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Chapter5: Core Network and services

Chapter 5.1:rchitect!re" Capacit#" F!nctionalit#" Inter$aces o$ Core Network %le&ents
Chapter 5.1.3: 'ireless Gatewa#
5.1 Architecture, Capacity, Functionality, Interfaces of Core Network Elements
5.1.3 Wireless ateway
5.1.3.1 !"erall Architecture
Nortel Networks is please to have the opport!nit# to present CHT o!r sol!tion on ()T*
'ireless Gatewa# +'G,. The 'ireless Gatewa# provides si-nalin- and .earer services across
.oth Circ!it and Packet /o&ains" as well as co&&!nication .etween the Core and ccess
Networks. The 'G is act!all# part o$ .oth the 3G0)*C and the 3G0*G*N accordin- to the
3G *tandards de$initions. The 'G is located .etween the RNC and the other Core Network
nodes. The 'G is desi-ned to provide a hi-hl# availa.le" ro.!st" and scala.le architect!re.
The $le1i.ilit# o$ the s#ste& &akes it eas# to con$i-!re accordin- to each c!sto&er2s network
needs. $ew desi-nations are introd!ced here to $ra&e the disc!ssion o$ en-ineerin- a 'G.
Re-ardless o$ which FPs are placed into a shel$" or how it is con$i-!red" the sa&e so$tware
load is !sed $or all 'ireless Gatewa# shelves e1cept the --re-ation Node +N,. The N
!tili3es a standard Passport load" while all other 'ireless Gatewa# shelves !tili3e the sa&e
'ireless so$tware load.
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Two shelves can .e $it in one ca.inet. %ach shel$ has 14 slots $or processin- cards. Two t#pes
o$ cards are provisioned in the 'G:
Control processors +CP,
F!nctional processors +FP,: T)" %35/*3" *G*N" and 6*P.
Two slots are reserved $or CP cards and 17 slots availa.le per shel$ $or FP cards. /i$$erent
t#pes o$ FPs can .e &i1ed in the shel$ to achieve opti&al 'G con$i-!ration. The sections
.elow descri.e the $!nctionalit# o$ the di$$erent cards in the 'ireless Gatewa#.
CP cards:
This card is !sed $or shel$ control" s#ste& provisionin-" load stora-e and $or the collection o$
statistics and .illin- records. CP cards have a Gi-a.it %thernet port" which is !sed $or
co&&!nication .etween the 'G and the 8peration and )ana-e&ent *#ste&.
A&' !C(3)*&'(1 Car+s,
These cards are $o!r0port 8C03c5*T)01 $!nction processor availa.le in two $or&ats: sin-le0
&ode or &!lti&ode. This $!nction processor contains $o!r 8C03c d!ple1 *C $i.er optic
transceivers and s!pports one !ser0to0network inter$ace +(NI," or one T) network0to0
network inter$ace +NNI," or one T) Passport0Passport Inter$ace +PPI, $or each port. The FPs
can operate $ro& either side o$ the !ser0network .o!ndar#" and can provide an inter$ace
.etween Passport switches within a private network. %ach 8C035*T)01 T) port s!pports a
line rate o$ 155.59 ).it5s.
This FP s!pports on0card *8N%T P* +!to&atic Protection *witchin-, .etween desi-nated
port pairs on the sa&e FP. 'hen activated" *8N%T P* .rid-es e-ress tra$$ic to .oth ports
and switches in-ress tra$$ic to .e received $ro& one port or the other. This &ethod protects
a-ainst $ail!re o$ the !ser line inter$ace +optical $i.er,.
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The card $!nctions are:
For (0Plane P* *ervices the card is !sed $or :55T) switchin- and IP
ro!tin-. The IP $ra&es $ro& the I! inter$ace are ro!ted .# this card to the 8C0
35*T)01 ports that are connected to the Packet Gatewa#.
For (0Plane C* *ervices" the 8C035*T)01card trans&its the :95T) cells to
the 6*P )R card. The 6*P )R card converts $ro& )R +()T* voice
codin- sche&e, to PC) +P*TN voice codin- sche&e,. The 6*P )R card sends
the PC) voice on *tr!ct!red :1 to the : %35/*3 card.
