1. Curriculum Vitae
MOHAMMED RASHID
E-mail id-
mdrashidnits@gmail.com
mohammed.rashid@ericsson.com
Mob no: +91 7838656225 India
+966 503508288 Saudi
PROFESSIONAL Details:
Total years of experience : 4.6 years
Address : House no. 33, Line no. 1, PratapNagar Mayur Vihar-1, New
Delhi -110091
Telephone : +91-7838656225
Date of Birth : 15-August-1987
Passport Number : J9971403
Accomplished, experienced Solution Integrator with 4.6 years of experience in Telecommunication
protocols, Intelligent Networks Domain, Development, IN solutions and Testing.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Graduate Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication from NIT Silchar.
• Working Knowledge in ERICSSON IN NODES, Protocols and IP Backbone.
• Working knowledge of Telecommunication latest standard technologies.
• Working both on-site and remotely for providing IN solutions to the customer.
Academic Background :
• Pass out Bachelor in Technology (ECE) from NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY SILCHAR in 2010 WITH CGPI 8.47 with no backlogs.
• TRAINING: Industrial Training on GSM Network Overview & Operation for one
month in NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS PVT LTD.
• PROJECT: Design of a high speed flash ADC converter using Novel ROM using
Cadence Tool.
2. Professional Courses Attended
• On-job training on Intelligent Network ERICSSON nodes, 2010.
• On-job training on Oracle 10g ERICSSON, 2010.
• On-job training on GSM, IP basics, Programming basics, LTE ERICSSON, 2011.
• Power award for Ericsson STP swap PAN India and TDM link creation in CCN.
• On-job training on TSP Platform of CCN, 2012.
• ETCP (IP) and RHCSA certified.
• CBiO, MBC on job training.
• Redhat (RHEL 6) training.
Skills
• Programming Languages: C, SQL, UNIX, LINUX, Solaris, Shell scripting
• Tools: WIRESHARK, APA, WINFIOL, PUTTY, WINSCP
• Academics Tools: CADENCE, XILINX, MATLAB
• Operating Systems: Ubuntu, Unix, Solaris, Linux
• Platforms: FDS, TSP & JAVA
• Technologies: LTE, SS7(INAP/CAMEL),SIGTRAN, GSM, CIP/IP Diameter, Gx
& Gy, SCAPv1 & SCAPv2, CAPv2 & CAPv3, LDAP
• Ericsson Platforms: OCC, CCN, SDP, AIR, MINSAT, EMA.
Career History
• Worked with ERICSSON INDIA Pvt. Ltd. NOIDA as Solution Integrator with
1.7 years of experience and as Second level Assurance Engineer with 2.9 years
of experience.
Projects :
3. Currenlty working in STC Saudi Arabia Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and MBC 2.3
upgrade projects.
1. ZAIN CBiO Phase 1 KSA.
• Client: ZAIN KSA
• Duration: 15
th
June 2014 to 31
st
OCT 2014.
• Details: This project involves NSN to Ericsson IN swap and implementation
of CBiO network.
• Role: Integration Engineer for configuration.
1. Responsible for business configurations in SDP and AIR.
2. End to end validation and testing of business configuration and
network.
3. UAT with marketing for IN products.
2. OLM enhancement project.
• Client: STC KSA
• Duration: 1st April 2014 to 7th May 2014.
• Details: This project involves implementing OLM in the CCNs and simulating
diameter traffic in OLM.
• Role: Integration Engineer for configuration.
1. Responsible for doing diameter configurations in the CCN, OLM.
2. Validation of diameter traffic and testing in OLM through simulation
3. MS work in STC for CCN audit.
3. STC KSA SIGTRAN IMPLEMENTATION and Cisco Router
removal.
4. • Client: STC KSA
• Duration: 1st December 2013 to 30th March 2014.
• Details: This project involves implementing SIGTRAN in the CCNs and SDPs
towards STGs and removing Cisco routers from the MPBN.
• Role: Integration Engineer for configuration.
