G” is a course which aims to present the architecture and functionality 

of the Evolved Packet System, which is to be successor of, for example, UMTS/HSPA technology. 

On completion of this course, participants will have gained the following knowledge about the LTE/SAE 

system: 

LTE/SAE system architecture and interworking with legacy networks (GSM/UMTS/CDMA 

2000) 

LTE/SAE node functions, e.g. eNB, MME, S-GW, P-GW, PCRF, HSS 

QoS model for LTE/SAE 

ID numbers and area structure 

LTE radio interface (including FFT/IFFT, OFDMA, SC-FDMA, MIMO) 

Overview of LTE channel organization and physical procedures 

Voice transfer via LTE/SAE (VoIP, SAE and legacy networks interworking – CS fallback) 

Security mechanisms in LTE/SAE 

Example traffic cases 


Professionals in the field of telecommunications who need to know about the Evolved Packet System. 

This course will be valuable for employees from different teams and domains who want to start working 

with LTE/SAE or need to refresh their current knowledge of this subject. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with a general knowledge of 2G/3G mobile networks 

and telecommunications in general. 


The course is presentation-based. 

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LTE Radio Interface 





The “LTE Radio Interface” course aims to present key aspects of the LTE air interface, physical layer 

procedures as well as signal transmission and processing in L1/L2 in detail. On completion of the course, 

participants will have know the following about the LTE radio interface: 

E-UTRAN structure and node functions 

Structure of S1-U, S1-MME, X2 and Uu protocol stacks and signalling protocol functions for 

each stack 

Uu interface physical layer features (frequency allocation, Doppler, multipath, ISI, OFDMA, 

SC-FDMA, FFT/IFFT, Cyclic Prefix, MIMO) 

LTE physical channels (types, functions, processing chains, physical resources organization, 

reference signals, radio frame structure) 

Physical layer procedures (cell search, synchronization, random access, etc.) 

L2 for LTE (MAC/RLC overview) 


Telecoms professionals who need detailed knowledge of the LTE radio interface. This course will be 

valuable for employees from different teams and domains, working on LTE radio. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with a general knowledge of LTE/SAE. 


The course is presentation-based. 

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Courses on Telecommunications Signalling 

SS7 Signalling in GSM Core Network 





The “SS7 Signalling in GSM Core Network” course explains and describes the world’s most widely used 

inter-exchange signalling system for mobile telecommunications today, Signalling System No 7. This 

course concentrates on the SS7 protocol stack and includes: 

Introduction to the Signalling System No. 7 protocol stack 

Description of the Message Transfer Part protocol 

Description of the Signalling Connection Control Part protocol 

Description of the Transaction Capabilities Application Part protocol 

Description of the ISDN User Part 

Description of the Mobile Application Part protocol 

Description of the Intelligent Network Application Part and CAMEL Application Part 

Standardization documents and organisations 


The course has been developed for telecommunications professionals working with network management, 

system engineers, hardware and software developers and anybody who wishes to gain a basic 

understanding of SS7 signalling. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with some technical background, especially in the field 

of the telecommunications networks and GSM network structure. We recommend that participants 

on this course have previously attended the “GSM Overview” (EPOL 05:002) and “ASN.1” (EPOL 

07:004) courses. 


The course is delivered in the form of presentations, practical exercises, reviews and time for questions, 

helping participants to better assimilate the newly acquired information. 

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SIGTRAN – SS7 Signalling over IP 




Course objective 

The “SIGTRAN – SS7 Signalling over IP” course aims to provide the details of signalling issues in IP 

networks, but still compatible with worldwide SS7 signalling. On completion of the course, participants 

will have gained the following knowledge about SIGTRAN in a network: 

The idea behind SIGTRAN, IP networking, adaptation layers from SS7 in TDM to IP networks 

Stream Control Transmission Protocol – a reliable way to deliver messages over unreliable 

network 

Typical adaptation layers in SIGTRAN (M2UA, M3UA, SUA, IUA) 

Practical issues related to redundancy, reliability and the evolution of signalling into 

SIGTRAN 

Traffic cases and call flows – typical scenarios which relate to signalling messages in IP 


This course has been designed for professionals in the telecommunications field who need to know 

the details on SIGTRAN signalling. This course will be valuable for employees from different teams 

and domains, but especially for those who design, maintain or support signalling over IP networks 

or multi-domain networks. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for participants with a general knowledge of networks and telecommunications, 

especially if they are familiar with SS7 signalling issues and IP networking. 


The course is presentation-based, along with exercises for participants. 

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IN Protocols Introduction 


Duration: 6 hours 



During this course, participants will be trained on, and will gain knowledge about: 

The general concept of Intelligent Network and its origins 

Architecture of an IN Network 

Description of IN functional entities: SSP, SCP, SDP, IP, other 

IN services and examples of use 

Signalling protocols (SS7 stack), focus on IN Application Part protocol 

Main differences between INAP protocol versions (CS-x) 

The CAMEL standard and solution for implementing in a mobile network 

Exemplary traffic flows between IN nodes 

Process of creation of an IN service (lifecycle and SCE) 



background on the Intelligent Network solution. 

Prerequisites 


Some technical background, especially in the field of the networking and signalling, is recommended. 


The course is based on theoretical lessons. 

