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J ANUARY 22TH, 2013
ALCATEL-LUCENT EVOLVED PACKET CORE OVERVIEW
Lilia Langan
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• What is different on the ePC?
• Alcatel-Lucent ePC solution
• CNT trial overview
ALCATEL LUCENT EPC OVERVIEW
Agenda
• What is different on the ePC?
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LTE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
NETWORK ELEMENTS AND INTERFACES
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Serving Gateway• Focus on secure data connectivity with many eNB
• Local mobility anchor - for inter-eNB handover and inter-3GPP mobility
• Provides buffering capability in order to ensure lossless data delivery
PDN Gateway• Focus on highly scalable data connectivity (responsible for IP management and
connects with Internet)
• IP anchor
• High volume of real-time QoS processing, lots of per-flow filtering D A T A
( U S E R )
P L A N E
SGW
-
LTE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
MAIN EPC NETWORK ELEMENTS
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• Policy Charging Enforcement Function and interfaces to charging systems
Mobility Management Entity• Control-plane element (mobility management, connection management) for high
volume of mobility/control plane signaling (managing thousands of eNBs)
• Authenticates UEs and controls access to network connections
• Controls attributes of established access (e.g., assignment of network resources)
Policy and Charging Rules Function• Performs network control of flows: detection, gating, QoS and flow-based charging
• Dynamic policy decision on service data flow treatment in the PCEF (xGW)
• Authorizes QoS resources C O N T R O L
P L A N E
4 | EPC update for EMEA | March 2009
MME
PCRF
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LTE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
3G TO LTE NODE MAPPING
GGSN
SGSN
P-GW
MME S-GW
3G LTE
C-Plane C-Plane U-PlaneU-Plane
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• In contrast to 3G architecture, no Radio Network Controller(RNC) isrequired: the RNC’s functions are collapsed into the eNodeB, MMEand S-GW
• In LTE the MME takes care of most of the signaling
RNC
NodeB eNodeB
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• Default Bearer
• An EPS bearer that established when the UE initially attaches to the network and connects to a PDN, it remains established throughout the lifetime of thePDN connection to provide the UE with always on IP connectivity to the PDN
• Dedicated bearer
LTE TERMINOLOGY
DEFAULT & DEDICATED BEARERS
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• Is an additional EPS bearer that is established to the same PDN for which adefault bearer has already established for the same UE
• Only one Default Bearer with one or more dedicated bearers (per APN)
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• Aggregate set of packet flows matching a service data flow template
• Service Data Flow Filter• A set of IP header parameter values/ranges used to identify one or more of
the packet flows constituting a service data flow.
• Service Data Flow Tem late
LTE TERMINOLOGY
SERVICE DATA FLOW
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• The set of service data flow filters in a PCC rule, required for defining aservice data flow
PDN-GW
IP-Connectivity Access Network Session UE-IP1@
Dedicated bearer (GBR) UE-IP1@
UE Default bearer
SDF-1
SDF-3
SDF-2
UE-IP1@
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LTE NETWORK PROTOCOLS
GTP-U PROTOCOL STACK IN EPS
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The Key Role of the SGW and PGW is to manage the User plane bearer traffic
• Note the 2 IP headers:
• Inner IP header from the UE going transparent through EPS
• Outer IP header to encapsulate GTP-U and is used inside the EPS
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• Diameter is a AAA protocol
• It defines clients, servers, relays, and proxies
• Runs over TCP or SCTP using port 3868
• Base protocol is defined in RFC 3588 (2003)
• Defined as part of the base protocol are a number of messages and AVPs
• AVP = Attribute Value Pair (similar to a TLV)
LTE NETWORK PROTOCOLS
DIAMETER PROTOCOL AND APPLICATIONS
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• Capability negotiation, i.e., which applications are supported• The Diameter protocol is used by Diameter applications. Each one defines its
own messages and AVPs on top of the base protocol
• NASREQ (authentication of users)
• Credit Control defined in RFC 4006 (prepaid accounting)• Gx, Rx
• Destination Realm (AVP) identifies the Diameter server
• Routing at relays/proxies: based on destination realm and application
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• UE sends Attach message to MME to register with the network for service access