For C0Plane P* and C* services" the 8C035*T)01 card trans&its the *:0
NNI5T) control &essa-es on the I! inter$ace to the 3G *G*N card. The 3G
*G*N card switches the control plane cells to the correspondin- 8C035*T)01
card. In the case o$ C* services the control &essa-es are sent to the T)5I8P in
the )*C thro!-h :55T) cells.
For P* services the control &essa-es are sent to the Packet Gatewa# thro!-h
:55T) cells. I! 8C035*T)01 cards can .e provisioned in 1;1 or N;1
red!ndanc# &ode.
E3)-*3 AA. Car+,
These cards are 7 port channeli3ed %35/*3 cards that convert the PC) voice over str!ct!red
:1 to PC) voice over channeli3ed %3. The channeli3ed %3 links are sent to a
de&!ltiple1er to trans$or& to PC) voice over channeli3ed %1s and $ro& there to the /TCs in
the )*C.
These cards &a# .e provisioned in 1;1 or N;1 red!ndanc# &ode.
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The *G*N card s!pports the )o.ilit# )ana-e&ent and *ession )ana-e&ent +Control Plane,
$!nctions $or the Packet *witched *ervices. Fro& c!rrent &eas!re&ents" the 3G *G*N card
capacit# is &e&or# .o!nded" so it will .e independent o$ the si-nalin- tra$$ic &odel. Th!s the
3G *G*N card capacit# is a $!nction o$ &e&or# re<!ire&ents $or pro-ra& code" s!.scri.er
P/P and )) conte1ts and s!.scri.er statistics. lso a certain a&o!nt o$ &e&or# has to .e
reserved to s!pport a &ini&!& n!&.er o$ conc!rrent transactions.
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/ar+ware -escription ( #assport 15000
The Passport 15=== is a 140slot Passport node r!nnin- a ()T* application. The desi-n o$ the
140slot Passport plat$or& provides an ideal so$tware and hardware .ase $or the 'G.
The desi-n o$ the Passport is $le1i.le and !p-radea.le $or s&ooth transition to $!t!re
&!lti&edia networks. Ce# co&ponents o$ this strate-# incl!de:
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Capa.ilit# $or .oth $ra&e and cell switchin-
)od!larit# in .oth so$tware and hardware desi-n
hi-hl# relia.le &!ltiprocessor architect!re
*tate0o$0the0art $a!lt0tolerant so$tware
The 'G hardware consists o$ the $ollowin- co&ponents:
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Coolin- !nit
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121 1e+un+ancy. This re$ers to red!ndanc# sche&e in which two FPs are !sed
to .ehave as a sin-le FP. The ctive FP has a *tand0.# FP. The *tand.# cannot .e !sed while
the ctive FP is in service. There$ore there is no load sharin- o$ the stand.# FP. It re&ains
idle !ntil it .eco&es the ctive FP.
/ot *tan+3y. The *tand0.# FP is loaded with the sa&e provisionin- in$or&ation
as the ctive FP. It also receives in$or&ation $ro& the ctive FP on the state o$ c!rrent
processes and stored in$or&ation. I$ there is a $ail!re o$ the ctive FP" the *tand0.# ass!&es
the ctive FP role and .e-ins processin- in$or&ation. ?eca!se it has copies o$ the active
in$or&ation o$ the $ailed FP" there is no loss o$ service and no i&pacts to the network.