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MSS Signalling 





This course aims to present a general description of the MSS system architecture and functionality used 

in core mobile networks. On completion of the course, participants will have knowledge on the following: 

Introduction – description of the Signalling Network and Mobile Core Network protocol 

stacks 

Mobile SoftSwitch architecture and functionality (MSC Server, Media Gateway, Virtual Media 

Gateway) 

ATM/AAL/Q.2630 – Functions and capabilities, frames structures, typical flow cases 

IPBCP – the tunnelling concept, messages and parameters, Session Description Protocol 

BICC – Principles and concepts, messages and parameters, typical BICC procedures 

GCP (H.248) – Functions and concepts, commands and descriptors, examples of procedures 

SIP – Functions and capabilities, routing and addressing for SIP signalling, how SIP works 

in MSS operations 

Explanations of complex traffic cases according to 3GPP standards and based on real traffic 

cases 



background on the Mobile SoftSwitch system (MSC Server + Media Gateway). 

Prerequisites 


Technical background, especially in the fields of the networking and signalling, is recommended. 


The course is delivered in the form of presentations, network log exercises supported by review and active 

discussion. 

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UTRAN Protocols and Procedures 





The “UTRAN Protocols and Procedures” which cover the WCDMA radio access interfaces, such as Uu, 

Iub, Iur and Iu. It also includes a comprehensive survey of the protocols used over these interfaces: RRC, 

RLC, MAC, NBAP, RNSAP and RANAP. The presentation comprises: 

Protocol stacks for Uu, Iub, Iur, Iu interfaces 

QoS architecture 

RRC – Radio Resource Control 

RLC – Radio Link Control 

MAC – Medium Access Control 

NBAP – Node B Application Part 

RNSAP – Radio Network Subsystem Application Part 

RANAP – Radio Access Network Application Part 

FP – Frame Protocols 

Signalling procedures on UTRAN interfaces for layer 3 signalling protocols 


The course has been developed for telecoms professionals working with system engineering, hardware 

and software development, testing and verification. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with an understanding of UMTS’s WCDMA radio interface 

principles. Pervious participation on the “UMTS – 3rd Generation Networks Solution” (EPOL-09:005) 

course is therefore recommended. 



helping participants to better assimilate the newly acquired information. 

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Introduction to SIP 





This course provides a high-level overview of SIP protocol functionality. Participants will acquire 

background on SIP's strengths and performance. They will learn the structure of SIP messages and SIP 

usage in applications. The discussion about Session Initiation Protocol includes: 

SIP history and introduction 

SIP functions and components 

SIP message, methods and response format 

SDP format, offer/answer model and usage in SIP 

Registrations and addressing (URI, URL) 

SIP servers, clients and user agents (e.g. B2BUA) 

SIP routing and proxies 

Reliability, Extending the protocol, forking, call preferences 

SIP session and basic call flow (e.g. Registration and Subscribe) 

SIP usage in the IMS network and SIP interworking SIP 


The course has been created for telecoms professionals working with hardware and software design, 

system engineering, testing and verification, network planning, operations and maintenance as well 

as technical sales of IMS systems, products and services. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with basic knowledge of telecoms networks, especially IMS. 

Previous attendance on the “IMS Overview” (EPOL-10:013) course is therefore recommended. 


This course is delivered in the form of lectures with a presentation of applications based on SIP protocol. 

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ASN.1 





This course aims to introduce participants to the Abstract Syntax Notation number one. The presentation 

on ASN.1 includes: 

Introduction to the Abstract Syntax Notation and description of its main concepts 

Description of the notation elements, aimed to prepare the participants to easily 

understand the ASN.1-based specifications 

Detailed description of the Basic Encoding Rules with examples of usage 

The course can be adapted to CER or DER encoding formats on demand. 


Telecoms professionals who need technical details on ASN.1 notation and BER encoding rule. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people with some technical background. It is especially useful if 

participants are familiar with the basics of at least one computer programming language 

and binary/decimal/hexadecimal numbers conversion. 


The course is presentation-based. Apart from the lecture part, it includes practical exercises in encoding 

and decoding. 

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Applications Development Training Courses 

UML Modelling 





This course aims to introduce participants to the Unified Modelling Language. It shows them how 

to analyze customers’ needs, formalize them in UML diagrams and create a system model. The course 

includes: 

History of UML language 

Class diagrams 

Use case diagrams 

Sequence diagrams 

Communication diagrams 

Activity diagrams 

Interaction overview diagrams 

Object diagrams 

State machine diagrams 

Package diagrams 

Composite structure diagrams 

Component diagrams 

Deployment diagrams 

Timing diagrams 


This course has been created for software architects, programmers, software developers, analysts 

and anyone else interested in understanding how to analyse and design systems in the UML 2.1 

language. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people familiar with the object-oriented approach. 


The course is predominantly presentation-based, but also includes some exercises. 

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Perl – Workshop 





This course aims to introduce participants to the Practical Extraction and Report Language. 

The training includes: 

Programming basics 

Control structures, loops and decisions 

Subroutines 

Object-Oriented Programming 


This training course has been designed for software engineers who need to use the Perl language 

for scripting and web development. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be most beneficial for people familiar with any high-level programming language (Python, 

Java, C++), although it has been designed to be approachable for people with basic knowledge of programming 

in any structural language (ANSI C, Pascal). 


The course is based on theoretical lessons interlaced with practical exercises carried out 

by participants. 

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Python – Workshop 





This course aims to introduce participants to the Python language. The presentation includes: 

Syntax and variables in the Python language 

Control structures 

Functions, modules and classes 

I/O handling 

Brief information about the standard library 


The training course has been designed for software engineers who need to use the Python language for 

scripting. 

