Huawei SPS Convergent Solution For IPSTP and DA v1.0

Huawei IP-STP/DA Solution for
Future Signaling Networks
Giovanna De Zen (WEU CS&CN Marketing)
giovanna.dezen@huawei.com
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Contents
Huawei SPS as convergent signaling aggregator

Introduction to SPS solution
Main IP STP features
Main Diameter Agent features
IPSTP/DA value added features
References
Carrier Grade Solution for SS7 and Diameter
1 Scalability and
Flexibility
Linear scalability, Easy expansion
2 Flexible routing and load sharing
Reliability and Security Mediation
99.999% multi level reliability
Overload and congestion control
Message screening
Topology hiding
Major
3 Challenges
Network Implementation
Mature delivery capabilities
Strong integration capabilities
Mapping and mediation support 4 Future Proof
Supporting IP-STP and Diameter convergence
to save future investment
Support of new features like EURRIII
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Huawei SPS as Convergent Signaling Aggregator
SIGTRAN and Diameter HLR SCP SMSC HSS OCS PCRF Operators need to
will coexist for a long deploy future proof
time solutions and to reduce
CAPEX and OPEX
SS7/SIGTRAN
DIAMETER Newly build
Existing
2G/3G IP-STP DRA LTE/VoLTE
network network
DEA
The platform of SS7
STP is usually very old, A single convergent
is not suitable to Convergent signaling network
support Diameter, and SPS including both
will face the problem of Diameter and SS7
MSC MSC MME GGSN would take benefits
product life cycle
Huawei convergent signaling product strategy assures the evolution of future signaling network

IPSTP on top of SPS
… Huawei strategy
MNP
• Supports any SS7 based Network
FNR
Signaling
• Support signaling access types including
Replication
IP STP Sigtran, NSL, HSL
Signaling (SPS) • Inherit all features required by the legacy
accounting SS7 network, like MNP, FNR, Enhanced
Monitoring Enhanced
Routing
routing
Signaling • Inherit all IOT capabilities of legacy STP
… Screening
• Network topology unchanged, without any
additional requirement to the existing
Sigtran, NSL, HSL network
• Assure the SS7 network reliability, more
PSTN IN NGN/3G CDMA GSM reliable than the former one
To support STP is not just to support SS7 protocol stack

but fully support function of legacy STP in the current SS7 network.
Reliability is also a big challenge

Huawei E2E Solution Scope
IPSTP/DRA/DEA Solution
LTE /
EPC IMS PCC CS (2G/3G)
Huawei is main vendor in LTE/EPC/PCC/IMS/SS7

Contents

References
Huawei SPS Solution
A single SPS node can provide Diameter Agent and IPSTP
(SIGTRAN) at the same time
Solution
Other
BSS&OSS Support Diameter Agent for Central Routing, Edge Agent
Operator
and Multiple PCRF Binding (Routing Agent) or provide these
SAE/IMS-HSS PCRF OCS/OFCS
functions individually
Diameter
Support Diameter interworking among EPC, PCC, IMS
Diameter (S6a/S9/Gx…)
Diameter network, support S6a/S9/S13/Cx/Dx/Rx/Gx interface
(S6a,Gx/Gy…) Edge Agent interworking
Support hierarchical network structure for interconnection
within operator and between operators
EMS
SPS Support IPSTP to transfer the SIGTRAN
IPSTP
MDB (DA/IPSTP) MDB SIGTRAN Support MAP-Diameter translator when roaming between
LTE network and Legacy 2G/3G network
Diameter SIGTRAN
(S6a/Gx/Gy…) Benefit
Billing System Improves signaling network scalability and reliability
SS7 network
Supports interoperability between multivendor endpoints
MME PCEF(GGSN/ Provides security and simplifies routing at the network

