Introduction to Evolved Packet Core: Protocols and
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Introduction to Evolved Packet Core: Protocols and
Introduction to Evolved Packet Core (EPC): EPC Elements, protocols and procedures Kamakshi Sridhar, PhD Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Director Wireless CTO organization August 2012 Agenda 1. Introduction to Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and Evolved Packet System (EPS) 2. LTE and all-IP: What is new? 3. EPC components 4. Serving Gateway (SGW), PDN Gateway (PGW) Mobility Management Entity (MME), Policy and Charging Control Function (PCRF) LTE core functions and service procedures Core network functions Network attachment, service requests, paging, IP addressing, handover © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. 1 Introduction to Evolved Packet Core and Evolved Packet System 3 | Technical Sales Forum | May 2008 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. LTE: All-IP, simplified network architecture LTE+EPC Evolved Packet Core IP channel (All-IP) eNode B Transport (backhaul and backbone) What is EPC ? New, all-IP mobile core network introduced with LTE End-to-end IP (All-IP) Clear delineation of control plane and data plane Simplified architecture: flat-IP architecture with a single core EPC was previously called SAE (System Architecture Evolution) eNodeB is also called E-UTRAN Evolved Packet System = EPC + E-UTRAN “The EPC is a multi-access core network based on the Internet Protocol (IP) that enables operators to deploy and operate one common packet core network for 3GPP radio access (LTE, 3G, and 2G), non-3GPP radio access (HRPD, WLAN, and WiMAX), and fixed access (Ethernet, DSL, cable, and fiber). The EPC is defined around the three important paradigms of mobility, policy management, and security.” Source: IEEE Communications Magazine V47 N2 February 2009 4 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 REF: http://www.comsoc.org/livepubs//ci1/public/2009/feb/pdf/ciguest_bogineni.pdf © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Mobile core in 2G/3G 5 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. 2 LTE and EPC – what is new? 7 | Technical Sales Forum | May 2008 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. EPC: new all-IP core, new network elements (functions) 2G/3G GSM GMSC Voice Channels UMTS Other mobile networks MSC IP channel BTS PSTN MGW Circuit Switched Core (Voice) GPRS EDGE Softswitch BSC / RNC Node B HSPA SGSN EPC elements Internet Packet Switched Core GGSN VPN Serving Gateway (SGW) Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway (PGW) Mobility Management Element (MME) Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) LTE/EPC MME IP channel SGW eNode B 8 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. PCRF Evolved Packet Core PDN GW EPC elements LTE/EPC MME IP channel SGW eNode B PCRF Evolved Packet Core PDN GW Serving Gateway Serving a large number of eNodeBs, focus on scalability EPC elements 9 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 and security Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway IP management (“IP anchor”), connection to external data networks; focus on highly scalable data connectivity and QoS enforcement Mobility Management Element (MME) Control-plane element, responsible for high volume mobility management and connection management (thousands of eNodeBs) Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) Network-wide control of flows: detection, gating, QoS and flow-based charging, authorizes network-wide use of QoS resources (manages millions on service data flows) © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. USER PLANE (UP) LTE + EPC elements and interfaces CONTROL PLANE (CP) S6a HSS Rx S10 External networks Operator Services MME S1-MME PCRF Applications S11 Gx eNodeB Internet S1-U SGi S5/S8 X2 S1-U SGW UE IMS eNodeB PGW EPC IP connectivity layer (Evolved Packet System) = E-UTRAN + EPC Service Connectivity Layer 10 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. ACPs “Flat IP” = less hierarchy means lower latency GSM UMTS CDMA control plane RNC BSC Node B BTS GGSN HA direct tunnel data plane RNC BSC LTE SGSN PDSN SGSN PDSN GGSN HA control plane MME eNode B data plane SGW 11 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 S/P GW © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. PGW Key implications on user plane (UP) and control plane (CP) Control plane gets new mobile-specific attributes User plane has many common attributes with fixed broadband Broadband capacity QoS for multi-service delivery Per-user and per-application policies Highly available network elements BSC SGSN/GGSN GSM/GPRS/EDGE RNC Mobility across networks (and operator domains) Distributed mobility management Massive increase in scalability Dynamic policy management SGSN/GGSN RNC WCDMA/HSPA PDSN CDMA/EV-DO Service Delivery