Data calls in MSS

CDS, NPI and ICW

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Topics

• IWF overview
• Using IWF before MSS concept
• IWF in MSS concept: 3GPP Rel4
• IWF in MSS concept: Nokia Rel4 (introducing CDS, NPI, ICW)
• CDS: the new NE
• ICW: the new process
• NPI: the new interface
• Configuration hints
• Latest improvement

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IWF (1/2) – What is it for?

InterWorking Functions

RADIO •Rate adaptation FIXED

NETWORK •Protocol functions NETWORK
•Relay ISDN, PSTN, PBX
BSS, RAN
•Conversions
•Multiplexing

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IWF (2/2) – hardware architecture (2nd generation)

IWF
CDSU
NDSD: UDI
DSP DSP
DSCO
DSP DSP
NDSM: modem, fax
DSP DSP
DSP DSP
CDSU: UDI, modem, fax

GSW

32 data calls / CDSU

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Before MSS concept (1/4) – Inserting the IWF

Internal circuits
MSC

IWF

GSW

PSTN

BSS ISDN
PBX

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Before MSS concept (2/4) – MS-MS call, many MSCs
HLR

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Before MSS concept (3/4) – MS-MS call, one MSC

GMSC

IWF 1 IWF 2

BSS BSS

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Before MSS concept (4/4) – Process level

MSC
ANSWER
SETUP IC2 / OC2
(BCIE) DACSA

RMA IW1

CDSU
IWF
SWI CDSU
CDSU

3. Reserve
5.2.Setting
4.
BCIE
IWF
circuit
analysis
the
resource
modem
on1.internal
BCIE
output:
reservation:
on-line:
received
route:
internal
iwf_set_to_data_s
rm_iwu_ch_ass_s
iwf_setup_s
route to IWF

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3GPP Rel4

MSS GCS
BSSAP / BICC /
ISUP
RANAP SIP-T

BSS PSTN
H.248 H.248 ISDN
RAN
PBX
MGW MGW
TDM / ATM IP / TDM
IWF
ATM

Control
Data

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Nokia Rel4 (1/4) – Integrated MSS

BSSAP / Int. MSS GCS

BICC /
RANAP
ISUP
IWF SIP-T

TDM
BSS Nokia TDM PSTN
TDM IWF
= Proprietary
H.248 TDM
RAN H.248
control
Interface
ISDN
PBX
MGW MGW
TDM / ATM IP / TDM
ATM

Control
Data

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Nokia Rel4 (2/4) – Standalone MSS + CDS

S.a. MSS GCS

BSSAP / BICC /
ISUP
RANAP SIP-T

BSS PSTN
H.248 H.248 ISDN
RAN
PBX
MGW MGW
TDM / ATM IP / TDM
ATM

IWF
control TDM
Control
CDS Data
CDS
IWF

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Nokia Rel4 (3/4) – CDS architecture

IWF

CDS

CDSU CLS Ext.sync.

CDSU GSW
GSW
LAPD 512
100Mb Lan 256/512 ET E1/T1
LANU
LAPD

GSU CMM

Home MB
MB
of
ICW
OMU

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Nokia Rel4 (4/4) – Common IWF

MSS MSS/CDS

IWF

MGW MGW

MGW
H.248
IWF control
TDM

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ICW (1/2) – Software environment

MSS Integrated MSS / CDS

IC2 / OC2
DACSA MGW
DB RMA SWI

RMA SWI ICW IW1

DACSA

URQ CIA CDSU

IWF
POSIX CDSU
CDSU
SCTP/TCP/IP stack

H.248 IWF control

MGW

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ICW (2/2) – Connection and call establishment

Integrated MSS / CDS

ICW MGW
Master DB
Create call processing hand
Forward Establish data call
Create connection handler DB
Read MGW
ICWCHR IWF setup ICWCPC
1/NPI Create
Inform master
listener hand 1/call
Inherit client socket
DACSA

ICWLIS

POSIX Athorize
Open listening
MGW IW1 RMA
IP stack sockets (port: 8014)

IWF setup request

Connection
from MGW

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NPI (1/6) – Client and server

CLIENT SERVER
MGW MSS / CDS
ISU CCSU / GSU
NPI
HCDPRB ICWPRB

IP stack IP stack

IP

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NPI (2/6) – Message structure

IP header TCP header TPKT IWF control message

Msg
ID
Msg
len
1st IE
ID
IE IE
data
2nd IE
ID
IE IE
data
…
len len

npi_ie_t
00: not exists
0x0C9A1: ext_iwf_setup_req_s 01: PLMN BC
0x0C99E: ext_iwf_set_to_data_s 02: channel type
0x0C98C: ext_iwf_refresh_s 03: local peer
0x0C98F: ext_iwf_disc_iwu_ch_s 04: ISDN BC/LLC/HLC
… …

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NPI (3/6) – Keeping the connection alive

MGW NPI
MSS / CDS

ext_iwf_refresh_s
Normal case
ext_iwf_refresh_ack_s
(periodic)

Refresh timer ext_iwf_refresh_expired_s

expires in CDS ext_iwf_refresh_s

ext_iwf_refresh_expired_s
MGW does
not reply Connection
released

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NPI (4/6) – Call establishment