Prerequisites 

The course would be most beneficial for people already familiar with any high-level programming 

language. 


The course is based on theoretical lessons, instructor-led presentations of tools and practical exercises 

carried out by participants. 

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OCJP Tips & Tricks 





This course aims to introduce participants to the Oracle Certified Java Programmer (OCJP) examination. 

It shows how to deal with tough questions and gives some rarely referred to information on Java. 

The presentation includes: 

Exam details 

General tips and tricks 

Tips for all the exam objectives 

Examples of questions 


The training course has been designed for software engineers who want to pass the OCJP exam. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be beneficial for people with a good level of knowledge of the Java programming 

language. Experience in Java programming will be an advantage. 

Learning methotd 

The course is based on presentation and hands-on exercises. 

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Java Workshop – Preparation for OCJP Exam 



Number of participants: recommended minimum 4, recommended optimum 6, maximum 8 


This course aims to help participants to prepare for the Oracle Certified Java Programmer examination. 

Its goal is to give participants the chance to work on specific features of the Java language. It concentrates 

on: 

Object oriented subjects 

Concurrency 

Collections 

Declarations and initialization objectives 


The course has been created for software developers who need to gain practical experience in Java 

programming, especially before taking the OCJP exam. 

Prerequisites 

The course will be more beneficial for people who already know Java and have used it at work as designer 

or tester. 


The course is in the form of a project. Participants learn by writing code which correctly solve set 

problems. 

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JAIN SLEE and SIP Servlets – Workshop 





This course aims to introduce participants to JAIN technology and the concept of SIP servlets. 

On completion of the course, participants will be familiar with: 

IMS basis 

SIP protocol basis 

SIP servlets 

JAIN technology 

JSLEE elements 

Differences between SIP Servlets and JSLEE 

Example applications can be implemented on different platforms depending on a trainees’ requirements. 


The course has been created for software engineers, service developers or technical managers who need 

to gain practical experience in SIP servlets or JAIN SLEE technologies. 

Prerequisites 

The course would be more beneficial for people who have knowledge of the basics of telecommunications 

technologies. Participants should be familiar with the Java language. Previous participation 

in the “IMS Overview” (EPOL-07:019) and “SIP Protocol” (EPOL-07:006) courses would be helpful 

for participants of this course to better understand the IMS/SIP environment of developed applications. 


The course is based on presentation and hands-on exercises. 

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JAIN SLEE – Workshop 





This course aims to introduce participants to JAIN technology. On completion of the course, participants 

will be familiar with: 

IMS basis 

JAIN technology 

JSLEE elements 

Example applications can be implemented on different platforms depending on a trainees’ requirements. 



to gain practical experience in JAIN SLEE technologies. 

Prerequisites 

The course would be more beneficial for people with at least some knowledge of the basics of telecommunications 

technologies. 


The course is based on presentations and hands-on exercises. 

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SIP Servlets – Workshop 





This course aims to introduce participants to the concept of SIP servlets. On completion of the course, 

participants will be familiar with: 

IMS basis 

SIP protocol basis 

SIP servlets 

Example applications can be implemented on different platforms depending on a traineess’ requirements. 



to gain practical experience in SIP servlets. 

Prerequisites 

The course would be more beneficial for people with at least some knowledge of the basics of telecommunications 

technologies. 


The course is based on presentations and hands-on exercises. 

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Embedded Systems Software Design and Development 

Introduction to Embedded Systems and Software 


Duration: 2 or 3 days 

Number of participants: recommended optimum 15, maximum 25 


The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the concepts and techniques necessary 

to develop software for embedded computer systems with or without a real-time operating system. 

This is a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied 

immediately. 

This course introduces the concepts shared by most embedded systems and their software. It also 

introduces the techniques used in the development of embedded multitasking application software. 

The course begins with the fundamental elements of embedded systems hardware and software, including 

their design and development. Fundamental processor and operating system concepts relevant 

to multi-tasking systems are introduced, with focus on the basic services provided by off the shelf 

real-time operating system (RTOS) kernels. 

The course then introduces the students to multitasking application software design, using many application 

examples. Design approaches are shown for soft- as well as hard- real time systems. In addition, 

both mathematical and empirical development and debugging tools are studied. The special facilities 

of the C programming language for embedded software development are surveyed. On the third day 

of the course, special topics are given in-depth attention – including embedded device driver development, 

testing and debugging of embedded software and systems. The usage of multi-core 

systems-on-a-chip for embedded multiprocessing is also discussed. 

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This course is intended for practicing software developers who will be transitioning into embedded 

systems software development. This is a course for engineers working in industry with less than a year 

of experience in the specifics of embedded systems development. 

For companies who can dedicate 4-5 days of training to its embedded systems software engineers, our 

course “Embedded Software Fundamentals” provides more extensive introductory training. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to be knowledgeable in the C programming language for general applications. 


The course is based on presentation with student work exercises. 

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Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems 




NOTES: 

Can be tailored to focus on a specific Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), such as: VRTX, 

pSOS, VxWorks, OSEK / VDX, Nucleus, OSE, µC/OS and others 

Can be tailored to focus on the Transition of Applications between specific RTOSs, such as: 

VRTX, pSOS, VxWorks, OSEK / VDX, Nucleus, OSE, µC/OS and others 


The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the skills necessary to develop software 

for embedded computer systems using a real-time operating system. This is a very practical, results 

oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This course introduces the principles shared by many real-time operating systems, and their use 

in the development of embedded multitasking application software. 