Col+ *tan+3y. The *tand0.# FP is loaded with the sa&e provisionin-
in$or&ation as the ctive FP. It does not receive in$or&ation $ro& the ctive FP on the state
o$ c!rrent processes and stored in$or&ation. I$ there is a $ail!re o$ the ctive FP" the *tand0.#
ass!&es the ctive FP role and .e-ins processin- in$or&ation. ?eca!se it does not have
copies o$ the active in$or&ation o$ the $ailed FP" there is no loss o$ service in the network" .!t
an# d#na&ic in$or&ation is lost" which &a# res!lt in the need to re0start an# in pro-ress
in$or&ation which depends on the application that was r!nnin- on the $ailed FP. +e.-. )o.iles
attached to the network" &essa-e <!eries waitin- on a response" etcetera,
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The Passport 15=== has .een desi-ned to have no sin-le point o$ $ail!re and no s!.s#ste&
cross i&pact in the event o$ a s!.s#ste& $ail!re. ll co&ponents" incl!din- the switch $a.ric"
control processors" $!nctional processors and co&&on e<!ip&entE are optionall# red!ndant.
ll &od!les can .e hot inserted.
The Passport 15===2s $!ll# d!plicated $a.ric and control processor s#ste& allows $or hitless
so$tware !p-rades and si-ni$icantl# i&proves the overall s#ste& availa.ilit# and $a!lt
tolerance. For tr!nks and hi-h availa.ilit# access lines" the Passport 15=== s!pports optional
*8N%T 1;1 P* on all optical inter$aces. %lectrical inter$aces can .e protected with 1:N
sparin- with less than one0&in!te service restoration.
The Passport 15=== is packa-ed in a $ield proven carrier -rade packa-in-. It is N%?* and
%T*I co&pliant and $eat!res $ra&e and shel$ level alar& indicationsE carrier -rade ca.le
&ana-e&ent and d!al /C power $eeds.
The Passport 15=== &eets the de&ands o$ the Central 8$$ice environ&ent with s!pport $or a
wide ran-e o$ ti&in- alternatives incl!din-: internal" optionall# red!ndant *trat!& 3 clocksE
T1%1 ?IT*5%T*I ti&in- port to an e1ternal ti&in- so!rce" and line ti&in- derived $ro& an#
trans&ission line +s!ch as *8N%T e<!ip&ent,. The Passport 15=== also s!pports
con$i-!ra.le pri&ar# and .ack!p so!rces that can .e an# co&.ination o$ the a.ove so!rces.
The Char-in- id will ena.le the CGF to correlate and &er-e *G*N and GG*N C/Rs into one
record" or several *G*N C/Rs into one $or roa&ers !sin- their HP:)N GG*N. This
approach relieves the .illin- s#ste& $ro& CP( intensive tasks to correlate the di$$erent
records pertainin- to a session and also red!ces the <!antit# o$ data that has to .e trans$erred
.etween the CGF and the ?illin- *#ste&.
Two CGF servers with red!ndant disks as well as red!ndant paths sho!ld .e installed to avoid
a sin-le point o$ $ail!re. The Flow /ata Collectors can also .e deplo#ed in N;1
con$i-!ration. The 'ireless Gatewa#5*G*N will a!to&aticall# $orward the records to the
secondar# collector in case o$ $ail!re o$ the &ain one !ntil the pri&ar# ret!rns to service.
(sin- the GTP2 protocol to trans$er the C/R to the CGF the *G*N will .e a.le to $orward
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the records to a .ack !p CGF in case o$ $ail!re o$ the $irst one.
A"aila3ility
Passport 15=== is an ind!str# proven carrier -rade plat$or&. 8verall Passport 15===
availa.ilit# is tar-eted to .e BB.BBBF. The )T?F $or the Passport 15=== $a.ric and control
processor is as $ollows:
Co&ponent )T?F
Control Processor +CP, 1> Gears
19 Port /*035%03 FP 9> Gears
7 Port 8C03 FP 99 Gears
1 Port 8C019 FP 33 Gears
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Coolin- (nit +?oth (pper H :ower sse&.lies, >7 Gears
*hel$ ?ackplane 437 Gears
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7 Port /*03 Channeli3ed FP 9A Gears
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ll predictions per$or&ed in accordance with ?ellcore TR0339Js +Relia.ilit# Prediction
Proced!re For %lectronic %<!ip&ent, KParts Co!ntK &ethod and !sin- NortelJs internal
co&ponent $ail!re rate data.aseE t conditions -ro!nd .eni-n and a&.ient te&perat!re L 7=C
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Capacity
'ith Nortel standard call pro$ile and 1 si&!ltaneo!s P/P conte1t per s!.scri.er" 3G *G*N
card can s!pport 5=C data s!.scri.ers in the .!s# ho!r. 3G *G*N cards are provisioned in
1;1 or N;1 red!ndanc# &ode.
