EPC Overview

DNS
MME
S10 S1-MME (S1-C)

HSS

S6a

EPC
PCRF

MME
S11

S1-U

eNodeB

Serving Gateway
Rf

Gx S5/S8 Rx

PDN Gateway
CDF

SGi

CDF - Charging Data Function DNS - Domain Name Server EPC - Evolved Pack et Core HSS - Home Subscriber Server MME - Mobility Management Entity PGW - Packet Data Network Gateway PCRF - Policy and Charging Rules Function SGW - Serving Gateway

Packet Packet Data Network Data Network

(e.g. Internet, (e.g. Internet, IMS) IMS)

Interface Name

Connected Nodes eNodeB and MME eNodeB and S-GW S-GW and P-GW

Description S1AP protocol carries messages between eNB and MME. NAS protocol carries messages between UE and MME User Plane interface which provides connectivity of UE into the EPC network. Connects S-GW and P-GW if these nodes are not colocated. Transports user payload data and associated control signaling. Can be implemented with GTP protocol or PMIP. S5 is non-roaming interface, S8 is roaming interface. Transfer of subscriber profiles and authentication data from HSS to MME. Used for transfer of subscriber data between MMEs during Attach and TAU procedures. Control plane between MME and SGW used for MME to control user plane tunnels for subscribers. Connects PDN-GW to packet data network. (e.g. internet, IMS) Control-Plane interface used for PCRF to communicate charging and policy rules to PGW. (Primarily used for PCRF to authorize/de-authorize dedicated bearers.) SGW sends billing events to CDF platform. The CDF platform collects events and formats CDRs.

Protocols NAS S1AP SCTP GTP-U v1 over UDP GTP-U v1 GTP-C v1 or PMIP Diameter over SCTP GTP-C v2 over UDP GTP-C v2 over UDP HTTP, FTP, RADIUS, etc. Diameter over TCP Diameter over TCP

3GPP TS 23.401 24.301 36.413 23.401 29.060 23.401 29.272 or 23.402 23.401 29.272 23.401 29.274 23.401 29.274 29.061 23.401 23.203 29.212 32.299

S1-MME S1-U S5/S8

S6a S10 S11 SGi Gx Rf

MME and HSS MME to MME MME to SGW P-GW to PDN PCRF to PGW SGW to CDF

EPC Protocol Stacks

S1-MME Protocol Stack

S6a Protocol Stack

S1-U Protocol Stack

S10/S11 Protocol Stack

SGW MME or SGW

S10 or S11

EPC Procedures

GUTI Attach
3 1 1 4 4 12 13 Radio Bearer 16
(b)

Old MME

HSS
5 7

MME
14
C PGT

2 8 9

DNS

GT PU

16 Tu nn el (c)

11

10

el nn Tu

15

1. Attach Request (contains GUTI) 2. DNS Query to find old MME IP from GUTI 3. Identification Request / Respons e 4. Security Procedures (Auth and Cipher) 5. Update Location Request 6. Cancel Location Request / Response 7. Update Location ACK (Containing APN) 8. DNS Query to find PGW based on APN 9. DNS Query to find SGW based on TA 10. Create Session Request 11. Create Session Response (Includes IP address for Mobile) 12. Initial Contex t Setup Request / Attach Accept (Includes Mobile IP address and new GUTI) 13. RRC Connection Reconfiguration/Reconfig Complete 14. Initial Contex t Setup Response 15. Modify Bearer Request/Response 16. Attach Complete (Acknowledges GUTI Re-alloc ation)

SGW

(a)

10 11

PGW

Pack et Pack et Data Data Network Network

GTP-C Tunnel (a) GTP-U Tunnel (a)

a. These GTP tunnels established after step 11 b. Radio Bearer established after step 13 c. This GTP tunnel established after step 15

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Figure 1- 3

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Final Result of Attach

Old MME

HSS

MME DNS
P -C GT

Radio Bearer
GT PU Tu nn el

SGW
GTP-C Tunnel

el nn Tu

PGW

Packet Packet Data Data Network Network

Default Bearer GTP-U Tunnel

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EPC Procedures

S1 Release for User Inactivity

1 5 4 6
C PGT

MME

Radio Bearer ( b)

GT P-U

el nn Tu

Tu nn el

( a)

SGW
1. S1 UE Context Release Request (User Inactiv ity) 2. Relese Access Bearers Request 3. Release Access Bearer Respons e 4. S1 UE Context Release Command 5. RRC Connection Release 6. S1 UE Context Release Complete GTP-C Tunnel GTP-U Tunnel

PGW

Packet Packet Data Data Network Network

a. S1-U GTP Tunnel is removed by steps 2 & 3 b. Radio Bearer is removed by step 5

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Final Result of S1 Release

MME
C PGT

SGW
GTP-C Tunnel

el nn Tu

PGW

Packet Packet Data Data Network Network

Default Bearer GTP-U Tunnel

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EPC Procedures
Downlink Data and Paging
Initial State
SGW Buffers Downlink Packets

