Femtocell Standards in 3GPP2

cdma2000 Technology Workshop June 2012

Background
3GPP2 began work on femtocell standards in 2007
Started with femtocell workshop October 2007 in Boston

Technical activities initiated in all 3GPP2 TSGs

System requirements Security aspects Air-interface (radio) enhancements Support for legacy 1x circuit services Packet data services for 1x and HRPD (EV-DO)

Phase I femtocell specifications with IMS voice architecture completed 2010 Phase II specs for femtocells connecting to MSC/MSCe, completed 2011.

3GPP2 Standards: System Requirements

A femtocell system should support all the features and services supported by the cdma2000 system. A femtocell system shall be able to determine the location of a mobile station according to cdma2000 location service. A femtocell system shall have a globally unique identifier. A femtocell system shall be able to determine reliably the geographic location of each individual femtocell. A femtocell system should be capable of operating using existing broadband networks (e.g., DSL, cable) for backhaul connections.
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3GPP2 Standards: Architecture

Two possible architectures for voice
Legacy IOS interface connecting to existing MSC/MSCe SIP/IMS approach for connecting femtocells to IMS convergence server

Packet data service model

Reuse existing interfaces (A10/A11) to PDSN from Femto Access Points (FAPs)

Security architecture using IPsec/IKEv2

Certificates with simple authentication model Basic IPsec/IKEv2 profiles

TR-069-based management architecture

Specification of Management Object contents and procedures.
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3GPP2 Femtocell System Architecture (IMS)

FemtoAAA AN-AAA

A1 2

11 0/A A1

PDSN

MS/ AT

1x or HRPD Air Interface

Femtocell Access Point (FAP) IPsec Tunnel

Security Gateway

AAA RIPA
SI P/ IM S/ RT P

IP Network
HA

A13, A16-19

A26

IMS
Femtocell Femtocell Convergen Convergence ce Server Server (FCS) (FCS)
Femto

Home IP Network

Femto Femto Gateway Gateway (FGW) (FGW)

A13, A16-19

ANSI-41/ MAP

HRPD RNC

Management System (FMS)

MSC

HLR/VLR

3GPP2 Femtocell System Architecture (Legacy IOS-based)

FemtoAAA AN-AAA

A1 2

11 0/A A1

PDSN

MS/ AT

1x or HRPD Air Interface

Femtocell Access Point (FAP) IPsec Tunnel

Security Gateway

AAA RIPA

IP Network
HA
Femto

A13, A16-19

A1p/A2p /A25/A26

Management System (FMS) A1p/A2p MSCe HLR/VLR

Home IP Network

Femto Femto Gateway Gateway (FGW) (FGW)

A13, A16-19

HRPD RNC

ANSI-41/ MAP
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3GPP2 Standards: Key Features

Preferred User Zone List (PUZL) as part of Enhanced System Selection (ESS)
Fingerprint of the FAPs location to assist autonomous scanning and selection of FAPs Facilitate manual selection, black list and white list management in terminals

Active handoff from macro to FAP

Legacy terminals supported through the reverse-link detection of mobile signal or out-of-band detection Enhanced terminals supported through a new overhead message that advertises unique FAP identity

Air interface enhancements for 1x and EV-DO

Operates with unmodified macro systems (1x and EV-DO) Allows flexible partitioning of PN code space between macro system and femto system Augmented overhead for quick discovery of unique femto identity, association type, human-friendly ID, location information

Local and Remote IP access on FAP.

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Role of The TR-069 Standard in Femtocell Management Broadband Forum TR-069 is the framework for femtocell management
Widely supported by 3GPP2 (and 3GPP) vendors and carriers Endorsed by Femto Forum

Functions controlled via provisioning

Discovery/Registration Redirection to alternate SeGW, ACS, or Femto Gateway Self-organizing network Location verification Provisioning and radio parameter assignments

3GPP2 FAP device management model is part of TR-196 issue 2.

3GPP2 Femtocell-Related Specifications

System Requirements for Femto Cell Systems S.R0126-0 v1.0 Femtocell System Overview S.R0139-0
Guidelines on deployment considerations for cdma2000 femtocells Includes hand in/out, IOS interface support for connecting to MSC/MSCe Packet data service aspects for 1x and EV-DO Local and Remote IP Access support SIP/IMS-based 1x legacy voice service

Interoperability Specification (IOS) A.S0024 Network Aspects X.S0059

Femto Management Objects X.R0063 (subset of TR-196 issue 2) Network Reference Model S.R0135 Security Framework S.S0132 Air Interface Enhancements for future femto-aware mobile devices
EV-DO C.S0024-C 1x enhancement C.S0005-E Enhanced System Selection (ESS, a.k.a. PUZL) C.P0016-D Signaling conformance tests

Available at http://www.3gpp2.org/
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