Platforms LTE IP channel MME SGW eNode B 12 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. PCRF Evolved Packet Core PDN GW Quick Reference: Overview of EPC components and functionality eNB eNodeB: all radio access functions Policy, Charging & Rules Function Inter Cell RRM Network control of Service Data Flow (SDF) detection, gating, QoS & flow based charging Dynamic policy decision on service data flow treatment in the PCEF (xGW) Authorizes QoS resources RB Control Radio admission control Scheduling of UL and DL data Connection Mobility Cont. Scheduling and transmission of paging and system broadcast Radio Admission Control IP header compression (PDCP) Outer-ARQ (RLC) MME NAS Security eNB Measurement Configuration & Provision PCRF Idle State Mobility Handling Dynamic Resource Allocation (Scheduler) Policy EPS Bearer Control Decisions RRC PDCP S-GW P-GW RLC Mobility Anchoring MAC UE IP address allocation PDN Gateway IP anchor point for bearers UE IP address allocation Per-user based packet filtering Connectivity to packet data network S1 PHY Packet Filtering internet E-UTRAN EPC Mobility Management Entity Authentication Tracking area list management Idle mode UE reachability S-GW/PDN-GW selection Inter core network node signaling for mobility between 2G/3G and LTE Bearer management functions 13 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 Serving Gateway © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Local mobility anchor for inter-eNB handovers Mobility anchoring for inter-3GPP handovers Idle mode DL packet buffering Lawful interception Packet routing and forwarding All-IP mobile transformation 2G/3G CS Core Backhaul (TDM/ATM) PS Core Node B BTS BS SGSN PDSN RNC GGSN HA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Radio intelligence moving to eNodeB Backhaul transition to IP/Ethernet RNC bearer mobility evolves to the SGW MSC voice and packet data switching evolve into the SGW CS and PS evolve into a unified all-IP domain Best effort to e2e QoS Internet browsing to Web 2.0+ RNC control distributed into the MME/eNB Packet data control evolves into the MME LTE Backhaul (IP/Ethernet) PCRF MME Service and mobile aware all-IP network eNodeB 14 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 SGW Evolved Packet Core © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. PDN GW LTE: more than an evolution for the packet core Existing paradigm (3G) LTE Voice Circuit switched (CS) No (CS) core in LTE - e2e IP: VoIP (IMS), OneVoice - Through EPC: OTT, SR-VCC -Alternatives: CS fallback, VOLGA Broadband services Best effort, Limited expensive “broadband” Real-time, interactive, low latency, true broadband QoS Multisession data - Rudimentary in 3G (none in 2G/2.5G) - On request Based on service data flows (IP flows) - user-initiated sessions - network-initiated sessions QoS - Driven by UE -Control-plane intensive setup - theory: up to 8 CoS, practice: 2 – 4 (voice/control, best effort data) -Driven by policy management, not UE -Faster setup through EPC --9 QoS classes - End-to-end, associated with bearers Policy Management - PCRF introduced in 3GPP R7 - Not widely adopted (static policy mgt used) Network-wide, dynamic policy charging and control (PCC) Mobility Management - Historically very much aligned (part of) with RAN - no RNCs - radio mgt. by eNodeB - Mobility and session management important functions of the core 15 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Example of UMTS QoS mapping to IP (transport perspective) Mapping UMTS traffic types to IP QoS (DiffServ Code Points) Conversational Streaming Interactive Background End-to-end QoS in UMTS 16 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. “Flat-IP” also implies need for a sound QoS mechanism Shared radio resource allocation for all users Dedicated radio resource allocation per user TDM TDM IP IP IMS CS PS EPC 2G/R99 3G Access Shared resources PS resources CS resources LTE (and HSPA) By nature, 2G and Rel99 3G legacy network architecture provides dedicated CS resources ensuring: Without QoS control in flat-IP mobile networks, the end-user would experience (e.g. for voice/video service): Low latency (optimized for voice service) High latency when cell/network is congested A guaranteed bit rate for the whole duration of the CS call (even in case of congestion) High voice packet loss when cell/network is congested Degraded perception for the end-user QoS control becomes mandatory to offer real-time services (Voice, Video or Gaming) over flat-IP mobile networks 17 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. LTE QoS terms Service Data Flow = IP flow SDFs are mapped to bearers by IP routing elements (gateways) QoS Class Identifier (QCI) A scalar that is used as a reference to node specific parameters that control packet forwarding treatment (e.g., scheduling weights, admission thresholds, queue management thresholds, link layer protocol