• MME will signal the SGW via a Create Default Bearer Request message to establish thedefault bearer after successful authentication
• SGW forwards the request to PGW
• PGW requests from the PCRF the new session policy then installs necessary filter for thenew session
LTE BASIC SIGNALING
ATTACHMENT & DEFAULT-BEARER CREATION
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SGi
S11
S5
eUTRANS1-U
S1-MME
MME
SGW PGW IP Network
Gx
X2
eNB
eNB
An Always-on IP connection is
established & anchored at
the PDN-GW
PCRF
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• PCRF is consulted when UE attaches (during default bearer creation phase)
• Receives request for dynamic policies for the default bearer (from the PGW)
• Retrieves user profile and executes ruleset for decision on policy & charging
• Responds to PGW with PCC rule
• Traffic Flow Template
• oS rofile
LTE BASIC SIGNALING
PCRF INTERACTION FOR DEFAULT-BEARER CREATION
HSS/SPR
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• Charging profile
Other inforules
Rules Engine
1. IMSI,
UEIP@,
location, RAT,
CAN type…
2. IMSI,
subscriptionprofiles
3. PCC rules:
TFT, QoS,Charging rules
PGW
PCRF
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LTE BASIC SIGNALING
UE ATTACH & DEFAULT BEFAULT CREATION CALL FLOW
User authentication &confidentiality
PDN-GW & SGW
selection
Setup context for default data path
Attachment RequestSwitch-on
eNB MME SGW PDN-GW PCRF
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Default bearer for “always on” IP connectivity
Default Policy &Charging Rules
(per sub, per service)UL/DL MBR, delay,
BER
User IP address
allocation
Default Data pathcreated
UE context setupRadio bearer configuration
SDF IMS signaling
SDF HSI
Downlink Data
Uplink Data
Update default data path(eNB tunnel end-points)
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• Two types of service requests are supported by the EPC (UE or Network initiated)
• Either service requests can trigger creation of Dedicated Bearers
• UE can send Request Bearer Allocation message to MME after service request
• PCRF can trigger creation based on received service request
LTE BASIC SIGNALING
SERVICE REQUEST & DEDICATED BEARERS
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SGi
S11
S5
eUTRANS1-U
S1-C
MME
SGW PGW IP Network
Gx
X2
eNB
eNB
1. UE sends NAS
Service Request
message towards MME
2. Update Bearer Requestis sent to the S-GW
to establish / modify
S1-bearer
3. Dedicated bearerestablished after
interaction with PCRF
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2. PCC Provision:
SDF, QoS,
• Subsequent to interaction with user, the Application requests for a media flowfor the application session. Example: Voice, Video call/streaming, etc.
• PCRF executes ruleset and authorizes a Dedicated Bearer for it (GBR or not)• QoS and charging rules determined and sent to PGW
LTE BASIC SIGNALING
PCRF INTERACTION FOR DEDICATED BEARER REQUEST
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Other info
rules
Rules Engine
3. Response
Charging rules
Application
Function
SPR
Cache
. , ,
Media, AF info,
Priority,
Emergency
4. Response
Session
Cache
PGW
PCRF
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LTE BASIC SIGNALING
DEDICATED BEARER CREATION CALL FLOW
Service Request & Authentication
Call set-up
SIP: INVITE (SDP Offer)
Application Info
Policy Decision:
eNB MME SGW PDN-GWPCRF P-CSCF
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Voice stream = Guaranteed
Bit Rate
SessionModification
Setup context for new
dedicated data path
New dedicated datapath created
Radio bearer configuration
Session modified
Successfulnotification
SIP: 200 OK
Voice stream
Dedicated bearer (GBR) Voice stream (SDF)
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• The EPS maintains two types of state information to manage UE mobility & UE/EPC connectivity
• EPS Mobility Management (EMM) states describe the mobility status of UE’s resultedfrom mobility management procedures (e.g. Tracking Area Update)
• EPS Connection Management (ECM) states describe the signaling connectivity between
the UE & the EPC
LTE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
MOBILITY & CONNECTION MANAGEMENT IN EPS
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Air InterfaceConnectivity
Network(Signaling)
Connectivity
Bearer &Mobility
Management
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LTE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
MOBILITY MANAGEMENT STATES
• EMM context holds no valid location
EMM_REGISTEREDEMM_DEREGISTERED
• UE successfull re isters with MME
Attach
Detach
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or routing info for UE
• UE is not reachable by the MME, asthe UE location is not known
with Attach procedure or a Tracking Area Update (TAU) procedure
• UE location is known withintracking area
• MME can send page to UE
