NGN

Next Generation Network (NGN) is a service

oriented network.

Through the separation of service and call

control, the service- independent architecture is
implemented, which makes services
independent of switching network.

NGN provides integration of voice, data, fax, and

video services.

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 NGN (Contd)

 In broad sense it refers to the next

generation integrated network that
adopts new technologies extensively,
focuses on IP, and provides voice,
data, and multimedia service at the
same time.

 In narrow sense it refers to the

open system structure that employs
soft switch at the control layer.

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NGN LAYER ARCHITECTURE

Service Management

Network Control

Core Switch

Edge Access

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NGN Network Architecture

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 System capacity
Item Specification
Maximum number of supported TDM trunks 360,000

Maximum number of supported gateways 2,000,000

Maximum capacity of supported black and white

1,000,000
lists
Maximum capacity of supported external prepaid
1,000,000
card numbers
POTS subscribers:
2,000,000
Maximum number of supported subscribers V5 subscribers: 2,000,000
IPN subscribers: 200,000
IP consoles: 100,000

Maximum number of supported multimedia SIP terminals: 2,000,000

terminals H.323 terminals: 1,000,0005
 C4 OFFICE (PRESENT CONFIGURATION)

SoftX3000

MTP

IP MAN/backbone H.248/ ISUP trunk

M3UA M2UA

SS7 signaling MTP Other C4 office

TMG8010/
network or toll office
H.248/ UMG8900
M2UA
SG7000

TMG8010/
UMG8900

MTP

ISUP trunk ISUP trunk ISUP trunk

C5 office C5 office C5 office

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 SOFT SWITCH (SOFTX 3000)

 As a SoftSwitch product, SoftX3000 is located at the core

control layer of NGN scheme.
 SoftX3000 acts as a generic Call Controller in the
packet-switched network, supports the interworking
between PSTN,H. 323, SIP, and MGCP domains.
 SoftX3000 provides H. 248 and MGCP based bearer
control.
 In the NGN solution of Huawei, SoftX3000 acts as the
core of NGN, interworking with other NGN components
through the open network adopting distributed standard
protocols.

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COMPLETE NETWORK LAYOUT

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 PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF SOFTX 3000

FE FE To the billing center

Frame 0# FE

Standby iGWB
To the billing center

LAN Switch in
Frame 1# plane 1 GE
Active iGWB

LAN Switch in plane 0 BAM

Frame 2#

Hub
Emergency WS To the network
Management center

Frame 17#
WS WS WS
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LOGICAL STRUCTURE OF SOFTX 3000

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 SG7000
Quetta
Multan

IAD
Sukkur Sahiwal

Hyderabad
Gujranwala

Karachi
Faisalabad

Jehlum
Sargodha
Packet Core Network

Bannu
Bahawalpur

Peshawar
Sialkot

Mardan
Lahore

Abottabad
GUjrat

Islamabad
Burewala
Soft Switch

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MRS
TRUNKING DIAGRAM OF NGN
 UMG E1 status at LX side
S.No UMG Total E1's (Installed H.W ) Planned E1's Working E1 's Pending E1's Spare E1's Status

1 Islamabad 308 290 205 85 28 connected & operational

2 Karachi 288 283 244 39 5 connected & operational

3 Abbotabad 64 26 18 8 38 connected & operational

4 Bahawalpur 96 84 28 56 12 connected & operational

5 Bannu 64 19 14 5 45 connected & operational

6 Burewala 64 29 29 0 35 connected but not tested

7 Faisalabad 160 120 110 10 40 connected & operational

8 Gujrat 64 54 19 35 10 connected & operational

9 Gujranwala 128 76 38 38 52 connected & operational

10 Hyderabad 64 64 52 12 0 connected & operational

11 Jehlum 64 16 16 0 48 connected & operational

12 Lahore 476 402 340 62 74 connected & operational

13 Mardan 64 28 28 0 36 connected & operational

14 Multan 128 101 79 22 27 connected & operational

15 Peshawar 128 124 100 24 4 connected & operational

16 Quetta 96 67 48 19 29 connected & operational

17 Sahiwal 64 41 25 16 23 connected & operational

18 Sialkot 64 58 46 12 6 connected but not tested

19 Sukkur 64 46 43 3 18 connected & operational

20 Sargodha 64 39 19 20 25 connected & operational

Total E1s 2512 1967 1501 466 555 connected & operational

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 UMG 8900 Functionality Features

• UMG8900 supports inter-working between different bearer networks and

provides conversion function between different traffic flow formats:

– UMG8900 can server as Trunk Gateway (TG);

– Act As Access Gateway (AG) in NGN network;
– Support Embedded Signaling Gateway (SG) function
simultaneously.