The course begins with the fundamental elements of real-time multitasking embedded application 

software design and development. Processor and operating system concepts relevant to multitasking 

systems are examined, with focus on pre-emptive task scheduling, intertask communication 

and synchronization. 

The course continues with a detailed survey of popular operating system kernel services, giving many 

application examples. Topics include timer services, dynamic memory allocation schemes, network 

communication programming interfaces and device driver supervisors. Multitasking code development 

is discussed and example programs are reviewed and debugged. Practical experience is gained during 

student work exercises. 

VxWorks and pSOS are registered trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. Other marks and brands are 

the property of their respective holders 

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On the third day of this course, advanced topics are discussed such as operating systems and hypervisors 

for symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing which are appropriate for multi-core SOCs. 

The faculty for this course has extensive experience with a number of major real-time operating systems 

(RTOSs), including VRTX, pSOS, VxWorks, OSEK / VDX, Nucleus, OSE, µC/OS and others. Instructor 

can provide in-depth insight into the specific workings of these RTOSs during the course, if it 

is of particular interest. 


This course is intended for practicing embedded systems software development engineers, software 

system architects, project managers and technical consultants who are responsible for designing 

and implementing the software for real-time and embedded computer systems using a real-time operating 

system. 

This is a course for engineers in industry with less than 3 years of experience with real-time operating 

systems. For those with more experience, we recommend the advanced course “Architectural Design 

of Real-Time Software”. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to be knowledgeable in the C programming language. 



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Testing of Embedded Software 





The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the skills necessary to systematically plan, 

develop and implement test cases for software in embedded and real-time computer systems. This is 

a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This course examines the activities and methods involved in systematically testing for errors, flaws, faults 

and failures in embedded and real-time software as it undergoes development. The class begins with 

a presentation of the main concepts and principles for systematic testing of embedded systems software. 

General techniques are touched upon quickly, including equivalence partitioning, boundary value 

testing, and code coverage criteria. Emphasis is placed on uniquely embedded testing issues such as flaws 

in interfacing, multitasking and timing, rather than on general data processing issues. 

The class continues with an examination of approaches important in embedded software testing, such 

as input / protocol testing, state machine model testing, testing of functional pair interactions, and simulation 

of unexpected interactions with the world outside the embedded system. High-level testing 

approaches are discussed for advanced stages of system development and integration, including security 

testing, stress testing and independent verification and validation. Disciplined techniques and tools are 

presented to support these approaches. 

Participants are asked to do detailed exercises on many of the techniques presented, so that the concepts 

and methods taught are reinforced and absorbed into the participant's arsenal of testing skills. 

This course is not a general course about software testing, but rather it is highly focused on the testing 

of embedded, time-constrained, resource-constrained software. Multitasking and real-time operating 

system (RTOS) testing issues will be emphasized if relevant for course participants. 

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This course is intended for practicing real-time and embedded systems software testers, designers, developers 

and quality engineers who have responsibility for testing, planning and implementing the software 

for embedded and real-time computer systems. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to have some background in coding for real-time and embedded 

systems. It would be helpful, although it is not required, for course participants to have some familiarity 

with at least one RTOS. This knowledge can be gained at one of our introductory courses “Introduction 

to Embedded Systems and Software” or “Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems”. 

Additional knowledge useful for attendees of this course can be obtained at the co-requisite advanced 

course “Debugging Real-Time Software”. Both courses can be combined in a 3-day format named 

“Embedded Software Testing and Debugging Masterclass”. 


The course is based on lectures, discussions, example software testing scenarios and classroom exercises. 

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Embedded Software Fundamentals Masterclass 





The primary goal of this Masterclass is to give the participant the concepts and skills necessary to 

develop software for embedded computer systems, including the use of a real-time operating 

system and debugging tools and techniques. This is very practical, results-oriented training that 

will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This Masterclass introduces the concepts shared by most embedded systems and their software. 

It also introduces the techniques used in the development of embedded multitasking application 

software, including real-time operating systems, and debugging techniques specific to real-time 

and embedded software. 

The Masterclass begins with the fundamental elements of embedded systems hardware 

and software, including their design and development. Fundamental processor and operating 

system concepts relevant to multitasking systems are introduced, with focus on the basic services 

provided by off-the-shelf real-time operating system (RTOS) kernels. 

The Masterclass then introduces the students to multitasking application software design. Design 

approaches are shown for soft- and hard- real time systems. In addition, development and debugging 

tools are studied. The special facilities of the C programming language for embedded software 

development are surveyed, as well as more disciplined approaches to C language programming for 

use in critical systems. 

The Masterclass concludes with an extensive 2-day session on the “Top 50” bugs in embedded 

software, and tools and techniques that are used to deal with them. 

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This Masterclass is intended for practicing software developers who are transitioning into embedded 

systems software development. 

This is technical training for engineers working in industry with less than a year of experience in 

the specifics of embedded systems development. For those with more experience, we recommend 

the advanced course “Architectural Design of Real-Time Software”. 

Prerequisites 

Masterclass participants are expected to be knowledgeable in the C programming language 

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Architectural Design of Real-Time Software 





The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the skills necessary to do high-level design 

of software for single-CPU real-time and embedded computer systems using a real-time operating 

system. This is a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be 

applied immediately. 

For engineers more focused on distributed and multi-core multiprocessing software design, our course 

“Design of Distributed and Multi-Core Systems & Software” may be of more immediate interest. 