• UE always has at least one activePDN connection
TA2
TA1
MME
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LTE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
CONNECTION MANAGEMENT STATES
ECM_CONNECTEDECM_IDLE
Signaling connectionestablished
Signaling connectionreleased
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• Signaling connection isestablished between the UEand MME consists of twocomponents: RRC connectionand S1-MME connection
• UE location is known to the
accuracy of the cell ID
• No signaling connectionbetween UE and core network (no S1-U, S1-MME)
• No RRC connection (RRC_IDLE)
• UE performs cell reselection andtracking area updates (TAU)
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• SGW initiates process when it receives downlink packets for a UE in idle mode
• A Downlink Data Notification message is sent from SGW to MME
• SGW begins to buffer the received DL packets• MME sends Paging message eNBs within the TA that the UE is registered. Upon paged,
UE initiates the service request procedure, re-establishing the S1 bearer
LTE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
PAGING & DOWNLINK PACKET BUFFERING
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eNB
SGi
S11
S5
eUTRANS1-U
S1-MME
MME
SGW PGW IP Network
X2
Gx
eNB
2. Downlink Data
Notificaation message
is sent to the MME
1. DL packets received &
buffered by S-GW since
there is no active
S1-bearer
3. MME initiated Paging
procedure towardseNBs
PCRF
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• X2 Handovers
• Without SGW relocation: only eNodeB changes but not MME and SGW
• With SGW relocation: eNodeB and SGW changes (but not MME)• S1 Handover
• Only performed when X2 handover is not possible
•
LTE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
HANDOVER TYPES
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• When there is no IP connectivity between source SGW and target eNodeB
• When serving PLMN changes (=provider of access network changes)
• X2 handover failed
• MME and/or SGW can change
• Inter-RAT handovers
• Handovers between 2G/3G and 4G, as well as non-3GPP access (eHRPD, WLAN)
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LTE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
LTE / 3G iRAT HANDOVER (Pre-R8 interworking architecture)
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LTE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
LTE / 3G iRAT HANDOVER (R8 interworking architecture)
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SGiHSS
S6a
HPLMN
VPLMN
Gx RxH-PCRF
LTE ROAMING
ROAMING TO HOME NETWORK
UTRAN
GERAN
SGSN
PGWPDN1
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S11
S3S8
S4
S1-U
S1-MME
MME
S12X2
eNode B
eNode B
EUTRAN SGW
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HSS
S6a
H-PCRF
HPLMN
VPLMN S9
LTE ROAMING
LOCAL BREAKOUT
UTRAN
GERAN
SGSN
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SGi
S11
S3
S5
S4
S1-U
S1-MME
MME
V-PCRF
S12
SGW PGW
Gx
X2
eNode B
eNode B
EUTRAN PDN1
Rx
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QoSChargingForwardingClassification
Policy 1Policy 1
Policy 2Policy 2
Policy 3Policy 3
Subscriber Traffic inbearer/PDP context
E-mailOffline charging
POLICY AND CHARGING CONTROL
CUSTOMIZED SERVICE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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Policy 4Policy 4
Subscriber Traffic Management based on• Subscription package• QoS and Charging profiles• subscriber balance/status•Network and external events
Enforced through PCC architecture
Social NetworkingFree of Charge
Peer-to-PeerOnline charging (real time)
Rate enforcement
Malicious trafficDiscarded
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• Subscriber profile/package/class/tariff
• Standard, Lite, Premium, Corporate, …
• Network information• Subcriber location (e.g, home-zone), inter-RAT, …
• Subscriber data consumption (fair usage): € Remaining
POLICY AND CHARGING CONTROL
CUSTOMIZED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT – CRITERIA
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, ,…
• External events
• E.g, Time of day
• Service Provider may have additional constraints
• Peer-to-peer limitation at PGW/GGSN level
• Global or per APN Gi/SGi throughput control
• e.g, per MNO basis for MVNE
Consumed
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QCIRESOURCE
TYPEPRIORITY
PACKET DELAY BUDGET
PACKET ERROR LOSS RATE
EXAMPLE SERVICES
1
GBR
2 100 ms 10-2 Conversational Voice
2 4 150 ms 10-3 Conversational Video (Live Streaming)
3 3 50 ms 10-3 Real Time Gaming
Non-Conversational Video Buffered
QOS IN LTE NETWORKS
EVOLVING TO A QOS-AWARE MULTI-SERVICE CORE
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ms - Streaming)
5
Non-GBR
1 100 ms 10-6 IMS Signaling
6 6 300 ms 10-6
Video (Buffered Streaming), TCP-based (e.g.www, e-mail, chat, ftp, p2p, file sharing,
progressive video, etc.)
