Breaking the Kubernetes Kill Chain: Host Path Mount
Gsm architecture
1. G S M 2G Bas ic N e twork Arch ite ctu re
Internet
GPRS (TCP/IP)
2G SGSN
PS Core
GGSN
GSM
mobile
BSS SRRi
Base Station Subsystem CS Core
BSC T
GSM BTS C
GSM S MSCi HLR
mobile M
mobile Indoor 2G
BTS PLMN/PSTN/ISDN
IN SCP
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2. 3G PP R99 A rchitecture
Internet
GPRS (TCP/IP)
2G/3G SGSN
GGSN
GSM
mobile
BSS
CS Core SRRi
Base Station Subsystem
BSC T
GSM BTS C
GSM S MSCi HLR
mobile M
M
G
R W
N
C
3G MSC
mobile 3G BTS
(Node B) PLMN/PSTN/ISDN
IN SCP
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3. MS C S erver - s eparates us er and control
plane
MSC 3GPP Rel99 MSC Server 3GPP Rel4
• MGW is a part of 3G MSC • MGW is separate from MSS
• GSM and 3G Circuit Switching • GSM and 3G Circuit Switched services
• Transmission is TDM • Transmission is IP (also ATM can be
used)
• Voice and signaling over IP
MS Ci - M11 MS S M12
A TDM based
Backbone & PSTN
A' H.248/Megaco
Sigtran
Packet based
Backbone (IP/ TM)
A
Iu-CS A & Iu-CS & TDM based PSTN
MGW - U1 .5 MGW - U2
control plane
user plane
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4. 3G PP Rel. 4 A rchitecture
Network Operator
Application Plane
CAP/INAP CAP/INAP
APSE
HLR
MAP MAP
MSC
Server Control Plane
BICC-CS-2 / SIP-T MSC Server or GCS
Sigtran/ Sigtran/
Megaco, H248 Megaco, H248
GSM/EDGE BSS A User Plane
IP/MPLS/ATM
3G RAN Iu-CS PSTN
Backbone
MGW MGW
Control Plane and User plane separated in Rel-4
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5. MS C S erver s ys tem brings OPE X s avings
Ne w M SC Se r ve r w o r l d
Vo ic e a n d s ig n a lin g l
o ve r I P
M S S N o t r a n s it s w it c h e s
needed
O &M S a v in g s
F r e e M S S s it e
GE RAN
l c a t io n
o
M GWs in u n m a n n e d
H .2 4 8
S ig t r a n B S C / RN C s it e s
U T RAN A H ig h c a p a c it y , s m a l l
M G W
T r f l s m sispsaio n s a v in g s
an o r
o ce
I P / AT M M G W
I u -CS L o c a l s w it c h in g
B a n d w id t h s a v in g s
PS TN / I S D N
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6. Inves tment protection – C A PE X
s avings
I N
Fu l s u pport
l f o r e x is t in g
MA s e r v ic e s
P
C AP / I N A
GS M / E D GE s u p p o r t
C AP / I N AP /
M AP P
H L R
M AP M AP
T D M , I P a n d AT M
M S S M S S t r a n s m is s io n
3G
GE RAN GE RAN
Mc Mc L o n g t e r m in v e s t m e n t
A M G
I P / AT
M M G A
p r o t e c t io n
W Bac k b o W
ne Al M S C S e r v e r s y s t e m
l
U T RAN
U T RAN el ment s
e
l -CS
u l -CS
u
s u pport f u l I P M u l im e d ia ,
l t
PS T N / I S
DN
3 GP P Re l / Re l / Re l 7
.5 .6 .
