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Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 7 Basic
Implementation Essentials Exam Study Guide

Getting Started
The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 7 Basic Implementation Essentials Exam Study Guide is
designed to help you prepare for the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 7 Basic Implementation
Essentials Exam (1Z0-404).
Earning this certification helps OPN members differentiate in the marketplace through proven in-depth expertise, and
helps their partner company qualify for the Oracle Communications Hyperconnected Enterprise Specialization Criteria
and Oracle Communications Virtualized Core Network System Specialization Criteria.
For questions or feedback, contact us at communications-enablement_ww@oracle.com.
Target Audience
The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller Certified Implementation Specialist exam audience defines the
type of participants who are likely to pass the exam and targets individuals with a specific level of education and
expertise:
Job Role:
Architect
Configuration Consultant
Configuration Implementer
Network Administrator
Project Manager
Support Engineer
System Integrator
Level of Competency:
Candidates should be able to perform routine operations (system access, configuration, backup/restore)
Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking and VoIP Telephony is recommended.
Exam Topics
The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller Certified Implementation Specialist exam covers eight topics:
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Essentials

Introduction to Session Border Controller (SBC)
Initial Configuration
Provisioning Interfaces
Session Border Controller Concepts
Peering Environment Configuration
Access-Backbone Environment Configuration
Configuring SBC High Availability
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller Certified Implementation Specialist Study Guide page 2 of 12
Getting Started | Target Audience | Exam Topics | Training Options |

Exam Details per Topic | Exam Registration Details | Additional Resources
Levels of Knowledge
Each exam topic contains objectives and each objective is categorized by learner or practitioner level of knowledge.
Learner items test foundational grasp and Example:

require product comprehension (not
You are configuring the boot parameters in the Session Border
recognition or memorization).
Controller.
Which three statements are true about the boot parameters?
Practitioner items present on-the-job Example:

scenarios and require the ability to: integrate
1) You want to allow the Session Border Controller to generate a
and apply knowledge in new contexts, analyze
unique Call-ID and to modify the dialog tags.
and troubleshoot complex issues, and solve
problems. How should you accomplish this?
2) You configured the Session Agent Group (SAG) element. You

want the Session Agent to be selected in the order in which they
are listed in the destination list, with each agent selected for all
sessions, until that agent becomes out of service or constraints
exceeded.
What changes should you perform?
Training Options
Throughout the study guide each exam topic recommends one or several training formats:
OPN Boot Camps

Online Training
Oracle University Training
While the Oracle PartnerNetwork facilitates free access to online training, in class trainings often require a fee.

Exam Details per Topic
This section covers details associated to all exam topics such as: exam topics overview, objectives, levels of knowledge,
recommended trainings and sample questions. Specialization exams include all application functionalities not only the
most frequently used ones.
Topic 1: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Essentials
Objective Level
Describe SIP and architecture elements: SIP proxies and back-to-back user agents Learner
(B2BUAs)
Diagnose and troubleshoot a basic SIP call flow processed by Oracle Session Practitioner
Border Controller
Recommended Training
Oracle SBC Configuration and Administration Oracle University
Oracle SBC Troubleshooting Oracle University
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller Basic Installation and Configuration Boot Camp (partners)
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller Implementation Boot Camp (partners)
Sample Questions
Which action triggers the 200 OK response in a User Agent Client (UAC)?
A. generation of a local ring-back tone
B. establishment of a SIP session
C. generation of a remote ring-back tone
D. termination of a SIP session
E. subscription to a SIP presence service
You have the following call flow to troubleshoot:

INVITE, 180 Ringing, 200 OK, ACK, BYE, 200 OK
Which statement is true about this call flow?
A. There is a SIP session established in this call flow.
B. There are exactly two transactions in this call flow.
C. The ACK request belongs to the INVITE transaction.
D. There 200 OK response belongs to the ACK transaction.
E. There is no dialog in this call flow.

Topic 2: Introduction to Session Border Controller (SBC)
Objective Level
Describe the basic functions of a Session Border Controller Learner
Describe the boot process and the SBC services Learner
Sample Questions
Which functionality is provided by Session Border Controllers?
A. replace layer 2 information in signaling and media packets
B. rewrite layer 3/Layer 4 data in media packets
C. enable premium interactive services across PSTN network borders
D. provide routing functions for SMTP using application parameters
E. Header Manipulation Rules (HMR) on media packets
Which two statements are true about the bootloader?