For the *G*N in the 'ireless Gatewa#" its capacit# is as $ollow:
(*/: CP3 with 519 ).
5==== P/P si&!ltaneo!s conte1ts per (*/ card
5=C data s!.scri.ers in .!s# ho!r
5.1.3.4 Functionality
The $!nctional ele&ents o$ the 'G are:
3(**N ( The 3G0*G*N per$or&s &o.ilit# &ana-e&ent" session
&ana-e&ent" i&ple&ents a!thentication proced!res" and ro!tes data $or the ()T* Packet
/o&ain. The 3G0*G*N re<!ests location in$or&ation $ro& the Ho&e :ocation Re-ister
+H:R, thro!-h the Gr inter$ace. These &essa-es are ro!ted thro!-h an **> to IP Gatewa#
+*IG," which provides interworkin- .etween nodes in an IP network and nodes in a *i-nalin-
*#ste& > +**>, network.
*i5nalin5 ateway $*% 0 The *i-nalin- Gatewa# processes the protocol
la#ers that are involved in the transport o$ circ!it and packet si-nalin- .etween the ()T*
ccess Network and either the 3G0)*C53G0)*C or the 3G0*G*N. The *G provides an I!
si-nalin- link .etween the Core Network +3G0)*C and 3G0*G*N, and ccess networks
+RNC,. The *G also provides an **> inter$ace .etween the 3G0)*C and *G to rela#
si-nalin- &essa-es.
6irtual 'e+ia ateway $6'% 0 The 6)G provides the Transcodin- and
Rate daptation (nit +TR(, and %cho Cancellation $!nctionalit# $or the Core Network
Circ!it /o&ain. The 6)G also handles the allocation and call set!p o$ the Circ!it /o&ain
?earer Channel .eca!se it i&ple&ents the M.943= and M.915= protocols.
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A55re5ation No+e $AN% 7 The a--re-ation node is responsi.le $or providin-
connectivit# .etween the Passport nodes providin- *G" 3G0*G*N" and 6)G $!nctionalit#"
and the e1ternal transport networks !sed $or the I! and Gn inter$aces. The N is a standard
Passport 15C prod!ct with no 'ireless Gatewa# speci$ic applications. It there$ore s!pports
the rich s!ite o$ e1istin- Passport 15C services $or the Gn and I! inter$aces" as well as $or an#
other re<!ired network services.
The 'G application and all o$ its co&ponents are onl# s!pported on the
Passport 15=== prod!ct. The 'G is a &!lti0shel$ application" which &eans that 'G
co&ponents can .e provisioned on &!ltiple Passport 15=== shelves and co&&!nicate and
$!nction as a sin-le lo-ical 'G. Interconnection .etween shelves &!st .e via T). There is
not c!rrentl# a li&it on the n!&.er o$ Passport 15=== shelves $!nctionin- as a sin-le lo-ical
'G.
The 'G is .!ilt !pon the Nortel Networks 15=== Passport prod!ct. Passport is a hi-h0speed
packet switch providin- networkin- services. The 'G is a co&ponent o$ .oth the ()T*
Circ!it and Packet /o&ain Core Networks. The 'G can s!pport a Circ!it onl# ()T*
Network" a Packet onl# ()T* Network" or s!pport .oth conc!rrentl#. The &ain application
co&ponents o$ the 'G are the:
*i-nalin- Gatewa# +*G," the
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()T* *G*N +3G0*G*N," and the
--re-ation Node +N,
The individ!al so$tware applications are e1a&ined in detail. The architect!re o$ the 'G as
whole is then descri.ed.