1. Responsible for doing routing configurations in the CCN.
2. Sigtran link configurations in CCN and SDP towards STGs.
3. Removing unused ss7 links.
4. STC KSA LBC implementation.
• Client: STC KSA
• Duration: 14th January 2014 to 21st January 2014.
• Details: Implementation of location based charging in STC CCNs.
5. OCC implementation in test LAB.
• Duration: 1st DEC 2013 to 21
st
DEC 2013
• Details: his involved OCC installation in test LAB and configuration.
• Role: OCC installation, configurations and integration with other nodes in test
lab.
6. MTN Swaziland Switch migration.
• Client: MTN Swaziland
• Duration: 10th Sept 2013 to 30th Sept 2013.
• Details: This project involves offloading the CCN and relocating to new
switch.
• Role: IN Engineer for relocation of CS nodes.
1. Responsible for offloading the traffic from CCN.
2. Taking the total backup of the CCN.
3. Powering down the node.
5. 4. Powering up the CCN in new switch.
5. Integration with the MPBN switch.
7. MTN Swaziland CCN and SDP installation.
• Client: MTN Swaziland
• Duration: 1st OCT 2013 to 31st OCT 2013.
• Details: This project involves installation and integration of Charging system
nodes.
• Role: CCN Engineer for installation and integration.
1. Installing CCN with the required software level.
2. Re-configuration of the CCN with old backup.
3. Integration with the other live nodes.
4. CIP IP and Sigtran implementation.
5. Migration of live traffic to the CCN.
8. MTN Swaziland CCN upgrade and integration with new nodes.
• Client: MTN Swaziland
• Duration: 1st Nov 2013 to 28th Nov 2013.
• Details: This project involves upgrade and integration of CCN.
• Role: CCN Engineer for upgrade and integration.
1. Upgrading CCN with next stable ICP version.
2. Integrating CCN with new nodes.
3. Traffic handling from new nodes.
4. Post optimization of CCN for new connections.
5. Solution analysis and BHCA calculation.
Other Projects:
Ericsson India Global Private Ltd
6. Project 1: IN Program
• Client: Airtel India
• Team size: 14
• Protocols: CIP/IP Diameter, Sigtran, CAPv3, CAI3G
• Tools: WIRESHARK
• Technologies: Ericsson CS 5, GEOREDUNDANCY
• Duration: 15th Jan 2013 to 12th June2013.
• Details: This project involves roll-out of CS 5 implementation and Geo-
redundancy in IN Nodes.
• Role: Project Engineer for the upgrades and roll-out.
1. Responsible for Planning.
2. Function Activation and new License implementation.
3. Configuration changes and Database upgrades.
4. Subscriber Migrations.
5. New Protocols implementation like CAPv3 over IP, One CDR solution and
Diameter.
• Technology: Ericsson CS 5
Project 2: CIP over IP implementation
• Client: Airtel India & Africa
• Team size: 14
• Protocols: CIP/IP Diameter, Sigtran, Gx & Gy, SCAPv1/SCAPv2
• Tools: WIRESHARK
• Technologies: Ericsson CS 4, SASN, Solaris
• Duration: 1st Sept 2012 to 10th DEC 2012 for Africa & 5th July 2011 to 28th
March 2012 for PAN India
• Details: This project involves roll-out of SIGTRAN and CIP/IP (Diameter based
Protocol) links between all MSCs, GMSCs, SGSN, GGSN, and CCN (Ericsson
specific node acting as SCP) and SDP.
• Role: Configuration Engineer for the upgrade and creation of links over new
protocol.
1. Responsible for the readiness and regular health check of the nodes for
upgrades.
7. 2. Changing the flow of current CDRs and naming them according to latest
conventions.
