3G Non-technical Presentation

WCDMA Core Network

Agenda
Network Overview Market Situation Ericsson Portfolio Network Evolution Summary

Network Overview

Network Overview-Cont

GMSC GMSC

Core Network
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Network Overview-Cont

Circuit Switch
GMSC GMSC

Packet Switch

Circuit Switch Network

Circuit Switch Overview-Cont

what is MSC? Mobile Switching Center (MSC) Combines of MSC-S & M-MGw Responsible for: Routing traffic and Signaling information in the network Some functions: Call control management (Registration,..) Mobility management (Location update, handover, call routing,)

Circuit Switch Overview-Cont

What is GMSC? Gateway MSC (GMSC) Interface with fixed network (PSTN/ISDN) Retrieve information form HLR for location of sub. Route all calls to appropriate MSC/VLR Also perform charging for mobile terminate call

Circuit Switch Overview-Cont

What is HLR/AuC? Home Location Register (HLR) Centralized database of subscriber
Administrative information Subscriber registration Any supplementary services

Authentication Center (AuC)

Ciphering User authentication

Circuit Switch Overview-Cont

What is VLR? Visitor Location Register (VLR) Database for both subscriber information and Information relates to MSC in service area One VLR for each MSC

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Packet Switch Network

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Packet Switch Overview-Cont

What is SAU, PDP, SDS?
SAU
Stand for Simultaneously Attached Users Subscriber attached to the network Packet Data Protocol Data structure present for both SGSN/GGSN Contains subscribers session information (Active user) Information such as IP address, IMSI, Subscriber tunnel ID Simultaneous Data Session Can be a PDP or more
PDP HLR Subscriber

GSM/WCDMA Sub

PDP

Packet Sub

SAU

SDS

SDS

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Packet Switch Overview- Cont

What is SGSN?
Serving GPRS Support Node Packet routing and transfer to/from SGSN service area Output of charging data

Session management

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Packet Switch Overview- Cont

What is SGSN?
Connection to other nodes (HLR, MSC, BSC, SMSGMSC, SMS-IWMSC, GGSN).

Mobility management Ciphering and authentication

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Packet Switch Overview- Cont

What is GGSN?
Stand for Gateway GPRS Support Node Provide interface to external packet network Act as the router for routing IP address for all subscribers Functionality for associating subscriber to the right SGSN

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Packet Switch Overview- Cont

What is GGSN? Charging support (Output of billing) GPRS session management toward external Firewall Border gateway

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Packet Switch Overview- Cont

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Agenda
Core Network Overview Market Situation Ericsson Portfolio Network Evolution Summary

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One Family, Different Generations..

2G

WCDMA WCDMA

GSM/GPRS

EDGE
WCDMA

WCDMA

3G
Time

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People want mobile communication

Mobile voice traffic by region
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Cambodia: 66% growth Y on Y in number of subscribers (Q2 2008)
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LAM CEMA

Teraminutes

APAC NAM WE

People want broadband everywhere

Broadband subscription forecast
2000
Subscriptions (Millions)

1500 1000

Fixed

Mobile

500 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Agenda
Core Network Overview Market Situation Ericsson Portfolio Network Evolution Summary

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Ericsson Products Portfolio

(GSM and WCDMA)

MSC MSS/MGw

SGSN GGSN
OSS

Service Layer

UTRAN

BSS

Terminals

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Ericsson Portfolio
Example of product- Circuit Switch (CS Core)

M-MGw

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Ericsson Portfolio
Example of product- Circuit Switch (CS Core)

MSC-S

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Ericsson Portfolio
Example of product- Packet Switch (PS Core)

SGSN node
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Ericsson Portfolio
Example of product- Packet Switch (PS Core)

M120 GGSN node

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Agenda
Core Network Overview Market Situation Ericsson Portfolio Network Evolution Summary

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Network Evolution
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Evolution to all IP (Wireline/Wireless) Multimedia services enable
File sharing Video Voice Text message Presence
PLMN

IMS

HSPA

WiFi Hotspot

WLAN

Fixed Wireless terminal

PC with Soft client CS mobile phone PC with Soft client

WLAN Phone

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Agenda
Core Network Overview Market Situation Ericsson Portfolio Network Evolution Summary

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Summary
Circuit Switch Function Packet Switch Function Market Situation Ericsson Portfolio Ericsson Network Evolution

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