7 7 100 ms 10-3 Voice, Video (Live Streaming), Interactive
Gaming
8 8300 ms 10-6
Video (Buffered Streaming), TCP-based (e.g.www, e-mail, chat, ftp, p2p, file sharing,
progressive video, etc.)9 9
* 3GPP TS 23.203
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QOS IN LTE NETWORKS
KEY BEARER / AGGREGATE ATTRIBUTES
• QoS Class Identifier (QCI)- Used to identify the traffic class of a specific bearer
• Allocation and Retention Priority (ARP)- The primary purpose or ARP is to decide if a bearer establishment/modification request
can be accepted or rejected in case or resource limitation
• Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) and Maximum Bit Rate (MBR)
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- GBR bearers are assigned a guaranteed rate and a maximum rate• APN Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR)- Aggregate rate for the total traffic of a UE’s Non-GBR bearers on a given APN
- Enforced by the PGW on Downlink and the UE on Uplink
• UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (UE-AMBR)- Aggregate rate for the total traffic generated by a UE across all APNs
- Enforced by the eNodeB on Uplink
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QOS IN LTE NETWORKS
SDFs AND QOS MANAGEMENT
• The SGW and PGW need to support fine-granularity of QoS andcharging enforcement functions beyond transport / bearer level
- Multiple Service Data Flow (SDF) can be aggregated onto a single bearer- Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL) packet filters are defined for each bearers
and QoS enforcements (policing, shaping, scheduling, etc.) are applied
- PGW acts as the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) point to
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maintain QoS SLA or eac o t e earers an SDFs
TerminaleNodeB Serving GW PDN GW
PCRF
Terminal
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• What is different on the ePC?
• Alcatel-Lucent ePC solution
• CNT trial overview
ALCATEL LUCENT EPC OVERVIEW
Programme
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ALCATEL-LUCENT APPROACH
MIRRORING DATA/USER PLANE SPLIT WITH DEDICATED PORTFOLIO
control plane SGSN/MME
PCRF
Control plane:
• Highly scalable, dynamic mobility and
connection management
• Network-wide, real-time policy control
HIGH PERFORMANCE, RELIABLE, SCALABLE,
IN-HOUSE OPTIMIZED ATCA-BASED PLATFORM
FOR PACKET CORE CONTROL-PLANE ELEMENTS
OTHER NETWORKS
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E-UTRANUTRANGERAN
user (data) plane PGW/GGSN
SGW
Data plane:
• High aggregate throughput (over 100 Gbps) forhigh bandwidth on-demand services
• Per-subscriber, per-application, per-session
QoS/policy enforcement and control
HIGH PERFORMANCE, RELIABLE AND SCALABLE,PROVEN INDUSTRY-LEADING SERVICE ROUTERSFOR WIRELESS PACKET GATEWAYS
CORE NETWORK (CN)RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) INTERNET
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Converged
Service Control
ALCATEL-LUCENT WIRELESS PACKET CORE
Policymanagement
Sessioncontrol
2G, 3G, LTE
MobilePacketCore
5780 Dynamic ServicesController
PCRF for 3G and LTE
7750 SR Mobile Gateway4G packet gateway for
3G/3G+ GGSN andLTE gateway functions
(SGW, PGW)
9471 Wireless Mobility ManagerMobility managerfor 2G/3G (SGSN)and LTE (MME)
Mobilitymanagement
Common routing stack
Common routing platform
Common control platform
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Converged All-IPService-aware
Network Management
Multi-screen servicesWeb and Enterprise 2.0
Mobile
Backhaul
Pre-integrated Solutions5620 Service Aware Manager- NM for Packet Core
- NM for RAN and backhaul
Backbone
KEY GGSN: Gateway GPRS Support NodeSGSN: Serving GPRS Support NodeMME: Mobility Management EntityPCRF: Policy Charging & Rules Function
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LTE/4G: ALL-IP ENVIRONMENT
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• HIGH-SCALE IP ADDRESS SPACEMANAGEMENT (FOR ALL UES)
• APN MANAGEMENT• EPC PDN IP ROUTING
• SESSION MANAGEMENT• QOS ENFORCEMENT• APPLICATION ASSURANCE (L4-L7)• PACKET FILTERING AND CHARGING
• HIGH-SCALE ENODEB AND
MME CONNECTIVITY • PACKET BUFFERING• SESSION MANAGEMENT• ENCRYPTION• HIERARCHICAL QOS• PER-BEARER SCHEDULING
UEs
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WHY ATCA FOR CONTROL PLANE?
