SOLUTION BRIEF

4 STEPS TO MAKE YOUR WIMAX AAA SMARTER

The success of Mobile WiMAX will be driven by Due to a restricted choice of solutions, service providers are forced FUTURE-PROOF WiMAX
the intelligence of the core network and its to duplicate their network infrastructure and adopt a WiMAX silo
The Blueslice CSP 3000™ is the only industry solution that addresses
ability to personalize the subscriber experience approach.
the common 2G/3G-and-WiMAX subscriber. Going beyond the
across all the access technologies. A converged With a limited number of WiMAX ecosystem players it has become functionality of a traditional WiMAX AAA that solely manages a
WiMAX solution that can co-exist with critical to demonstrate a significantly differentiated solution to WiMAX subscriber, the Blueslice solution entails “4 Steps to make
incumbent 2G/3G networks is necessary for penetrate the market. your WiMAX AAA smarter”.
market leadership.
THE SERVICE PROVIDER DILEMMA STEP 1: SUBSCRIBER CONVERGENCE
THE MARKET REALITY In developing countries, there is a continuing trend of existing 2G Keeping in line with the global market trends, the Blueslice CSP
and 3G service providers deploying WiMAX networks to become 3000™ integrates the functionality of a 3GPP-compliant 2G|3G
The North American, European and Asia-Pacific ngHLR with a NWG-compliant WiMAX Home AAA server into a
multi-play operators.
markets have seen the uptake of WiMAX by new single logical entity.
and existing service providers and there are Although this increases the service provider’s presence and
spectrum auctions still occurring around the world market share they are facing several challenges, such as higher By seamlessly sharing subscriber data across both access domains,
including India, Africa and Latin America operational costs, increased network complexity and poor and enabling a single provisioning stream, service providers
management of redundant subscriber data. significantly lower operational costs and achieve improved ROI by
Although WiMAX is a popular 4G technology, LTE leveraging cross-domain user information for a personalized
has become the mobile evolution choice for many Due to the engineering disparity between 3G networks and
end-user experience.
incumbent operators. In order to win, WiMAX WiMAX, having a converged radio access or core network is not
operators need to take advantage of their possible. But, this network complexity can be dramatically Figure 2: Step 1 Architecture
time-to-market lead, and avoid isolated simplified by converging at their one point of commonality – a A converged eSDM approach can manage 2G, 3G and WiMAX subscribers as a
“WiMAX-in-a-bubble” service offerings. single multi-profile end-user. single logical solution
WiMAX is no longer viewed as a replacement to 3G Figure 1: Current Architecture
networks and therefore needs to co-exist evolved SUBSCRIBER DATA MANAGEMENT eSDM
Service providers are challenged by the escalating expenses of managing
seamlessly with those. A clear case in point is that disparate networks BLUESLICE CSP 3000™
most WiMAX subscribers also have a 2G or 3G
mobile device. SUBSCRIBER DATA
The subscribers continue to rely on 2G and 3G MANAGEMENT
SDS 3000™ AAA HLR
networks for communications when they are out of WiMAX AAA 3GPP HLR
WiMAX coverage and recently device vendors are
producing dual-mode (3G-WiMAX) handsets.
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THE VENDOR VIEW
WiMAX 2G & 3G WiMAX 2G & 3G
WiMAX equipment vendors can be typically Network Network Network Network
qualified as either specialized WiMAX vendors (i.e.
vendors who do not have a 2G/3G product line) or
end-to-end, do-it-all vendors (i.e. large incumbent
NEPs that usually cater to all different technologies) USER DEVICES USER DEVICES
In both cases, the WiMAX solutions being offered to Laptops & Laptops &
notebooks Multimedia notebooks Multimedia
service providers are almost inevitably siloed, in the Handheld Residential Gateway handheld
Mobile Handheld Residential Gateway handheld
Mobile
sense that there is little to no convergence of the PC Card and devices (SIP-enabled) connected devices
devices
PC Card and devices (SIP-enabled) connected devices
devices
Smartphone Smartphone
WiMAX portfolio and the 2G/3G/LTE portfolio. USB dongles to SIP devices USB dongles to SIP devices

