VAIBHAV SRIVASTAVA (EPC & 5G CORE)

(EPC | CUPS |5G CORE SA/ NSA |DPI |VIRTUALIZATION | DOCKER | CONTAINERS | KUBERNETES )
EMAIL: VAIBHSRI@GMAIL.COM || MOBILE: +91-9336490532 / +27-796640858 || NATIONALITY: INDIAN

SUMMARY 12 Years of professional experience in Packet Core as a network architect and Consultant
with solid experience working in large-scale Telco/Service Provider environments in
VoLTE, ViLTE, VoWiFi, 4G, 5G core NSA/SA & CUPS in Planning & Design(HLD & DLD),
Planning, Integration, Testing, Troubleshooting & Operation.

 Experience and Knowledge of 2G, 3G, 4G EPC, VoLTE, ViLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NSA
deployment, 5G SA modal & CUPS setup, Solution Design concept and
understanding of latest technologies as per major 3GPP standards like
23.401/402, 23.501/502, 29.500, 23.214 and other important one .
 Planning, Design (LLD), Integration, commissioning, Acceptance testing & solution
on-boarding of Packet Core Nodes include SGSN, GGSN, MME, SGW, PGW, ePDG &
SaMOG with eNB, ngeNb, RNC, HSS, PCRF, OCS, MSS, SMSC, DNS & CGF on Bare-
Metal , Virtualized, cloud and cloud-native service.
 Experience with protocols like MAP, SCCP, SCTP, GTPC, GTPU, GTP’, Diameter,
Radius, GTP’, IP, TCP, UDP, NAS, HTTP2, PFCP & SIP.
 Good understanding of 5G reference interfaces like N1, N3, N4, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10,
N11,N12 & N58 and AF like AMF, SMF, PCF, SCP, NRF, NSSF, N3IWF, TNGF & PCF on
cloud-native design like (Virtual machine, Bare Metal and Cloud Native
Containerization solution using Kubernetes Orchestrator & Docker Container).
 Experience on Interfaces like Ga, Gb, Iups, Gn, Gp, Gr, Ge, Gy, Gx, Sy, S1-U, S1-MME,
S11, Sd, Rx, S9, S6a, S6b, S3, S10, S2a & S2b
 Node and network level Troubleshooting by using tools like Wireshark, Cisco packet
tracer, NetScout IRIS, Huawei SmartCare, and Zhilabs(Samsung) Analytic.
 Lap Setup, creating test cases, perform testing in Lab by using different simulator &
tools. (Like Spirent Landslide, Ixia traffic generator & Aeroflex UE simulator).
 Good understanding of security, roaming, charging, and probing methodology.
 Working knowledge on Benchmarking KPI's & Optimization for Telco applications
 Responsible for Node specific engineering, implementation & test planning involving
 Take responsibility for project delivery timeline, cost & quality to deliver agreed
project objectives.
 I have good command over excel, power point, word & power BI and well versed of
preparing presentation and documentation.
 Certification: CCNA, ITIL & Cisco Certified Specialist mobility packet core.
EXPERIENC CISCO System (Oct 2019 to Continuing) – HTIS Telecom

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 E Solution Architect - EPC/5G Core

 Design, Integration, Acceptance Testing & Solution on boarding of Vodacom's

Cloud Based Packet Core that uses Cisco VPC-DI/VNFM on VMware and Open
stack for CISCO Mobility product SGSN-MME, GGSN, SGW, PGW, ePDG & SaMOG.
 Introducing and testing CUPS into the network with Cisco's VPC-DI and VPC-SI.
 Designing, test and on-boarding of 5G-NSA Solution in the network with Huawei
RAN.
 Integration, configuration & deployment of Bare metal packet core nodes like
SGSN, GGSN, MME, SGW, PGW, ePDG & SaMOG in the network with PCRF, CCS,
OCS, HSS, HLR, OSS & RAN.
 Develop & review HLD and DLD – solution presentation to management and
customers
 Develop and validate MoP and procedures for lab and field execution.
 Handle critical Activities like Software/hardware expansion & upgrades, go live,
critical interface configuration and modification.
 Perform Regular Audit & optimization for configuration, interfaces, transport &
services.
 Troubleshooting critical issue in the network and provide Root cause for the
same and support other domain to narrow down the issue.
 Lead POCs, trials and live pilots for the assigned customers to introduce &
showcase CISCO Packet Core products & solutions.
 Keeping the network up to date with new Features and constant performance
improvement.
 Report bugs and new enhancement to engineering team and effectively work
towards lifecycle of bug/enhancement.
 Staying updated about latest standards, understanding network evolution
towards 5G SA Core use cases.

