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LTE Network Configuration LTE/EPC structural features and functions MME, S-GW, P-GW Functions SAMSUNG EPC specifications ifi i and d structural l shapes h Redundancy
X2
WCDMA
LTE
Non-3GPP
MME
2 or more IP session can be
eNB
S GW S-GW
P GW P-GW
set by UE request.
MME
Session between S-Gw
eNB
S-GW
1 IP Session
P-GW
Pool Area 1
eNodeB
Pool Area 2
BTS/NodeB
MME
eNB3
eNB4
UE2 TA list
dl mobility bili 3G Idle All UE performed location update on Fixed RA. Paging performed in RA which UE updated location.
dl mobility bili EPS Idle Location update occurred when allocated each UE is outside TA list.
TA area is maintained fixed area. TA list allocation to give UE is possible When UE initiated Attach and TAU, , MME can be allocated TA list.
ISR function
ISR (Idle mode Signaling Reduction) to limit signalling during inter-RAT cell-reselection in idle mode C ll Cell-reselection, l i TAU/RAU count is i reduced. d d E-UTRAN UE (GERAN/UTRAN supported) is mandatory function. R8 SGSN supported pp ISR Pre-R8 SGSN does not supported ISR.
If UE cannot perform periodic update, deactivate ISR GUTI, TA Session Information TAU
UE registered
E-UTRAN
MME
PDN
P-TMSI, RA
UTRAN/GERAN
RAU UE registered
SGSN
Run periodic update timer. If timer expires, detach implicitly
MSC
IuCS
NodeB/RNC
Dual-mode Single radio terminal (Radio mode Transition)
SG SGs
MME
S6a S11 S1MME S1U
HSS
S5
eNB
SGW
PGW/GGSN
SRVCC
Possible to handover between LTE and 3G Network during VoIP Call. MSC needs a 3GPP Rel.8 support for interworking with MME. Sv interface (GTP-C/UDP/IP)
MSC
Nc
eMSC
BICC/RTP
Voice service
IuCS
CS voice in 3G
Sv
NodeB/RNC
Dual-mode Single radio terminal (Radio mode Transition)
MME
S1MME S1U
S6a
HSS
SGi
S11
VoIP in LTE
S5
eNB
SGW
PGW/GGSN
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Charging Function
Offline Charging
Application Function (AF) Subscription Profile Repository (SPR) Sp Policy And Charging Rule Function (PCRF) Gy 3GPP Specific Charging Online Charging System (OCS) Service Data Flow Based Credit Control Offline Charging System (OFCS) Radius Accounting (Offline)
Support P-GW and S-GW / g g Volume/time based charging Interworking with OFCS (Gz interface: GTP) Interworking with AAA(SGi interface: Radius) CDR generation for each EPC bearer (P-GW: PGW-CDR, S-GW: SGW-CDR)
Rx
Online Charging
Support P-GW Real-time charging by Credit control Interworking with OCS (Gy interface: Diameter)
Gz
: S-GW charging charging for roaming users Interworking with OFCS and GTP GTP protocol (not interworking with AAA) support charging per bearer, not support FBC 11
PCRF
PDN
Online Charging System
Gz
Gy
Pattern Matching
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MME Function
S1-AP NAS signalling NAS signaling security Inter CN node signaling for mobility between 3GPP access networks (S3) Location registration and Paging for Idle mode UE
TA list management, Paging retransmission
NE selection
PDN GW, Serving GW selection MME selection for handovers with MME change SGSN selection for handovers to 2G or 3G access network
Roaming for interworking HSS (S6a interface) UE Authentication Interworking for Non-3GPP network
HRPD interworking (S101 interface) : - Signaling for HRPD network and Optimized Handover
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S-GW Function
Interfacing E-UTRAN for bearer Local Mobility y anchor point p for inter-eNodeB Handover Mobility anchor point for inter-3GPP (2G/3G/P-GW) Packet routing & forwarding Paging to ECM-Idle mode UE for incoming call Accounting for inter-operator changing UL/DL transport level packet marking
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P-GW Function
Interfacing external PDN Mobility anchor point between Non-3GPP and 3GPP Packet routing & forwarding UE IP address allocation Per-user based packet filtering PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function) function
UL/DL bearer binding and UL bearer binding verification Service level charging, gate control, rate enforcement PCRF interworking and Policy / Charging control
DL rate enforcement based on APN-AMBR, MBR UL/DL transport level l l packet k marking k
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Support 16core per MPP (Multi-core Packet Processor) Core of MPP performs Signaling processing(Control Plane) and Packet processing(Data Plane). It will be optimized system according to traffic pattern change (M2M, video streaming) in the future. (It can be optimized the number of Core allocation.)