CSCF
S/P-GW) interconnect point

Huawei SPS Product Overview
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
U U U U U U S S U U U U U U
S S S S S S W W S S S S S S
SUB-RACK DETAILS I I I I I I U U I I I I I I
A A A A A A I I A A A A A A
S S S S S S S S S S
O O S S
D D D D P P S S D D
ATCA Sub-Rack M M W W
A A B B G G P P C C
(12 service blades) U U U U
U U U U W W U U U U
Board Function
name
ATCA Cabinet
(2 Sub-Racks) ATCA R5 Blade SDAU SPS Diameter Agent Unit
Service Card for processing of Diameter signaling
ITEM Parameter SDBU SPS Database Unit
Support storage of Session Binding Data or FNR/MNP subscriber data
Type of Cabinet N68E-22
Dimension (H*W*D） 2200mm * 600mm * 800mm SSPU SPS SIGTRAN Processing Unit
Service Card for processing of SS7/SIGTRAN signaling
Weight 450kg
SDCU Signaling Data Collecting Unit (SANEX DSS function)
Space 46U (1U=44.45mm) Support signaling data collection for accounting and troubleshooting
Maximum Power Consumption 2030W per full sub-rack
SPGW SPS Provisioning Gate Way
Average Power Consumption 1700W per full sub-rack Support FNR /MNP Provisioning interface with BOSS
High reliability, high performance, high scalability and less power consumption

SPS Technical Specification
Max board SCTP association: 512
Max SPS SCTP association: 15,000
Message Message transfer delay: 3-15ms
Routing Max GT capacity: 200K
Max board processing capability: 50,000 TPS (Diameter) / 70,000 MSU/s (SIGTRAN)
Performance Max SPS processing capability: 2300K TPS (Diameter) / 3220K MSU/s (SIGTRAN)
& Capacity
Max. MNP/FNR subscribers storage per pair boards: 50M
Dimension MNP/FNR
Max. MNP/FNR query per pair boards: 16,000 Query /Second
Provisioning Max. 3,000 records per second
Session
Max. Session number per pair boards: 1.5M
binding
Accounting Max board processing capability: 50,000 TPS (Diameter) / 70,000 MSU/s (SIGTRAN)
Reliability ≥ 99.999%
Power Consumption 8.5KW (4 sub-racks, 2 cabinets)
Platform Huawei OSTA2.0 (ATCA)

SPS (DRA+IPSTP) Scalability
Unified and mature ATCA platform for all
Huawei core network elements such as
IMS/CS/MME/HSS/PCRF
Adding additional SDAU/SSPU boards for

capacity expansion linearly in one SPS node
SDAU
SSPU
50 K
TPS (Diameter): (512 Diameter link) 500 K 1100 K 2300 K
MSU (SIGTRAN): 70 K 700 K 1540 K 3220 K

(512 SIGTRAN links)
The scalability of Huawei DRA solution mainly depends on SDAU (SPS Diameter Agent Unit) and SSPU (SPS SIGTRAN Unit) board
• High Reliability: Carrier class reliability (99.999%)

• Abundant Redundancy: Each key component has redundancy including POWER
• Flexible Scalability: Linear and smooth expansion

Highlights of SPS Solution
Safe Smart Convergent E2E

Full ATCA Platform Multi-policies Routing Edge Agent to support Huawei is the main
(Carrier class), high future LTE-to-LTE/2G/3G vendor for LTE / IMS /
performance and Abundant Load-sharing roaming EPC networks that
reliability provide service-aware
Flexible Features Support legacy IP STP Diameter Agent solution
Multiple Level Reliability and Diameter Agent around the world
Mechanism Seamless Interoperability convergence
High security guarantee Unified NMS for NE
Huawei traditional rich management with M2000
IPSec
experiences in the SS7
DDOS/DOS attack signaling network can be
protection fully inherited for future
signaling network

New IPSTP Inherits all the Features of SG7000
SG7000 SPS
HLR SCP SMSC
PCRF HSS
IPSigran
Diameter
IPSTP
NPDB DA(SPS)
IP Sigtran
IP STP + Diameter
CPCI Platform ATCA Platform Diameter
MSC MSC MME GGSN

Huawei new IPSTP adopts the ATCA
platform Existing CS network Newly build LTE network
New IPSTP Inherits all the features of SG7000

1. Keep the same the software architecture as the SG7000
2. All the valued features are ported to SPS (ATCA), including the NP, FNR, Message copy, Flexible routing,
MTP/SCCP load balance and so on

