Certification

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) — Train and Certify Online!

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get convenient training and even certification on Session Initiation Protocol? Now there’s an excellent, cost-effective and convenient source for both training and certification – The SIP School’s online program, endorsed by TIA.

What is SIP?

Critical for today’s telecommunications, SIP is a signaling protocol used to establish sessions in an IP network. A session might be a simple two-way telephone call or it might be a collaborative multi-media conference session. The ability to establish these sessions means that a host of innovative services becomes possible, such as voice-enriched e-commerce, web page click-to-dial, Instant Messaging with buddy lists, and IP Centrex services. The Voice over IP (VoIP) community has adopted SIP as its protocol of choice for signalling. SIP is an RFC standard (RFC 3261) from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the body responsible for administering and developing the mechanisms that comprise the Internet. SIP is still evolving and being extended as technology matures and SIP products are socialized in the marketplace. 

With implementation of SIP into all PBX manufacturers’ systems, as well as VoIP Phones, hosted SIP services "in the cloud" and of course SIP in the IMS along with VoLTE, it is imperative that those working with these technologies learn about SIP.

TIA has officially endorsed The SIP School as the training provider of choice for SIP. You and your personnel can now become officially recognised as SIP experts in three areas by taking online courses and passing the certification tests.

  • SIP School Certified Associate - SSCA™: SIP training goes from the basics of SIP messaging and SIP Servers, right through Security, Firewalls, NAT, Troubleshooting, Trunking, ENUM, Fax, Unified Communications and most recently, SIP in the Cloud along with SIP, the IMS and VoLTE.
  • SIP and Cloud - Advanced Sales Training - SSSP™: Anyone involved with the selling or marketing of SIP and Cloud-based communication services such as: Manufacturers of IP PBX and IP Phone equipment, SIP Security equipment manufacturers, SIP service (and Cloud) providers and carriers, network design specialists and so on will benefit from this program.
  • SIP School VVoIP Professional SSVVP™: SIP is still quite new to a lot of people and they will first need to understand all about Data networking to make a successful transition from TDM to VoIP. This course covers all you need to get started with a sharp focus on Voice and Video over IP as well as the newer IPv6 protocol.  This program can also be a great foundation for the SSCA SIP certification program.

All training programs are delivered through self-paced eLearning across the Internet. Registered students have access to all training material for a full 12 months, including access to all new SIP training material added to the program during the license period.

TIA members receive a 10 percent discount on the SIP school training programs and certification.

Learn more about TIA's SIP School program.