3G IP RAN

Module 1:
Introduction of IP in 3G WCDMA RAN
Telecom market & technology trend Iub Iu-CS
Node B RNC MSC
3G architecture evolution
Iur
Benefits of 3G IP RAN solution Iub
Node B RNC SGSN
Impact of migration towards IP RAN Iu-PS
Conclusion

Module 2: Iu-PS over IP Module 4: Iur over IP

Iu-PSinterface concept
Iurfunctions overview
IuPSoIP Protocol structure
Protocol structure
M3UA
QoS & Resiliency
SCTP
QoS & Resiliency
Module 5: Hybrid & Full IP Iub
Iub interface concept
Module 3: Iu-CS over IP
Hybrid Iub stack
Iu-CS functions overview
Full IP Iub stack
Protocol structure
Synchronization
RTP/RTCP
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QoS & Resiliency
QoS & Resiliency
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Module 1:

Introduction of IP in 3G
WCDMA RAN

nvqthinh@vntelecom.org Formation 3G IP RAN

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 Agenda

Telecom market & technology trend

3G architecture evolution
Benefits of 3G IP RAN solution
Impact of migration towards IP RAN
Conclusion

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 Agenda

Telecom market & technology trend

3G architecture evolution
Benefits of 3G IP RAN solution
Impact of migration towards IP RAN
Conclusion

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 Mobile telecom market trend

Cost per Mbit must decrease

Data revenues per user increase
Data revenues per Mbit decrease

Worldwide cellular customers = 5 billions; over 6 billions in H1 2012

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 Mobile technology evolution

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 Transport technologies SDH, Ethernet
SDH Evolution Path
Time
Customer
Bandwidth
requirement
ASON
nxTbit/s (ROADM
& PXC)
Nodal Capacity

ASTN & OTN

Tbit/s
(MSTP)
Native Ethernet
Evolution Path
SDH & WDM T-MPLS
(Digital Cross Sync. Ethernet
Metro
Gbit/s Connect) PBT
Ethernet

SDH
(ADM)

Mbit/s
Ethernet

Time
155 Mbit/s 2.5 Gbit/s 10 Gbit/s 40 Gbit/s
Network Core Granularity
ASON Automatically Switched Optical Network, ROADM Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer, PXC Photonic
7 Cross Connect, ASTN Automatically Switched Transport Network, MSSP Multi Service Transport Platform, SDH
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy, ADM Add Drop 3G IP RAN formation - 2010
Multiplexer, N/MWDM National/ Metro Wavelength division Multiplexing
 Agenda

Telecom market & technology trend

3G architecture evolution
Benefits of 3G IP RAN solution
Impact of migration towards IP RAN
Conclusion

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 2G GSM

GSM BSS
GSM GSM A
BTS BSC
MS
Um A
MSC GMSC PSTN
Switch Switch
GSM Abis GSM
BTS BSC

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 2G (GSM) to 2.5G (GPRS)

GSM BSS
GSM GSM A
BTS BSC
MS
Um MSC GMSC PSTN
A Switch Switch
GSM Abis GSM
BTS BSC

Gb

Gn Gi
SGSN GGSN Internet
IP

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 2.5G (GPRS) to 3G (UMTS) R99

GSM BSS
GSM GSM A
BTS BSC
MS
Um MSC GMSC PSTN
Switch Switch
GSM Abis GSM
BTS BSC Gb Iu-CS

Iub
Uu Node B RNC Gn GGSN
Gi
Internet
SGSN
UE Iur
Iu-PS IP
Iub
Node B RNC

UTRAN

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3G UMTS R99 to 3G R4: All-IP core network

GSM BSS
GSM GSM A
BTS BSC
MS
Um MSC Nc GMSC
Server Server
GSM Abis GSM Mc
BTS BSC Gb Iu-CS
Nb
PSTN
CS- CS-
MGW MGW
IP
Iub
Uu Node B RNC Gn GGSN
Gi
Internet
SGSN
UE Iur
Iu-PS
Iub
Node B RNC

