88th IETF @ Vancouver

Central Controlled IPRAN

dra0-khy-rtgwg-central-controlled-ipran-00.txt

Katherine Zhao(Katherine.Zhao@huawei.com)
GuangMing Yong (yanggm@gsta.com)
Jiehui Hu (hujiehui@huawei.com)

Introduction
IP RAN (Radio Access Network) is a run solution using IP technology to
provide network services between UE devices and mobile core network.
IP RAN has been widely used to provide varies access modes with high
scalability and flexibility, it reduced network construction cost and protects
codes of investments.
However the existing IP RAN implementation needs to be improved due to
Manual configuration Point-by-Point
Complex network construct and service deployment
Low troubleshooting efficiency
Central Controlled IP RAN (SDN enabled) can further improve the IP RAN and
resolve these problems
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Central Controlled IP RAN Use Case

Applied in China Telecoms Access and Aggregation Network
Central Controller

CSG

TDM E1

LTE/WiMax

Controller

Control
Agent

IMA E1

UMTS HSPA

Control
Agent

Main

Control
Agent

CSG
UMTS R99/R4

ML-PPP E1

FE

STM

-1

Control
Agent

ATM RNC

Control
Agent

Control
Agent

GSM/GPRS

BSC

RSG

AGG

Control
Agent

Backup

Control
Agent

AGG

Control
Agent

GE

RSG
IP RNC/S-GW/MME

GE
Enterprise

LAST MILE

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CSG
ACCESS

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AGGREGATION

RNC/SGW/MME

CC IP RAN Network Architecture

BS1

CSG

BS1

CSG

BS2

CSG

TDM/ATM/Ethernet

ASG

RSG
RNC/SGW/
MME/BSC

ASG

MPLS

ASG: Aggregation Service Gateway

BS: Base Station

CSG: Cell Site Gateway

RSG: Radio Service Gateway

Third Party
App

RSG

NMG

TDM/ATM/Ethernet

Conversional IP RAN Network

Controller

Major Control functions are moved to

controller from network devices

BS1

Base
Routing

Control
Agent

Forwarding Node 1

Base
Routing

Control
Agent

Base
Routing

Forwarding Node 2

Control
Agent

Forwarding Node 3

Controller has E2E control capability

RNC/SGW/
MME/BSC

Access, Aggregation and RSG are

forwarding devices.
Programmability of controller
Open to third party applications

BS2

Base
Routing

Control
Agent

Forwarding Node 4

Base
Routing

Control
Agent

Base
Routing

Forwarding Node 6

Forwarding Node 5

SDN Domain
TDM/ATM/Ethernet

MPLS

TDM/ATM/Ethernet

Central Controlled IP RAN Network

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Control
Agent

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System Architecture
l

Functions of Controller
p

MPLS en-caped packet

CP-DP control protocol features

Network resource management features

Network virtualization features

Network protocol layer, IGP,LDP/RSVP

Network service layer,L2 (VPWS/VPLS) VPN,

L2

Label

Label

Access Node 1

MPLS internal network

Without LDP

L3 VPN
p

CP-DP

Fault, Alarm, NB-API

IP/ MPLS forwarding

CP-DP protocol features

Control Agent

Light IGP for connectivity

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Access Node n

Low Cost Device

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HOST
ASR 9K

Controller

(single
chassis
OR
cluster)

Functions of Forwarding Node

p

Payload

Open Architecture

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Controller Deployment Options

