Network MSS MSS, I-BCF Nc BICC, ISUP, SIP-I HLR-FE MGW MGW, I-BGF Nb IP, ATM, TDM Backbone Mc H.248 Mc/Mn H.248 subscriber database IN BSC RNC WCDMA Iu-CS GSM AoIP, Ater TC A A PSTN/ISDN VoIP/IMS/SIP Other PLMN SIP,SIP-I, BICC PSTN Mb/Nb(SIP-I)/Nb Mb 2 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Capacity in MGW (Open MGW) Type of connectivity Number of interfaces TDM STM-1/OC-3 80 + 80 IP for user plane (GE) 24 + 24 IP for user plane (10GE) 6 + 6 IP for control plane (GE) 1 + 1 IP for control plane (10GE) 1 + 1 IP for O&M 2 + 2 3 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Capacity in MGW (MGW based on IPA2800) Type of connectivity Number of interfaces TDM STM-1/OC-3 56 + 56 IP for user plane (GE) 16 + 16 ATM STM-1/OC-3 56 + 56 TDM E1/T1 1440 IP for control plane with L2 1 +1 IP for O&M with L2 2 + 2 IP for control plane with L3 1 + 1 IP for O&M with L3 1 + 1 4 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Functional Units (Nodes) in Open MGW AMCCarrier
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TCU IPNI1 IP/GE TCU IPNI10 IP/10GE TCU TDMSNI IP User Plane ADDF TDM User Plane and signalling TDM STM-1/OC3 TDM E1/T1 Hub Hub FI&BI between shelves 5 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Functional units in MGW based on IPA2800 6 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Control and Administrative Computer Unit (CACU) Purpose: CACU controls the ATM switch fabrics and establishes connections for calls. Its ATM switching management functions comprises: o Establishment of both internal and external connections via the SFU, including ATM circuit hunting and address analysis. o Management and control of the SFU, A2SU, and MXU o Transmission resource management Redundancy: 2N PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M) Interface: ATM interface to MXU Max. number of units in subracks:2 CCP18-C 7 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Central Memory (CM) Purpose: CM serves as the central data storage and distribution facility. It also handles the centralised part of the common channel signalling, for example, digit analysis. Redundancy: 2N PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M) Interface: ATM interface to MXU Max. number of units in subracks:2 CCP18-C 8 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Interface Control and Signaling Unit (ISU) Purpose: ISU is responsible for signalling gateway functions between access networks and MSC Server. Its task include the following: o Process MTP and SCCP of both narrowband and wideband SS7 signalling. o Messange handling and processing functions related to the signalling channel connected to it. Redundancy: N+1 PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M) Interface: ATM interface to MXU Max. number of units in subracks:18 (New deliveries in MGW U5.0) CCP18-C 9 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Voice Announcement Unit (VANU) Purpose: VANU controls the announcement function of MGW. It stores the individual speech samples, constructs complete announcements from them and sends them to the DSP units for further processing. Redundancy: None PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M) Interface: ATM interface to MXU Max. number of units in subracks:2 CCP18-C 10 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Switching Unit (SWU) Purpose: SWU is a LAN/Ethernet Switching function, which provides LAN/Ethernet interfaces for: o Control plane (H.248 and M3UA) o O&M signalling (e.g. towards NetAct) ESA40-A has four Gb Ethernet ports. This allows the separation of control plane and O&M traffic to dedicated ports within one pair. ESA40-A supports L3 connectivity solution. Redundancy: SN+ PIU:ESA40-A (LAN/Ethernet switch) Interface: LAN/Ethernet to OMU, ISU and site LAN Max. number of units in subracks: 6 ESA40-A 11 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Operation and Maintenance Unit (OMU) Purpose: OMU handles all the MGWs crucial upper-layer system maintenance functions, such as: o Hardware configuration management o Hardware Management System (HMS) supervision o Associated