This course is designed for the experienced telecommunications professional involved with equipment manufacture and/or its deployment or operation. This individual should desire understanding of VT services, functionality, implementation, and performance enhancements made to cdma2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A to support real-time applications such as VT.

Today, Video Telephony (VT) over wireless networks is gaining popularity among end users and is of great interest to service providers. This is enabled by 1xEV-DO Rev A networks since they support enhanced packet data services. These networks provide Quality of Service enabling operators to reduce their operating cost. In addition, VT services facilitate new services such as VOIP, video sharing and video conferencing. This course provides a comprehensive look at how video telephony traffic is carried over a 1xEV-DO Rev. A network. The course begins with a discussion of the advantages of packet-switched video telephony services over circuit-switched video telephony. Next, it provides an overview of the end-to-end VT system architecture and requirements. Other topics include a detailed discussion of VT Control Plane, Media Plane and signaling/overhead compressions involved in VT. The course focuses heavily on enhancements made to 1xEV-DO Rev. A and end-to-end QoS implementation that aid the deployment of VT services. Finally, key VT performance metrics is discussed.