A. is used for booting the Session Border Controller
B. is used for managing the heartbeats via the wancom1 and wancom2 interfaces
C. decompress the configuration file
D. reads the boot parameters
E. reads the licenses

Topic 3: Initial Configuration
Objective Level
Explain the boot parameters and their effects Learner
Describe the configuration concepts and configuration tree Learner
Execute user and super-user level commands in the ACLI Practitioner
Analyze, create, modify, and delete configuration elements Practitioner
Perform routine operations including boot-related operations Practitioner
Sample Questions
There are two access modes on the Session Border Controllers.
Which statement is true about the ACLI's user mode access?
A. The user may view the configuration but not modify it.
B. The user may modify the configuration but neither save nor activate it.
C. The user may modify the configuration and save it, but not activate it.
D. The user may not view the configuration.
E. The user may delete the configuration.
You made a configuration change to a signaling interface.

Which command must be executed to commit the change to a non-volatile file?
A. From superuser mode, execute the save-config command.
B. From user mode, execute the commit-config command.
C. From user mode, execute the save-config command.
D. From superuser mode, execute the apply-config command.
E. From superuser mode, execute the commit-config command.

Topic 4: Provisioning Interfaces
Objective Level
Describe the network interface's default behavior and how it is altered Learner
Provision physical interfaces Practitioner
Provision network interfaces (VLAN and non-VLAN) Practitioner
Enable/disable management operations through a media interface Practitioner
Sample Questions
You are configuring a physical interface in the Session Border Controller.
Identify two valid configuration steps.
A. Navigate to the system configuration branch and navigate to the the phy-
interface configuration element
B. Navigate to the system configuration branch and navigate to the system-interface
configuration element
C. Navigate to the phy-interface configuration element and configure the name
parameter
D. Navigate to the session-router configuration branch and navigate to the phy-
interface configuration element
E. Navigate to the phy-interface configuration element and configure the realm-id
parameter
What do you need to do to support telnet service on a media interface?

A. Set the telnet-status parameter to enabled
B. Add the IP address of the interface in the hip-ip-list and telnet-address
parameters
C. Add the IP address of the remote device to the hip-ip-list and ftp-address
parameters
D. Set the hip-address parameter
E. Add the IP address of the interface in the hip-ip-list and ssh-address parameters

Topic 5: Session Border Controller Concepts
Objective Level
Explain realms and realm bridging Learner
Configure global SIP parameters and Media Manager Practitioner
Configure realms, SIP interfaces, and steering pools Practitioner
Configure routing policies, session agents, and header manipulation rules Practitioner
Sample Questions
A sip-interface defines _____.
A. the enablement of features like HNT (Hosted NAT Traversal technique)
B. more than one realm
C. a hip-ip-list and icmp-address parameters
D. SIP signaling function for a realm, ingress or egress
E. the IP address and port used for H.323 signaling
You need to configure the Session Border Controller to perform topology hiding.
Which configuration elements should you configure for the topology hiding feature?
A. session-group or session-agent
B. media-manager or steering-pool
C. local-policy or SIP-NAT
D. realm-config or enum-group
E. sip-manipulation or SIP-NAT

Topic 6: Peering Environment Configuration
Objective Level
Describe the Policy-Based Realm Bridging (PBRB) configuration tasks in Learner
Peering environments
Configure a working Peering environment Practitioner
Configure Peering access rules Practitioner
Sample Questions
What is the advantage of configuring Policy-Based Realm Bridging (PBRB) without
the assistance of Header Manipulation Rules (HMRs)?
A. The performance is better relative to other models.
B. Topology hiding is complete.
C. The configuration requires you to enable Session Recording feature.
D. The architecture is simple, and really designed for lab environments.
E. The routing of SIP signaling messages is easier to configure.
Your customer wants to allow access only from the SIP soft switch devices they know
and trust.
Which configuration task is valid for implementing this customer requirement?
A. Configure session-agent configuration elements for each SIP soft switch
device.
B. Create session-device configuration elements for each SIP soft switch device.
C. Set the sip-interface configuration elements allow-anonymous parameter value
to realm-prefix
D. Configure local-policy configuration elements for each SIP soft switch device.
E. Configure sip-manipulation configuration elements for each SIP soft switch
device.