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STEP 2: VoIP OVER WiMAX & 3G
The CSP 3000™ goes beyond Step 1 by hosting the SIP-AS 3000™ into
an integrated solution. By enabling VoIP calls over WiMAX and over
3G; service providers can expand their 4G network beyond their
given WiMAX coverage.
The user profile attributes can be customized to enable SIP
redirection of voice calls to the preferred access domain thereby
facilitating calls to the WiMAX and 3G domain as desired.
A simple example to elaborate the advantage of this unique
convergence; a user can have the same SIP client configured on his
3G and WiMAX device. Assuming the 3G device is unavailable; the
subscriber can have all his incoming 3G and SIP calls routed to his
WiMAX device. This sort of flexibility can be a key differentiator and
revenue generator for WiMAX vendors and service providers.
Figure 3: Step 2 Architecture
By hosting the SIP-AS, subscriber profiles can be personalized to manage VoIP
calls across domains
4 STEPS TO MAKE YOUR WIMAX AAA SMARTER
STEP 3: IMS VALUE-ADDED SERVICES OVER WiMAX BENEFITS OF CSP 3000™ FOR WiMAX
Interactive multimedia and Internet services over WiMAX are Centralized subscriber provisioning across all
major sources of revenue for service providers. For current access domains.
wireless and wireline networks, the IMS framework enables Centralized Authentication and Authorization
delivery of IP multimedia services. By hosting an IMS HSS as part
of your eSDM solution, operators can provide a seamless Common AAA for shared IP allocation and user
end-user experience between the current networks and WiMAX. management in 3GPP, WLAN and WiMAX
This form of Fixed Mobile Convergence will allow service
providers to capitalise on their existing investments while One software load, one hardware platform, no
enhancing the end-user’s mobile broadband experience with a forklift
content-rich applications suite. Scalable, flexible and modular solution
Figure 1: Step 3 Architecture Service provider customizable data schemas
The IMS HSS allows service providers to provided enhanced IP multimedia services
to end-users Unified subscription for all combinations of
end-user devices.
evolved SUBSCRIBER DATA MANAGEMENT eSDM Shared user presence between domains
Application
Guaranteed call-termination across networks
BLUESLICE CSP 3000™ Servers using redirection techniques.

evolved SUBSCRIBER DATA MANAGEMENT eSDM Support for Single-sign-on and Early IMS security
IMS Ability to host several value-added services and
AAA HLR SIP-AS HSS
BLUESLICE CSP 3000™ SDS 3000™ applications on a single logical platform.
A future-proof solution with the flexibility to add
next-generation technologies
AAA HLR SIP-AS
SDS 3000™
ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES Blueslice Networks, Inc.
1751 Richardson Street, Suite 7500
WiMAX 2G & 3G Montreal, Quebec, H3K 1G6 Canada
Network Network
SUBSCRIBER DATA Tel: +1-514-935-9700
ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT IMS Value-Added Services and Fax: +1-514-932-9701
Applications Available to All Users
WiMAX 2G & 3G
Network USER DEVICES www.blueslice.com
Network

Laptops &
notebooks Multimedia
Handheld Residential Gateway Mobile
handheld
USER DEVICES PC Card and devices (SIP-enabled) connected devices
devices
USB dongles to SIP devices Smartphone

Smartphone Laptops & STEP 4: 4G CONVERGENCE

Residential Gateway
(SIP-enabled) connected to SIP
devices SIP_ABC@XYZ.com
Notebooks
With the rapid global uptake of LTE, WiMAX service providers will
Smartphone
SIP_ABC@XYZ.com seek a converged approach to managing subscribers across LTE © 2010 Blueslice Networks, Inc. The material contained in this document
and WiMAX networks. The unified database of the CSP 3000™ is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without
Regular 3G call will allow the LTE HSS and the WiMAX AAA to share subscriber notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted,
transcribed, or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means
Redirected to WiMAX over SIP context across both 4G domains. without the written permission of Blueslice Networks.

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