BS1

I1

Base
Routin
g

Contr
ol
Agen
t

CSG1

I2

SDN
Controller

I4

ASG1

Contr
ol
Agen
t

Base
Routin
g

RSG1

I5
I2

BS3

I1

Base
Routin
g

Contr
ol
Agen
t

CSG1

I6

I3
I2

I5
SDN
Controller

I4

ASG2

Built-in Mode:
Controller on Device

RNC/
SGW/
MME/
BSC

Contr
ol
Agen
t

Base
Routin
g

RSG2

SDN Domain
SDN
Controller

I3

BS1

I1

Stand-along Mode:
Controller on Server

Base
Routing

Control
Agent

CSG1

I2

Base
Routing

BS3

I1

Control
Agent

CSG1

Base
Routing

I2

ASG1

RSG1

I2
I2

Base
Routing

I2

Control
Agent

I2

ASG2

Base
Routing

SDN Domain
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Control
Agent

I5

I2
Base
Routing

Control
Agent

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Control
Agent

RSG2

I5

RNC/SGW/
MME/BSC

Central Controlled IP RAN Overview

Mobile Backhaul
Last Mile

Central Controlled IP RAN

Aggregation

Access

RNC/SGW/MME

Last Mile

CSG

BTS

RNC/SGW/MME

CSG

AGG

E1

Aggregation

Access

RSG

BSC

BTS

E1

STM-1

CSG

ATM
ATM RNC

Eth
AGG

CSG
NodeB / eNB

AGG
Main

RSG

Eth

IP RNC/S-GW/MME

Central
Controller

Control
Control
Plane
Agent


ATM RNC

NodeB

RSG

NodeB / eNB

BSC
STM-1

CSG

ATM
NodeB

Control
Control
Plane
Agent


Control
Control
Plane
Agent


AGG
Backup

CSG

RSG

IP RNC/S-GW/MME

nSimple O&M
Manual configuration
point-by-point

Free Service Planning, Plug and Play

Automatic protocols deployment and fast services launch
Fast trouble shooting


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Free Service Planning, Plug and Play

Mobile Backhaul Complex services planning
Planning IP Address

Main
AGG

Central
Controller

AGG
Backup

Planning CSG&AGG ring relations

SDN-based Mobile BackhaulFree Services Planning

Planning IP Address

CSG
Control
Agent

Dividing IGP Area

Dividing IGP Area

Planning CSG&AGG ring relations

CSG
Control
Agent
CSG
Control
Agent

Plug and PlayZero Touch for Basic Network

Current IP RAN
Access Solution

Central Controlled IP
RAN

IGP

Yes

Automatic deployment

RSVP-TE

Yes

No

Solution

Protocol


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Automatic Protocols Deployment and Fast Services Launch

Central Controlled IP RAN

Mobile Backhaul
Aggregation

Access

Last Mile

RNC/SGW/MME

Last Mile

Virtual-cluster
enable

IGP/LDP/
RSVP
L2VPN
CSG
IGP/LDP/
L2VPN
RSVP
BSC

AGG

E1

BTS

ATM
ATM RNC

NodeB / eNB

Eth

CSG

RSG

IGP/LDP/
RSVP
IGP/LDP/
RSVP

IP RNC/S-GW/MME

Protocol-based point-by-point services launch

Simple protocol
Automatic configuration

RSG

BSC

STM-1
Central
Controller

Control
Control
Agent
Plane


NodeB / eNB

Control
Control
Agent
Plane


CSG

ATM RNC

Backup
AGG

RSG

IP RNC/S-GW/MME

Service-based end-to-end services launch

Lowers skill
requirements of staff

Improves efficiency of
services launch


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Main
AGG

NodeB

Eth
IGP/LDP/
RSVP

Configure remoteinterface

CSG

ATM
NodeB

Control
Control
Agent
Plane


E1

STM-1

CSG

AGG

RNC/SGW/MME

CSG
RSG

BTS

Aggregation

Access

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Fast Trouble shooting

SDN-based Mobile Backhaul

Mobile Backhaul
Each node
sends alarm
independently

NMS

Trouble shooting on
each node

Aggregation

Access

Last Mile

Alarm analysis for

Locating root
causes of fault
RNC/SGW/MME

Last Mile

RSG

BSC

BTS

ATM
ATM RNC

failure 

CSG
NodeB/eNB

RSG

IP RNC/S-GW/MME

NodeB/eNB

BSC
STM-1

Central
Controller

Control
Control
Agent
Plane


failure 

Control
Control
Agent

Plane

CSG


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RSG

ATM RNC

NodeB
Eth

AGG

AGG
Main

CSG
ATM

NodeB

Control
Control
Agent
Plane


E1

STM-1

CSG

Eth

RNC/SGW/MME

CSG

AGG

E1

Trouble shooting
only on Central
Controller

Aggregation

Access

CSG

BTS

NMS

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Backup
AGG

RSG

IP RNC/S-GW/MME

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