Overview of 3GCN

V0603

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 Course Objectives

Understand Evolution of CDMA

Core Network
Understand Network Structure of
LMSD
Know Advantage of ZXC10-
3GCN

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 Agenda

 Evolution of CDMA Core Network

 Network Structure of LMSD
 ZXC10-3GCN Series Products

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 Evolution of 3GPP2 Core Network

3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) = WCDMA, TDS-CDMA

3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project 2) = CDMA2000

3G-Phase3 (MMD)
-1xEV-DV Radio Access
-Multimedia Domain

3G-Phase2 (NGN)
-Legacy CS update to NGN Architecture
(LMSDS)

3G-Phase1 (1xEVDO)
-1xEVDO access added for high speed data
service

3G-Phase1 (1xRTT)
-Packet Core Network
-CDMA2000 1x Radio
LMSD (Legacy Mobile Station Domain)
2G CDMA-Phase 0 NGN (Next Generation Network)
-Legacy Network Aschitecture MMD (Multimedia Domain)
-IS95 Radio

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year of Development

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 Evolution of 3GPP2 Core Network

3GPP2 Evolution :
1. Phase 0 (2G)
2. Phase 1 (1xRTT & 1xEVDO) (3G)
Introduce packet swicthing (PS)
3. Phase 2 (LMSD) (3G)
- First step to all IP in Circuit Switching (CS)
- First step to NGN (Control by MSC, Bearer by MGW)
4. Phase 3 (MMD) (3G)
- All IP
- NGN (Control, Bearer and Service)

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 3GPP2 Legacy CS Domain Structure
Phase 1
Circuit Switched (CS) domain
MAP
MSC- E1
Signaling Bearer E1 G-MSC PSTN/ISDN
VLR

A1/A2 E1
E1 MAP MAP
other
BTS BSC/PCF PLMN
SCP HLR SMS SC
IP

A10/A11
IS95A/B/1x BSS
IP backbone Internet
PDSN Network HA
IP Intranet

Packet Switched (PS) domain

Access Network Interworked
Core Network Network

PCF (Packet Control Function) => Provide IP connection

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 3GPP2 LMSD Structure
Phase 2
Circuit Switched (CS) domain

SCPe HLRe
BTS BSC MAP
MAP

A1
IS95A/B/1x BSS E1 MSCe
MSCe SIP-T
A1p other
A10/A11 PLMN
H.248 IP
A2 transport
3G 3G E1
BTS BSC MGW MGW PSTN/ISDN
IP E1
A2p
3G BSS
Internet
E1 IP Intranet
A10/A11
IP backbone
PDSN Network HA
IP

Packet Switched (PS) domain

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 3GPP2 MMD Structure
HSS = Home Service Server (like HLRe + AAA)
AGW = Access Gateway
IP Packet-switched domain
HA = Home Agent
CSCF = Call Session Control Function
CSCF open interface with other vendor use API services & services &
HSS
applications applications
MGCF = Media Gateway Control Function
MRFP = Media Resource Function Process IP
MAP
CSCF, MGCF & MRFP => Control Function
Internet
CSCF
SIP MGCF
SIP
BSC IP
BTS
PCF
IP transport H.248
A
3G BSS MGW PSTN/ISDN
IP AGW HA Gi

IP access with mobility

Interworked
Access Network Core Network Network

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 LMSD: Mixed Networking
From Operator Perspective:
Use in a Unreasonabl
good way! y use ?

2G Network

The overwhelming Wide area coverage Load & Burthen

competitive advantage Plenty of sites
Large customer group
Rich service

Key strategy:
Make good use of 2G network for 3G network construction.
 Reasonable usage can reduce 3G Network cost.
 Elaborate design and make less influence on 2G network.
Make Network and customers upgrade smoothly.
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 Evolution of CDMA Core Network
LCSD LMSD MMD
CSCF

MGCF
MSCe MRFC

MSC/VLR

MGW MGW
MRFP

HLR/AUC HLRe HSS

Phase 0/1 Phase2 Phase3

LMSD is at 3GPP2 PHASE2 and is the first step towards ALL-IP.

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 Interface Evolution from Phase0/1 to 2

SCP HLR SCPe HLRe

WIN MAP Over MAP Over

TDM/IP TDM/IP
WIN MAP Over MAP Over TDM
TDM
MSCe SIP-T/MAP MSCe
TDM/IP
H.248 Over H.248 Over
TUP/ISUP IP IP
MSC MSC
TDM
TDM/IP
MGW MGW

BSSAP Over RTP/IP

TDM/IP

BSC BSC BSC BSC BSC BSC

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 Agenda

 Evolution of CDMA Core Network

 Network Structure of LMSD
 ZXC10-3GCN Series Products

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 LMSD: First Step to NGN
(Separating Control and Bearer)

Phase0/1 Phase2

MGW

Bearer Stream
MSC/VLR

MSCe
Control Stream

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 LMSD Networking Structure
LMSD: Legacy MS Domain