centralised recovery functions. In the event of fault, the OMU automatically activates appropriate recovery and diagnostics procedures within the MGW. Redundancy: 2N PIU:CCP18-A (Intel Pentium M) Interface: ATM interface to MXU, LAN/Ethernet via ESA40-A, Duplicated SCSI, Service Terminal interface, Duplicated HMS interface Max. number of units in subracks:2 CCP18-A 12 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 OMUs storage devices Purpose: OMU has two dedicated hard disk units which serve as a redundant storage for: o The entire system software o The event buffer for intermediate storing of alarms o The radio network configuration files. Backup copies are made onto a USB memory stick that can be connected to the CCP18-A PIUs front plate. Redundancy: 2N PIU:HDS-B Interface: SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) Max. number of units in subracks:2 HDS-B 13 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Transcoding Unit (TCU) Purpose: TCU includes a number of signal processors whose main functions are: o Transcoding o Signal level control o Discontinuous transmission All DSPs of the unit can be freely allocated within the MGW. Redundancy: SN+ PIU:CDSP-DT Interface: ATM interface to MXU Max. number of units in subracks:90 CDSP-DT 14 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Network Interfaces SFU MGW 2*1GB IP Backbone SFU RNC/MGW RNC/MGW SDH/ Sonet NPGEP ATM (AAL2) for Userplane NPS1(P) (PIU:NP8S1) 8*STM-1/OC-3 interfaces SDH/ Sonet PSTN BSS IWF MSS n*E1/T1 via ADM PSTN MSS, BSS IWF PSTN BSS RNC IWSEP M X U NPS1(P) NIWU PSTN/A/IWF/Ater Interface IWSEP/IWSTP (PIU:IW8S1- A) 8xSTM-1 interfaces NIWU (PIU: IW16P1A) 16*E1/T1/JT1 TDM interface IP for Userplane NPGEP (PIU:NP2GE) 2x1GB Electrial or Optical Ethernet 15 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Network Interface Unit (NPGEP) Purpose: NPGEP provides 2x1000Base-T Ethernet electrical and 2x1000Base-LX/-SX Ethernet optical interfaces supporting both single-mode and multi-mode fibers and the means to execute physical and IP layer functionality. It maps packets to and from Ethernet frame structure including o Packet classification, forwarding and scheduling o Traffic management Redundancy: 2N PIU:NP2GE-A Interface: 2x1000Base-T Ethernet electrical, 2x1000Base-LX/-SX Ethernet optical Max. number of units in subracks:16 NP2GE-A 16 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Network Interface Unit STM-1 (NPS1/NPS1P) Purpose: NPS1(P) provides SDH STM-1 interfaces and handles bit timing, line coding, and timing recovery. Redundancy: 2N PIU:NP8S1-A Capacity:Eight optical STM-1/OC-3 interfaces, 155.52 Mbit/s each. Interface: ATM interface to SFU, Clock reference output to TSS3-A Max. number of units in subracks:7NPS1(14NPS1P) NPS1P/NPS1 17 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Network Interface Unit STM-1/OC-3 (IWSEP/IWSTP) Purpose: IWSEP/IWSTP provides STM-1/OC-3 interfaces. The main tasks are as follows: o Implements the TDM over SDH channel bit stream conversion to the AAL1 ATM channel cell stream to be forwarded to SFU and vice versa. o Support Ater interface. o Support up to 128 timeslots for SS7 signalling. Redundancy: 2N PIU:IW8S1-A Capacity:Eight optical STM- 1interfaces Interface: ATM interface to SFU, RS232, Clock reference output to TSS3-A Max. number of units in subracks: 14 IWSEP/IWSET 18 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Network Interface Unit TDM (NIWU) Purpose: IW16P1A contains E1/T1/JT1 interfaces for TDM signalling and user plane. The unit also performs the user plane conversation between the TDM format and the ATM format. Redundancy: None PIU:IW16P1A Capacity:16 physical TDM electrical interfaces Interface: ATM interface to SFU, RS232, Clock reference output to TSS3-A Max. number of units in subracks: 30/60/90 IW16P1A 19 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 ATM Connections to SFU Switching and multiplixing in MGW is based on the ATM technology. The units are: o SFUs which are used for switching the call processed by MGW o MXUs for connecting the low-bit-rate network interface units to the SFUs.