configuration, etc.), and that have been pre-configured by the operator owning the access node 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) Maximum Bit Rate (MBR) Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (AMBR) (for non-GBR bearers) QCI + ARP + GBR + MBR + AMBR bearers 18 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. LTE QCI (QoS Class Identifier), as defined by 3GPP TS23.203 From: 4 classes in UMTS and CDMA to: 9 classes in LTE One of LTE standards goals: backward compatibility with UMTS QoS Priority Packet Delay Budget Packet Error Loss Rate 2 4 3 100 ms 150 ms 50 ms 10 -3 10 -3 10 5 300 ms 5 1 6 7 QCI 1 2 3 4 Resource Type Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) -2 Conversational voice Conversational video (live streaming) Real-time gaming 10 -6 Non-conversational video (buffered streaming) 100 ms 10 -6 IMS signalling Video (buffered streaming) 6 300 ms 10 -6 TCP-based (e.g., www, e-mail, chat, ftp, p2p file sharing, progressive video, etc.) 7 100 ms 10 -3 8 300 ms 10-6 Voice, video (live streaming), interactive gaming “Premium bearer” for video (buffered streaming), 9 300 ms 10-6 Non-GBR 8 9 19 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 Example Services TCP-based (e.g., www, e-mail, chat, ftp, p2p file sharing, progressive video, etc) for premium subscribers “Default bearer” for video, TCP-based services, etc. for non-privileged subscribers © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. EPC bearer management Data plane needs to support fine-granularity of QoS and charging enforcement functions beyond transport / bearer level Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL) packet filters are defined for each bearer and QoS enforcements (policing, shaping, scheduling, etc.) are applied PGW acts as the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) point to maintain QoS / SLA for each of the bearers (and SDFs) E-UTRAN UE EPC eNodeB SGW Internet PGW peer End-to-end service External bearer EPS bearer 20 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 Radio bearer S1 bearer S5/S8 bearer LTE-Uu S1 S5/S8 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. SGi 3 EPC elements 21 | Technical Sales Forum | May 2008 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. eNodeB (E-UTRAN) (not a part of the EPC), but let’s look at… Interactions with other functional elements USER PLANE (UP) CONTROL PLANE (CP) Pool of MMEs • Mobility Management • Bearer handling • Security settings Pool of SGWs MME SGW MME SGW • User plane tunnels for UL and DL data delivery eNode B • Radio Resource Management • Mobility management • Bearer handling • User plane data delivery • Securing and optimizing radio interface delivery • Inter eNodeB handovers • Forwarding of DL data during handovers eNode B UE User Equipment 22 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 eNode B © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Other eNodeBs Mobility Management Entity MME controls how UE interacts with the network via non-access stratum (NAS) signalling Authenticates UEs and controls access to network connections Controls attributes of established access (e.g., assignment of network resources) Maintains EPS Mobility Management (EMM) states for all UE’s to support paging, roaming and handover Manages ECM (EPS Connection Management) states IP channel MME SGW eNode B PCRF Evolved Packet Core PDN GW MME is control plane element that manages network access and mobility 23 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. MME: Interactions with other functional elements Other MMEs HSS USER PLANE (UP) CONTROL PLANE (CP) • Authentication and Security •Location management • User profiles SGWs MME MME SGW • Handovers between MMEs • Idle state mobility between MMEs SGW • Control of user plane tunnels MME • • • • User Equipment eNode B UE eNode B 24 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 Inter eNodeB handovers State transitions Bearer management Paging © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Other eNodeBs Serving Gateway and Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway SGW is local mobility anchor PGW is IP anchor for bearers Terminates (S1-U) interface towards E-UTRAN Local anchor point for inter-eNB handover and inter-3GPP mobility Support ECM-idle mode DL packet buffering and network-initiated service request IP routing and forwarding functions Terminates (SGi) interface towards the PDN Provides UE IP address management (allocation) Provide Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) Per-SDF based packet filtering Interface to Online and Offline Charging Systems IP channel MME SGW eNode B eNode B 25 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. PCRF Evolved Packet Core PDN GW SGW: Interactions with other functional elements PCRF MMEs PCRF USER PLANE (UP) CONTROL PLANE (CP) PMIP S5/S8 • IP service flow <-> GTP tunnel mapping