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 Interfaces in LMSD

Interface Type Interface name Description Protocol

A1 BSC (2G)  MSCe BSSAP

A1p BSC (3G)  MSCe BSSAP
xx MSCe  MRFP H.248

Control 39 MSCe  MGW H.248

zz MSCe  MSCe SIP-T&MAP
13 MSCe  PSTN ISUP/TUP
14 MSCe  IS41 Network MAP
A2 BSC (2G)  MGW G.711(64kbps PCM Voice)
A2p BSC (3G)  MGW RTP
Bearer
yy MGW  MGW RTP
34 MGW  PSTN G.711(64kbps PCM Voice)

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 Interfaces of MSCe

PLMN HLRe
IP
SCPe
14 MAP over IP TDM
MAP over IP
2G BSC A1
MSCe
zz
A1p MSCe
3G BSC 13 39/xx

MGW
BSAP

PSTN /MRFP H.248

BSAP DTAP BSMAP
MAP
DTAP M3UA BSMAP H.248
SCCP
SCTP SCTPTCAP
SUA M3UA
SIP/SIP-T SIP/SIP-T
IP SIP/SIP-T
SCCP
IP
SCTP SCTP TCP SCTP
UDP
Link Layer or
或者 Link M3UA
Layer
IP IP IP IP
IP
Physical Layer 或者 PhysicalSCTP
Layer
Link Layer Link Layer
Link Layer
or Link
LinkIPLayer
Layer
或者 或者
Physical Layer
or Physical Layer Layer
Physical
or Physical
Physical Layer
Layer
Link Layer

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 Interfaces of MGW

IP
TDM

2G BSC A2 MGW
/MRFP MGW
yy
A2p
/MRFP
3G BSC 34 39/xx

MSCe
PSTN H.248
User Traffic
User Traffic
RTP
M3UA RTP H.248
UDP
SCTP UDP SCTP
IP
IP IP IP
Link LayerUDI
64 kbps
Link Layer or
Link
或者Layer
PhysicalDS0
Layer
Link Layer
Physical Layer Physical Layer Physical Layer

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 New Interface:39/XX/YY/ZZ

NO.7

TDM signaling
SGW

MSC e GMSCe

IP signaling

ZZ

39/XX 39/XX

YY
Other PLMN
RAN / PSTN

MGW MGW

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 Protocol Stack Summarization of LMSD

MAP
BSAP
TCAP
User
SIP/SIP-T H.248 SCCP SUA Traffic

M3UA RTCP RTP

TCP SCTP UDP

IPv4, IPv6

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 Agenda

 Evolution of CDMA Core Network

 Network Structure of LMSD
 ZXC10-3GCN Series Products

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 ZXC10-3GCN System

• The ZXC10-3GCN system supports simultaneous access of

the 2G and 3G terminal subscribers.
• The ZXC10-3GCN series products comprises:
– ZXC10 MGW/MRFP
– ZXC10 MSCe
– ZXC10 HLRe
– ZXC10 SCPe
– ZXC10 SGW

e = emulator (provide IP interface)

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 MSCe

• MSCe (MSC emulator)

– The MSCe (MSC emulator) is a set of multiple logic
functional entities. It supports mobility management,
and provides call control, connection, VLR and some
service functions. It is the core device providing call
control and service for CS real-time voice/data services
in this phase.

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 MGW

• MGW (Media gateway )

– The MGW (Media gateway ) provides the packet
environment in the core network and the circuit
switching environment in the PSTN with the support
for bearer services, codec function of the vocoder,
MODEM/IWF functions (mutual conversion between
the circuit audio modem sound and the digital audio
byte stream), and the capability of terminating the PPP
connection.

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 MRFP

• MRFP (Media resource functional processor)

– The MRFP (Media resource functional processor) in the
LMSD, together with the control entity MSCe, provides
such services as multi-party conference bridging,
notification review and voice review.

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 SGW

• SGW (Signaling gateway)

– The SGW (Signaling gateway) conducts conversion
between SS7 signaling transmission (SS7 MTP) and IP-
based signaling transmission (SIGTRAN SCTP/IP). It
effectively guarantees the service integration between
different networks.

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 HLRe

• HLRe (HLR emulator)

– On the base of HLR, the IP signaling interface is added
to the HLRe to manage the user’s voice service and
data service features and the user’s location and
accessibility information.

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 SCPe

• SCPe (SCP emulator)

– The SCPe provides an IP signaling interface, processes
the call control function and service customization
request during the WIN process, and interacts with
other functional entities to access the additional logic
and obtain the information required for processing calls
and service logic instances.

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 Inter-working with SS7

• SGW (Signaling Gateway) realizes signaling transfer

between MSCe and SS7 network. MSCe can integrates
with SGW module.

CDMA2000 ALL IP

MSCe SGW SS7

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 Inter-working with PSTN/PLMN

• SGW (Signaling Gateway) realizes signaling transfer

between MSCe and PSTN/PLMN networks. SGW can be
integrated with MSCe or MGW module.
• MGW carries media flow between CDMA network and
PSTN/PLMN networks.

CDMA2000 ALL IP
SGW
PSTN/PLMN
MSCe

MGW

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