UTRAN
Optimized networks for voice and data
Service integration requires unified network
no difference between media (voice, data, video)
no media dependent calls, but media independent
sessions
Easier to manage
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3G UMTS R99 to 3G R5: HSDPA+IP in UTRAN

GSM BSS
GSM GSM A
BTS BSC
MS
Um MSC Nc GMSC
Server Server
GSM Abis GSM PSTN
Mc
BTS BSC Gb
CS- Nb CS-
Iu-CS/IP MGW MGW
IP
Iub/IP
Uu Node B RNC Gn GGSN
Gi
IMS Internet
SGSN
UE Iur/IP
Iu-PS/IP
Iub/IP
Node B RNC

UTRAN
Key enhancements
Introduction of IMS
Introduction of IP transport option in UTRAN (Iub, Iur, Iu-
PS, and Iu-CS)
Introduction of HSDPA

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 3G UMTS: R6, R7 & R8

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 Agenda

Telecom market & technology trend

3G architecture evolution
Benefits of 3G IP RAN solution
Impact of migration towards IP RAN
Conclusion

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 Cost reduction
Revenue/Traffic Divergence With Classical Backhauling Technologies
Traffic
Cost

Voice Era

Revenue

Data Era

With the boost of mobile data market Mobile With IP Backhauling Transformation
Operators are facing new challenges:
Traffic
Today UTRAN backhauling networks are still
using ATM over PDH/SDH which is only Capacity
effective when the predominant traffic is Circuit
Switched oriented Voice Era

PDH/SDH backhauling implies a CAPEX/OPEX

model not compatible with data growth and Revenue
pressure to optimize revenues
Cost
IP backhauling offers the best cost model for the
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 Benefit of IP transport migration
E2E Transport
E2E QoS & reliability:
Guaranteed thanks to IP/MPLS
MARKET VIEW

CAPEX & OPEX savings:

IP/Ethernet cost efficiency
IP-based UTRAN cost is much less than ATM-based UTRAN
Pseudo-wire is used to transport ATM over IP (one IP
backbone)
Prepare mobile operators effectively for a future evolution to
native IP in the mobile network (LTE solution)
BENEFITS

Single IP network for the Transport Plane, the Control Plane,

and the Operations and Maintenance Plane

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 Agenda

Telecom market & technology trend

3G architecture evolution
Benefits of 3G IP RAN solution
Impact of migration towards IP RAN
Conclusion

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 Impacts of migration towards IP RAN

NSN RNC NP2GE card

ALU RNC GigE card

RNC hardware upgrade
New cards must be added to support the IP
transport features
RNC should have 8 GigaEthernet ports
BTS hardware upgrade
New card to enable Ethernet/IP connection
xCCM/xCCM-U module on ALU BTS
IFUH module on NSN BTS or Flexi Transport
Module (FTM) on Flexi NodeB
IP Backbone change

xCCM card (ALU BTS)

pseudo-wire ATM/TDM over IP or pseudo-wire
IP over ATM/SDH
UTRAN IP backbone and CN IP backbone are
supposed to be a level 3 IP network with IP
(or IP/MPLS) routing and DiffServ forwarding
Secured and transparent (VPN tunneling may
be needed) Flexi Transport Module
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 Agenda

Telecom market & technology trend

3G architecture evolution
Benefits of 3G IP RAN solution
Impact of migration towards IP RAN
Conclusion

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 Conclusion

ACCESS NETWORK O&M, CORE NETWORK

(UTRAN) DHCP (CN)
RNC

IuB IuB Iu
Uu (CS & PS)
IP
IP 5140
IuR BMC
Node B
UE SGSN
IP

IuR GGSN
Uu IuB IuB

1588 Grand
UE Master
RNC MGC
Node B MSC/MG
(BTS)

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