5G Core Network Evolution for NSA and SA

Youcef Salem Atia Sr. Manager Data Platforms Planning, du

MBA, PMP
April, 2019

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Agenda

Market Updates

5G Technology

Transition towards 5G

CUPS Architecture, VMs vs Containers

EITC (DU) 5G deployment

Smart Ecosystems
• 66% of organizations have plans to deploy 5G by 2020.

Smart Car Smart home

Smart city Smart Workplace

Source: Gartner Dec 2018.

Countless new applications

• IoT communications remains the most popular target use case for 5G, with
59 percent.
• The next most popular use case is video.

Source: Gartner Dec 2018.

mMTC eMBB

• mMTC has been already • offering ultra-high speed

developed as part of 3GPP • Offering sufficient capacity in
Release 13/14 low power
wide area (LPWA) the initial stage
technologies. • Provides greater data-
• includes NB-IoT.
bandwidth complemented by

URLCC moderate latency

• Ultra-Reliable and Low improvements on both 5G NR

Latency Communications and 4G LTE.
• require more bandwidth
with ultra-reliable low
latency .
• require the 5G Core
deployment for full end-2-
end latency reduction.
• require wide coverage
Hype Cycle for the Future of Wireless Networks Infrastructure, 2018

Source: Gartner Dec 2018.

5G Technology
Migration for NSA to SA Mode

5G Radio in NSA Mode 5G Radio in SA Mode

EPC 5GC

LTE 5G LTE 5G
Radio NR Radio NR

UE UE

Control Plane
User Plane
Migration possibilities for NSA to SA 5G

Option 2 Option 5 Option 3 Option 3A Option 3X

5GC 5GC EPC EPC EPC

X2
5G LTE LTE 5G LTE 5G LTE 5G
NR Radio Radio NR Radio NR Radio NR

UE UE UE UE UE

Option 4 Option 4A Option 7 Option 7A Option 7X

5GC 5GC 5GC 5GC 5GC

Xn Xn
LTE 5G LTE 5G LTE 5G LTE 5G LTE 5G
Radio NR Radio NR Radio NR Radio NR Radio NR

UE UE UE UE UE

Source: 5G deployment options are being defined in 3GPP using either the existing EPC (Evolved Packet Core,
specified in 3GPP TS 23.401 [10]) or the 5GC (5G Core network, specified in 3GPP TS 23.501 [11]).
Transition towards 5G
Core 4G Network current Deployment

4G Architecture

HSS

PCRF

MME

UGW

E-UTRAN

2/3/4G
UE
Changes to 5G NSA

4G Architecture 5G NSA Architecture

HSS HSS+

PCRF PCRF+

MME MME+

SGW-C PGW-C
GW -Control plane

GW-User plane
SGW-U PGW-U
UGW

E-UTRAN NR

2/3/4G NSA UE
UE
Changes to 5G SA

4G Architecture 5G NSA Architecture 5G SA Architecture

HSS HSS+ UDM

PCRF PCRF+ PCF

MME MME+ AMF

SGW-C PGW-C SMF

GW -Control plane

GW-User plane
SGW-U PGW-U UPF
UGW

NR NR
E-UTRAN

2/3/4G NSA UE SA UE
UE
CUPS Architecture, VMs vs Containers
CUPS architecture & Network functions

PCF NEF AMF NRF BSF

SMF CHF SMSF NSSF SEPP

5GNR NodeB AF NWDAF N3IWF

UDM UDR USDF UPF NRF

AUSF SPF
Mapping of Network functions

Data Service exposure Monitor & report

USDF UDR UDM NEF NWDAF

Routing & Selection Services Charging

NSSF BSF NRF SPF AF SMSF CHF

Access Security Policy

AMF 5GNR gNodeB AUSF SEPP PCF

Interworking PDU Session & User Plane

N3IWF SMF UPF

Containers vs. Virtual Machines
EITC (DU) 5G deployment
EITC (DU) 5G Trials and Commercialization Activities

2017 Jun 2018 Oct 2018 2019

5G Trials
Network
First
Virtualization
commercial 5G
EITC 5G Network Migration Plan

1 2 3
5G NSA 5G NSA + SA 5G SA

EPC+ EPC+ 5GC 5GC

S1-U S1-C S1-U S1-C

X2 Xn Xn
LTE 5G LTE 5G LTE 5G
Radio NR Radio NR Radio NR

UE UE UE
Option 7X/4
Option 3x Option 7X/4
Interworking with EPC/5GC
Challenges

• Different Options for 5G migration

• Coexistence of Physical and Virtual EPC

• CUPS & Distributed EPC

• VOICE Strategy for NSA

Questions ?

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