This course examines the activities of high-level design of real-time and embedded systems software 

that's to be developed using a real-time operating system (RTOS). 

The class begins with a quick examination of some fundamental issues in real-time multitasking embedded 

application software design and development, and briefly reviews several modern techniques 

for real-time and embedded software requirements specification. It then quickly focuses on how to structure 

a software system that must execute within strict deadline and resource limits. Emphasis is placed 

on multitasking and timing behaviours, rather than object orientation. 

The class continues with a detailed examination of a broad spectrum of intertask communication 

and synchronization options including mutexes of several varieties. 'Liveness' issues such as deadly 

embrace, lockout, memory starvation and CPU starvation are discussed in detail. Students learn how 

to correctly configure queue lengths, and examine design dangers such as excessive interrupt latency 

and interrupt overflow. The next major subject area of the class is the evaluation of timing performance 

and quality of a real-time or embedded software design. A large variety of application examples reinforce 

the concepts that are learned. 

This course is not a general course about software design theory, but rather it is highly focused 

on the design of deeply-embedded, time-constrained, resource-constrained multitasking software that 

will run under the control of a modern RTOS. 

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This course is intended for practicing real-time and embedded systems software system architects, 

project managers and technical consultants who have responsibility for designing, structuring and implementing 

the software for real-time and embedded computer systems using an RTOS. This course focuses 

on design for single-CPU systems. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to have thorough familiarity with at least one RTOS. This knowledge 

can be gained by attending one of the prerequisite introductory courses “Introduction to Embedded 

Systems and Software” or “Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems”. 


The course is based on lectures, discussions, design examples, exercises. 

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Debugging Real-Time Software 





The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the skills necessary to identify and correct 

defects in software for real-time computer systems developed with or without an RTOS. This is a very 

practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This course examines the activities involved in discovering and correcting errors, flaws, faults 

and failures in real-time and embedded systems software. 

The class begins with a presentation of the main steps and guidelines for identifying and remedying 

situations in which real-time and embedded software is not working correctly. This is followed 

by a survey of the wide range of categories of bugs from which such software can suffer. The class then 

quickly focuses on a detailed discussion of the “top 5” kinds of bugs that can be “project killers” or “product 

killers”, including stack overflows, race conditions, deadlocks, timing problems, and re-entrancy 

conditions. Emphasis is placed on multitasking and timing behaviours, rather than on general data 

processing issues. 

The class continues with an examination of debugging tools that are helpful in real-time software development, 

such as low-level monitors, and high-level RTOS-aware system debuggers. 'Liveness' issues 

including deadly embrace, lockout, memory starvation and CPU starvation are discussed in depth. 

As are the particular sorts of bugs that tend to create problems in multi-tasking software when using 

real-time operating systems. Emphasis then focuses on the unique sorts of bugs that plague Interrupt 

Service Routines (ISRs), such as interrupt overflow. 

This course is not a general course about software debugging, but rather it is highly focused on the debugging 

of embedded, time-constrained, resource-constrained multitasking software that may run under 

the control of a modern real-time operating system (RTOS). 

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This course is intended for practicing real-time and embedded systems software designers, software 

developers, project managers and quality engineers who have responsibility for planning, implementing 

and debugging the software for real-time and embedded computer systems. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to have practical knowledge of coding for real-time and embedded 

systems, plus some familiarity with at least one RTOS. This knowledge can also be gained by attending 

one of our prerequisite introductory courses “Introduction to Embedded Systems and Software” or 

“Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems”. 

Additional knowledge useful for attendees of this course can be obtained at the prerequisite foundation 

course “Testing of Embedded Software”. Both courses can be combined in a 3-day format named 

“Embedded Software Testing and Debugging Masterclass”. 


The course is based on lectures, discussions, example debugging scenarios, classroom exercises. 

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Design of Distributed and Multi-Core Systems & 

Software 





The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the skills necessary to design software for 

real-time and embedded multiprocessing systems that will operate in distributed and/or multi-core 

processing configurations. This is a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge 

and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This course examines the high-level design of embedded systems and software for distributed and multicore 

processing environments. 

It begins with a discussion of the basic concepts of distributed systems and multi-core systems on a chip 

(SoC's). This is followed by an in-depth study of distributed control systems design, including examples 

from automotive applications and home automation. Guidelines are given for the design of large 

and complex distributed systems, with examples from the worlds of transportation and highperformance 

communication systems. The course then shifts focus to the use of multi-core SoC's 

in embedded systems designs. This includes detailed study of both symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing 

– from the perspectives of hardware, software and operating systems support. It delves deeply 

into operating systems for multi-core SoC's, multi-core software architectural design, and special 

memory issues in multi-core software. 

This course is far from a general course about system or software design theory, but rather it is highly 

focused on the practical design of multi-processor embedded systems and software that will operate 

in distributed and multi-core processing configurations. 

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This course is intended for practicing real-time and embedded systems software system architects, project 

managers and technical consultants who will have responsibility for designing, structuring and implementing 

the software for real-time and embedded multiprocessing systems that will operate in distributed 

and/or multi-core processing configurations. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to have background in embedded and real-time software design for 

single-CPU systems. This knowledge can be gained by attending a prerequisite embedded software design 

course such as “Architectural Design of Real-Time Software”. 



