GSM 2G Basic Network Architecture

Internet
(TCP/IP)

GPRS
2G SGSN

PS Core
GGSN

GSM
mobile

BSS
Base Station Subsystem
BSC
GSM BTS

GSM
mobile

mobile

T
C
S
M

CS Core

HLR

MSCi

Indoor 2G
BTS

PLMN/PSTN/ISDN

IN SCP

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Internet
(TCP/IP)

GPRS
2G/3G SGSN
GGSN
GSM
mobile
BSS
Base Station Subsystem
T
C
S
M

BSC
GSM BTS

GSM
mobile
R
N
C
mobile

3G BTS
(Node B)

CS Core

MSCi

HLR

M
G
W

3G MSC
PLMN/PSTN/ISDN

IN SCP

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MSC Server - separates user and

control plane
MSC 3GPP Rel99

MSC Server 3GPP Rel4

MGW is a part of 3G MSC

GSM and 3G Circuit Switching
Transmission is TDM

MGW is separate from MSS

GSM and 3G Circuit Switched services
Transmission is IP (also ATM can be
used)
Voice and signaling over IP

MSCi - M11

TDM based
Backbone & PSTN

H.248/Megaco
Sigtran

A'

IuCS

MSS
M12

A & IuCS

MGW - U1.5

control plane
user plane
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MGW - U2

Packet based
Backbone
(IP/ATM)
& TDM based
PSTN

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Network Operator
Application Plane
CAP/INAP

APSE

CAP/INAP

HLR
MAP

MSC
Server

GSM/EDGE BSS
3G RAN

MAP

Control Plane
MSC Server or GCS

BICC-CS-2 / SIP-T

Sigtran/
Megaco, H248

Sigtran/
Megaco, H248

User Plane

A
Iu-CS

IP/MPLS/ATM
Backbone

MGW

PSTN

MGW

Control Plane and User plane separated in Rel-4

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MSC Server system brings OPEX

savings

New MSC Server world

Voice and signalling over
IP
No transit switches
needed
O&M Savings
Free MSS site location
MGWs in unmanned
BSC/RNC sites
High capacity, small
floorspace

MSS

GERAN
H.248
Sigtran
UTRAN

A
MGW

IP / ATM

MGW

Iu-CS
PSTN/ISDN

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Transmission savings
Local switching
Bandwidth savings

Investment protection CAPEX

savings
IN

Full support for existing services

MA
P

CAP/INAP/M
AP

GSM/EDGE support
CAP/INAP

TDM, IP and ATM transmission

HLR
MAP

MSS
GERAN

UTRAN

MSS

Mc
A

3G

MAP

MGW

GERAN

Mc

IP/ATM
Backbo
ne

MGW

All MSC Server system elements

UTRAN
lu-CS

lu-CS

Long term investment protection

support full IP Multimedia,
3GPP Rel.5 / Rel.6 / Rel. 7

PSTN/ISDN

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Rel.4 Network Design with MSS and

MGWs
Network Operator
Application Plane

CAP/INAP

APSE

CAP/INAP

HLR
MAP

MSC
Server

GSM/EDGE BSS
3G RAN

MAP

Control Plane
MSC Server or GCS

BICC-CS-2 / SIP-T

Sigtran/
Megaco, H248

Sigtran/
Megaco, H248

User Plane

A
Iu-CS

IP/MPLS/ATM
Backbone

MGW

PSTN

MGW

Control Plane and User plane separated in Rel-4

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MSC Server, MSS (M13.2)

Overview

Functionality

2G/3G CS traffic control in Rel4-based networks

Media transportation handled by MGW

GSM and WCDMA call

control and mobility
management
Controls several MGWs
VLR, SSP, SMS, CS-data

1,200,000 subscribers

1,200,000 BHCA

1,200,000 SMS/BH

41,500 simult. calls

Capacity

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MGW will be located as close as the access
User Plane
network to handle local switching.

A MGW site includes 1 or more MGWs

MSC Server
MSC Se
rver

MGW
Site 1
BSC
A

GSM

MG
W

A MGW site may have connections to:

GSM BSS
WDCMA RAN MGW Site 2
PSTN
Other MGW sites via an inter-site backbone:

MG
W

IP backbone
MGW
MGW
ATM backbone
TDM backbone

BSC
A

GSM

MGWs on the site are connected to each

RNC

WCDMA

Iu

MG
W

IP/ATM/T
DM an intra-site backbone
other
with
Backbone

MGW
Intra-site traffic is distributed
evenly among
RNC

the MGWs on the site

PSTN/
PLMN

Iu

WCDMA

PSTN/
PLMN

Dimensioning can be done according to subscriber and traffic parameters

(number of 2G/3G subscribers, traffic per subscriber, call length, PSTN
interconnection point, used codec inside MSS network)
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MGW Dimensioning Criteria

The MGW does not include any subscriber databases so it does

not

care about the number of subscribers, only about the amount of

traffic generated by those subscribers

MGW is dimensioned based on

Busy Hour Call Attempt (BHCA)

Number of Simultaneous Calls

# of TDM Ports Required

# of ATM Ports Required

# of IP Ports Required

# of TCU (Transcoding Unit) Required

# of ISU (Interface Signalling Unit) Required

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MSC Server overview

The MSC Server is a circuit-switched call control

product
offering all GSM and 3G circuit-switched services.

The MSC Server allows operators to:

provide same CS services as with an MSC

combine transport of voice and data (GPRS)

in a single transport network

optimize signaling & transport networks,separately

purchase call control and traffic capacity

have a clear evolution to IP backbone with the MGW

the MSC Server is a functionality which can be

upgraded from
the MSCi and TMSCi network elements (2G or 3G)

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Integrated MSC Server

Still supports full MSCi functionality

Contains

Gateway MSC Functionality

Visited MSC Functionality
Media Gateway Control Function

1) M12
MSCi - M11
upgrade

GMSC
GMSC VMSC
VMSC
Switching
SwitchingIWF
IWF

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MSS
MSCi - M12

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GMSC VMSC
VMSC
Switching
SwitchingIWF
IWF

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GMSC VMSC
VMSC
Switching
SwitchingIWF
IWF
MGCF
MGCF

SGW in MGW
MSC Server

MSC Server

TDM
IP/ATM

GSM BSS
BSC

2.
SGW

ATM

1.

WCDMA

SGW
ATM/IP
Backbone

MGW

TDM

3.& 4.
PSTN/
PLMN

RNC

SIGNALING
TRANSPORT
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2)
3)
4)

RANAP (SS7) / ATM <---> IP

BSSAP (SS7) / TDM <---> IP
MAP/CAP/INAP (SS7 SCCP) / TDM
ISUP/TUP/IUP (SS7 MTP3) / TDM

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Rel4 Network Interfaces & Protocols

HLR

Services
CAP

MAP

H.248
H.248for
for
MGW
MGW
control
control
RANAP
or
RANAP or
BSSAP
BSSAP
towards
towards
radio
radio
network
network
RANAP
Iu-CS

MSS

AAL2/AAL5
ATM Nb

AAL5/ATM

AAL2
ATM

MGW
A

BSC

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IP

H.248
IP
Mc

BSSAP

RNC

BICC, SIP
ATM/IP (G)MSS
Nc

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M

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BICC
BICCfor
for
Call
Call
Control
Control

RTP
IP

SS7

TDM
(G)MGW

User
Userdata
data
over
ATM
over ATMor
or
IP
IPor
orTDM
TDM

ISUP
ISUPover
over
IP
IP
towards
towards
PSTN
PSTN

PSTN

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