THE Mobile Broadband Standard

3GPP Systems Architecture and Core Network

Considerations for a successful EPC deployment

Atle Monrad
3GPP TSG-CT Chairman

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 Partnership
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Organizational Partners
6 Regional standards organizations
(Asia, Europe & North America)
= Member
Companies

Market Representative Partners

13 Market partners representing the broader industry

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 3GPP Whole System Approach
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Radio Interfaces The Core network Services

Higher data throughput All-IP network More IMS applications

Support of non-3GPP
Lower latency Greater session continuity
accesses

More spectrum flexibility Improved security

Legacy
Improved CAPEX and OPEX Greater device diversity
Interworking (Incl. GELTE)

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 Cooperation
Developing internet protocol
specs
Developing Recommendations
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Referring to specs

ITU-R/T
Developing Mobile application
specs
Developing Wireless
Input specs LAN/MAN specs
Cross reference

Requirements
Market
Referring to 3GPP specs Partners
(contributed by individual
members) Cross reference of
specs Terminal certification based on
3GPP specs

Partners of 3GPP
Referring to 3GPP specs for the Terminal
local specs Certification

Organisational Partners
EU Japan Korea China North America

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 3GPP Organization structure
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Project Coordination Group

TSG RAN TSG SA TSG CT TSG GERAN

System Core Network
Radio Access N/W GSM/EDGE RAN
Architecture &Terminal

RAN1 SA1 CT1 GERAN1

Radio Layer 1 Services NAS (UE-MME I/f) PHY

RAN2 SA2 CT3 GERAN2

Radio Layer2/3 Architecture/Stage2 Network I/F to out Layer2/3, Access I/F

RAN3 SA3 CT4 GERAN3

Network I/F in
Access I/F Security Conformance Test
3GPP

RAN4 SA4 CT6

UICC I/F
Radio Performance Codec
Smart Card Appl.

RAN5 SA5
Conformance Test O&M, Charging

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 3GPP Membership
Via Organizational Partners - SDO
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

39 Countries 390 Companies (via Regional Partners)

Participation by Region

Asia EMEA
40% 41%

Americas

2 0 0 5

2 0 1 1

2 0 1 2
2 0 0 4

2 0 0 6

2 0 0 9

2 0 1 0
2 0 0 7

2 0 0 8
19%

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 Ways of working
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

New work initiated by member companies via Work Items outlining scope
and time plan

Work Items prioritised if all estimated work cannot be done by the

scheduled release deadline

All 3GPP member companies contributes on equal terms on any work item

3GPP seeks consensus on all technical matters (but has mechanisms if

consensus cannot be reached)

Release deadline respected, unfinished work deferred to a later release

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 3GPP Release content
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

System Stability O&M

S ys t e m S t a b i l i t y
O & M

R e l e a sR
e exl e a s e x + 2 New Functionality
New Functionality

Maintenance

Maintenance

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 EPS architecture
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Multiple 3GPP access technologies HSS

Mobility between access technologies Rx

SWx
Operator's IP
hPCRF
Multiple roaming models
Gx
S6a Services
SGi (e.g. IMS, PSS

Non-3GPP accesses HPLMN

PDN etc.) 3GPP AAA
Gateway Server
S6b
S9
LTE LTE2600 LTE SWd

LTELTE1800 S8 vPCRF

3GPP Serving
Access Gateway Gxc
GSM450 GERAN
GSM900 Gxb
3GPP AAA
EDGE
GSM1900 SWm
Proxy
UTRAN
GSM1800 ePDG
UTRAN VPLMN

UTRAN Non -3GPP

HSPA Networks Gxa SWn
UTRAN HSPA+ Trusted Untrusted
Non -3GPP IP Non -3GPP IP
Access Access SWa
STa

S2c
HRPD S2c
UE
S2c
1xRTT 3GPP2 802.11
WLAN
WIMAX
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802.16
 Core Network
THE Mobile Broadband Standard Evolution
Operators
IP Services Operators
(e.g., IMS, PSS etc) IP Services
(e.g., IMS, PSS etc)
PSTN

GGSN P-GW

MSC Evolved Packet

Circuit/GPRS Core Network
SGSN
Core Network MME S-GW

RNC

eNode B
Node B

11 13
07 09
05
01 03
99
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 Aspects of Core Network
THE Mobile Broadband Standard
improvements
Multiple accesses, operators can influence the selection
Dual-stack IPv4/v6 connectivity
Various ways to combine or split traffic off inside the network
Local IP Access (LIPA)
Selective IP Traffic Offloading (SIPTO)
WLAN offloading
Policy & Charging Control
IP Multimedia Subsystem
Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
Network sharing

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 Local IP Access (LIPA)
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

All traffic LIPA is primarily for end users benefit, to allow

on 3GPP access to local residential or corporate network
radio through a 3GPP device

Mobile
operators
IP traffic to mobile operators CN
core
network
Local IP traffic

UE LIPA provides access for IP capable UEs that are

connected via a H(e)NB subsystem to other IP
Residential/
enterprise
capable entities in the same residential/
IP Network
enterprise IP network
Simultaneous access from a UE to the mobile
operators core network and Local IP Access to a
residential/enterprise IP network will be
logical connection for mobile supported
operator IP traffic
scope of Local IP access

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 Selective IP Traffic Offloading
(SIPTO)
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Optimizing cost per bit is becoming essential in the flat rate era
SIPTO is a specific routing scenario within the operators network, allowing selective
offloading of the traffic away from the Evolved Packet Core network
SIPTO benefits the cellular operator and it is transparent for the end user
SIPTO is intended for allowing cost optimized handling of the internet traffic that is not
intended for the operators core network
Local GW is selected for the traffic to be offloaded