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Design of High Availability Systems & Software 





The primary goal of this course is to give participants the skills necessary to design software for real time 

and embedded computer systems that must relentlessly provide service despite the occurrence 

of internal and external faults. This is a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge 

and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This course examines the high-level design of embedded systems and software that are to provide their 

services at near-continuous availability. 

High availability systems must tolerate both expected and unexpected faults. Their design is based 

on redundant hardware and software combined in ways that will achieve “five-nines” (99.999%) or greater 

availability, equivalent to less than 1 second of downtime per day. Basic hardware N-plexing and voting 

issues are discussed, followed by an in-depth study of a number of backward error recovery fault tolerance 

techniques including static N-version programming, Checkpoint-Rollback, Process Pairs, and Recovery 

Blocks. The class continues with several forward error recovery techniques. Technical issues such 

as failover management, data replication, and software design defects, are addressed in depth. Many 

real-world examples are presented. 

This course is far from a general course about system or software design theory, but rather it is highly 

focused on the design of embedded systems and software that must make their services available 

at all times, with less than 5 minutes per year of downtime. 

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project managers and technical consultants who have responsibility for designing, structuring and implementing 

the software for real-time and embedded computer systems that are required to continue providing 

service despite the occurrence of internal and external faults. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to be familiar with general embedded and real-time software design. 

This knowledge can be gained by attending a prerequisite embedded software design course such 

as “Architectural Design of Real-Time Software”. 

Many (but not all) high-availability systems are also safety-critical systems - which can threaten human 

safety or even human life in situations where the system fails and remains unavailable for significant 

periods of time. For those high-availability systems that also have safety-critical requirements, we recommend 

that the course “Design of Safety-Critical Systems and Software” should be taken at the same time 

as this course. The two courses have little overlap in content, and offer complimentary approaches 

and perspectives. It is possible to combine these two courses into a unified three- or four-day course 

for presentation at customer sites, under the name “Safety Critical and High Availability Systems 

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Design of Safety-Critical Systems & Software 





The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the skills necessary to design software for 

real-time and embedded computer systems in which faults and failures could pose a danger to human 

life. This is a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be 

applied immediately. 

This course examines the design of embedded systems and software that are to provide services in applications 

that could, when they fail, threaten the well-being or life of people. It offers practical guidance on 

how to address safety concerns when designing safety critical software in fields such as medical, automotive, 

avionics, nuclear and chemical process control. 

The course surveys concepts and alternatives for software and system architectures appropriate for 

safety-critical systems. Following an examination of hazard and risk analysis techniques, it goes on to list 

a number of approaches to software safety that span fault avoidance, fault detection, and fault containment 

tactics including redundancy, recovery, masking and barriers. A variety of candidate architectural 

design patterns are examined, including dual/triple modular redundancy, dissimilar independent 

designs, backup parallel patterns and active/monitor parallel patterns. Many real-world examples are 

presented. Software design approaches are discussed for run-time Built-In Self Test (BIST) of processor 

and peripheral hardware. 

This course is far from a general course about system or software design theory, but rather it is tightly 

focused on the design of embedded systems and software that are required to provide their intended 

functions without endangering the safety or life of users or their environment. 

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project managers and technical consultants who have responsibility for designing, structuring 

and implementing the software for real-time and embedded computer systems in applications that 

could, when they fail, threaten the well-being or life of people. 

Prerequisites 




Many (but not all) safety-critical systems must also be high-availability systems – with severe consequences 

in situations where the system fails and remains unavailable for significant periods of time. For 

those safety-critical systems that also have high-availability requirements, we recommend that the course 

“Design of High Availability Systems and Software” should be taken at the same time as this course. 

The two courses have little overlap in content, and offer complimentary approaches and perspectives. 

It is possible to combine these two courses into a unified three- or four-day course under the name 

of “Safety Critical and High Availability Systems Masterclass”. 



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Design of Device Drivers for Embedded Systems 





The primary goal of this course is to provide the participant with the knowledge and skills needed to 

design and develop device drivers for use with custom application specific hardware. This is a very practical, 

results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This course covers the concepts and principles shared by device drivers in a wide variety of environments. 

It deals with issues important to engineers who need to structure and write drivers for input, output 

and network interfacing hardware devices. Rather than focusing on the device driver requirements for 

a specific real-time operating system (RTOS), this course examines features and design similarities that 

are shared by device drivers in a variety of environments including those without an RTOS. 

The course begins with a presentation of the basic structure of device drivers and device I/O supervisors. 

This is followed by an in-depth discussion of fundamental issues in the design of device driver software 

or firmware, such as mutual exclusion, and synchronous vs. asynchronous execution. High-level design 

of device drivers is presented with emphasis on tailoring the structure of the driver to the characteristics 

of specific hardware devices and the nature of the data they carry. Interrupts, exception handling 

and DMA are discussed in detail. 

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This course is intended for real-time software development engineers, software system architects, project 

managers, and technical consultants who have the responsibility for designing and implementing device 

driver software for real-time and embedded systems running on custom hardware containing 

application-specific I/O and network interfaces. While the class will be most useful for engineers who 

need to design and code device drivers, it will also be very helpful for application software engineers who 

want to have a better understanding of underlying firmware and how it relates to their application 

software. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to have a thorough familiarity with the C programming language 

and some software-hardware interface programming experience. Knowledge of at least one real-time 

operating system (RTOS) kernel is recommended. This knowledge can also be gained by attending one 

of the prerequisite introductory courses “Introduction to Embedded Systems and Software” or “Introduction 

to Real-Time Operating Systems”. 