Teoco Telecom (Sep 2015 to Oct 2019)

EPC (Deployment & Support)
Customer: Omantel telecommunication, Oman & Djezzy Telecom, Algeria

 Responsible for consulting, support system design, capacity planning &

integration for vEPC/PS Core Element.
 Plan and Support for Major Change Actives, MOP Preparation, Validation and
performing critical activities such as Build upgrade, License loading and
Hardware Expansion.
 Conducting regular Network operations audit which include Network elements
configuration, performance, Redundancy, capacity & Disaster management audit.
 Report bugs and new enhancement to engineering team and effectively work
towards lifecycle of bug/enhancement.
 SPOC for Planning implementation & Go-live on VoLTE & ViLTE solution in the
network.
 Inter-interoperability testing & feature testing/validation, implementation, and
configuration of new MVNO/APN/Plans & packages. 
 Create automation technique by well suited methodology (like excel, power point
& Power BI) to generate automated report and User/Network experience index.
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  Creative problem-solving approach and strong analytical skills
 Coaching team members and guide them to meet commitments and objectives.

Huawei Telecommunication India Pvt. Ltd. (Sep 2014 – Sep 2015)

Solution Manager: Packet Core/EPC

 End to end solution delivery for EPC Node like (SGSN, MME, GGSN, DPI, SAE-G/W,
WiFi offload, ePDG, Virtualized EPC).
 Understand customer requirement, network dimensioning, Design, BOM, risk
analysis, proposal, and presentation.
 Conduct Proof of concept (PoC) testing, trails to demonstrate proposed solution.
 Arranging technical customer workshops, presentations in accordance to
customer needs and translating them into technical solutions. 
 Coordination with Huawei R&D for customer new requirements and
developments.
 Coordination with cross functional departments for efficient delivery and
customer satisfaction.
 Supporting the organization in executing entire product life cycles, from strategic
planning to tactical execution, driving increased revenue across customers
 Customer relationship management & team management.

CISCO System India Pvt. Ltd (Sep 2011 – Sep 2014) -- CSS Corp india
(Packet Core/EPC Deployment, Integration and Testing)

 Deployment, Commissioning, Implementation, integration & Acceptance testing

of CISCO ASR5000 & ASR5500 (SGSN-MME, GGSN-S/PGW & PCRF).
 Implementation of EPC nodes, interface configuration (Gx, Gy, Gn, S11, S1-U, S6a,
Gp, S5, S8) inter-operability testing with third party nodes, acceptance testing &
result validation.
 Perform Major Change Actives, MOP Preparation, Validation and performing
critical activities such as Build upgrade, License loading and Hardware
Expansion.
 Handling technical issues on ticket system and regular Interface with customer to
report the problem handling progress and RCA.
 Presentation & Participation in technical discussions with customers analyzing
the existing system needs requirements and changes
 Perform tests with Spirent LANDSLIDE EPC Simulator with different EPC DUT,
Access RAN & UE.
 Creating test scripts & mythology to achieve desired test scenarios.
 Validation test result by debugging the Wireshark traces.
 Test and Conclude on the performance impact on exposing different services and
interfaces on the nodes.
 Take responsibility for project delivery timeline, cost & quality to deliver agreed
project objectives.

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 Nokia Siemens Networks India Pvt. Ltd. (Oct 2010 – Sep 2011)
Operation and Maintenance - Packet Core.

 Performing Packet Core network operation and maintenance activities

 Performing Integration of PS nodes with Core, VAS, IN and billing
 Providing support for billing and customer care departments
 Performing the daily, weekly, and monthly routine health check
 Performing maintenance and preventive maintenance activities
 Performing all planned and unplanned activities
 Performing routine backups

Huawei Telecommunication
Core Network – Integration and testing (Sep 2009 – Oct 2010)

 Involve in Communing, integration & acceptance testing for Huawei MGW & SGSN
for BSNL Karnataka.
 Prepare scripts and MoP for configuration activities.
 Involve in software upgrade activities for CS and PS core elements.

Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. Via (CMS Computers)

Roaming Testing (May 2008 – May 2009)

 To co-ordinate the technical activities required to introduce new roaming

partners and to maintain existing roaming partners.
 Testing of new and existing Roaming Operators

EDUCATION  Bachelor’s in engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering in

year 2007.
 12th from CBSE board in year 2003.
 10th from CBSE board in year 2001.

EDUCATION  Name : Vaibhav Srivastava

 Age : 34 Years
 Language known : English(Expert), Hindi(Expert)
 Nationality : Indian

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