MEGACO NPI MSS / CDS

MSS MGW

Setup received
Modify.req (plmnbc, gsmchancod,
isdnbc, llc )
ext_iwf_setup_req_s

Reserve resources
ext_iwf_setup_req_ack_s
Modify.resp

Answer received

Modify.req (signal = actprot )

ext_iwf_set_to_data_s

Modem is online
ext_iwf_set_to_data_ack_s
Modify.resp

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NPI (5/6) – UP modification

MEGACO NPI MSS / CDS

MSS MGW

2G-3G HO
Modify.req (plmnbc, gsmchancod)
ext_iwf_ch_mod_ind_s

Change resources
Modify.resp

Terminal data
rate changed

ext_iwf_rate_info_s ( user_rate )
Notify.req ( event = ratechg )
Notiy.resp

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NPI (6/6) – Releasing resources

MEGACO NPI MSS / CDS

MSS MGW

Normal end of call

Subtract.req
ext_iwf_disc_iwu_ch_s

Release resources

ext_iwf_disc_iwu_ch_s
Subtract.resp

Internal failure

ext_iwf_disconn_req_s
ServiceChange.req
ServiceChange.resp

+ releasing resources like in normal case

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Configuration (1/7) – TCP/IP example

CDS
GSU-0
WO
EL0: 10.211.10.138

Logical addresses
GSU-1
WO
EL0: 10.211.10.139

GSU-2
SP No IP for spare: inherits
the addresses in SWO.

MML
ZQR

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Configuration (2/7) – SCTP/IP example

CDS
GSU-0
WO
EL0: 10.211.10.138

GSU-1 EL0: 10.211.10.139

WO Different subnet
EL1: 172.31.4.20

GSU-2
SP

PDC4167: Support of SCTP for NPI

MML
Additional role for ICW: monitoring path state
ZOY

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Configuration (3/7) – MGW DB (MSS/CDS)

Integrated MSS

MGW DB
MGW
MGW ID 1
MGW NAME MGWGEN1 CCSU H.248 ISU
HTA HTA
MGW ADDRESS 10.211.7.138

ROUTE 410
MGW TYPE GENERAL
MGW ID 2
MGW NAME MGWIWF1 CCSU NPI ISU
ICW HCD
MGW ADDRESS 10.211.7.139

ROUTE 667
MGW TYPE IWF

MML Control
ZJG Interconnecting TDM

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Configuration (4/7) – IWF priority list (MGW)

MGW

CDS HUNTING METHOD:

CYCLIC/PRIORITY
GSU
PRIORITY :1
ICW
NPI IWF ADDRESS: 010.211.007.079
ISU PORT : 8014
CTRL NAME : GSU
GSU NPI HCD

ICW PRIORITY :2
IWF ADDRESS: 010.211.007.080
PORT : 8014
CTRL NAME : GSU

Max. 10 entries / ISU

MML
Control
ZJC Interconnecting TDM

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Configuration (5/7) – Checking the connection (CDS)

MSS / CDS
No active connections:
Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 *.icw_mss *.* LISTEN

One active connection:

Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 10.211.7.79.8014 10.211.7.146.65534 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 *.icw_mss *.* LISTEN

MML
ZQR

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Configuration (6/7) – Checking the connection (MGW)

MGW
IWF PRIORITY LIST:

ISU UNIT ID :0
OWN ADDRESS : 010.211.028.011
HUNTING METHOD : PRIORITY

=========================================

PRIORITY :1
NE NAME : CDS
TRANSPORT TYPE : TCP
PRIM IWF ADDR : 010.211.010.139
PRIM IWF PORT : 8014
SEC IWF ADDR :-
SEC IWF PORT :-
PARAMETER SET :-
REG STATUS : REGISTERED
USED ADDR : 010.211.010.139
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVAIL CONG USED IWF RESOURCES
Number of
MML ------ ---- ------------------------------------ active data
YES NO 0
calls
ZJC

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Configuration (7/7) – Alarms and parameters

PRFILE
• 53:00 MSC_SERVER_SUPPORTED
• 43:10 EXT_IWF_RFR_TIMEOUT_1
– Default is 90 seconds
– MGW: IWF_RFR_TIME_SUPERV (10 seconds)
• 43:11 EXT_IWF_RFR_TIMEOUT_2
– Default is 90 seconds

Alarms
• 0103: IWF refresh timer expired
• 3293: SCTP primary path not available

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 PDC9875 – Forced UDI in mobile to mobile data call

Rel-4 roll-out stopped at TMO because of failing CS modem calls.

Problem
HLR • High RTT
• Scripted, old terminals
• High revenue calls

MSS_A
MSS_B

GSM GSM
V110' V110'
audio

MS A MGW A MGW B MS B

O-CDS T-CDS

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PDC9875 – Forced UDI in mobile to mobile data call

RTT of UDI V.120 is much better  Based on subscription or other

parameters it is decided whether forcing is
in use or not
HLR
 The modification is done on GSM BCIE
 the channel type is send as unmodified
 indication is sent forward
 internally as a flag
MSS_A
 between MSSs specific prefix is
MSS_B
added
audio
audio
GSM
GSM V110'
V110' UDI

MS A MGW A MGW B MS B

O-CDS
Solution T-CDS
Audio -> UDI (UP)

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References

• FN1328 Data calls in MSC Server

• FN1378 Data calls in MGW
• FN1441 Circuit Switched Data Server in MSC Server Concept
• CDS Integration Manual
• NPI description (icwnpimx.doc)
• ICWPRB description (icwprbmx.doc)

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 Thank you!

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