All traffic
on 3GPP
radio

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 WLAN Offloading
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

WLAN offloading refers to the dual radio scenario where part of the traffic is
routed via WLAN access and part via 3GPP access
WLAN offloading covers both the scenario where the traffic via WLAN radio is
anchored in the EPC (i.e. seamless offloading) and the scenario where it is not
anchored (i.e. non-seamless offloading)
Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) is there to provide
the UE with the access network discovery information and the policy on how to
use the available access networks
Available access networks ANDSF
EPC
HA

Preferred routing of the traffic per APN, per IP flow

WLAN 3GPP
Traffic split between RAT
IEEE 802.11 radio
and
3GPP radio
UE

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 CS and PS voice
service architecture
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

CS-MGW PSTN
MSC Servers
MAP
SGSN/GGSN
HSS/
HLR S-CSF

GERAN/UTRAN CSCFs
MME

UE

Backbone (GRX, IPX)

E-UTRAN
S-/PDN-GW INTERNET

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 CS Fallback in EPS
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Application of CSFB:
CS capable device camping on LTE cell PLMN Operators IP Services

can establish/receive CS services

Reuse of existing CS infrastructure for
voice service until IMS VoIP is
deployed CS-MGW
HSS PDN
Gateway
Provide voice roaming support with
LTE
Can support emergency calls using
existing CS infrastructure MSC MME Serving
Gateway
SMS can be delivered to the UE
BSC
without redirecting to CS Domain
After CS service the UE returns to eNB
Node B
LTE, depending on coverage and policy
UE

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 Single Radio Voice Call
THE Mobile Broadband Standard
Continuity
SRVCC use case:
S-CSCF
IMS call initiated in LTE can continue SCC AS
UE

in CS domain after moving outside of P-CSCF

LTE coverage area
IMS
SRVCC is invoked if no other VoIP
capable PS system (HSPA/eHRPD) is
available for VoIP PS-PS HO MGW PDN
HSS Gateway
Requires overlapping with
GSM/WCDMA/1xRTT coverage
Serving
MSC
MME Gateway
SRVCC improvements:
RNC
Mid-call services (like HOLD & MPTY)
emergency calls
video calls Node B
eNB

UE

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 Continued evolution to meet new demands
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Non-3GPP: Offload & Convergence

> WLAN Network Selection for 3GPP Terminals (WLAN_NS)
> Study on Optimized Offloading to WLAN in 3GPP-RAT mobility (FS_WORM)
> Study on S2a Mobility based On GTP and WLAN access to EPC (FS_SaMOG)
>Policy and Charging Control for supporting fixed broadband access networks (P4C)
> IMS Business Trunking for IP-PBX in Static Mode of Operation (BusTI)

Operational Excellence
System Stability
> Self-Organizing Networks (SON)
> User Plane Congestion management (UPCON) Release > OSS Interface Harmonization
> Study on Core Network Overload (FS_CNO)
> Codec for Enhanced Voice Services (EVS_codec)
> Machine-Type and other mobile data applications 12
> High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
Communications enhancements (MTCe: SDDTE,
UEPCOP) > Study on Security Assurance Methodology for
3GPP Network Elements (FS_SECAM)
New Revenue Streams
> Study on Proximity-based Services (FS_ProSe)
> Group Communication System Enablers for LTE (GCSE_LTE)
> Study on Improved Support for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP in 3GPP (FS_IS_DASH)
> Integration of Single Sign-On (SSO) frameworks with 3GPP networks (SSO_Int)
> Machine-Type and other mobile data applications Communications enhancements (MTCe: MONTE, GROUP)
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 Machine-to-Machine
THE Mobile Broadband Standard
MTC / M2M
MTC / M2M is recognized as a key segment in future packet networks

Initial 3GPP efforts have focused on the ability to differentiate machine-

type devices
This allows the operator to selectively handle such devices in overload
situations
Low priority indicator has been added to the relevant UE-network procedures
Overload and Congestion control is done on both core network and radio access
network based on this indicator

Functions for device triggering and

small data transmission added
Still a lot to doLook at;
http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Information/WORK_PLAN/Description_Releases/
(See MTC (M2M) overview there)

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 Public Safety
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

3GPP is cooperating with the public safety community

Technical participation in Release 12 is on-going
LTE based public safety networks;
Use common off the shelf technology
Improve on existing capabilities with broadband and multimedia

Some Deliverables:

Public Safety Broadband High Power UE for Band 14 for Region 2 TS 36.101 / TR 36.837
Study for Proximity-based Services (ProSe) TR 22.803
Requirements for ProSE now incorporated in to the Service requirements for the EPS TS 22.278
New Specification (TS 22.468) on Group Communication System Enablers for LTE (GCSE)

Study on architecture enhancements to support Proximity Services (TR 23.703)

Study on Architecture Enhancements to Support GCS Enablers for LTE (TR 23.768)

Release 13 feasibility study on Resilient E-UTRAN Operation for Public Safety (SP-130240)

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 Key messages
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

3GPP is fully focused on:

Addressing the smartphone

challenge with innovative
features across radio and
core
Optimizing the network for
machine-to-machine support
Providing the industry with More
timely evolution Information www.3gpp.org
about 3GPP:
Securing backwards
compatibility over the 3GPP Email: contact@3gpp.org
accesses

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 Thank You !!
THE Mobile Broadband Standard

Atle Monrad
3GPP TSG CT chairman
+47 454 10 665
atle.monrad@ericsson.com

More
Information
about 3GPP:

www.3gpp.org
contact@3gpp.org
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