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CDMA Core Evolution

Indranil Chatterjee
Director, Wireless Market Development
Alcatel-Lucent
May 20, 2008
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Trends in the Industry Provide an Indication of Wireless
Usage and Impact on Networks…
Terminal Extend Services from Competitive pressure
proliferation Multiple Verticals intensification

Bandwidth
Revenues

TCO

CAPEX

Increase network bandwidth & cost-efficiency is key to match end-user expectations &
competitive pressure

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IP Transformation Across CDMA RAN, Transport and Core

ƒ Start with existing CDMA networks

ƒ Upgrade to EV-DO followed by Rev. A for data, start IP


transformation in radio access & backhaul

ƒ Upgrade core to IMS to provide VoIP and other IP based


services

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CDMA Core Evolution: Circuit to Packet Migration
CDMA2000 1X Network:
Deploy TrFO/RTO: SS7/IS41
•Facility savings (EVRC/IP vs .711/TDM) Network
•Enhanced Voice Quality

Rev. A PSTN / Long Haul Network


Deploy IMS:
• Simultaneous voice and data
Ckt X Ckt X
• Increased capacity with VoIP
• Service to alternate access
mechanisms
(eg. WiFi) O O

IMS Core Network PS MMC MSC


O O

MSC MMC PS O

IMS
Packet Network
Media
O HSS Svr
EVDO O
(SDHLR) EVDO
RNC
RNC
O

O O

RAN
RAN
O
PDN
PDSN PDSN

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Key Takeaways

ƒ Enabling advanced services, with adequate


capacity, scalability and low TCO requires
acceleration of end to end IP evolution

ƒ CDMA Offers access evolution to IP with EV-DO and Rev. A


coupled with transport and core evolution to IP

ƒ CDMA operators can start implementing an IMS based


core to deploy VoIP and other IP based services
over Rev. A in 2008

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CDMA Core Evolution

Indranil Chatterjee
Director, Wireless Market Development
Alcatel-Lucent
May 20, 2008
All Rights Reserved © Alcatel-Lucent 2006, #####

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