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7. Rel.4 Network Des ign with MS S and MG Ws
Network Operator
Application Plane
CAP/INAP CAP/INAP
APSE
HLR
MAP MAP
MSC
Server Control Plane
BICC-CS-2 / SIP-T MSC Server or GCS
Sigtran/ Sigtran/
Megaco, H248 Megaco, H248
GSM/EDGE BSS A User Plane
IP/MPLS/ATM
3G RAN Iu-CS PSTN
Backbone
MGW MGW
Control Plane and User plane separated in Rel-4
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8. MS C S erver, MS S (M13.2)
2G/ CS traffic control in Rel4-based networks
3G
O v e r v ie w
Media transportation handled by MGW
• GSM and WCDMA call control and
F u n c t io n a l y
it mobility management
• Controls several MGWs
• VLR, SSP, SMS, CS-data
C a p a c it y • 1 ,200,000 subscribers
• 1 ,200,000 BHCA
• 1 ,200,000 SMS/
BH
• 41 ,500 simult. calls
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9. Dis tributed Network A rchitecture of Us er Plane
M G W will b e locate d as clos e as th e acce s s ne twork to
h and le local s witch ing.
A MG
MSC Server W MSC Serverd e s 1 or m ore MG Ws
s ite inclu
A MG W s ite m ay h ave conne ctions to:
MGW Site 1 G S M BS S
WD C M A R AN
MGW Site 2
PS TN
O th e r M G W s ite s via an inte r-s ite b ackb one :
BSC MGW
A
MGW → Ibcb n
P ako e
GSM → A Mb c MGW e MGW
T ako bn BSC
→ TDMb c b n
ako e A
GSM
M G Ws o n th e s ite are conne cte d to e ach oth e r with an
RNC
IP/ATM/TDM
intra-s ite b ackb one
MGW Backbone
Iu
WCDMA Intra-s ite traffic is d is trib uMGW e ve nly am ong th e MG Ws on
te d RNC
Iu
th e s ite WCDMA
PSTN/
PLMN
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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10. MG W Dimens ioning C riteria
Th e M G W d oe s not inclu d e any s u b s crib e r d atab as e s s o it d oe s not
care ab ou t th e nu m b e r of s u b s crib e rs , only ab ou t th e am ou nt of
traffic ge ne rate d b y th os e s u b s crib e rs
M G W is d im e ns ione d b as e d on
B u s y H ou r C all Atte m p t (BH C A)
N u m b e r of S im u ltane ou s C alls
# of TD M P orts R e qu ire d
# of ATM P orts R e qu ire d
# of IP P orts R e qu ire d
# of TC U (Trans cod ing U nit) R e qu ire d
# of IS U (Inte rface S ignalling U nit) R e qu ire d
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12. Integrated MS C S erver
S till s u p p orts fu ll M S C i fu nctionality
C ontains
G ate way M S C F u n ctionality
Vis ite d M S C F u nctionality
M e d ia G ate way C ontrol F u nction
2) MSS activation
MSCi - M11 1 ) M1 2 upgrade MSCi - M12 MSS
GMSC VMSC GMSC VMSC GMSC VMSC
Switching IWF Switching IWF Switching IWF
MGCF
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13. S G W in MG W
MSC Server MSC Server
TDM
GSM BSS IP/ATM
BSC
2.
TDM
SGW SGW
ATM/IP 3.& 4.
ATM Backbone
PSTN/
1. MGW
PLMN
WCDMA
RNC
1) RANAP (SS7) / ATM <---> IP
2) BSSAP (SS7) / TDM <---> IP
SIGNALING 3) MAP/CAP/INAP (SS7 SCCP) / TDM <---> IP
TRANSPORT 4) ISUP/TUP/IUP (SS7 MTP3) / TDM <---> IP
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14. Rel4 Network Interfaces & Protocols
HLR
Services
CAP BICC for Call
MAP
Control
H.248 for BICC, SIP
MSS ATM/IP (G)MSS
MGW control
Nc ISUP over IP
RANAP or
towards
BSSAP H.248 Mc
PSTN
towards IP H.248
radio Mc IP
network
RANAP AAL2/AAL5
AAL5/ATM ATM Nb SS7
PSTN
Iu- CS TDM
RTP
MGW IP (G)MGW
BSSAP
RNC AAL2
User data over
A
ATM BSC ATM or IP or TDM
TDM
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