information PGWs MME MME PGW • Control of GTP tunnels and IP service flows • SGW Mobility control PGW GTP S5/S8 • Control of GTP tunnels • GTP tunnels for UL and DL data delivery PMIP • IP service flows SGW • User Plane tunnels for DL and UL data delivery •Indirect forwarding of DL data during handovers (in S1-U) when direct (X2) inter-eNodeB connection is not available eNodeBs eNode B eNode B Other SGWs SGW 26 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. SGW PGW: Interactions with other functional elements USER PLANE (UP) CONTROL PLANE (CP) PCRFs PCRF • Policy and Charging Control requests • PCC rules External networks • IP flows of user data PGW • Control of User Plane tunnels • UP tunnels for UL and DL data delivery Online Charging Systems Offline Charging Systems SGWs SGW SGW 27 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. End-to-end protocol stack (User Plane) MME IP channel PCRF SGW eNode B PDN GW Evolved Packet Core applications services user traffic = end-to-end IP IP IP RELAY RELAY PDCP PDCP GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U RLC RLC UDP/IP UDP/IP UDP/IP UDP/IP MAC MAC L2 L2 L2 L2 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 S1-U LTE-Uu UE eNodeB S5/S8 SGW SGi PGW * S5/S8 reference point between S-GW and PDN-GW can also be GTP based Key role of S-GWs and PDN-GWs = to manage the user plane (bearer traffic) 28 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. PCRF: Interactions with other functional elements USER PLANE (UP) CONTROL PLANE (CP) AF External networks • Policy and Charging Control requests PCRF • Policy and Charging Control requests • PCC rules • QoS rules when S5/S8 is PMIP SGWs SGW SGW 29 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 • QoS rules when S5/S8 is PMIP • QoS rules for mapping IP service flows and GTP tunnel in S1 when S5/S8 is PMIP © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. PGWs PGW PGW Policy Charging and Control (PCC) Architecture SPR AF Rx Sp PCRF Gxx Gx OCS Gy BBERF PCEF Gz SGW PGW BBERF = Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function OCS = Online Charging System OFCS = Offline Charging System PCEF = Policy and Charging Enforcement Function SPR = Subscription Profile repository 30 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 SDF-based credit control © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. OFCS Service level policy control Service Data Flow (SDF) • Packet filters • QoS parameter: QCI, Guaranteed bit rate (UL/DL), Maximum bit rate (UL/DL), Aggregate maximum bit rate PDN-GW UE SDF-1 Default bearer SDF-2 Dedicated bearer (GBR) UE-IP1@ SDF-3 UE-IP1@ IP-Connectivity Access Network Session UE-IP1@ The PGW needs to support fine-granularity of QoS and charging enforcement functions beyond transport / bearer level Multiple Service Data Flow (SDF) can be aggregated onto a single EPS bearer Uplink and downlink packet filters are defined for each bearer, and QoS enforcements are applied 31 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. 4 Core procedures 32 | Technical Sales Forum | May 2008 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. EPC: Core functions and service procedures Core Functions Core Procedures Charging Network attachment Subscriber management Service requests (paging, buffering) Mobility management (new!) Handovers and (X2 routing) Bearer management Roaming (home/visiting PDN breakout) Policy management (new!) Interworking with 3GPP ANs Interworking with non 3GPP ANs (EVDO/EHRPD treated as a special case) Interconnection 33 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Roaming – breakout through home PDN Gx HSS PDN Gateway SGi HPLMN S6a VPLMN UTRAN SGSN GERAN S3 S8a MME S1-MME X2 S11 S4 S12 eNode B E-UTRAN eNode B 35 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 S1-U H-PCRF Serving Gateway © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Rx Home Operator’s IP Services Roaming – local breakout (through visiting PDN) Rx HSS H-PCRF Home Operator’s IP Services HPLMN S6a VPLMN S9 UTRAN SGSN GERAN S3 V-PCRF MME Gx S1-MME X2 S11 S4 S12 eNode B eUTRAN E-UTRAN S1-U Serving Gateway S5 PDN Gateway eNode B 36 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. SGi IP Network Network attachment and IP address assignment PCRF S7c Always-on IP connection is established and anchored at PDN-GW S7 MME S1-MME X2 S11 SGi eNode B E-UTRAN S1-U Serving Gateway S5 IP Network PDN Gateway IPv4 direct eNode B IP IPv6 shorter IP address assignment IPv6 37 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. IPv4 via DHCP (after) IPv6 /64 stateless UE and service requests PCRF S7c 1. UE sends NAS Service Request message towards MME S7 2. Update Bearer Request is sent to the S-GW to establish/modify S1-bearer MME S1-MME X2 3. Dedicated bearer established after interaction with PCRF S11 eNode B E-UTRAN S1-U Serving Gateway S5 PDN Gateway eNode B 38 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. SGi IP Network Handover and X2 routing PCRF S7c S7 eNB eNB eNB eNB X2-AP X2-AP GTP-U GTP-U SCTP SCTP UDP UDP IP IP IP IP L2 L2 L2 L2 L1 L1 L1 L1 MME S1-MME X2 X2-C X2-U X2 protocol stacks S11 eNode B E-UTRAN S1-U Serving Gateway S5 PDN Gateway SGi IP Network eNode B X2 = active mode mobility - User Plane (UP) ensures lossless mobility eNode B 39 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 - Control Plane (CP) provides eNB relocation capability © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. 