• By networking with soft switching devices, UMG8900 can act as next-

generation TDM switch adopting next-generation (NGN) architecture to
provide all services of PSTN and achieve smooth evolvement to NGN.

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 UMG 89000 (Cont’d)

• UMG8900 serves as TG or AG in NGN or as the traditional PSTN switch

and the next-generation switch.
• In NGN, UMG8900 is applied in the gateway exchange and toll exchange
as large-capacity TG.
• Through the combined networking with soft switching device , UMG8900
can provide next-generation TDM switch application.
• MG8900 can act as tandem exchange / toll office / gateway exchange / C5
networking application of PSTN to implement the seamless evolution to
NGN.
• Provides AG function of large capacity via RSP user frame of UMG8900
accesses user directly.

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PROTOCOL STACK OF SOFTX 3000

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Interface Application Signaling
Protocols Transmission
Protocols
SoftX3000-SG SIGTRAN M3UA/M2UA/SCTP/IP
SoftX3000-TMG H.248 UDP/IP、SCTP/IP、TCP/IP

SoftX3000-AMG MGCP UDP/IP

SoftX3000-IAD MGCP、H.248 UDP/IP
SoftX3000-MRS MGCP UDP/IP
MGCP UDP/IP
SoftX3000-Terminal SIP UDP/IP
H.323 UDP/IP、TCP/IP
SoftX3000-SoftSwitch SIP UDP/IP
SoftX3000-PSTN/ISDN SS7 MTP

SoftX3000-SIP SIP UDP/IP

SoftX3000-H.323 H.323 UDP/IP、TCP/IP
SoftX3000-NMS MML -
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SoftX3000-BC FTP or FTAM TCP/IP
 System processing capability

Item Specification
BHCA of a single service
400k
processing module

BHCA of the system 16000k

Call drop rate  0.01%

Calls between intra-domain

subscribers:  200 ms
Call setup time
Calls between both intra-domain
subscribers and out-domain
subscribers:  500 ms

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 Services & Functions

SERVICES

• Voice Services
• IP Centrex Services
• Multimedia Services
• IPN Services
• IN based Value Added Services

FUNCTIONS

• Support for Multi-Country-Code and Multi-Area-Code Functions

• Support for Multi-Signaling-Point-Code Function
• Support for Dual-Homed Host Function
• Support for Gateway Office Functions
• Support for IP Supermarket Function

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MULTIMEDIA END OFFICE APPLICATIONS

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C5 OFFICE CONFIGURATION

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 Achievements

• Implementation of On-line billing in all the exchanges of

Switching Zone Islamabad in ZTE B&CC project.
• Testing / Commissioning of NGN expansion phase.
• Testing / Commissioning of Signaling gateway at NGN
for IP PPC services through FIN (fix IN)
• Testing /Commissioning of MRS for the provision of IVRs
for IP PPC services through FIN (fix IN)
• Improvement of ASR in national directions by the
augmentation of long haul media after a detail traffic
analysis.
• Reduction of congestion point on local as well as nation
wide directions.
• Termination of .25 (M) IP calls per day on NGN platform.

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 Ongoing Issues
• NGN status is currently under PAT
• PAT of Softx 3000, UMG 8900,SG 7000 & MRS
has been completed. Discrepancy list
comprising of Non Service affecting & some
deficient features has already been forwarded to
the vendor through Dig Dev wing.
• Connectivity with some UMG’s is still pending
due to Media/hardware unavailability at the far
end (LX side).
• Extension of NGN NMS room is required.
Several civil works need to be done.
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