New IPSTP Inherits Reliability from ATCA and Legacy STP
2004 2007 2008 2009 2012 2013
Huawei SPS is based on the ATCA platform, the

hardware, protocol stack has been widely used in the
Sigtran Stack
TDM
existing network for many years, is proved maturity
SCTP/TCP Stack
IP Dispatch Engine
Huawei SPS is also based on SG7000, its maturity
DOPRA Middle ware
on function has been proved by global deployment
experience
Linux OS
ATCA Blade Computing Platform
With the combination of ATCA platform and the
legacy STP, Huawei ATCA-based STP will be fast to
market, with rich functions and high reliability
• High Performance
• Carrier Grade
• Green Design
• Long Lifecycle
• Reduce spare part

SPS High Availability – Multi level Redundancy
Carrier Grade Reliability from ATCA platform
• High Reliability: Carrier class reliability (99.999%)
• Abundant Redundancy: Each key component has redundancy including POWER
• Mature Platform: 2.9 billion subs of MSSs, 2,5 billion subs of HLRs.
Multi-level Redundancy
• Level1: Board-level redundancy through Inner Bus
• Level2: Data backup to the Hard disk embedded in the SDBU
• Level3: Site geographic redundancy through IP/SCTP
Multi-level Reliable Networking :

IP Peer IP Peer
IP Peer IP Peer
SDAU
SDAU
SDAU
SDAU
DA (SPS) Cross link

SPS_1 SPS_2 SPS_1 SPS_2
path1 path2
IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer
SCTP Multi-homing Level Route Level Network Level
Benefit from long-term experience of the legacy SS7 networking technologies,

Huawei is the first vendor who clearly introduced the cross link into the Diameter network

SPS High Availability – Multi level Redundancy (Intra-site)
SPS1
The same redundancy
concept applies to
SDAU and SSPU
OMU: Operation and Maintenance Unit
S S S S SDAU: SPS Diameter Agent Unit
O O S S
Front board M M
D D
W W
D D SWU: Switching Unit
A A A A SWI: Switching Interface
U U U U
U U U U USI: Universal Service Interface
OMU: 1+1 active/stand by
U U U U
S S
U U SWU: 1+1 active/active
S S S S S S SDAU: All active
W W
Rear Transition Module I I I I
I I
I I Power supply: 1+1 active/active
A A A A A A
IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4
Diameter SCTP Path 1 SCTP Path 2
Link A
Path 1 Power Power Link A Path1 Path2
(Peer1/SPS1)
Link A
Path 2 Link A Link X
SCTP Multi-homing SCTP Multi-homing Link B Path1 Path2
(Peer1/SPS1)
Diameter Links
A and B to SPS1 Link X Path1 Path2
A B X Y (Peer2/SPS1)
Diameter Links C D W Z
C and D to SPS2 Peer1 Peer2
Link Y Path1 Path2
(Peer2/SPS1)
SCTP multi-homing can be supported in different boards
IP port can be shared by different SDAU according to configuration

SPS Congestion Control
Self-Protecting Protecting Surrounding Network Elements

HSS/HLR MME/SGSN PCRF OCS CSCF OFCS
SPS
Committed Sig.
Received Sig.
MME/ HSS/ S6a or Gr Configurable Sig. Threshold
SGSN Discarded or HLR
Congestion Notified
5.5X Signaling traffic

5X
SPS SPS
4.5X
4X
Signaling traffic
3.5X
Reserving enough resources to S6a or Gr Threshold
3X
2.5X process services
2X
1.5X Time Discarded or
1X
congestion Notified
Time
Received Sig. Committed Sig.
Signaling Overload Control Configurable Signaling Threshold for All Interfaces

SPS Flexible Policy for Congestion Control
Example of policy creation: Congestion Control for Diameter
Overload Protection objectives Overload Control actions

Self-Protection to ensure the signaling Multi-policy and level flow control action
network reliability
Alarm and Statistics in maintenance
Protect other peers to ensure less impact
Diameter Diameter Diameter
on the service …
Server 1 Server 2 Server N
Self-Protection 3. Answer Response with configured Error Code &…
Incoming traffic from a linkset Answer to new requests from
> threshold 2. Request peer with e.g.
SDAU internal used resources DIAMETER_TOO_BUSY
> threshold
MDB
MDB
…& Discard msg based on priority Actions
Triggers SPS SPS Dest-Host/Realm, Original-
Peer Protection Host/Realm
Outgoing traffic to a linkset > Application-ID
threshold 1. Request Command Code, eg CCR or ULR
Other configurable AVP, eg CC-
Receiving from server
4. Answer REQUEST_TYPE: UPDATE
DIAMETER_TOO_BUSY
Any combination of above items
Diameter Diameter … Diameter
Client1 Client 2 Client M

