International Telecommunication Union

ITU-T

What is NGN: Basic Architecture

Keith Knightson
Consultant
Industry Canada
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 Outline

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o Set scene for subsequent sessions by:

• Introducing basic concepts
• Showing high-level viewpoints
• List architectural challenges
• Summarize architectural work to date
• Show areas for further study

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 NGN Definition

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Next Generation Network (NGN):
a packet-based network able to provide
telecommunication services and able to make use of
multiple broadband, QoS-enabled transport technologies
and in which service-related functions are independent
from underlying transport-related technologies.

It enables unfettered access for users to networks and to

competing service providers and/or services of their
choice. It supports generalized mobility which will allow
consistent and ubiquitous provision of services to users.

From ITU-T Recommendation Y.2001

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 Y.2011: NGN General Reference Model

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Video Data
Services Telephony Services
Pre-NGN: (TV, (WWW,
movie, Services e-mail,
etc) etc)
Vertically
Integrated Video Data
Services PSTN Services
Networks Network
Network

ITU-T Rec.
Y.2011
NGN: NGN Services
Horizontally Stratum Far
Integrated reaching
Networks implications
NGN Transport
Stratum
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 Single Convergence Layer

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Any Service
Services Stratum &
Every Service
Scope
Internet Protocol Of
(IP) “NGN”
Transport Stratum
Any Transport
&
Every Transport Technology

Two Service Domains

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 Service Provision:
Mediated and non-mediated services
ITU-T
Service
Network-based Application Interconnection Application Network-based
Mediated & & Mediated
Services Service Service Services
Servers Servers
S Single/Distributed S

Non-Mediated
Services

Packet Packet Packet

T Access Core Access T
Network(s) Network(s) Network(s)

End
User/Application End
System User/Application
System
Transport Transport
Network Network
Interconnection Interconnection
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 Effects of Separation

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o Universal:
• Any service over a single IP transport network
o Side Effect:
• Two different levels of control, authentication, admission,
charging, etc.
o Challenge:
• Service to transport coupling & mapping for:
— QoS selection
— QoS control
— transport resource allocation
— monitoring
— accounting for usage

Solution: Resource & Admission Control Functions

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 Basic Functional View Applications
ANI
ITU-T
Application Support Functions & Service Support Functions

Service User
Service Control
Management Functions

Profiles Functions
Service stratum

Network Attachment
Control Functions Resource and
Admission
Transport User Control Functions
Profiles
End-User Other
Functions Transport Control Functions
Networks

Transport Functions
UNI NNI
Transport stratum
Control
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Management
 Component Applications
View Service Stratum
ITU-T Application Support Functions andFunctions
Application Service Support Functions

Service
S. User Other NGN Service Control
Profile Components Functions
Functions

PSTN / ISDN Emulation

Service Component

Other Networks
IP Multimedia Component
IP Multimedia
&PSTN/ISDN Simulation
Service Component
GW
Legacy
Terminals
Network
NetworkAccess
Attachment Resource and Admission
T. User
User
GW Profile Control Functions
Profile Attachment Functions Control Functions
Legacy (NACF) (RACF)
Functions
Functions
Terminals

Customer
Networks
AccessTransport
Network Core
Core Transport
transport
Access
Functions
Functions Edge Functions
Functions
NGN Functions
Terminals
End-User Transport Stratum
Functions
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 Applications
ANI
Management functions *
Functional

Application
Application Support Functions & Service Support Functions
(may include own Authentication, Authorization and Accounting)
Entity
ITU-T Service
S-6: S. Authentication Model
control S-5: S. User S-12: Network Signaling
S-14: Media Resource & Authorization FE Interworking FE
Profile FE
Broker FE
S-3: Interrogating Call
S-4: Subscription S-7: Interconnection
Session Control FE
Locator FE
S-15: General Services
Border Gateway
Control FE
Other NGN
Control FE

S-2: Proxy Call Session S-10: Breakout

Control FE S-1: Serving Gateway Control FE
Call Session Control FE
S-11: User Signaling S-8: Access GW S-9: Media GW
S-13: Media Resource Control FE
Interworking FE Control FE Control FE
IP
RACF
Multimedia
NACF RACF
T-15: Home GateWay
T-16: Policy Decision FE Networks
Configuration FE T-16: Policy Decision FE
T-17: Transport
T-12: T. User T-13: T. Location T-17: Transport Resource Control FE
Profile FE management FE Resource Control FE

NGN
End-User UNI T-11:
T. Authentication
T-10:
Network Access
Core transport
Function &Authorization Configuration FE T-9:
FE T-8:
Signalling
Media
Legacy Gateway
Resource
Terminal T-14: Access Management FE FE
Processing
FE
RGW T-6:
Access transport Inter-
Customer T-4: Access
T-5: connection
Network Relay FE
Access Border
Border Gateway FE
T-2: Access T-3: Edge
Node FE Gateway
Node FE
FE T-7:
NGN Trunking
Terminal T-1: Access Media
Media Access Packet Transport Functions Gateway PSTN/ISDN
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Legacy FE
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 Architectural Challenges

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o Mobility
• Fixed to mobile convergence (FMC)

o Application-driven QoS:
• Classes and their designations
• Explicit bandwidth selection
• Service to transport mapping & control
• Flow awareness

