88th IETF @ Vancouver

Central Controlled IPRAN

draft-khy-rtgwg-central-controlled-ipran-00.txt

Katherine Zhao(Katherine.Zhao@huawei.com)
GuangMing Yong (yanggm@gsta.com)
Jiehui Hu (hujiehui@huawei.com)
 Introduction
IP RAN (Radio Access Network) is a run solution using IP technology to
provide network services between UE devices and mobile core network.
IP RAN has been widely used to provide varies access modes with high
scalability and flexibility, it reduced network construction cost and protects
codes of investments.
However the existing IP RAN implementation needs to be improved due to
Manual configuration Point-by-Point
Complex network construct and service deployment
Low troubleshooting efficiency
Central Controlled IP RAN (SDN enabled) can further improve the IP RAN and
resolve these problems

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Central Controlled IP RAN Use Case
Applied in China Telecoms Access and Aggregation Network

Central Controller

TDM E1 CSG
LTE/WiMax Controller
RSG BSC
AGG
Control Control
UMTS HSPA IMA E1 Control Main
Agent Agent
Agent Control
CSG Agent

ML-PPP E1 Control ATM RNC

UMTS R99/R4
Control Agent
Agent Control Backup Control
Agent Agent
FE Control AGG RSG
GSM/GPRS Agent
IP RNC/S-GW/MME
GE
Enterprise CSG

LAST MILE ACCESS AGGREGATION RNC/SGW/MME

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 CC IP RAN Network Architecture
ASG: Aggregation Service Gateway
BS1 CSG ASG RSG BS: Base Station
CSG: Cell Site Gateway
RNC/SGW/
BS1 CSG MME/BSC RSG: Radio Service Gateway

BS2 CSG ASG RSG Third Party

App
NMG
TDM/ATM/Ethernet MPLS TDM/ATM/Ethernet

Conversional IP RAN Network Controller

Major Control functions are moved to

Base Control Base Control Base Control
controller from network devices BS1
Routing Agent Routing Agent Routing Agent
Forwarding Node 1 Forwarding Node 2 Forwarding Node 3

Controller has E2E control capability RNC/SGW/

Access, Aggregation and RSG are MME/BSC
Base Control Base Control Base Control
forwarding devices. BS2
Routing Agent Routing Agent Routing Agent

Forwarding Node 4 Forwarding Node 5 Forwarding Node 6

Programmability of controller SDN Domain
Open to third party applications TDM/ATM/Ethernet MPLS TDM/ATM/Ethernet

Central Controlled IP RAN Network

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 System Architecture
Functions of Controller
MPLS en-caped packet
CP-DP control protocol features
L2 Label Label Payload
Network resource management features
Network virtualization features
Access Node 1
Network protocol layer, IGP,LDP/RSVP
MPLS internal network
Network service layer,L2 (VPWS/VPLS) VPN,
Without LDP HOST
L3 VPN ASR 9K
Fault, Alarm, NB-API
CP-DP Controller
(single
Functions of Forwarding Node chassis
IP/ MPLS forwarding Access Node n
OR
cluster)
CP-DP protocol features
Control Agent
Light IGP for connectivity Low Cost Device Open Architecture

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 Controller Deployment Options
Contr Contr
Base Base
Routin
ol SDN Routin
ol

BS1 I1 g
Agen
t I2 Controller I4 g
Agen
t
CSG1 ASG1 RSG1
I5
RNC/SG
Built-in Mode:
I2
I3 I6 W/MME/
BSC
Controller on Device
I5
Contr Contr
Base Base
ol SDN ol
Routin Routin
BS3 I1 g
Agen
t I2 Controller I4 g
Agen
t
CSG1 ASG2 RSG2

SDN Domain
SDN
Controller
I3

Base Control Base Control Base Control

BS1 I1 Routing Agent

I2 Routing Agent
I2 Routing Agent
CSG1 ASG1 RSG1
I5
Stand-along Mode: I2 I2 I2
RNC/SGW/
MME/BSC
Controller on Server Base Control Base Control Base Control
I5
BS3 I1 Routing Agent
I2 Routing Agent
I2 Routing Agent
CSG1 ASG2 RSG2

SDN Domain

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 Central Controlled IP RAN Overview
Mobile Backhaul Central Controlled IP RAN
Last Mile Access Aggregation RNC/SGW/MME Last Mile Access Aggregation RNC/SGW/MME

CSG CSG

RSG BSC RSG

BTS AGG BSC
AGG BTS Control
Control Main
E1 E1 Agent
Plane

STM-1 STM-1
CSG CSG
ATM ATM Control
Control Central
Agent
Plane
Controller
ATM RNC ATM RNC
NodeB NodeB

Eth Eth Control

Control
AGG RSG Agent
Plane AGG
Backup RSG

CSG IP RNC/S-GW/MME CSG

NodeB / eNB IP RNC/S-GW/MME
NodeB / eNB

Simple O&M
Free Service Planning, Plug and Play
Manual configuration
Automatic protocols deployment and fast services launch
point-by-point
Fast trouble shooting

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Free Service Planning, Plug and Play
Mobile Backhaul Complex services planning
Planning IP Address Dividing IGP Area Planning CSG&AGG ring relations

Main
AGG Central
Controller
AGG
Backup SDN-based Mobile BackhaulFree Services Planning
Planning IP Address Dividing IGP Area Planning CSG&AGG ring relations

CSG
Control CSG
Control
Agent Agent

CSG
Control
Agent

Plug and PlayZero Touch for Basic Network

Solution Current IP RAN Central Controlled IP
Protocol Access Solution RAN
IGP Yes Automatic deployment
RSVP-TE Yes No

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Automatic Protocols Deployment and Fast Services Launch
Mobile Backhaul Central Controlled IP RAN
Last Mile Access Aggregation RNC/SGW/MME Last Mile Access Aggregation RNC/SGW/MME

IGP/LDP Virtual-cluster Configure remote-

/RSVP enable interface
CSG L2VPN
IGP/LDP CSG
L2VPN /RSVP
RSG RSG
BSC Main BSC
BTS AGG BTS Control
Control AGG
E1 E1 Agent
Plane

STM-1 STM-1
CSG CSG
ATM ATM Control
Control Central
Agent
Plane
Controller
ATM RNC ATM RNC
NodeB NodeB

Eth Eth Control

Control
AGG RSG Agent
Plane Backup
AGG RSG
IGP/LDP IGP/LDP
/RSVP /RSVP
CSG IP RNC/S-GW/MME CSG
IGP/LDP IP RNC/S-GW/MME
NodeB / eNB NodeB / eNB
/RSVP

Protocol-based point-by-point services launch Service-based end-to-end services launch

Simple protocol Lowers skill Improves efficiency of
Automatic configuration requirements of staff services launch

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Fast Trouble shooting
Mobile Backhaul SDN-based Mobile Backhaul
Each node NMS
Trouble shooting on Alarm analysis for Trouble shooting
NMS
sends alarm each node Locating root only on Central
independently causes of fault Controller

Access Aggregation RNC/SGW/MME Last Mile Access Aggregation RNC/SGW/MME

Last Mile

CSG CSG

RSG RSG BSC

BSC BTS Control
Control AGG
Main
BTS AGG E1
E1 Agent
Plane

STM-1 STM-1
CSG CSG
ATM ATM Control
Control Central
Agent
Plane
Controller
ATM RNC ATM RNC
NodeB NodeB

Eth failure Eth failure Control

Control
Agent
Plane Backup
AGG RSG
AGG RSG

CSG CSG IP RNC/S-GW/MME

IP RNC/S-GW/MME NodeB/eNB
NodeB/eNB

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