SPS Flexible Policy Routing
Key Features
IP Peer 1/
• Support Diameter routing based on any SEP1
SPS
AVP, and the combination of these AVPs
(DA+IPSTP)
IP Peer 2/
• Support SIGTRAN routing based on multi
IP Peer/ SEP2
policy SEP
IP Network
IP Peer 3/
SEP3
Benefit
Diameter Route Policy SIGTRAN Route Policy
• Provide the customized routing capability to
minimize the network adjustment.
• Improving the O&M efficiency.
• Providing an outstanding signaling network
with high reliability.

Contents

References
Huawei IPSTP Overview
Smart
Smart load-sharing
Smart routing
Smart O&M
Safe
Main
features
Carrier-Grade Platform
3-Level Redundancy
for IPSTP
System Flow Control
Safe Migration & Delivery Value-added Services
Signaling Accounting
Signaling Screening
SMS Optimized
Number Portability

Key features of IPSTP - SCCP Load Balancing
FE IPSTP supports SCCP flexible load sharing or

active/standby among 16 DPCs / DPC_SSNs
MSC1
FE BE
• 16 DPCs / DPC_SSNs have priority attribute
MSC2 • Among DPCs / DPC_SSNs with the same priority,
FE
IPSTP
adopt Load Sharing
MSC3 FE • Among DPCs / DPC_SSNs with the difference
priority, adopt Active/Standby
The same virtual GT
IPSTP Load Sharing work mode

Benefit • Signaling link selection (SLS) code
• When the number of link set between the STP • Input signaling link set code
and SP is large, SPS can apply load balancing • OPC
between each link set
• Calling GT
• Easy to realize load sharing for multiple FEs of
• TID (Transaction Identification)
large capacity node
• Load share by ratio

Key features of IPSTP - Flexible MTP/SCCP/MAP
routing
IN bypass
Roaming Proxy HLR VMSC SMS Content SCP

Platform Filter IDP
IPSTP
IPSTP
Update_location SMS_MT
Normal Route
Rerouting Route
VMSC
GMSC
Special routing conditions

Benefit
• MAP operation code
• Rerouting works on given linkset only, not affects
other link sets • Calling/Called GT – including Translation Type
• Reroute function based on IPSTP make deploying • Calling/Called SSN
new service possible • OPC/DPC
• SI (Link Status Indication)
• Incoming Linkset

Key features of IPSTP - Message screening
Service Scenario:
Interconnect with other network, in order to filter the signaling from non-agreement network, avoid illegal or spam signaling
accessing own signaling network
Legal messages
Operator A IPSTP pass
Ensure the security
×
Signaling Operator B and reliability of the
network
signaling network
Unauthorized signaling SMSC by the Message
Operator C transfer from
HLR
screening
Operator A to Operator C
through Operator B SMSC
Screened range includes both transport layer and application layer

1. MTP - OPC/DPC/SIO/H0H1/TFM
2. SCCP - calling/called GT, SSN, translation type
3. MAP - Operation Code
4. SMS - IMSI, MSISDN and SMSC address

Key features of IPSTP - Network Reliability
Dynamic Circular Route Check and Prevention
Loops badly harm network Easy to Solve by SPS

reliability
• Signaling link load is acutely
MSC SPS ✘ SPS HLR
• SPS supports MTP and SCCP
GT Loop Detection
increasing to congestion MTP Loop Detect • Real-time check and discard loop
• Some service/equipment may be messages
down • Reporting alarm to operator
• Configure wrong, difficult to find
out
MSC SPS SPS

✘
SCCP GT Loop Detect
HLR
Efficient to protect network

Key features of IPSTP – Flow Control based on SCTP
Link level 1 Link level 2 Board

congestion congestion overload
Traffic
Discard 50% Discard 100% CPU overload
MSU MSU alarm
One SSPU can configure

multiple SCTP links
when one SCTP is overload, SPS perform
load control based on SCTP without affecting
Traffic other SCTP