8illin5 Application
In the wireless -atewa# the acco!ntin- &eters are -enerated .# the vario!s F!nction
Processors +Gs/ and GsC cards,. The# are collected .# the CP3 FP card when the call
ter&inates. The records are then stored on the FP .e$ore .ein- sent to the CGF !sin- the GTP2
protocol as well as the *N.1 encodin-" as speci$ied in the 3GPP 39.=15 speci$ications.
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8n .oard stora-e on the *G*N will allow to have a retention period o$ &ore than 9 da#s.
In$or&ation is *N.1 encoded in the C/R and the *G*N will !se *N to prod!ce .oth *0
C/R and )0C/R" as well as *)*0)8 and *)*0)T.
The C/Rs -enerated in the 'ireless -atewa# are as $ollow:
*0C/R will .e -enerated at the end o$ each P/P conte1t. However" partial records can .e
-enerated .ased on ti&e li&it. The *0C/R will contain all the )andator# in$or&ation
re<!ired accordin- to the 3GPP 39.=15 speci$ication" pl!s &ore" as well as the in$or&ation
re<!ired in the Tra$$ic vol!&e container.
R !pdate container will also .e i&ple&ented in order to allow trackin- o$ the location o$
the s!.scri.er in the *0C/R.
)0C/R will .e introd!ced in order to $ollow the &o.ilit# o$ the attach s!.scri.ers. n )0
C/R will .e open $or each s!ccess$!l attach" and will .e !pdated with a chan-e o$ location
container at each R chan-e. The )0C/R will contain all the )andator# in$or&ation part o$
the G*)19.15 reco&&endation pl!s &ore.
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The Char-in- id will ena.le the CGF to correlate and &er-e *G*N and GG*N C/Rs into one
record" or several *G*N C/Rs into one $or roa&ers !sin- their HP:)N GG*N. This
approach relieves the .illin- s#ste& $ro& CP( intensive tasks to correlate the di$$erent
records pertainin- to a session and also red!ces the <!antit# o$ data that has to .e trans$erred
.etween the CGF and the ?illin- *#ste&.
Two CGF servers with red!ndant disks as well as red!ndant paths sho!ld .e installed to avoid
a sin-le point o$ $ail!re. The Flow /ata Collectors can also .e deplo#ed in N;1
con$i-!ration. The 'ireless Gatewa#5*G*N will a!to&aticall# $orward the records to the
secondar# collector in case o$ $ail!re o$ the &ain one !ntil the pri&ar# ret!rns to service.
(sin- the GTP2 protocol to trans$er the C/R to the CGF the *G*N will .e a.le to $orward
the records to a .ack !p CGF in case o$ $ail!re o$ the $irst one.
/an+o"er
The 'ireless Gatewa# s!pports handover $or .oth the Circ!it and Packet /o&ains. In the
Circ!it /o&ain handover is controlled .# the 3G0)*CE there are no speci$ic enhance&ents
re<!ired .# the 'ireless Gatewa#. In the Packet /o&ain" however" the 3G0*G*N is
responsi.le $or all handover proced!res. The 3G0*G*N s!pports
3G09G *G*N handover" and
9G03G *G*N handover.
?oth o$ these handovers are handled as de$ined .# the ()T* speci$ications.
5.1.3.3 Interfaces
The pri&ar# s!pported inter$aces consist o$:
i ( An e9ternal interface 3etween the *N an+ another type $non(:'&*% of packet
network. &he transport layer of the i is a"aila3le on A&' or Ethernet.
n ( &he interface 3ase+ on I# that is 3etween the 3(**N an+ the *N. &he
transport layer of the n interface is 3ase+ on A&'.
p ( &he interface 3ase+ on I# that is 3etween the 3(**N an+ the **N in +ifferent
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#.'Ns. It is utili;e+ for support of Inter(**N /an+o"er. &he transport layer of
the p interface is 3ase+ on A&'.
r ( &he interface 3etween the 3(**N an+ the /.1. &he transport layer of the r is
3ase+ on &-' interfaces.
a ( &he interface 3etween the 3(**N an+ the Char5in5 ateway Function $CF%.
&he transport layer of the a is 3ase+ on Ethernet.