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Safety Critical & High Availability Systems Masterclass 





The primary goal of this Masterclass is to give the participant the skills necessary to design systems 

and software for real-time and embedded computers in which faults and failures could pose a danger to 

human life. As part of this, participants gain skills in designing systems for high availability. This is very 

practical, results-oriented training that provides knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This Masterclass examines the design of embedded systems and software that are to provide services 

in applications that could, when they fail, threaten the well-being or safety of people. Many, though not 

all, of these systems must not be stopped under any circumstances, and thus must be designed for high 

availability. Practical guidance is offered on how to address these concerns when designing systems 

in fields such as medical, automotive, avionics, nuclear and chemical process control. 

The Masterclass surveys concepts and alternatives for system and software architectures appropriate for 

safety-critical and high availability systems. Following an examination of hazard and risk analysis 

techniques, the seminar goes on to list a number of approaches to software safety that span fault avoidance, 

fault detection, and fault containment tactics including redundancy, recovery, masking 

and barriers. A variety of candidate architectural design patterns are examined, including dual/triple 

modular redundancy, shutdown monitors, dissimilar independent designs, backup parallel patterns 

and active/monitor parallel patterns. Many real-world examples are presented. 

Systems which are required to provide high availability must be designed to tolerate faults. Their design 

is usually based on off-the-shelf hardware and software combined in ways that will achieve “five-nines” 

(99.999%) or greater availability. Basic hardware N-plexing and voting issues are discussed, followed 

by an in-depth study of a number of backward error recovery fault tolerance techniques including 

Checkpoint-Rollback, Process Pairs, and Recovery Blocks. The class continues with several forward error 

recovery techniques. Software design approaches are discussed for run-time Built-In Self Test (BIST) of 

processor and peripheral hardware. Technical issues such as failover management, data replication, 

and software design defects, are addressed in depth. 

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This Masterclass is far from a general course about system or software design theory, but rather 

it is tightly focused on the design of embedded systems and software that are required to provide their 

intended functions without endangering the safety or life of users or their environment, while 

at the same time maintaining high availability if required. 


This Masterclass is intended for practicing real-time and embedded systems engineers, software system 

architects, project managers and technical consultants who have responsibility for designing, structuring 

and implementing the hardware and software for real-time and embedded computer systems in applications 

that could, when they fail, threaten the well-being or life of people. Many of these systems have high 

availability as an additional design requirement. 

Prerequisites 






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Embedded Software Testing and Debugging Masterclass 





The primary goal of this course is to give the participant the skills necessary to systematically identify 

and correct defects in software for real-time computer systems developed with or without an RTOS. This is 

a very practical, results-oriented course that will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied immediately. 

This Masterclass examines the activities involved in testing and debugging errors, flaws, faults and failures 

in real-time and embedded systems software. 

Testing and debugging are two distinct activities with the shared goal of extracting defects from software 

and systems. Testing uses systematic, engineering-style methods, while debugging uses investigative, 

research-style methods. 

The class begins with a presentation of the main concepts and principles for systematic testing of embedded 

systems software. Emphasis is placed on uniquely embedded issues such as flaws in interfacing, multitasking 

and timing, rather than on general data processing issues. 

The class continues with an examination of approaches important in embedded software testing. Highlevel 

testing approaches are discussed for advanced stages of system development and integration, including 

security testing, stress testing and independent verification and validation. Techniques and tools are 

presented to support these approaches. 

The debugging portion of the course starts with a survey of the wide range of categories of bugs from which 

embedded and real-time software can suffer. It then focuses on a detailed discussion of the “top 5” kinds of 

bugs that can be “project killers” or “product killers”, including stack overflows, race conditions, deadlocks, 

timing problems, and re-entrancy conditions. Emphasis is placed on multitasking and timing behaviours. 

The class continues with an examination of debugging tools that are helpful in real-time software development. 

'Liveness' issues including deadly embrace, lockout, memory starvation and CPU starvation are 

discussed in depth. As are the particular sorts of bugs that tend to create problems in multi-tasking software 

when using real-time operating systems. Emphasis then focuses on the unique sorts of bugs that plague 

Interrupt Service Routines (ISRs), such as interrupt overflow. 

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Participants are asked to do detailed exercises on many of the techniques presented, so that the concepts 

and methods taught are reinforced and absorbed into the participant's arsenal of testing and debugging 

skills. 

This course is not a general course about software testing and debugging, but rather it is highly focused on 

the testing and debugging of embedded, time-constrained, resource-constrained multitasking software that 

may run under the control of a modern real-time operating system (RTOS). 


This course is intended for practicing real-time and embedded systems software designers, software 

developers, project managers, testers and quality engineers who have responsibility for planning, implementing, 

testing and debugging the software for real-time and embedded computer systems. 

Prerequisites 

Course participants are expected to have practical knowledge of coding for real-time and embedded 

systems, plus some familiarity with at least one RTOS. This knowledge can also be gained by attending 

one of our prerequisite introductory courses “Introduction to Embedded Systems and Software” or 

“Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems”. 

Additional knowledge useful for attendees of this course can be obtained at the co-requisite advanced 

Course “Architectural Design of Real-Time Software”. For on-site presentation, both courses can be 

combined in a 4- or 5-day format. 