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 Architectural Evolution

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o QoS in Access:
• Multiple terminals, multiple QoS
• Role of Home Gateway (shaping, limiting)
• Home gateway management control

o Distributed network control of/for QoS path:

• Horizontal means
• Vertical means
• Monitoring, dynamic allocations, accounting

o Network Control and Management

• Protect from attack
• Separation from payload paths

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 Fixed to Mobile convergence

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Radio Access Base

Network Station
Controller

UMA-enabled GSM/IMS Core

…. Dual Mode
….
….
Service
…. Handset Architecture

GANC
Tunnelled (UMA)
IMS stack Network
WiFi
Controller
IP Access
RG Network
IP
VoIP Core
Native IP
…. SIP Transport
….
….
…. Stack
Server

SIP
Fixed/wireless Telephone
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 Home Gateway Architecture/Functionality

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Desktop PC Desktop PC

Network Home Customer

Terminating 10/100 Routing Premise Set Top Box
Unit Base-T Gateway Network

Television

Other
Devices,
Appliances, Set Top Box
etc

Television
IP
….
….
…. phone
….

QoS per device/terminal

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 Summary of key architectural work in SG13 (1)

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o Y.2001: NGN Overview
• NGN Definition, Characteristics & Subject Areas

o Y.2011: General Reference Model

• High-level paradigms
• Separation of concerns, services from networks
• Architectural principles
• OSI model relevance
• G.805 relevance

o Y.2012 (Y.FRA) Functional Requirements & Architecture

• Generic service control functions
• Generic transport control functions
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 Summary of key architectural work in SG13 (2)

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o Y.2021 (Y.IFN) IMS for NGN

• IMS functions
• Positioning with respect to Y.FRA

o Y.2031) Y.PIEA) PSTN/ISDN Emulation Architecture

• Call Server based emulation
• IMS based emulation

o Y.CSF: Converged Services Framework

• Service coordination across heterogenous systems and
technologies
• Overlay architecture across diverse systems

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 Areas for further study

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o Streaming Services
• IPTV

o Identity based systems

• RFID

o Home Networks
• Home Gateways
• Gateway management

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 Backup Slide 1

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TC-T1 TC-T2 TC-T3 S-T2 TC-T5 TC-T6 TC-T4 S-T1 S-T3 A-T1 TC-T9 S-T5 S-T4

T-9:Signalling T-ON1
Gateway FE

T-U1 T-4:Access Relay

FE
T-8: Media
Resource Processing FE

T-6: Interconnection T-ON2

Border Gateway FE
T-1: Access Media
T-U2 Gateway FE Core Transport Functions

T-7:Trunking Media
T-ON3
Gateway FE
T-3: Edge Node T-5:Access Border
T-U3 T-2:Access Node FE Access Transport Functions FE Gateway FE

Access Transport Processing Core Transport Processing

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 Backup Slide 2
S-TC1 S-TC2 S-TC3 S-TC4 S-TC5
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NACF RACF
TC-Ux T-15: Home GateWay
Configuration FE TC-ON1
T-13: T. Location TC-TC1
T-16: Policy Decision FE
Management FE
T-12: T. User
Profile FE

T-11: T. Authentication T-10: Network

& Authorization FE Access Configuration FE T-17: Transport
Resource Control FE

TC-U1 T-14:
Access Management FE

TC-T1 TC-T3 (Note 1) TC-T2 (Note 3) TC-T5 (Note 3)

TC-T4 (Note 2) TC-T6 (Note 4) TC-T9 (Note 4)

Note 1: applicable when TRC-FE operates in the access network domain

Note 2: applicable when TRC-FE operates in the core network domain
Note 3: applicable when PD-FE operates in the access network domain
Note 4: applicable when PD-FE operates in the core network domain

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 Backup Slide 3

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Application Support Functions & Service Support Functions

A-S1 A-S2 A-S3 A-S4 A-S5 A-S6

Service Control
S-5: Service User
S-14: Media Resource Profile FE
Broker FE
S-6: Service S-4: Subscription
Authentication Locator FE
S-15 General Services & Authorization FE S-12 Network
Control FE Signaling S-ON1
Interworking FE
S-U1 S-11: User S-3: Interrogating
S-2: Proxy Call
Signaling Call Session Control FE
S-U2 Session Control FE S-1: Serving Call Session S-7: Interconnection S-ON2
Interworking FE Control FE Border Gateway
Control FE

S-10 Breakout S-ON3

Gateway Control FE
S-13: Media Resource S-8: Access Gateway
Control FE Control FE
S-9: Media Gateway
Control FE

S-TC1 S-TC2 S-T1 S-TC3 S-T2 S-TC4 S-T3 S-T4 S-TC5 S-T5

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 Applications
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ANI

Application Support Functions

and Service Support Functions
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A-1: AS-FE*

A-2: APL-GW-FE* A-3: APL-SCM-FE* A-4: SS-FE

A-U1 A-S1 A-S2 A-S3 A-S4 A-S5 A-S6 A-T1

S-14: MRB-FE S-6: SAA-FE

Service Control
S-5: SUP-FE

Functions
UNI
S-15: GSC-FE S-1: S-CSC-FE S-4: SL-FE

End User
S-13: MRC-FE
Functions

Processing
Transport
Functions
T-9: SG-FE

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