Iu ( &he interface 3etween the Access an+ Core Network. In Nortel<s implementation,
this is the interface 3etween the 1NC an+ W. &he transport layer of the Iu
interface is 3ase+ on A&' an+ supports #6Cs, *6Cs, or *(#6Cs connecte+ to the
A55re5ation No+e $AN%.
Iu interface
The I! inter$ace is the na&e -iven to the lo-ical connection .etween the ccess and Core
Networks" or the RNC and 'G nodes. The I! inter$ace is the e<!ivalent o$ the inter$ace in
G*) and the G. inter$ace in GPR*. It is an open inter$ace de$ined .etween the ()T*
Terrestrial Radio ccess Network +(TRN, and the Core Network +CN,. ?etween these two
entities" the I! inter$ace provides the $ollowin-:
n a.stract view o$ the (TRN reso!rces to the CN
CN para&eters to the (TRN $or its &ana-e&ent
F!nctions across the I! inter$ace incl!de:
Radio access .earer +R?, &ana-e&ent +$or esta.lish&ent" &odi$ication" and
release,
I! link &ana-e&ent +s#nchrono!s Trans$er )ode 6irt!al Circ!it +T) 6C,"
T)
daption :a#er 9 and :a#er 5 connections +:9 and :5," and GPR* T!nnelin-
Protocol (ser Plane +GTP0(,
)o.ilit# &ana-e&ent" $or e1a&ple: handover" *ervin- Radio Network *!.s#ste&
+*RN*, relocation" and pa-in-
*ec!rit#
Radio reso!rce &ana-e&ent +.roadcast,
*ervice and network access +tracin- and reportin-,
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I! si-nalin- coordination +&!ltiple I! si-nalin- connections are &ana-ed
which re<!ires
coordination on the I! inter$ace,
I! !ser plane +(P, &ana-e&ent +$ra&e protocol initiali3ation and
&ana-e&ent,. The I!
inter$ace is .roken down into I! Circ!it *witched +I!0C*, and I! Packet *witched
+I!0P*,. The $ollowin- sections detail the I! inter$ace in the C* and P* do&ains.
Iu interface in the Circuit -omain, Iu(C*
Figure " I! Circ!it *witched Protocols ill!strates the protocol stacks $or the control plane +C0
plane, and !ser plane +(0plane," as de$ined in the standards.
Figure " Iu Circuit *+itched Protocols
Radio
Neto!"
#a$e!
RANAP
Cont!o% P%ane
Bea!e! P%ane
&' (P p!oto)o% %a$e!
*!anspo!t
Neto!"
#a$e!
P+$si)a% #a$e!
A*,
--C.P
AA#5
--C.P
--CF/NN&
AA#2
AA#5
,*P30
,*P30
-CCP
--CF/NN&
*!anspo!t
Neto!"
(se! P%ane
Bea!e!
Cont!o% P%ane
*!anspo!t Neto!"
(se! P%ane
1.2150.1
1.2630.1
Iu Interface in the #acket -omain
Fi-!re 3 I! Packet /o&ain Protocols ill!strates the protocol stacks $or the control plane +C0
plane, and !ser plane +(0plane," as de$ined in the standards.
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Figure " Iu Pac,et Domain Protocols
Radio
Neto!"
#a$e!
RANAP
Cont!o% P%ane
(se! P%ane
&' (P p!oto)o%
%a$e!
*!anspo!t
Neto!"
#a$e!
P+$si)a% #a$e!
A*,
--C.P
AA#5
AA#5
,*P30
-CCP
--CF/NN&
*!anspo!t
Neto!"
(se! P%ane
*!anspo!t Neto!"
Cont!o% P%ane
*!anspo!t Neto!"
(se! P%ane
-C*P
&P
&P
(2P
G*P/(
(2P
-ote: .he *C.P/0DP/IP protocol stac, is not supported on the Iu interface. Onl1 the
*CCP/2.P"b/**CF3--I/**CP is supported b1 the 45 in release 1.
5.1.3.= !perations an+ 'aintenances
The 'ireless Gatewa# s!pports Con$i-!ration )ana-e&ent +C)," Per$or&ance )ana-e&ent
+P)," and so$tware and hardware Fa!lt )ana-e&ent +F), $or all applications. co&&and
line inter$ace +C:I, can .e !sed" or the )a-ellan /ata )ana-e&ent +)/)," a part o$ the
Preside $a&il# +Please re$er to section 5.1.7.7 on Preside sol!tion $or details, o$ 8)"
provides a -raphical !ser inter$ace +G(I, $or Con$i-!ration" Fa!lt )ana-e&ent" and viewin-
o$ real0ti&e per$or&ance statistics. The )a-ellan data Provider +)/P," also part o$ the
Preside $a&il#" is !sed $or to collect spooled statistics $or post processin- and network
per$or&ance anal#sis.
C)" P)" and F) are de$ined $or the 'ireless Gatewa# within the Passport Co&ponent
/escription :an-!a-e +C/:,. C/: is created .# de$inin- a hierarch# o$ co&ponents and
s!.co&ponents in a tree like str!ct!re. Co&ponent5*!.co&ponents &a# .e o$ an# o$ $o!r
kinds:
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Provisioned co&ponents or attri.!tes are &odi$ia.le .# the 8perator. In &an#
instances
the# &!st .e created .# the 8perator initiall#.
*tatistics are co!nters" !sed $or real0ti&e per$or&ance &ana-e&ent. The# record
the
n!&.er o$ ti&es a partic!lar event has happened" s!ch as the reception o$ a partic!lar
&essa-e or detection o$ a partic!lar error. *tatistics can .e viewed .# the 8perator in
real ti&e via an# applica.le 8) s#ste&. *tatistics are not archived .# the s#ste&.
The# &a# also wrap aro!nd to 3ero once the &a1i&!& val!e o$ the co!nter itsel$ has
.een reached. *tatistics are onl# accessi.le while the co&ponent the# are de$ined within
is accessi.le. For instance" &an# per &o.ile statistics are onl# accessi.le while a
partic!lar &o.ile is viewed as active within the s#ste&. 8nce the conte1ts related to the
&o.ile are deleted" the statistics associated with that &o.ile are deleted. This is
so&eti&es re$erred to as Nnon0HistoricO per$or&ance &ana-e&ent.
Collected *tatistics are si&ilar to *tatistics with one &aPor di$$erence: the# are archived
.# the Passport ever# 15 &in!tes and the archives are periodicall# collected $or $!rther
anal#sis .# the )/P. Collected statistics are also not directl# accessi.le in real ti&e
$ro& an# 8) s#ste&. 8nl# co!nters de$ined as Collected *tats are archived" so
co!nters onl# de$ined as statistics are not archived. ll collected statistics" however" are
also de$ined as nor&al statistics and can there$ore .e viewed $ro& an# applica.le 8)
s#ste&. This is so&eti&es re$erred to as NHistoricO per$or&ance &ana-e&ent.
8perational co&ponents or attri.!tes descri.e the c!rrent state o$ an entit#" to provide
Fa!lt &ana-e&ent. This can .e the internal state" internall# stored in$or&ation" or
co!nters descri.in- an internal event. *o&e operational co&ponents can .e &odi$ied.
1elia3ility an+ :p5ra+es
The individ!al 3G0*G*N applications" other than ?illin-" do not provide red!ndanc#.
However" when the applications are replicated and spread across &!ltiple Passport shelves"
each shel$ can .e so$tware !p-raded independentl#. 'hile the total capacit# o$ a 3G0*G*N is
red!ced d!rin- a so$tware !p-rade" it can contin!e to process new packet sessions" and in0
pro-ress sessions on the shelves not .ein- !p-raded are !na$$ected. *i&ilarl# $or red!ndanc#"
while in0pro-ress sessions are lost when there is a shel$ $ail!re or an individ!al application
$ail!re" the 3G0*G*N overall contin!es to $!nction nor&all# with onl# red!ced capacit#.
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