MME
C PGT

SGW
GTP-C Tunnel

el nn Tu

Downlink Data PGW

Packet Packet Data Data Network Network

Default Bearer GTP-U Tunnel

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Downlink Data and Paging

3 4 6
GT P-U

3 4 5 7
Tu nn el

MME
C PGT

nn Tu

Radio Bearer

el

1. Downlink Data Notification 2. Downlink Data Notification Acknowledgement 3. Paging Request 4. Service Request 5. Initial Context Setup Request 6. RRC Connection Reconfiguration/Reconfig Complete 7. Initial Context Setup Complete 8. Mocify Bearer Request 9. Mocify Bearer Response GTP-C Tunnel GTP-U Tunnel

SGW

PGW

Packet Packet Data Data Network Network

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Typical CPG Hardware Configuration

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

SSE/FSB (Disk Drive)

SSE/FSB (Disk Drive)

XCRP (controller)

XCRP (controller)

4-port 10GigE
Introduction
I nterface Rf-Loopback S1U S11 S5S8 Introduction

Each 4-port 10GigE line card is limited by the backplane to 16 Gbps full-duplex. By default the controller card in slot 7 will be active, slot 8 will be standby.
FSB - File Server Board SSE - Smartedge Storage Engine XCRP - Cross Connect Route Processor

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Example Context Configuration for SGW

Interface S1U-1 Interface S1U-2

Context S1U

Int erface S1U-Loopback

Interface S11-1 Interface S11-2

Context S11

Int erface S11-Loopback

Interface S5S8-1 Interface S5S8-2

Context S5S8

Int erface S5S8-Loopback

Interf ace OAM-1 Interf ace OAM-2

Context OAM

Interface OAM-Loopback

Interface Rf-1 Interface Rf-2

Context Rf

Context EPS

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4-port 10GigE

4-port 10GigE

4-port 10GigE

CPG Node Management Cheatsheet

Basic Commands to Navigate the CPG enable show context configure Change the current privilege level for a login session. Used to display provisioning and equipment status Move into a context. The name of the global context is local. There will be a context defined for each EPS interface: S1, S11, etc Plus one eps context. Enter configuration mode. Only do this if you need to change configuration.

Commonly used show commands show configuration show chassis show context all show eps ue imsi <imsi> detail show hardware show history show history configuration show clock show version show redundancy show log Displays configuration of current context. When in context local, this command displays configuration of entire node. Displays status of the system hardwar Shows the name of all contexts defined on CPG. There is 1 context for each EPC interface: S1-U, S11, etc plus one eps context Displays the context information for a single moble subscriber. Displays information about system hardware Displays history of commands that have been entered by user Displays history of configuration commands that have been entered by user Show the current system time Displays the current running software version. Display the redundancy status of the controller cards Display the contents of the primary log file.

Software Management Commands *note* There are 2 partitions of the internal flash drive where software is stored: the active partition and the alternate partition. These can not be viewed with standard file management commands, but can be viewed with the commands shown below. Save the current active configuration to the /flash disk partition. By default this command will overwrite /flash/redback.cfg. You can provide a file name. Downloads software onto the alternate Software partition of the internal flash drive. Reboots the system using the software on the alternate SW partition. Shows the current running software version running on the CPG. Display the software load that is present on the active and alternate partitions. Reboot the system and reload software from the active software partition.

save configuration release download release upgrade show version show release reload

File Management Commands cd copy delete directory mkdir more pwd rename rmdir *note* Change Directory Copy a file Delete a file Display the contents (file list) of a directory Create a new directory Display the contents of a file Print working directory Rename a file Delete a directory There are 2 possible flash partitions where these commands can be used. The /flash is the internal flash drive. The /md partition is the removable flash cards that can be inserted into the XCRP cards from the front pannel.

Commands in Configuration Mode exit Back up one level in the config heirarchy. At highest level of config heirarchy, exit command will take you out of config mode, and activate all changes made. end Takes you out of config mode and activates all changes made. commit Activates all changes made, but leaves user in config mode. abort Discards all changes made, and leaves subscriber in config mode.

Statistics and Alarms show eps statistics control show eps statistics traffic show log | grep ALARM show port statistics show system alarm all CLI Tips and Tricks ? tab case sensitivity short commands Use the question mark to get help on what commands are available, what options are available for a particular command Use the tab key to complete commands Commands are not case sensitive. Command parameters ARE case sensitive. Commands can be shortened, as long as they are long enough to be unique. (e.g. show conf instead of show configuration) Show EPC level statist related to signaling. Show EPC level statistics related to payload transfer Show EPC level alarms from the main log file Show chassis level data transfer statistics Show chassis - layer alarms

Pinging: In order to ping successfully, first you must navigate to the proper context. For example, to ping an eNB, move to the S1-VRF context. Then use a standard unix-style ping command to ping the eNB.