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• Real-time policy management• High-scale processing• Interaction with subscriber
databases, gateways, chargingand reporting systems
• High-scale UE and eNodeBmanagement (millions of
users, thousands of eNBs)• High-performance, low-cost
carrier-class platform• Flexible, multi-core
processors blades distributesignaling load
UEs
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7750 SERVICE ROUTER MOBILE GATEWAY
-Mobile Gateway
- -
+ =
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• Full-featured service routing platform
• Field-proven as multiservice edge, core routerand broadband network gateway: nearly50,000 units shipped in 6 years
• 99.999+% availability with non-stop services,
in-service software upgrade (ISSU)• I/O Modules (IOM) with 100 Gb/s wire-speed
• Feature-Rich: H-QoS, DPI, IPSec, MPLS...
• Full set of IPv4/IPv6 routing capabilities to tiedirectly to IP aggregation and backbone
• Mobile Gateway Integrated Services Module
• 20M PPS (25 Gb/s) L3/L4 Shallow PacketInspection on Network Processing Units (NPU)
• 2M PPS (7-10 Gb/s) L4-L7 Deep PacketInspection on Central Processing Units (CPU) of
dedicated MG-ISA daughterboard (IntegratedServices Appliance)
• Second MG-ISA entirely dedicated to ControlPlane traffic (GTP-C, RADIUS, DIAMETER,...)
• 1+1 Stateful Resiliency
(SGW, PGW/GGSN)
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PGW/GGSN User Plane processing: 5-tuple and L4-L7 (AA)
g f a b r i c
Advanced Data
Plane ISAP-chip
1M Policers
MDA/ISA
SLOT
MDA/ISA
SLOT
I O M 3
Gn/S5
User plane subject to 5-tuple classification
User plane subject to Layer4-L7 protocol analysis
Application Assurance (AA):
Up to 10 Gbps processing
25 Gbps processing
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S w i t c h i n
Control Plane
ISA
IOM control
Q-chip
64K Queues
MDA/ISASLOT
MDA/ISASLOT
I O M 3
Gi/SGi
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ALCATEL-LUCENT 9471 WIRELESS MOBILITY MANAGER
(MME/SGSN)
Scalability
• Up to 8 million subs, 8 million PDP contexts, and
thousands of eNodeBs
Configuration flexibility
• 2G/3G SGSN, MME, combo SGSN/MME
Performance
High performance, MME/SGSNcombo for 2G, 3G & LTE
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• p to ps t roug put us ng ua core,
dual density processors
Carrier-class reliability
• Five 9’s+, field proven
Architecture
ATCA platform, multi-core processors; leverages Alcatel-Lucent LCP middleware
Advanced Optimization capabilities
• Smart paging
• PCMD
Alcatel-Lucent 9471 WMMMME / SGSN
Differentiator: Per Call Measurement Data (PCMD)
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Differentiator: Per Call Measurement Data (PCMD)
Post processing
MMEMME
PCMD file
PCMD stream
PCMD start/stop
Real-Time Client(Optional connection)
SGW
OPTIMISATIONPLANNING
CUSTOMER
CARE
Analysis
EVOLVED RANMGMT
LTE no longer has the ‘RNC view’
• Valuable data (e.g. UE RF metrics & TP) is restricted tothe eNB while only the MME has UE IMSI and mobility
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eNodeB
eNodeB
PCMD data
eNodeBeNodeB
eNodeB
eNodeB
PCMD data
PCMD data
. . . . . . . . . . .
PCMD start/stopPCMD start/stop
Simplified data collection and analysis for ALL calls at ALL times
• ALU MME aggregates eNB & MME data in a centralized
manner for e2e analysis• All the UE mobility related activities are logged to analyse
the entire call.