Topic 7: Access-Backbone Environment Configuration
Objective Level
Explain registration caching, Hosted NAT Traversal (HNT), and Adaptive HNT Learner
Configure the PBRB model in an Access-Backbone environment Practitioner
Sample Questions
How does the Session Border Controller route from an access realm to a backbone
realm in an Access-Backbone Policy-Based Realm Bridging (PBRB) model?
A. by triggering a local-policy
B. by choosing the appropriate sip-manipulation
C. by consulting an LDAP route table
D. by performing a DNS lookup
E. by looking up its registration cache for the location of the endpoint
In which way can you configure how often a User Agent (UA) not located behind a
NAT should re-register with the Session Border Controller?
A. Navigate to the sip-interface configuration element and configure the
registration-interval parameter.
B. Navigate to the sip-interface configuration element and configure the nat-
interval parameter.
C. Navigate to the sip-interface configuration element and configure the nat-mode
parameter.
D. Navigate to the local-policy configuration element and configure the source-
realm parameter.
E. Navigate to the local-policy configuration element and configure the source-ip-
address parameter.

Topic 8: Configuring SBC High Availability
Objective Level
Explain the operation of the high-availability mechanism and SBC node states Learner
Configure a high-availability SBC pair Practitioner
Manage a high-availability SBC pair system failover Practitioner
Sample Questions
In a high availability (HA) scenario, a node has a state of relinquishing active. This
state indicates _____.
A. that the active node is out of service
B. that traffic is momentarily processed on both the active and standby nodes
C. that the active node is taking the standby role
D. that the standby node is out of service
E. that the standby node is taking the secondary role
How do you configure the Session Border Controller to identify the names of the two
nodes in a high availability (HA) architecture?
A. Navigate to the redundancy-config configuration element and configure
the name parameter of the peer configuration element.
B. Navigate to the redundancy-config configuration element and configure the
name parameter of the destination configuration element.
C. Navigate to the redundancy-config configuration element and configure the
identifier parameter of the peer configuration element.
D. Navigate to the system-config configuration element and configure the name
parameter of the peer configuration element.
E. Navigate to the system-config configuration element and configure the name
parameter of the destination configuration element.

Exam Registration Details
Full exam preparation details are available on the exam page Oracle Communications Session Border Controller
Essentials Exam (1Z0-404), including learning objectives, number of questions, time allowance, pricing and languages
available.
The OPN Certified Specialist Exams appointments are available worldwide at Pearson VUE Testing Centers.
Reservations can be made via phone or online.
Candidates must have an Oracle Web Account to access CertView and check their exam results. In order to have their
certifications reflected on OPN Competency Center, both CertView and Pearson Vue accounts must be updated with the
current OPN Company ID. Your Company ID can be obtained by contacting your local Oracle Partner Business Center
or by signing in to your OPN account.
Additional Resources
Oracle Session Border Controller Partners Information
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller Essentials Exam (1Z0-404)
Enterprise Communications Knowledge Zone
Network Session Delivery and Control Infrastructure Knowledge Zone
Enterprise Communications Implementation Specialist Guided Learning Path
Network Session Delivery and Control Infrastructure Implementation Specialist Guided Learning Path
Network Session Delivery and Control Infrastructure (Acme Packet) Education


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Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 7 Basic

Implementation Essentials Exam Study Guide

For questions or feedback, contact us at communications-enablement_ww@oracle.com.

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Essentials

Getting Started | Target Audience | Exam Topics | Training Options |

Learner items test foundational grasp and Example:

Which three statements are true about the boot parameters?

Practitioner items present on-the-job Example:

2) You configured the Session Agent Group (SAG) element. You

What changes should you perform?

OPN Boot Camps

Getting Started | Target Audience | Exam Topics | Training Options |

Topic 1: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Essentials

You have the following call flow to troubleshoot:

Getting Started | Target Audience | Exam Topics | Training Options |

Which two statements are true about the bootloader?

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You made a configuration change to a signaling interface.

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What do you need to do to support telnet service on a media interface?

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