Contents

References
Huawei Diameter Agent Overview
LTE roaming
LTE Roaming (DEA)
Seamless roaming among 2G/3G and
LTE Network
Centralized Routing Main
Centrally transfer diameter signaling
Features
among different elements for DSC
Address resolution and protocol
translation
Dynamically load balancing across multiple
PCRFs
Multiple HSS address resolution
Multiple OCS/OFCS routing
Protocol translation (for example, MAP-to-
Diameter translation)

Key features of DA - Flexible Routing Engine
benefits
Basic routing engine Enhanced routing
engine
IMSI/MSISDN
Session 300M
IMPI/IMPU MSISDN/IMSI
data (Address
Message Type
(Binding) Resolution) Load Sharing
Realm/Host
Priority round robin
Any AVPs
Master/slave
Diameter Priority percentage Diameter
Traffic Fastest response time Traffic
Flexible Routing Least pending result
SPS
Benefits
Software Defined Routing Multi-Dimension Load Balancer Easy Deployment SLF/FNR/MNP
• Configurable routing logic • Traffic Distribution • High scalability Database
• CAPEX Saving • Session binding • Open Network Capability

Key features of DA – Flexible and Fast Diameter Mediation
Mediation can be applied before and after routing

Mediation is based on different peer
No need for hot patch or version upgrade SPS
Vendor A Vendor B
Mediation is configured by MML
SPS
Message Header1 Message Header2
Replace Message Header 1 to 2
Dest-host: xxx; Route-Record: yyy Delete Dest-host: xxx;

AVP
Replace AVP to xxx’
Origin-Host: xxx Origin-Host: xxx’
Insert AVP New

New AVP
AVP Transmit AVP

… AVP

Key features of DA – High Security
DA(SPS) DA(SPS)
Key Features
EPC Network IP Network EPC Network
Topology Hiding Of Operator 1 of Operator 2
Hiding routing information
Hiding routing information and host Hiding routing information and replacing host names and
domain names according to the configuration of each peer
names/domain names
Diameter Signaling Screening Topology Hiding
SPS can screen incoming or outgoing
Legal messages pass
Diameter messages based on Operator A
abundant items
IP Anti-attack Policy Signaling Network

DDOS- Distributed Denial of service
ACL filter according to rules Operator C
× DA(SPS)
Unauthorized signaling transfer from Operator MME PCRF HSS

A to Operator C through Operator B
Diameter Signaling Screening

Key features of DA – IPSec for Diameter Edge Agent
IPSec with the external Firewall Huawei SPS Solution

(Huawei Eudemon)
SPS Eudemon
• No performance impact on Diameter MME (DA+IPSTP)
DEA
(Firewall)
processing performance Foreign
Network
Benefit IP network
PCRF
• Prevent signaling tampering, signaling
hijacking, identity thieves
• Provide connectionless integrity and data Currently Huawei SPS
HSS provide the IPSec function
origin authentication for IP Datagram and with the external firewall.
provides protection against replay attacks In case of the customer IPSec Tunnel
requires, Huawei will plan
it in the roadmap.

Contents

References
Huawei SPS Value Added Feature
Roaming decoupling
Single IMSI
LBO
Profile management
Virtualization Value Added
Multi-tenancy Features for
Full support for O&M in IPSTP/DA
hosted scenarios
SANEX accounting and monitoring
Generate TDRs for reporting and billing
Storage of TDRs
Monitoring
Real time message analysis
Historical data analysis
Statistics
KPI

SPS Value Added – Virtualization Capability
MNO
Logical
IPSTP
ATCA SPS Platform supports both
• Multiple and heterogeneous application
Logical
DRA/DEA
IPSTP DEA DRA WSDEA instances on the same node thanks to
virtualization
• Multiple logical SPSes on the same node
thanks to multi-tenancy
Wholesale Op
Logical
Wholesale
DEA

SPS Value Added – Virtual SPS based Right Management
User Admin has right to manage all virtual/logical SPSs for different OpCos
User A has right to manage the local OpCo1’s DRA, but is not authorized to
manage the hosted OpCo2’s DRA
Step1: Rights to manage

Add a all logic SPS
Virtual/Logic
SPS for
Admin : all
management
Rights to manage
the OpCo1’s DRA
Step2:
Assign the User A : DRA
management
right of the
defined
Rights to manage
Virtual/Logic the OpCo2’s DRA
SPS to a user
User B : DRA