• Signalling, User and Scheduler info in one record
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9959 NPO
PCMD stream
ARQUITECTURA PCMD
Counters, alarms, parameters, topology, events
User interface
QoS Alerters/ tuning
External query interface
eNodeB data is:
1. Captured from UE to eNB
2. Sent to MME via S1private message
3. Consolidated at the MME
4. Sent to NPO
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S-GW
P-GW
5620 SAM
Evolved Packet Core
MME
RAN
counterscounters
eNB records
eNB
C
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PCMD content
Control Plane
• Procedure id: Attach/Detach, Bearer Mgt, HO,
TAU, Paging, etc.
• Procedure duration, error code, source failure
User plane
• UL/DL data volume per Bearer (non-
GBR)
• Bearer information (QCI, etc)
•
Record identificationTimestamp, IMSI, EMEI, Cell Id, MME Id, S/GW, …
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• Relevant data according to procedure,
RF information• Radio quality: Channel Quality Indicator, dropped packets at RLC layer
• UE measurements: RSRP, RSRQ, etc.
• Round Trip Delay (RTD)
• RF measurement of other cells for HO preparation
A PCMD record is generated for each procedure that is executed for a particular UE.
A PCMD record is a semi-colon separated set of about 200 fields (grows with each release) containing data of interest for
that procedure. The actual structure is different from the figure.
5780 DYNAMIC SERVICES CONTROLLER
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5780 DYNAMIC SERVICES CONTROLLER
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ALCATEL LUCENT MOBILE CHARGING SOLUTION
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Mobile network domain
Subscriber database
ALCATEL-LUCENT MOBILE CHARGING SOLUTION
8650 SDM (HLR/HSS)
Policy management
5780 DSC (PCRF)
Charging domain8610 ICC
(OCS)8615 IECCF
(CGF)
LDAP
GaGyGxS6a/Gr
Sy
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eNB
Internet
9471 WMMMME/SGSN
7750 SR SGW
RNC7750 SR
PGW/GGSN
S11
S5
A COMPLETE AND PRE-INTEGRATED SOLUTION RESPECTING 3GPP OPEN INTERFACES
IP/MPLSbackbone
Mobileaccess/backhaul
network
Differentiator: Intelligent Traffic Management
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Differentiator: Intelligent Traffic Management
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5620 SERVICE AWARE MANAGER
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OSS Connected Partner Program
5620 SERVICE AWARE MANAGER
SGSN/MME PCRF
Ultimate Wireless
Packet Core
SGW PGW/GGSN
Mobile Backhaul
GERAN
GPRS, EDGE
E-UTRANLTE
UTRAN
UMTS, HSPA
5620 SAM5620 SAM
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• Rapid Provisioning
• Minimized operator errors, optimized workflows, automated configuration
• Proactive Assurance
• Cross-layer visualization and correlation – detect issues before they affect subscribers
• Operational Fit and Flexibility
• Minimized integration cost, effort and risk
Industry-leading IP/MPLS management with over 270 worldwide deployments
Alcatel-Lucent ePC: A fully Geo-redundant solution
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BB A1
BB A2
SeGW
PGW
Site A
SGW
MME
PCRF
NMS
MME poolingS1 Flex on eNB
SGW pooling/geo-redundancyStateful geo-redundancy in MG R4.0
Geo-resilient SeGWStateless, stateful in SR R10r4
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eNB
BB A1
BB A2
Site B
SeGW
PGW
SGW
MME
PCRF
NMS
PGW geo-redundancyStateful geo-redundancy in MG R5.0
PCRF geo-redundancy Act/Sby stateless in DSC R4.0
Act/Act stateful in DSC R5.0
NMS geo-redundancySAM Main, DB, Call trace
ALCATEL LUCENT EPC OVERVIEW
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• What is different on the ePC?
• Alcatel-Lucent ePC solution
• CNT trial overview
ALCATEL LUCENT EPC OVERVIEW
Programme
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CNT trial architecture
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WINDSServers (2)
FTPServers (2)
d2U
RRH
RRH
RRH
1 BBU
3RRH
eUTRAN
eNodeB #1 (Quito)
Core
Tools/Services
d2U
RRH
RRH
RRH
1 BBU
3RRH
eUTRAN
eNodeB #2 (Quito)
CNT trial architecture
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CNTTransport
Network
Internet
NPOClient
SAMClient
SGW PGW
(ePC +HSS)
MMEHSS
PCRF
9959NPO /PCMD OAM
5620SAM
DNS eDATClient
WPSClient
RAMSES
d2U
RRH
Toy Cell
eNodeB
7750 SR
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