4a 40 | Technical Sales Forum | May 2008 SMS and legacy voice © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. SMS service for initial “data-only” devices MSC GERAN UTRAN SMS-C CS Network New interface “SGs” from MSC to MME SGSN MME E-UTRAN PDN SGW PGW Data eNode B Paging/SMS Data and SMS only Handset uses LTE network where possible to achieve highest throughput Handset served by an MSC in legacy network for voice and SMS SMS delivered over SGs – without requiring inter-RAT handover 41 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Voice support using “CS Fallback” (CSFB) New interface “SGs” from MSC to MME MSC GERAN UTRAN MSC GERAN UTRAN CS Network SGSN SGSN MME E-UTRAN CS Network MME E-UTRAN PDN eNode B SGW PGW PDN Data eNode B SGW Paging/SMS PGW Circuit Voice Data Simultaneous Voice + Data Handset falls back to legacy circuit coverage for voice Incoming calls to MSC trigger paging over SGs and delivered via MME Data sessions handover to SGSN if possible Tradeoff: Re-uses legacy circuit infrastructure But at the cost of Inter-RAT handover per voice call, and reduced capacity (3G) or suspended (2G) data sessions 42 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. Voice via IMS MSC GERAN UTRAN CS Network 3 SGSN 2 MME E-UTRAN TAS IMS SCC AS PDN eNode B GERAN UTRAN PGW SGW MSC CS Network SGSN 3 2 MME E-UTRAN TAS IMS PDN eNode B 1 SGW Circuit Voice 43 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 PGW Circuit signaling SCC AS 1 Simultaneous Voice and Data on LTE Handset has concurrent access to: 1. Data services including internet access 2. IMS Services including VoIP end-end calling 3. IMS interworking towards legacy PSTN/PLMN networks Uses IMS nodes “Telephony Application Server” (TAS) and “Service Centralization and Continuity Application Server” (SCC AS) IMS Services outside of LTE coverage For service transparency, IMS Centralized Services (ICS) provides IMS services even when the handset is out of LTE coverage Handset has concurrent access to: 1. Data Services including internet access 2. IMS Services including circuit-mode transport of voice path 3. Calls to-from the PSTN/PLMN legacy network as well as calls to VoIP end users in IMS Packet Voice © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. IMS Signaling Packet Data Alcatel-Lucent EPC Solution 8650 SDM HSS S6a 9271 eRNC UTRAN S101 7500 SGSN 5780 DSC (PCRF) S3 Gxc AFs 8615 IeCCF OFCS Gx 9471 MME X2 S1-MME eUTRAN UE 9326 eNB S1-U Control Plane HSGW GERAN 9326 eNB Data Plane CDMA/EVDO Ro Rf S11 S4 7750 SR Serving Gateway S12 Gn Gp S5/S8 8610 ICC OCS S2a 7750 SR PDN Gateway IP Network SGi End-to-end IP management (incl. services) 5620 SAM 44 | Introduction to EPC | July 2010 | v6 © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. User Plane Scalability Full UP and CP Management First mobile gateway to deliver over 100 Gbps Full GUI management of bearers (UP and CP) Deployment Universality Deployment Flexibility As SGW, PGW/GGSN or combo e2e wireless IP management: RAN, core and backhaul Performance/QoS Integration in OSS/BSS Per-UE, per-app, per-flow hierarchical QoS Part of full NM portfolio Full OSS/BSS integration Reliability 99.999+ % field proven 48,000+ units shipped 7750 Service Router-based Architecture Optimized split of router and gateway functions Reliability 7750 Service Router Mobile Gateway 5620 SAM Service Aware Manager Geo-redundancy Scalability/Architecture Alcatel-Lucent Ultimate Wireless Packet Core Suited for Tier X to Tier1 operator environments Control Plane Scalability Mobile Core Business Engine Millions of subscribers Thousands of eNodeBs Policy Convergence Monetization and Personalization Deployment Agility Deployment Flexibility Flexi rules engine with wizards Up and running in minutes Add new rules easily As SGSN, MME or SGSN/MME combo Integration with NM Performance Superior paging capabilities High-signallng loads Reliability 9471 Wireless Mobility Manager 5780 Dynamic Services Controller Part of full NM portfolio Same NM/GUI paradigm Reliability Geo-redundancy, pooling No single point of failure Geo-redundancy No single point of failure Platform/Architecture Platform/Architecture ATCAv2 platform for all CP functions © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. ATCAv2 platform for all CP functions www.alcatel-lucent.com © 2009 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved.