Next Generation Networks

An Overview
Customer

OS OS OS OS OS
S S S S S

Mobile
NB Voice
WAN
Private Data
Internet
Video

Today

Each service has it s ow n net work

◦Multiplied operational costs
Each network managed separately
◦No service interaction
Multiple customer profiles
Current Generation
Network(CGN)-PSTN
 Level-I TAXs at 21 locations (LDCAs)
 Level-II TAXs at 301 locations (LDCAs).
Total No. of LDCCs - 322
 Tandem / Transit Switches at Big Cities
/ SDCC locations (2325 locations)
 Total No. of SDCCs 2647
 Switches based on the principle of
Circuit Switching

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What is Existing Network?
 It has evolved over a period of last
100 years.

 It is mainly optimized for “VOICE”
180 Second or 3 minute call and
not for data.

 It uses “circuit Switching” which is
highly reliable.

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Current Generation
Network
Local Exchanges, BSC & BTS

Level-I/II TAX, MSC (GSM/CDMA)

PDH/SDH/DWDM
Transmission
Network

Level-I/II TAX, MSC (GSM/CDMA)

Local Exchanges, BSC & BTS

Customers Customers
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Voice Telephony

 Reliability – 99.999%. This corresponds to

5 minutes down time per year and is
known as five-nines reliability

 Scalability - Capability Support Lakhs of
customers.

 Quality of Service :- High speech quality,
no perceptible echoes, no noticeable
delays, no annoying noises.

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MOBILE NETWORK
 Having MSCs, BSCs, BTSs etc
◦ About 50,000 BTSs (Approx.)
◦ About 2450 BSCs (Approx.)
◦ About 900 MSCs
◦ Packet core network consisting of SGSN
and GGSN
◦ The connectivity with
 Mobile- At MSC Level only
 PSTN- At TAX level / LE Level


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DATA NETWORK

 Having NIB nodes at circle/SSA/SDCA
level
 Each node is connected to 2 or more
node for backhaul at peer or higher
level.
 Very difficult to maintain (Very costly)
high uptime.
 Connectivity at local exchange level

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 Changing Telecoms
Trends
Fixed line usage is reducing dramatically
for “classical” services
 Mobile use is increasing steadily even
though penetration is already high.
 Broadband Internet deployment shows a
rapid growth trend.
 As per a statistical result IP traffic
increases 10 fold every year while voice
traffic is relatively flat.


Mobile

Fixed

Broadband

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Problems of Existing
network
 Slow to develop new features and
capabilities.

 Expensive upgrades

 Proprietary vendor troubles

 High OPEX.

 Large power and cooling requirements.

 Limited migration strategy to New tech.

 Product/model obsolescence.
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Operators Want
MORE REDUCED NEW
CUSTOMERS COST SERVICES

INCREASE HARMONIZED FAST TO

D NETWORKS MARKET
REVENUE

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Vendors Want
MORE REDUCED NEW
CUSTOMERS COST PRODUCTS

INCREASE HARMONIZED BRAND

D EQUIPMENT RECOGNITI
REVENUE ON

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Customers Want
New
Services PERSONALIZ MOBILITY
ATION

VALUE FOR SIMPLICI FREEDOM

MONEY TY
or at LESS
COST

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 MOST IMPORTANT

CUSTOMER WANTS

ONE
BILLS

BILL
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  In
other words
CONVERGENCE is the need
of the hour.


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
 This Convergence gives birth to
NGN
(NEXT GENERATION

NETWORKS)

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 Next generation
networks
Present Day Networks Next Generation Networks (NGN)

Internet
W ork s t at ion

W ork s t at io n

Integrated
Services
Gateways Over IP
Wireless Telephone
System

Evolving towards IP Communications

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NGN Concept

Customer Customer

OS OS OS OS OS
S S S S S OSS

Mobile
NB Voice
WAN MPLS Core
Services Edge
Private Data Multi - service Aggregation
Internet Deep Access
Video

Today New Service Network

 Each service has its own network
◦ Multiplied operational costs
 Each network managed separately
◦ No service interaction
 Multiple customer profiles
 Seamless service linkage
◦ All services over any
access
Migrate  One network for any service
◦ Unified management
structure
 Single customer profile

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PSTN model Vs NGN model
•Dedicated Network per service •Convergence technologies
•Large Invest •Cost reduction
•Multiple technologies / Knowledge •One Protocol, one Knowledge

Voice Data Video Storage voice Data Video Storage

Voice IP Video Storage IP

Network Network Network Network Network (for Voice, Data & Video)
 Transition to NGN:

Today Tomorrow

Internet

Telephone IP-Network
network

Mobile radio
network Multimedia Access - Advantages:
•easy to handle
•reliable
•mobile
One network for everything
NGN – a layered
architecture Brings
intelligence in every layer
Control
Bearer
Application Application
Layer Services

Internet

Service Control
Layer Softswitch
Control
IP Service
Switching

Transport
Layer
Media
PSTN Gateways

Multiservice
Broadband RAS
RAS Packet Switching X
Access DSLAM X
DSLAM X National Optical
ACCESS
X X X X
GbE
GbE Metro Optical
NETWORK X
Frame/
Frame/ X X
ATM
ATM
CPE
CORE NETWORKS
CPE
Wireless
Wireless

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Advantages of NGN
 One infrastructure is required.
 One backbone for voice and data services
instead of two parallel ones.
 No maintenance of proprietary switching
systems.
 Fewer call controlling entities in the
network so less capital and operating
cost.
 Easier configuration of equipment.
 Fast advanced and new services
deployment is possible.

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A BIG Change in Mindset

20,000 Port Switch

BEFORE AFTER

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Legacy vs Next
Generation
% of Traditional CAPEX for NGN
100%
100%
90%
90%
80%
80% 67%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50% 35%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20% 4%
10%
10%
0%
0%
Floor
FloorSpace
Space Hardware
Hardware Software
Software

SoftSwitch
SoftSwitch

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Legacy vs Next Generation
% of Traditional OPEX for NGN
100%
100%
90%
90%
75%
80%
80% 64% 67% 70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50% 34%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
0%
0%
MMTTR
T T R MMaintenance
aintenanceOperationsProvisioning T raining
Operations Provisioning Training

SoftSwitch
SoftSwitch

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Benefits of the NGN
New revenue opportunities for service providers and
operators from IP based services.

Flexibility which supports the development of highly

programmable telephony equipment.

Getting to market quickly with new and attractive

services (Small gestation period) .

Reduced CAPEX & OPEX for NEW Network Services

Scalable to fit Deployment of Any size.

Benefits of the NGN (Cont..)
oEnhanced customer services that it reduces “time to
market”.
o

oEasy integration of dissimilar networks and network

components.
o

oLower cost and Flexibility in development,

deployment & ownership.
o

oReady Infrastructure for New Application and

Services.
NGN constraints
New Knowledge acquisition for incumbent.

Integration into existing large Infrastructure.

Multiple components interactions

Market Time evolution.

New Service Opportunities
Voice Services
High-Speed Internet Access
Corporate VPNs
“Friends & Family” VPNs
Video and Audio Entertainment
Interactive Gaming
Personal Video Conferencing
Remote Monitoring
On-Demand Storage Services
Distance Learning
Health Care
Financial Services
Unified Messaging
Mobility Services (Cell, PDA, Paging)
Derived Voice Lines (VoDSL, VoIP)


 In NGN era there is a talk about

EOIP which means Everything over IP.
That means you can provide any
service through NGN platform based
on IP.


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 The value proposition of
NGN
Self-managing Revenue-generating Demand-oriented
Networks Applications Infrastructure

TDM-
Technology

Revenues per Line

Costs per connection

OPEX per line

NGN IP-
Technology NGN IP-
Technology

TDM-
NGN IP- Technology
Technology

TDM-
Technology

Network size Time Time

Reduced number of managed Innovative applications through Internet volumes and

nodes & self-routed IP backbone common IP denominator technological
advancements reduce IP costs

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Applications Of Next Generation Network
The objective now is …

Single Packet
Bearer
Network for all
services

Verticals broken into horizontals and integrated together in horizontal strata. One
common IP based implementation !!!

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NGN :Definition (As per ITU)

 NGN is a
Øpacket based network which is able to
provide multimedia telecom services
Ø

Øable to make use of multiple broadband

access technologies
Ø
ØQoS enabled transport technologies, and
Ø
Øin which service related functions are
independent from underlying transport
related technologies.

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 Definition & Features of NGN
A NGN is a packet-based network able to provide telecommunication
services and able to make use of multiple broadband, QoS-enabled
Definitio transport technologies and in which service-related functions are
n independent from underlying transport-related technologies.
of NGN
(Draft
Rec. It offers unrestricted access by users to different service providers.
Y.2001)
It supports generalized mobility which will allow consistent and
ubiquitous provision of services to users.

Target Standards Area

Generalized Mobility Convergence btw. Fixed & Mobile

Unrestricted Access Open Access Interface

Separation Services with Transport Architecture and Open API

QoS-enabled Transport
Manageable Broadband
Multiple-Broadband
Next Generation
Networks
 Packet-based network (Generally IP)

 Interworking with legacy networks via open

interfaces


 Unrestricted access by users to

◦ different services and/or
◦ service providers with strict end to end QoS
◦
 Independence of service-related functions
from underlying transport technologies.
Next Generation Networks
(Cont…)
 Layered architecture with functional planes
separated by open interfaces enabling
third party services and applications.


 Multi service network



 Multiple parallel sessions from same

user for various services


 Generalized mobility
(User/Terminal/Access)
9
%

External drivers and internal motivation put pressure

on operators ’ NGN deployments .

Drivers Operators’ Motivation

§Massive growth of §Develop new services

data traffic easier and faster
§Flat growth of voice §Enhance flexibility
market §Reduce operational
§Massive access expenditures
competition §Replace of old
§Maturity of IP platforms at their
technology end of lifecycle
§Open standards and
architectures

Deployment of Next Generation Network

TDM versus IP
Subscriber in one BTS
talking to subscriber in
another BTS
MSC
BTS
TDM NETWORK

MSC
BTS

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TDM versus IP
Subscriber in one BTS
talking to subscriber in
another BTS
BTS ing
Signal
IP NETWORK
Voice Payload
SOFT
SWITCH

BTS

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TDM versus IP
Subscriber in one BTS roams
into other subscriber ’ s BTS

MSC
BTS

TDM
g
in
am
Ro

MSC
BTS

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TDM versus IP
Subscriber in one BTS roams
into
Voice Payload other subscriber ’ s BTS

Signaling

BTS
IP
g

SOFT
in

SWITCH
am
Ro

BTS

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NGN Principles : Technology
Evolution Towards NGN
-> Separation of
layers

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NGN Architecture
Service


Management
Control

Media

Access and Transport

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NGN Architecture
 Access Layer: Combines all the access
technologies like POTS, ISDN, GSM/UMTS,
HFC, LMDS, ADSL etc.

 Transport Layer: The backbone network and
the techniques for transport. It is IP
backbone.

 Media Layer: used to adapt the data
originating from various technologies to the
backbone networks. The equipment is called
Media Gateways (MGW)

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NGN Architecture
Control Layer: This layer controls call
handling. It comprises of the equipment that
manages signaling (SGW) and call handling
(Media Gateway Controller).
 MGC is also called SOFTSWITCH or Call Server
or Call Agent.


 Service Layer: This layer comprises of the

equipment that centralizes the service logic
and data. It is also called as Application
Server or Media Server.

 Management Layer: It spans over all the
other layers and it comprises of all the
management equipment.


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NGN Components
Media Gateway Controller (MGC)

Media Gateway (MG)

Signaling Gateway (SG)

Softswitch

Application/Feature Server

Protocols
NGN: Soft Switch Architecture
App.
Server IP
SIP Signaling
End
Media Server
Points
Server Enterprise
SIP Gateway
Signaling
Gateway

SS7 ISDN SOFTSWITCH

SOFTSWITCH
Network Other Provider’s
Core Gateway Core Network
Network
Media
Gateway Management,
Trunking OSS, BSS,
Gateway Billing
IP
Access End
SIP
Gateway Points
SIP(T)/SIP(I)
Sigtran Access Home
MGCP/H.248 Gateway Gateway
AAA, etc.

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Wireless Technology
Comparison