COURSE OVERVIEW:

Students will obtain a basic understanding of cellular network operations, radio frequency propagation, and cell phone provider operations. Students will learn what information is available from each cell phone provider, how to obtain that information, and how that information appears in their respective records. Training will be provided on additional sources of information related to phones but not specifically from cell phone providers such as Google, Apple, and various Apps.

 

PROJECTED TRAINING TIME:

This course includes 24 hours of instruction and practical exercises.  Allowing for administrative and other matters, the course will occupy 3 full (8 hour) duty days.

NETWORK OPERATIONS:

• Familiarization with Cellular Radio Frequency Technology
• Physical Cell Towers
• Cell Tower Sectors and Identifiers
• How a Cell Phone selects a tower
• Cell Phone Tower Interactions and factors that affect coverage areas

EXCEL SKILLS

• Basic excel functions useful in records analysis

CELL PHONE RECORDS GENERAL OVERVIEW

• Call Detail Records (CDR’s)
  • Voice
  • SMS/MMS
  • Data Sessions
  • Tower Lists
  • NDCAC and Cell Site Database
• How long CDR’s are maintained
• Time Zone Issues and Conversions

ANALYTICAL SOFTWARE

• Instruction on how to load records into software
• How to filter and sort
• Basic analytical functions within the software

• Verizon CDR’s
• Verizon Tower Lists
• Verizon SMS Content
• Verizon Timing Advance (RTT)
• Verizon Practical Exercises

T-MOBILE

• T-Mobile CDR’s
• T-Mobile Tower Lists
• T-Mobile SMS Content
• T-Mobile Timing Advance (True Call)
• T-Mobile Practical Exercises

AT&T

• AT&T CDR’s
• AT&T Tower Lists
• AT&T SMS Content (None)
• AT&T Timing Advance (LOCDBOR – formerly NELOS)
• AT&T Practical Exercises

INTRODUCTION TO REPORT ILLUSTRATION

• PowerPoint Basic Functions
• Elements of an Effective Report Slide

GOOGLE/APPLE/CELLEBRITE/APP GEO-LOCATION

• What you can find
• How to import the records into software
• How to use the analysis
• Geo-location Practical Exercises

TOWER DUMPS

• When and how to use them
• CDR Tower Dump
• Tower Dump Timing Advance
• Practical Exercises

VEHICLE TELEMATICS

• VIN to IMEI
• CDRs

APPS AND Ips TO PHONES

• IPV4 vs IPV6
• Where you find IPVs
• What to do with IPV’s
• VOIP Apps

 

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