Mobile network evolution

Introduction of IP in 3G WCDMA RAN

Quoc-Thinh Nguyen-Vuong
nvqthinh@vntelecom.org

Agenda

1. Market & Technology trend

2. Introduction of IP in 3G/LTE solution
3. China Unicom: 3G HSPA deployment

Market & Technology trend

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Mobile telecom market trend

Data revenues per user increase

Data revenues per Mbit decrease

-> Cost per Mbit MUST decreases

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Transport technologies Wireless, SDH, Ethernet

SDH Evolution Path

Time

ASON
(ROADM
& PXC)

Nodal Capacity

nxTbit/s

Customer
Bandwidth
requirement

Wireless Access
Evolution Path
ASTN & OTN
(MSTP)

Tbit/s
Radio Access
Networks

Gbit/s

Mbit/s

Digital
Radio
Systems

Analogue
Radio
Systems

Packet
Radio
Systems

Native Ethernet
Evolution Path

SDH & WDM

(Digital Cross
Connect)

Metro
Ethernet

T-MPLS
Sync. Ethernet
PBT

SDH
(ADM)
ATM

155 Mbit/s

2.5 Gbit/s

10 Gbit/s

40 Gbit/s

Time

Network Core Granularity

ASON Automatically Switched Optical Network, ROADM Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer, PXC Photonic
Cross Connect, ASTN Automatically Switched Transport Network, MSSP Multi Service Transport Platform, SDH
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy, ADM Add Drop Multiplexer, N/MWDM National/ Metro Wavelength division Multiplexing
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Mobile technology evolution (3GPP only)

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Introduction of IP in 3G/LTE solution

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2G GSM
GSM BSS
MS

GSM
BTS

GSM
BSC

Um
GSM
BTS

Abis

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A
A

GSM
BSC

MSC
Switch

GMSC
Switch

PSTN

2G (GSM) to 2.5G (GPRS)

GSM BSS
MS

GSM
BTS

GSM
BSC

Um
GSM
BTS

Abis

A
A

MSC
Switch

PSTN

GMSC
Switch

GSM
BSC
Gb

SGSN

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Gn

IP

GGSN

Gi

Internet

2.5G (GPRS) to 3G (UMTS) R99

GSM BSS
MS

GSM
BTS

GSM
BSC

Um
Abis

GSM
BTS

Uu

Node B

Iub

MSC
Switch
GSM
BSC

Gb

Iu-CS

RNC
SGSN
Iur

UE
Node B

Iub

UTRAN

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RNC

Iu-PS

PSTN

GMSC
Switch

Gn

IP

GGSN

Gi

Internet

3G UMTS R99 to 3G R4: All-IP core network

GSM BSS
MS

GSM
BTS

GSM
BSC

Abis

GSM
BTS

GSM
BSC

Nc

MSC
Server
Mc

Um
Gb

Iu-CS

CSMGW

Nb

GMSC
Server

PSTN

CSMGW

IP
Uu

Node B

Iub

RNC
SGSN
Iur

UE
Node B

Iub

Gn

GGSN

Gi

Internet

Iu-PS

RNC

UTRAN
Optimized networks for voice and data
Service integration requires unified network
no difference between media (voice, data, video)
no media dependent calls, but media independent sessions
Easier to manage
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3G UMTS R99 to 3G R5: HSDPA+IP in UTRAN

GSM BSS
MS

GSM
BTS

GSM
BSC

Abis

GSM
BTS

GSM
BSC

Gb
Iu-CS/IP

Uu

Node B

Iub/IP

Nc

MSC
Server
Mc

Um

GMSC
Server

PSTN
Nb

CSMGW

CSMGW

IP

RNC
SGSN

Gn

GGSN

Gi

IMS

Internet

Iur/IP
Iu-PS/IP

UE
Node B

Iub/IP

RNC

UTRAN
Key enhancements
Introduction of IMS
Introduction of IP transport option in UTRAN (Iub, Iur, IU-Ps,
and Iu-Cs)
Introduction of HSDPA

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3G UMTS: R6, R7 & R8

50 Mbps
160 Mbps
11 Mbps
28 Mbps

0.4 Mbps
14 Mbps

0.4 Mbps
0.4 Mbps

3GPP R5
HSDPA

3GPP R99
WCDMA
1999

2001

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2002

5.7 Mbps
14 Mbps

3GPP R8 LTE
(MIMO, OFDMA)

3GPP R7
HSPA+ (MIMO)

3GPP R6
HSUPA

2005

2007

2008

HSDPA HSUPA
performance

HSPA+
introduction

IP interface
addressing
Packet data
traffic

Full IP
transport

HSPA+
enhancements

UMTS
900Mhz

Utran
Sharing

2008

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2009

Advanced
HSPA+
features

HSPA accelerating data adoption

HSPA+ aligned with full HSPA+
ecosystem ramp up

Step by Step approach :

Smooth E2E evolution towards
full IP of transport architecture

IP interfaces
customization &
optimization
CS Voice
over HSPA+
as a first
step.

HSPA

Utran sharing

Voice over

IP transport

Data growth

W-CDMA Markets views Summary

VoIP over HSPA+ and

LTE will be deployed
in a convergence step

MOCN

2010

2011

2012

2013+

MARKET VIEW

Benefit of IP transport migration

Few full IP network planned / in deployment
Smooth E2E evolution towards full IP of transport
architecture

Stepped approach addressing first data traffic growth

with IuPS over IP & Hybrid Iub

Migrate all interfaces (Iub, Iu-CS, Iur) to IP in a second

step.

E2E QoS & reliability:

Guaranteed thanks to MPLS/IP/Ethernet

BENEFITS

CAPEX & OPEX savings:

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IP/Ethernet cost efficiency

IP-based UTRAN cost is much less than ATM-based UTRAN

Pseudo-wire is used to transport ATM over IP (one IP
backbone)
Prepares mobile operators effectively for a future
evolution to native IP in the mobile network (HSPA+, LTE
solution)
Single IP network for the Transport Plane, the Control
Plane, and the Operations and Maintenance Plane

China Unicom: 3G HSPA deployment

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Chinas telecom market overview

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China Unicom: 3rd largest mobile operator in the world

8%
23%

China Mobile
China Unicom
China Telecom
69%

Mobile business market share

Fixed business market share

3G in China : Three licenses

China Mobile: TD-SCDMA
China Telecom: Pursue CDMA2000 EV-DO path (however choose LTE for 4G)
China Unicom: Choose 3G WCDMA
WCDMA vendor: Alcatel-Lucent, in fact Alcatel Shanghai Bell (ASB)
WCDMA HSxPA product: last version with hybrid Iub & Iu-PS over IP

Core network: Huaweis MSTP solution

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How can the ALU win the contract?

Procurement: ALU (ASB), Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE
Each vendor did a trial China Unicom then made a choice

To win this contract, ALU must propose very low price (the same as the one
proposed by Huawei)
Consider the gain for the long term and from the support
The following steps were taken to secure the deal ..
Persuade customers
Lobby customers
Set reasonable price
No ASB, ALU cannot win the contract due to political issue (local vendor)

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Thank you for your attention

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