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Agenda

Mobile Core Network Introduction

Home Location Register

Subscriber Information Database

Authentication, Authorization, Accounting

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Agenda

Mobile Core Network Introduction

Home Location Register

Subscriber Information Database

Authentication, Authorization, Accounting

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Home Location Register Overview - Architecture

Mobile Core Network

SS7 Interface (TDM or SIGTRAN) HSM Access Interface

HLR / AuC Application Client (HLR FE)

Trigger Interface (SOAP) OAM, Installation, B&R Interfaces

Operation
OAM

HSM
Database Access Interface (LDAP)

B&R Server Install Server

Subscriber Database
Database Management Interface (ASN.1 / LDIF)

DSAs
Law Enforcement Interface

Administrator

LIMS

Database Access Interface (LDAP)

LDIF Files from Schema Designer over @Com

Provisioning Gateway (PWG)

Provisioning Interface (SPML)

Customer Care

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NT HLR System Overview

CS Domain PS Domain LTE/EPS Domain

MSS/VLR

SGSN

MME

SAE/GW

Gr

Gr (Rel. 8)
Diameter (IP)

S6a

MAP (SS7/SIGTRAN)

HLR FE SNMP,FTP, SSH

LDAP SOAP

HLR FE
LDAP SOAP

HLR FE
LDAP
SOAP

IP network

OAM
LDAP ASN.1/LDIF PGW Subscriber Database Administrator

Subscriber Database
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NT HLR Redundancy And Site Concept

Server Redundancy
->arbitrary server failure
MSC MSC MSC MSC

Site Redundancy
-> central power outage, natural disasters

STP/SG STP/SG

Redundant STP/SG

STP/SG STP/SG

Data Redundancy Redundant LAN / WAN

HLR FE

HLR-FE

HLR-FE

HLR-FE
Redundant WAN

HLR-FE

HLR-FE

Layer

FE

LAN

FE

LAN

FE

LAN

Subscriber Database
BE 1 BE 2 BE 1 BE 2 BE 1 BE 2

Layer

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HLR FE Planning issue Solaris IP MultiPathing

IPMP Scope:
Node 1 IPMP Adress

Grouping two identical network cards together and having a live IP address able to automatically fail over from one card to the other with no loss or degradation of service

Node 1 fjqi X IPMP Ping Adress Active

Node 1 fjqi Y IPMP Ping Adress stby.

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Agenda

Mobile Core Network Introduction

Home Location Register

Subscriber Information Database

Authentication, Authorization, Accounting

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Subscriber Information Database

Mobile Core Network

SS7 Interface (TDM or SIGTRAN) HSM Access Interface

HLR / AuC Application Client (HLR FE)

Trigger Interface (SOAP) OAM, Installation, B&R Interfaces

Operation
OAM

HSM
Database Access Interface (LDAP)

B&R Server Install Server

Subscriber Database
Database Management Interface (ASN.1 / LDIF)

DSAs
Law Enforcement Interface

Administrator

LIMS

Database Access Interface (LDAP)

LDIF Files from Schema Designer over @Com

Provisioning Gateway (PWG)

Provisioning Interface (SPML)

Customer Care

* From NT HLR 4.5, Hardware Authentication via HSM is optional. Software Authentication is the default solution.

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Subscriber Database

Subscriber Data Management

UMA GSM ASs

CS softswitch eco-system
PSTN

Subscriber provisioning

Open system Single provisioning point One common repository for all subscriber information Simplified growth management

Circuit HLR domain

UMTS IMS HSS

Operators own registers

Subscriber Database

GPRS

Packet domain

WiFi

xDSL

I-HSPA

PoC reg ASs

Internet and Intranet ecosystem

Mobile

Fixed/wire line

Applications

Simplified service introduction

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Subscriber Database and Front-Ends

AAA

HLR

One common database for all subscriber information

All application front ends operate with the common Subscriber Database

One-AAA

One-MNP

Subscriber Database

EIR

MNP

* One-HLR will be replaced by NT HLR

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Agenda

Mobile Core Network Introduction

Home Location Register

Subscriber Information Database

Authentication, Authorization, Accounting

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Introduction to One-AAA What is AAA ? Authentication Authorization Accounting : check that the user has access to a network (via credentials) : grant specific type of services to a user (based on authentication) : track consumption of network resources by users

RADIUS is current standard protocol for AAA

Diameter: upcoming standard protocol for AAA

Better transport Better proxying Better session control Better security

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Thank You!

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