Network Evolution Scenarios

Dr. Klaus-D. Kohrt Product Portfolio Management Siemens I&C Mobile Networks

The Network Vision

Applications and Services

GSM GPRS EDGE

UMTS
W-CDMA

WLAN WiMAX

IP Network

POTS/ mobility-enabled ISDN Wireline xDSL others

Siemens, 2004

Communication Anytime Anywhere

HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
BTS Abis (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

MSC

CS domain

MSC

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps Iu-cs

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node B Iu-b

MGW

RNC

IP-Network
HSS MGCF

IPRAN
Iu-ps Node B

IMS
IGSN/ WLN RAS
Access Gateway

OSS
CSCF

RCS UPS

IP

MRF

BGW

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2003 2004

xDSL cable modem

WLAN AP WiMAX BS

WLAN WiMAX

Basic GSM / GPRS Scenario

HLR
SCPLNP IN

RAN
Abis BTS (TDM) A

BSC

2G MSC

CS domain
TDM/CES

2G MSC

PSTN PLMN

Gb

IP-Network
(PS-domain) OSS
2G SGSN

IP
GGSN
BGW

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

Basic GPRS / EDGE / UMTS Scenario

HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
Abis BTS (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps

2G 3G MSC

CS domain
TDM/CES

2G 3G MSC

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node Iub B (ATM)

RNC

Iu-cs Iu-ps

IP-Network
(PS-domain) OSS
2G 3G SGSN

IP
GGSN
BGW

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

IMS Introduction
HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
Abis BTS (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps

2G 3G MSC

CS domain
TDM/CES

2G 3G MSC

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node Iub B (ATM)

MGW
Iu-cs Iu-ps

RNC

IP-Network
(PS-domain)
2G 3G SGSN HSS MRF
MGCF

IP

IMS
BGW

OSS
CSCF

GGSN

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

IP-Transport for CS-Domain

HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
BTS Abis (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

MSC

CS domain

MSC

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node Iub B (ATM)

MGW
Iu-cs Iu-ps

RNC

IP-Network
HSS 2G 3G SGSN
MGCF

IP

MRF

IMS
BGW

OSS
CSCF

GGSN

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

IP-Transport in UTRAN
HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
BTS Abis (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

MSC

CS domain

MSC

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node B Iu-b

MGW
Iu-cs

RNC

IP-Network
HSS 2G 3G SGSN
MGCF

Iu-ps IP-Network

IP

MRF

IMS
BGW

OSS
CSCF

GGSN

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

Distributed RAN Architecture

HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
BTS Abis (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

MSC

CS domain

MSC

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps Iu-cs

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node B Iu-b

MGW

RNC

IP-Network
HSS
MGCF

IPRAN
Node B

Iu-ps

RCS UPS

2G 3G SGSN

IP

MRF

IMS
BGW

OSS
CSCF

GGSN

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

IP-based Mobility Management

HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
BTS Abis (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

MSC

CS domain

MSC

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps Iu-cs

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node B Iu-b

MGW

RNC

IP-Network
HSS MGCF

IPRAN
Iu-ps Node B

IMS
IGSN/ WLN

OSS
CSCF

RCS UPS

IP

MRF

BGW

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

Communication Anytime Anywhere

HLR
SCPLNP IN

GERAN
BTS Abis (TDM) A/ Iu-cs

MSC

CS domain

MSC

BSC
Gb/ Iu-ps Iu-cs

PSTN PLMN

UTRAN
Node B Iu-b

MGW

RNC

IP-Network
HSS MGCF

IPRAN
Iu-ps Node B

IMS
IGSN/ WLN RAS
Access Gateway

OSS
CSCF

RCS UPS

IP

MRF

BGW

other PLMN Internet Intranet

Routed/Tunnel IP Transport Siemens, 2004

xDSL cable modem

WLAN AP WiMAX BS

WLAN WiMAX