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When designing the evolution of the 3G system, the 3GPP community decided to use IP (Internet Protocol) as the key protocol to transport all services. It was therefore agreed that the EPC would not have a circuitswitched domain anymore and that the EPC should be an evolution of the packet-switched architecture used in GPRS/UMTS. This decision had consequences on the architecture itself but also on the way that the services were provided. Traditional use of circuits to carry voice and short messages needed to be replaced by IP-based solutions in the long term.
HSS Basically, the HSS (for Home Subscriber Server) is a database that contains user-related and subscriberrelated information. It also provides support functions in mobility management, call and session setup, user authentication and access authorization. It is based on the pre-3GPP Release 4 - Home Location Register
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(HLR) and Authentication Centre (AuC). Serving GW The gateways (Serving GW and PDN GW) deal with the user plane. They transport the IP data traffic between the User Equipment (UE) and the external networks. The Serving GW is the point of interconnect between the radio-side and the EPC. As its name indicates, this gateway serves the UE by routing the incoming and outgoing IP packets. It is the anchor point for the intra-LTE mobility (i.e. in case of handover between eNodeBs) and between LTE and other 3GPP accesses. It is logically connected to the other gateway, the PDN GW. PDN GW The PDN GW is the point of interconnect between the EPC and the external IP networks. These networks are called PDN (Packet Data Network), hence the name. The PDN GW routes packets to and from the PDNs. The PDN GW also performs various functions such as IP address / IP prefix allocation or policy control and charging. 3GPP specifies these gateways independently but in practice they may be combined in a single "box" by network vendors. MME The MME (for Mobility Management Entity) deals with the control plane. It handles the signalling related to mobility and security for E-UTRAN access. The MME is responsible for the tracking and the paging of UE in idle-mode. It is the termination point of the Non-Access Stratum (NAS).
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The 3GPP website contains all 3GPP specifications. They can be downloaded for free at http://www.3gpp.org/specifications Descriptions of all 3GPP releases can be found at http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Information...
EPS architecture:
3GPP TS 23.002 (http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-...) gives an overview the architecture of the 3GPP system. In particular, it describes all the network elements used in the EPC and also in legacy core networks. 3GPP TS 23.401 (http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-...) defines the architecture of the EPC for E-UTRAN access. 3GPP TS 23.402 (http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-...) defines the architecture enhancements for non-3GPP accesses.
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