Allocation of the MGWs ATM connection: 2.5 Gbit/s serial switching fabric port interface (SFPIF2G5): o 32 ports of 3.9 Mcells/s ATM cell rate (or 1.65 Gbit/s user data rate) o One input or output port consists of one serial data line of 2.5 Gbit/s o Ports can be conbined for higher data rates o Duplication needs its own fabric port o The maximum cable length is 5 m
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CM CM 1-2 2pcs CM CAC U 2pcs CM OMU 2pcs FDU WDU WDU CM ISU 1-8 pcs CM IWSEP/ IWSTP 0-14 pcs CM NPS1/ NPS1P 0-14 pcs CM NPGEP 0-16 pcs CM A2SU (used in release prior to U5.0 only) 0-1 pcs CM TCU 0-9 pcs CM NIWU 0-9 pcs CM ISU 1-2 pcs TBU EHU 3- 11 TBU 20 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Switching Fabric Unit (SFU) Purpose: SFU provides part of the ATM cell switching function. It provides full accessibility and is non-blocking at ATM connection level. SFU supports point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connection topologies, as well as, differentiated handling of various ATM service categories. Redundancy: 2N PIU:SF20H, SF10E (only for upgrades) Capacity:2.5 Gbits/s Interface: ATM interface Max. number of units in subracks: 2 SF20H 21 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Multiplexer Unit (MXU) Purpose: MXU multiplexes traffic tributary units towards SFU. It includes part of the AMT layer functionality, such as: o Policing o Statistics o OAM o Buffer management o Scheduling Redundancy: 2N PIU:MX1G6-A Capacity:1.6 Gbits/s Interface: ATM interfaces Max. number of units in subracks: 24 SF20H 22 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Timing and Synchronization, SDH Stratum 3 (TSS3) & Timing Buffer (TBUF) TSS3 TBUF 23 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Clock BUS 24 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Hardware Management Subsystem (HMS) Purpose: HMS has 3 hierarchically organised layers of equipment. o Hardware Management Master Nodes (HMMNs) Uppest level in the hierarchy Control the whole subsystem Located in OMU o Hardware Management System Bridge Nodes (HMSBs) Intermediate level in the hierarchy Serve as bridges which connect HMMNs to the lowest-level block in the hierarchy Located in TBU (TSS3s and TBUFs) o Hardware Management System Slave Nodes (HMSSs) Locate in every PIUs Redundancy: 2N
25 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 HMS System 26 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 HMS BUS 27 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Power Distribution Subsystem PD30 28 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 External Hardware Alarm Unit ( EHU) Purpose: EHU receive external alarms and send indications of them as messages to OMU-located external alarm handler via HMS. A second function is to drive: o the optional External Hardware Alarm panel (EXAU-A) o the cabinet integrated lamp o CAIND alarm indicator located on top of CAMA cabinet and possible other external equipment. Redundancy: None PIU:EHAT Interface: 32 voltage controlled inputs, 8 current controlled inputs, 16 general purpose 20 mA current outputs. Connections to external devices via cabling panal1 in the rear of CAMA. SF20H 29 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 Base Module Expansion Module MGW Cabinets and Subracks 30 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 MGW Configuration 31 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 CAMA Subrack 1 (Base Module) 32 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 CAMA Subrack 2 (Base Module) 33 Nokia Siemens Networks CN34015EN40GLA3 MGW Expansion Modules Three subrack configuration alternatives Subrack configuration with IWS1E/T Subrack configuration with NIWU/NIP1 Subrack configuration with TCU Main difference between the subrack configurations is the number of TCU/A2SU units and number and type of interface units