SPS Value Added – Profile Management for EURRIII
Alternative Roaming Provider Home Network Visited Network

(ARP -1) Domestic Service Provider (DSP)
data
SMSC/ GGSN/
OCS SMS SGSN
MMSC PCRF
SCP HLR GMSC voice
VMSC
MAP
MAP CAMEL Roaming user
Diameter MAP
Alternative Roaming Provider CAMEL
(ARP -2)
Profile Mgmt
OCS Diameter/CAMEL
SCP Huawei SPS Profile Management

Signaling Network • No change on HLR/HSS
SCP • Centralize deployment for multi-nation
…… OCS • High scalability Routing Database: 300M

SPS Value Added – Profile Mgmt facilitates LBO
SPS intercept the SS7 message, If ARP and No impact on HLR

regulated area insert APN “EUInternet” and set
“VPLMN-Dynamic-Address-Allowed” in VSGNS. • HLR keep user profile unchanged
DSP VPLMN Purchase LBO’s

Update GPRS location data roaming
Update package
MAP: Insert sub data location
HLR VSGSN
Huawei SPS
SPS do it well
• sets service provider to
DNS LBO
• sets APN to EUInternet
APN: EUInternet
Data service
Gy sends data request to VGGSN
charging
LBO VGGSN VSGSN
OCS

SPS Value Added – Signaling Accounting and Monitoring
Solution
Network Management
Signaling Analysis
System (SANEX) CSS
Real-time and historic message
trace for trouble shooting
Topology Visible
DSS DSS DSS DSS Quality of Service Evaluation
STP STP DEA DEA
Network service visibility
Proactive maintenance
Signaling Statistics
MSC HLR GGSN MME HSS P-GW Signaling Accounting Billing system
Unified Signaling Accounting and Monitoring FTP/SFTP: text TDR.
SANEX includes a centralized monitoring and troubleshooting • Operator A

Wholesale
• Operator B
operator
system (CSS) and distributed accounting boards (DSS)
International Network
STP (SG7000 or SPS) and DA (SPS) share the same SANEX
Low impact to existing network CCS – Centralized Service Analysis
Improve network maintenance quality and increase revenue DSS – Distributed Service Analysis

SANEX CSS System Overview
Centralized Service Analysis and Mass Database
Optimization Strategy for Oceans of Data based on Oracle

Centralized Maintenance
Storage capacity expansion is provided by adding hard
SUN Server T4-1
disks (Large capacity configuration):
• CDR/TDR store in the disk array
• CDR/TDR storage duration can be up to 30 days
Storage device SUN 2540

If only signaling accounting, CSS is optional

SANEX DSS Solution Overview
Distributed Service Analysis Solution
The SDAU board sends the forwarded sig messages to the SDCU board through the TCP/IP connection
The SDCU board combines and decodes sig messages, generates TDRs, and save the TDRs as text files in a local disk
CSS or a 3rd party Billing System obtains these TDR files using (secure) file transfer protocol (FTP/SFTP) for analysis,
such as charging according to the amount of the signaling messages transferred
Redundancy solution
Site1
SDCU SDAU System level (Inter-site redundancy)
DSS1 SPS1 In the view of one SPS, there are two DSS working in
active/standby mode
• the local DSS is active
• the remote DSS is standby
SDCU SDAU If the local DSS is unavailable, the local SDAU board will
Site2
DSS2 SPS2 send traffic to the DSS of the mated SPS for TDR generation
Site1 Board level （intra-site redundancy)

In the view of one SDAU board, there are two SDCU boards
SDCU1-1 SDAU
working in active/standby mode
If the primary link is down (perhaps the SDCU fails), the
SDCU1-2 SDAU secondary link is active and the SDAU will send traffic to the
second SDCU for TDR generation
DSS1 SPS1
Primary
Secondary

TDR-based Troubleshooting
1. Set Query conditions 2. Get TDR list matching the query conditions
3.TDR signaling retrieving 4.2 Bit-to-bit message explanation
4.1 Message flow illustration for the transation
Support both real-time trace and historic trace, support both Diameter and SS7
Very helpful for fast identification of network problem