3. Configuration of SIGTRAN ports and SCTPs front ends.
4. Diameter stack configuration.
5. Upgrading the protocol from SS7 to Diameter
6. Creating CIP/IP links.
7. Handling team activities and resolving technical issues faced within team.
8. Routing of traffic towards new protocol and monitoring.
9. Multihoming implementation.
Project 3: Gy/SCAPV2 integration on IN
Details: Requirement for CIP/IP implementation in which IN nodes are integrated with
other nodes of Telecom on compatible protocols such as Gy and SCAPv2. This project
was carried out along with CIP/IP project.
Project 4: Audit and IPMP for AIR and MINSAT (Solaris)
• Client: Airtel India.
• Team size: 5
• Technologies: IP Multipath, Solaris
• Duration: 1st Nov 2011 30th Sept 2012
• Details: This project involves implementing IPMP technology in Solaris nodes
such as AIR and MINSAT (Ericsson specific nodes) and enable audit logs.
• Role: Configuration Engineer for the implementing IPMP.
Project 5: Integration of SNMP servers for EOCN
• Client: Airtel India for Bihar
• Team size: 3
• Technologies: SNMP, MAP, ETSIMAP
• Duration: 7th OCT to 28th Oct 2011
• Details: This project involves shifting of EOCN traffic from MAP/ETSIMAP to 3rd
party server over IP using SNMP protocol.
• Role: Project lead for the configuration and shifting of traffic over new protocol.
8. 1. Responsible for the first time implementation of SNMP for EOCN in Bihar
circle for Airtel India.
2. For the first time testing of EOCN traffic over SNMP and monitoring of
SMS load.
3. Redundancy testing.
4. Implementation over all the SDPs for Bihar circle.
Project 6: AXE SCPs and STPs swap
• Client: Airtel India
• Team size: 5
• Technologies: SS7, STP, MTP & GT routing
• Duration: 4th Mar to 30th Oct 2011
• Details: This project involves removal of all Ericsson SCPs and replacing them
with Ericsson, NSN & Teklec STPs.
• Role: Project lead for the upgrade and creation of links over new protocol.
1. Responsible for the readiness and regular health check of the nodes for
implementation.
2. Creating SS7 links with new STPs and deletion of links with SCPs.
3. Configuration of SIGTRAN ports and SCTPs front ends.
4. Shifting of live traffic from SCPs to STPs.
5. Handling team activities and resolving technical issues faced within team.
6. Deployment of new links according to customer requirements.
Project 7: MVNO implementation PAN India for AIR
• Client: Airtel India
• Team size: 8
• Technologies: MVNO
• Duration: 2nd Jan to 31st Mar 2011
9. • Details: This project involves implementation of Mobile Virtual Network Operator
technology in PAN India AIRs thereby segregating all regions in India into MVNOs
for recharges.
Role:
1. Configuration Engineer for the upgrade of all AIRs PAN India on required
technology.
2. Responsible for the readiness and regular health check of the nodes for
implementation.
3. Completing Customers requirements to split a region into required number of
MVNOs.
4. Configuration of new business tariffs and updating master DB in AIR.
5. Shifting of live traffic from old AIRs to new AIRs.
6. Handling team activities and resolving technical issues faced within team.
Other Projects includes:
• New node Integrations for AIR, SDP and CCN
• SIGTRAN rollout PAN India and Africa
• Node Reparentation for SDP and AIR
• AF swap and new AF installation
• load balancing for subscribers from one SDP to other
• Onsite KT for AFRICA
• NDD settings implementation in SDPs
• Xml to cai migration for provisioning and sog.
• UCB implementation
• NAT0 to NAT1 conversion of point codes.
Personal Information:
10. Father’s Name: Mr. Mohammed Zahed
Date of Birth: 15
th
Aug 1987
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: Indian
Strength: Communicate effectively, leadership quality, effective
follow up skill, Maintain excellent inter-personal relationships with Internal and
External Customers, team building and managing skills, adherence to SLAs as agreed
with Customer, adherence to KO and KS.
Academics achievements: Winner of Robotics championship NITS for the year 2008
& 09. Secretary of Electronics and Robotics Club NITS for Annual Tech Fest 2009-10.
Excel certification by Ericsson 2010.