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MME Specification
Item
Product Rack Dimension (H x W x D) Shelf Dimension (H x W x D) Subscriber EPS bearer call processing performance
Description
MME (Mobility Management Entity) 2 000 x 600 x 800 mm 2,000 483 x 468 x 577 mm 2M 6M 6K CPS (attach ) - eNB - S-GW - HSS - EIR - WCDMA SGSN - WCDMA MSC server : 32,000 : 1,024 : 300 : 100 : 1,024 : 100
RAID
4 x 10G ports and 4 x GE ports ( or Total GE : 8 ports) LESA : 2:1 LENA : 1:1 11 LEMA : 1:1 - 1Rack 1 shelf 1 system - 1Rack 2 shelf 1 system - 1 Rack 2 shelf 2 system
R d d Redundancy
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S-GW Specification
Item
Product Rack Dimension (H x W x D) Shelf Dimension (H x W x D) Throughput call processing performance EPS bearer
Description
S-GW (Serving Gateway) 2 000 x 600 x 800 mm 2,000 483 x 468 x 577 mm 33Gbps 5K CPS (bearer activation / deactivation ) 4.5M - eNB - MME - WCDMA SGSN - P-GW : 32,000 : 4,000 : 4,000 : 4,000
RAID
12 x 10G ports & 12 x GE ports (or Total GE : 24 ports) LEDA : 2:1 LENA : 1:1 LEMA : 1:1 - 1Rack 1 shelf 1 system - 1 Rack 2 shelf 2 system
Redundancy
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P-GW Specification
Item
Product Rack Dimension (H x W x D) Shelf Dimension (H x W x D) Throughput call processing performance EPS bearer allowable number of Nodes Number of external interfaces
Description
P-GW (PDN Gateway) 2 000 x 600 x 800 mm 2,000 483 x 468 x 577 mm 23Gbps (with PCC*) 5K CPS 4.5M - S-GW - APN : 4,000 : 2,000
12 x 10G ports & 12 x GE ports (or Total GE : 24 ports) LEDA : 2:1 LENA : 1:1 LEMA : 1:1 - 1Rack 1 shelf 1 system - 1 Rack 2 shelf 2 system
RAID
Redundancy
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LEMA
LENA
LEDA
DPBB-4
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LEMA
Main OAM Pkt Switch IPRS
LENA0
DIAMETER ALG
LENA1
DIAMETER ALG
LESA0
Subscriber DB Call Processing
S1-AP ALG
LESA3
Subscriber DB Call Processing
S1-AP ALG GTP-C ALG
LESA6
Subscriber DB Call Processing
S1-AP ALG GTP-C ALG
DNS Proxy y
DNS Proxy y
Pkt I/F
Pkt I/F
GTP-C, DNS
GTP-C ALG
S1-AP
Diameter
eNB
HSS/EIR
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LEMA
Main OAM Pkt Switch IPRS
LENA0
Load Distribution
LENA2
Load Distribution
LENA4
Protocol Proxy (GTP) Packet Forwarding Pkt I/F
LEDA0
Call Processing Packet Processing
LEDA3
Call Processing Packet Processing
GTP-C, GTP-U
S1-U
Ga
E-UTRAN
OFCS 24
LEMA
Main OAM Pkt Switch IPRS
LENA0
Load Distribution
LENA2
Load Distribution Protocol Proxy (Diameter)
LENA4
Protocol Proxy (DHCP) Packet Forwarding Pkt I/F
LEDA0
Call Processing Packet Processing
LEDA3
Call Processing Packet Processing
GTP-C, GTP-U
SGi
S-GW
PDN
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redundant configuration
The EPC supports redundancy of the board, process, interface, power supply, and fan to enhance reliability and availability for the consistent and reliable service service.
Target Board Fault description Board power supply failure Other devices failure Redundancy method redundancy N:1 redundancy Active/standby Interface Physical link failure Physical port failure Link aggregation (Link redundancy) Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) Internal path Power supply Fan Physical link failure Power short circuit Fan operation failure power supply redundancy Redundant fan configuration
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Normal Operation
Active LESA0 or LEDA0 Active LESA1 or LEDA1 Standby LESA2 or LEDA2 Backup Failure
Switch Over
A S A LESA2 or LEDA2
Non-Revertive mode
Standby A A LESA2 or LEDA2
After Recovery
LESA0 or LEDA0
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Switchover
Standby -> Active
Recovery
Standby Backup Active LEMA0 OAM OAM LEMA1
Fail OAM
OAM
LEMA1
LESA0 or LEDA0
LESA1 or LEDA1
LENA0
LENA1
LESA0 or LEDA0
LESA1 or LEDA1
LENA0
LENA1
LESA0 or LEDA0
LESA1 or LEDA1
LENA0
LENA1
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Switchover
LEMA0 LEMA1
Normal Operation
LEMA0 LEMA1
Active
LESA0 or LEDA0
LESA1 or LEDA1
Standby
LESA0 or LEDA0
LESA1 or LEDA1
LENA0
X
Fail CP
Active CP LENA1
LESA0 or LEDA0
LESA1 or LEDA1
Active CP
LENA1
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Interface Redundancy
Active Active
Active/Standby
Backup
L2-S/W #1 Router #1
Standby
LESA 3
LENA 1
Standby
L2-S/W #2
Active Active
Active/Standby L2-S/W #1
Active
Router #1
Standby Backup
LESA 3
LENA 1
Active
L2-S/W #2
Active Active
Link Aggregation
Active
Link Aggregation gg g
Backup
L2-S/W
Standby
Router #1
LESA 3
LENA 1
Active
Active Active
Link Aggregation
Active
L2-S/W
Standby Backup
Router #1
LESA 3
LENA 1
Active
Active
ECMP
(Equal Cost Multi-Path)
Backup
ECMP
Active
Active
Router #1
Standby
LESA 3
LENA 1
Active
Router #2
Active
LESA 1
Active
LESA 2
Router #1
Standby Backup
LESA 3
LENA 1
Active
Router #2
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