Introduction to Rich Communication Services (RCS)
Published 5/2024
Duration: 2h20m | .MP4 1280x720, 30 fps(r) | AAC, 44100 Hz, 2ch | 3.04 GB
Genre: eLearning | Language: English

Evolution of Messaging from SMS/MMS to RCS as we evolve from various Generations of Wireless Networks

What you'll learn
Understand how Legacy Messaging of SMS/MMS is evolving to RCS with many advanced features related to personal and Business Messaging.
Know the RCS features and how standard bodies guide operators to deploy a network that will enable end subscribers and businesses use these functions.
Understand High Level Network Architecture that Operators need to deploy to implement the features used by subscribers and Businesses
To get a deeper understanding of how the Network functions interact, go over end to end call flows related to the main RCS features.
Even though all operators have agreed and want to deploy RCS in their networks, but we shall go over some of the Obstacles and Challenges faced by operators.
Looking at the complexity of RCS implementation, we shall cover very basic scenarios here and leave more complex scenarios for an Advanced course on RCS.

Requirements
Anyone working for Wireless Operators or Handset Vendors and dealing with Messaging aspects will be interested in this course.
You may be working at Management level or at Technical role relating to RCS implementation or maintaining the network nodes in operator network, you should have general understanding of what is involved in implementing RCS in the network. This course will help you get that understanding.

Description
If your career and job have anything to do with Wireless Technology going from
1G to 5G
, you will definitely be dealing with evolution of Messaging over different generation of Wireless Networks. As the subscriber's communication desires evolved from Voice calls to Messaging, there came the need for building more features in Messaging. That is what we call as
Rich Communication Services (RCS)
.
This course is designed for beginners who would like to understand this topic of Messaging with following flow of information as you go through different sections of this course.
Evolution from SMS for simple text Messaging to MMS for exchange of small images or files to RCS.
RCS includes very
Rich Features
where the user can do 1 to 1 messaging session or make Group Chat (1 to N) sessions to exchange small or large text messages or exchanging small or big files of all types in these chat sessions along with getting Delivery and Read receipts.
RCS functions are further extended to cover the latest requirements for Businesses called
RCS for Business Messaging (RBM)
Related to RBM, you will see how various Businesses also called
Brands
are using RCS technology to communicate with their current or potential customers. That is where we are referring to communication with
Chatbots
which may be powered by
Artificial Intelligence (AI).
In this area we shall refer these chatbots as Applications and call this communication as A2P and P2A between Applications and Persons.
To understand RCS, we need to refer to the GSMA Guidelines laid out for Wireless Network Operators and Handset Providers so that RCS functions can be provided globally, and the subscriber can be in any part of the world but still be able to enjoy feature rich RCS functions.
This course will talk about the overall
Network Architecture
as defined by standard bodies and will explain the important functional elements that need to be built in the Operators' Network and also in Handsets used by subscribers.
We shall also go over various
Protocols and Interfaces
in the network that are used for Control and Data payload to implement RCS functions.
The best way to understand the RCS technology is to see each function in terms of
End-to-End Call Flows
where we shall see all the control and payload starting from Originating Subscriber to the Destination Subscriber through various network elements using standard interfaces and protocols.
To implement RCS at Global level including all Network Operators and Handset Providers have its own
Challenges and Obstacles
which we shall go over in this course.
Looking at the complexity of defining and implementing RCS functions, we are offering this course as an
"Introduction to RCS"
where we shall try to clarify the RCS concepts and make you understand this technology giving the simplest scenarios at architecture and call flow level. For more complex scenarios we shall extend this course and call it
"Advanced Course on RCS".
Stay Tuned for that.
Who this course is for:
All personals including Engineers, Technicians and Managers dealing with Legacy Messaging or introduction of RCS in the wireless Operators networks or those dealing with Subscriber handset vendors.
A wireless operator who is deploying new IMS network and thinking of deploying various services over IP would like to get this basic understanding of RCS to all their Technical and Management workforce.

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