Contents

References
Huawei References for SS7 Swapping

Cisco ITP Swap Case - AIS
Largest mobile operator in Thailand with

more than 20 million subscribers
14 Cisco ITPs have been swapped
In the design of capacity phase 1, the new

network has provided 33912 link. It is 2648
NSLs, 1762 HSLs and 192 IP Sigtran links

Cisco ITP Swap Case – United Arab Emirates DU
There were 4 ITPs in United Arab Emirate

DU existing network, swapped with 2
Huawei STP
210 TDM links, 10 Sigtran links

IOT & Compatibility in Diameter
Vendor NE Operator
Vendor NE Operator
ALU PCRF CMCC(China)
E/// HSS CMCC(China),
AM(Mexico),etc Openet PCRF Safaricom(Kenya)
NSN HSS USCC(USA),
Gx Tekelec PCRF Telefonica(Spain)
TMO(Germany), (Camiant)
Telenor(Denmark), … … …
CMCC(China)
S6a MME PCRF
ALU HSS CMCC(China) Vendor NE Operator
Bridgewater HSS LEAP(USA) GGSN E/// OCS MTN(South Africa)
Cisco MME/ S- Clearwire(USA) /P-GW ET(UAE)
GW/ P- HSS Gy
OCS NSN OCS Malaysia, CMCC(China)…
GW
HP OCS America Movil (Mexico)
E/// MME CMCC(China)
SPS Comverse OCS Kyivstar(Kkraine)
Acient IPX HGC(Hongkong)
Openet OCS Safaricom(Kenya)
… …
… … …
• Huawei MME, HSS, GGSN/P-GW, PCRF and OCS have been large-scale used in many operator’s network, and
have rich Diameter IOT experience
• Huawei SPS shares the same protocol stack, then inherits these IOT experience s, which makes the IOT of
Huawei SPS with other vendors much more simple

IOT & Compatibility in SS7 Signaling
IOT Vendor IOT NE Operator (Time)
MSS/ Indosat (2005), VIPCOM (2007), Movistar (2007), AIS(2006), China Mobile (2005), UFONE (2006), StarHub
MSC (2007), Irancell (2009)
SCP Indosat (2005), China Mobile (2005), OTB (2007)
HLR Dtac (2010), Indosat(2008), China Mobile (2008)
STP StarHub (2007), Irancell (2009)
SGSN Indosat (2005), China Mobile (2005), Irancell (2009),
Indosat (2005), VIVO (2006), SingTel (2007), VIPCOM (2007), MTS (Uzbekistan 2007), AIS (2006), China
MSC
Mobile (2007), TMIB(2007), OTB (2007), GP (2008), ICE(2009)
HLR Indosat (2005), VIVO (2006), MTS (Uzbekistan 2007), AIS (2006), China Mobile(2005), OTB (2007), GP (2008)
SCP Indosat (2005), China Mobile (2007), AIS (2006), OTB (2007)
SGSN Indosat (2005)
Indosat (2005), VIPCOM (2007), China Mobile (2005), OTB (2007), ICE(2009),
MSC
MTN Cyprus(2009)
HLR Indosat (2005), China Mobile (2005)
STP Indosat (2005), Embrate Brazil (2008)
SMSC Indosat (2005)，UFONE (2006)
HLR AIS (2006), VIVO(2006)
Huawei STP has been interconnected with HLR,MSC SMSC, SCP,STP from mainstream vendors

Evolving Leadership in Signaling Networks
SPS 7.0
Reliability SPS
Capacity SG7000
Diameter Agent / IPSTP
Performance
Diameter Agent
CAPEX&OPEX
Customer
IP-STP
Oriented Signaling
Gateway
TDM-STP Continuously to Enhance Signaling Network Value
1994 2000 2002 2011 2013

18+ Years R&D experience on signaling solution, industry-leading platform of DRA and IP STP convergence
Shipped STP links ranks No.1 in the industry, up to 1.75M links in 60+ operators, including KPN Netherlands, TeliaSonera
Norway, Vimpelcom (Russia, Pakistan, Bangladesh…) , Vodafone (Hungary, Iceland… )
Mature DRA functions with proven experiences in 21+ commercial cases: China Mobile, KDDI Japan, Telekom Austria, etc

