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5V03722 TelcoPlatform Specialist (5V0-37.22)
The VMware Telco Cloud Platform Specialist certification teaches professionals how to design, deploy, and manage telco cloud architectures, including VNF orchestration, cloud‑native services, RAN integration, and operational analytics, enabling robust, scalable networks.
Who Should Take This
Network architects, senior engineers, and solution designers with at least three years of telecom infrastructure experience should pursue this certification to validate expertise in telco cloud platform strategy and implementation. It prepares them to lead VNF lifecycle management, cloud‑native deployments, RAN integration, and operational optimization across service providers.
What's Covered
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Domain 1: Platform Architecture
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Domain 2: VNF Management
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Domain 3: Cloud-Native
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Domain 4: RAN
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Domain 5: Operations
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Domain 6: Security
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Domain 7: Troubleshooting
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Course Outline
70 learning goals
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Domain 1: Platform Architecture
2 topics
TCI Architecture
- Apply Telco Cloud Infrastructure architecture for NFV including compute, storage, and networking design configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply Telco Cloud Infrastructure architecture for NFV including compute, storage, and networking design best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze Telco Cloud Infrastructure architecture for NFV including compute, storage, and networking design configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze Telco Cloud Infrastructure architecture for NFV including compute, storage, and networking design tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a Telco Cloud Infrastructure architecture for NFV including compute, storage, and networking design strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
NFVI
- Apply NFV infrastructure management including host configuration, availability zones, and resource pools techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply NFV infrastructure management including host configuration, availability zones, and resource pools integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze NFV infrastructure management including host configuration, availability zones, and resource pools failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of NFV infrastructure management including host configuration, availability zones, and resource pools changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive NFV infrastructure management including host configuration, availability zones, and resource pools procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 2: VNF Management
2 topics
VNF Lifecycle
- Apply VNF lifecycle management including onboarding, instantiation, scaling, healing, and termination configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply VNF lifecycle management including onboarding, instantiation, scaling, healing, and termination best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze VNF lifecycle management including onboarding, instantiation, scaling, healing, and termination configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze VNF lifecycle management including onboarding, instantiation, scaling, healing, and termination tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a VNF lifecycle management including onboarding, instantiation, scaling, healing, and termination strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
VNF Networking
- Apply VNF networking configuration including SR-IOV, DPDK, and virtual switch optimization techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply VNF networking configuration including SR-IOV, DPDK, and virtual switch optimization integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze VNF networking configuration including SR-IOV, DPDK, and virtual switch optimization failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of VNF networking configuration including SR-IOV, DPDK, and virtual switch optimization changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive VNF networking configuration including SR-IOV, DPDK, and virtual switch optimization procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 3: Cloud-Native
2 topics
CNF Deployment
- Apply cloud-native network function deployment on Kubernetes with Multus, SRIOV CNI, and performance tuning configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply cloud-native network function deployment on Kubernetes with Multus, SRIOV CNI, and performance tuning best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze cloud-native network function deployment on Kubernetes with Multus, SRIOV CNI, and performance tuning configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze cloud-native network function deployment on Kubernetes with Multus, SRIOV CNI, and performance tuning tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a cloud-native network function deployment on Kubernetes with Multus, SRIOV CNI, and performance tuning strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
5G Core
- Apply 5G core network function deployment and management on Telco Cloud Platform techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply 5G core network function deployment and management on Telco Cloud Platform integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze 5G core network function deployment and management on Telco Cloud Platform failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of 5G core network function deployment and management on Telco Cloud Platform changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive 5G core network function deployment and management on Telco Cloud Platform procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 4: RAN
2 topics
RAN Integration
- Apply RAN Intelligent Controller integration and Open RAN architecture on VMware infrastructure configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply RAN Intelligent Controller integration and Open RAN architecture on VMware infrastructure best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze RAN Intelligent Controller integration and Open RAN architecture on VMware infrastructure configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze RAN Intelligent Controller integration and Open RAN architecture on VMware infrastructure tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a RAN Intelligent Controller integration and Open RAN architecture on VMware infrastructure strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Edge Computing
- Apply multi-access edge computing (MEC) deployment for low-latency telco applications techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply multi-access edge computing (MEC) deployment for low-latency telco applications integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze multi-access edge computing (MEC) deployment for low-latency telco applications failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of multi-access edge computing (MEC) deployment for low-latency telco applications changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive multi-access edge computing (MEC) deployment for low-latency telco applications procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 5: Operations
2 topics
Service Assurance
- Apply service assurance monitoring including SLA tracking, performance management, and fault correlation configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply service assurance monitoring including SLA tracking, performance management, and fault correlation best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze service assurance monitoring including SLA tracking, performance management, and fault correlation configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze service assurance monitoring including SLA tracking, performance management, and fault correlation tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a service assurance monitoring including SLA tracking, performance management, and fault correlation strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Automation
- Apply telco service automation using Aria Automation, ETSI MANO, and intent-based orchestration techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply telco service automation using Aria Automation, ETSI MANO, and intent-based orchestration integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze telco service automation using Aria Automation, ETSI MANO, and intent-based orchestration failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of telco service automation using Aria Automation, ETSI MANO, and intent-based orchestration changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive telco service automation using Aria Automation, ETSI MANO, and intent-based orchestration procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 6: Security
2 topics
Network Security
- Apply telco network security including segment isolation, firewalling, and regulatory compliance configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply telco network security including segment isolation, firewalling, and regulatory compliance best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze telco network security including segment isolation, firewalling, and regulatory compliance configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze telco network security including segment isolation, firewalling, and regulatory compliance tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a telco network security including segment isolation, firewalling, and regulatory compliance strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Platform Hardening
- Apply platform security hardening for CIS compliance and telco-specific security requirements techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply platform security hardening for CIS compliance and telco-specific security requirements integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze platform security hardening for CIS compliance and telco-specific security requirements failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of platform security hardening for CIS compliance and telco-specific security requirements changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive platform security hardening for CIS compliance and telco-specific security requirements procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 7: Troubleshooting
2 topics
NFV Issues
- Apply NFV infrastructure troubleshooting for VNF connectivity, performance, and lifecycle failures configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply NFV infrastructure troubleshooting for VNF connectivity, performance, and lifecycle failures best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze NFV infrastructure troubleshooting for VNF connectivity, performance, and lifecycle failures configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze NFV infrastructure troubleshooting for VNF connectivity, performance, and lifecycle failures tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a NFV infrastructure troubleshooting for VNF connectivity, performance, and lifecycle failures strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Platform Issues
- Apply Telco Cloud Platform troubleshooting for cluster health, upgrade failures, and resource issues techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply Telco Cloud Platform troubleshooting for cluster health, upgrade failures, and resource issues integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze Telco Cloud Platform troubleshooting for cluster health, upgrade failures, and resource issues failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of Telco Cloud Platform troubleshooting for cluster health, upgrade failures, and resource issues changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive Telco Cloud Platform troubleshooting for cluster health, upgrade failures, and resource issues procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
Scope
Included Topics
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform architecture, NFV infrastructure, VNF management, cloud-native NF deployment, RAN integration, operations, and service assurance.
- Enterprise-level VMware technology knowledge for VMware Telco Cloud Platform Specialist.
Not Covered
- Implementation details beyond stated certification scope.
- Vendor-specific third-party configurations.
- Current pricing and partner program details.
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