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C++ Wizardry for Embedded 

Course Code: EPOL-10:042 


Number of Participants: recommended optimum 15, maximum 25 participants 


The primary goal of this course is to give the participant a better understanding of C++ constructs, 

and when it is and is not appropriate to use those constructs. The course will arm participants with 

a new set of C++ programming techniques to enhance the quality, reliability, maintainability, performance 

and ease of coding of their software projects. These programming techniques are also useful 

as a baseline and “food for thought” for participants to build upon to formulate their own techniques 

to improve their software projects. 

This course examines and demonstrates the applicability and advantages of C++ to the embedded developer. 

Using numerous tested and proven programming techniques, solutions are demonstrated for 

avoiding common problem areas in software design relating to quality, reliability, maintainability 

and performance using C++ language facilities. Techniques are shown to reduce source code size 

and eliminate common manual programming tasks - all leading to more maintainable software with 

significantly lower bug counts, faster development times and shorter debug cycles. 

Examples of high consequence real world embedded software failures are examined. Strategies are then 

presented for how those problems could have been avoided using advanced C++ programming 

techniques. Particular attention is paid to issues of memory and resource management which can lead 

to intermittent, difficult to detect and hard to find and fix classes of bugs. In addition, performance 

implications of advanced C++ constructs, decoupling/maintainability, test driven 

development/defensive programming and interface-hidden performance enhancement techniques are 

covered in great detail. 

This course is not intended as an introduction to C++ and its features. Rather it is focused on advanced 

techniques and patterns that make ingenious use of C++ features to increase maintainability and quality 

without degradation of performance. 

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This course is intended for engineers and consultants in the embedded field with intermediate 

to advanced C++ experience wishing to improve the quality, reliability, maintainability and performance 

of their software projects. Also, technically oriented managers and architects who wish to gain an understanding 

of why and how choosing C++ can benefit their new or existing projects. 

Prerequisities 

Course participants are expected to be familiar with C++ and related topics such as object oriented 

programming and templates. 

Training Methods 

The course is based on lectures, discussions, example C++ problem-solving scenarios, classroom 

exercises. 

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New Ways of Working 

Work with Agile Software Development – Scrum 

Course ID: EPOL – 10:001 

Duration: 5 or 6 hours 



During this course, participants will receive a solid grounding in Scrum and its core principles. They will 

learn how to apply Scrum techniques and tools in teams and how to benefit from them. After completing 

the course participants will be familiar with: 

Agile manifesto 

Scrum roles 

Scrum meetings 

Project flow 

Tools used in Scrum projects 

Optional module: a 60 minute Scrum which simulates a three-day sprint from start to finish will give 

participants the opportunity to check how the Scrum methodology works in practice. 


This course has been created for IT professionals who are interested in implementing Scrum methodology 

in software development. It is suitable both for engineers, project leaders and managers. 

Prerequisites 

There are no prerequisites for this course. 


The course is based on theoretical presentation. Participants will also learn through interactive 

and team-based exercises, and will be challenged to discuss and solve the most common Scrum 

problems. 

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Scrum Simulation 

Course ID: EPOL – 10:002 




During the Scrum Simulation course your employees will have a chance to work in a mini project lead 

with Scrum. They will have to prepare a product during three sprints fulfilling the Product Owner’s 

needs. During the course participants will: 

Take part in all the Scrum meetings 

Cope with the continuous change of requirements 

Learn how to define and share the tasks 

Meet with different project problems 

Learn the differences between the first, the middle and the last sprint 

See how money issues are handled in Scrum methodology 

Work out good practices in Scrum projects 


The course has been created for IT professionals who are interested in implementing Scrum methodology 

in software development. It is suitable both for engineers, project leaders and managers. 

Prerequisites 

Participants have to be familiar with Scrum methodology. We recommend taking part in Agile Software 

Development with Scrum (EPOL/BDTR/DES:10-001). 


Participants build up Scrum skills on a mini project using Lego Blocks. They are supported by the team 

of experienced trainers – one in a role of a team coach, the other in a role of Product Owner. 

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Close to Customer 

Location 

Ericpol offices are located in six cities in 

four European countries. 

Linkoping, SWEDEN 

Lodz, POLAND 

Krakow, POLAND 

Lviv, UKRAINE 

Brest, BELARUS 

Warsaw, POLAND 

ericpol.com

Head Office 


Targowa 9A 

90 042 Lodz, Poland 

tel: +48 42 6642500 

fax: +48 42 6642555 

Krakow office 

Bobrzynskiego 12 

30 348 Krakow, Poland 

tel: +48 12 2954600 

fax: +48 12 2954666 

Warsaw office 

Chalubinskiego 8 

00 613 Warszawa, Poland 

tel: +48 22 6243561 

fax: +48 22 6243561 

Ericpol - Sweden 

Ericpol AB 

Datalinjen 4 

583 30 Linkoping, Sweden 

tel: +46 13 212141 

fax: +46 13 212151 

Ericpol - Ukraine 

Ericpol TZOV 

Sholom Aleykhem 11 

79 007 Lviv, Ukraine 

tel: +38 032 2424421 

fax: +38 032 2424423 

Ericpol - Belarus 

IOOO Ericpol Brest 

63 Dzerzhynskogo Str. 

22 4030 Brest 

tel: +375 162 204697 

fax: +375 162 205457 

office@ericpol.com 

ericpol.com 


tel. +48 42 6642500 

fax: +48 42 6642555 

training@ericpol.com 

training.ericpol.com 

EPOL/DOTR/INF-08:006 Uen 

This document is non-binding offer. 

Copyright 2011 by Ericpol Telecom Sp. z o.o.

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