Beeline: Smooth migration from TDM to IP IP-STP
About Beeline
The leading GSM mobile operator in Russia with
Other regions
more than 55 million users
Challenges
Complicated structure of signalling links caused
HLR HLR
troubles in development
Difficult maintenance & management on signalling
links SMSC
SCP
Smoothly migrate to ALL-IP network and save future MSC
SG7000
MSC
investment
Benefits
2 pairs of SG7000 deployed now
Simplify network structure & Easy expansion
IP ready, don’t need to update hardware in future

Huawei assisted TAG to Keep ahead LTE Roaming Services
TAG: Eastern Europe TOP Operator , provider services in 8 countries ,include Liechtenstein
Austria,Bulgaria,Belarus,Croatia,Sebia,Slovenia,Macedonia,Liechtenstein
Local DRA
Slovenia
Local DRA 5 pair DRA
Austria Croatia
deploy in other
Roaming
One pair wholesale DRA partner1 Wholesale-DEA Local DRA countries for
deploy in Austria for TAG Local DRA
Belarus LTE Roaming
wholesale Business Roaming services
partner2 Local DRA
DEA
Bulgaria Macedonia
Local DRA
Roaming A1 hosting center Serbia
partner3
Highlights:
Huawei large capacity ATCA platform DRA meet TAG future booming Signaling requirements (Total signaling traffic more 1 Million TPS)
Virtualized Diameter Agent ability for hosting center to save operator’s investment and fast LTE Roaming service Rollout
Unified DRA&IPSTP solution help TAG 2/3/4G signaling convergence
Wholesale DEA business make TAG get more roaming partner and more profit

KDDI Joints the LTE Roaming Family
HG KT • KDDI (the second mobile operator in Japan) plan to
iManager M2000 accelerate the speed of LTE and to provide LTE
C
roaming deployment to offer better services for
IPX Agent customer;
SPS(DEA) • Huawei SPS help LTE roaming between HTCL and
DEA
KT launched in 7/11/2012;
1x/CS-IP
EPC/eHRPD • Huawei is selected by KDDI as the DEA vendor to
DRA provide LTE roaming service
HSS DRA IMS-VoLTE
04/2013 commercial use for LTE roaming

Reach LTE roaming agreement
between KDDI and HTCL/ KT, etc
Function Commercial
IOT test
test use
• 02/2013 installation and basic

Quickly delivery : 2.5 months from installation, IOT test to
function test • 03/2013 roaming IOT test with
commercial use for roaming to LTE partners
HTCL and KT (through Aicent)

Thank you
www.huawei.com

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Huawei IP-STP/DA Solution for

Future Signaling Networks

Giovanna De Zen (WEU CS&CN Marketing)

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Huawei SPS as convergent signaling aggregator

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To support STP is not just to support SS7 protocol stack

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Huawei is main vendor in LTE/EPC/PCC/IMS/SS7

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Huawei SPS as convergent signaling aggregator

Introduction to SPS solution

MME PCEF(GGSN/ Provides security and simplifies routing at the network

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Power Consumption 8.5KW (4 sub-racks, 2 cabinets)

Platform Huawei OSTA2.0 (ATCA)

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Adding additional SDAU/SSPU boards for

MSU (SIGTRAN): 70 K 700 K 1540 K 3220 K

• High Reliability: Carrier class reliability (99.999%)

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Safe Smart Convergent E2E

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MSC MSC MME GGSN

New IPSTP Inherits all the features of SG7000

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2004 2007 2008 2009 2012 2013

Huawei SPS is based on the ATCA platform, the

• Reduce spare part

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Multi-level Reliable Networking :

DA (SPS) Cross link

IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer IP Peer

SCTP Multi-homing Level Route Level Network Level

Benefit from long-term experience of the legacy SS7 networking technologies,

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Self-Protecting Protecting Surrounding Network Elements

5.5X Signaling traffic

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Overload Protection objectives Overload Control actions

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Huawei SPS as convergent signaling aggregator

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FE IPSTP supports SCCP flexible load sharing or

IPSTP Load Sharing work mode

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Roaming Proxy HLR VMSC SMS Content SCP

Special routing conditions

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Ensure the security

Screened range includes both transport layer and application layer

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Loops badly harm network Easy to Solve by SPS

MSC SPS SPS

Efficient to protect network

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Link level 1 Link level 2 Board

One SSPU can configure

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