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EPC Network Basic Principle
Course Objectives
 After the course, you will：

 Familiar with EPC Basic Theory
 Familiar with EPC System Structure and Interface

 Know EPC Interface Protocol Stack
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Contents
 LTE/EPC Evolution
 EPC Network Structure
 EPC Interfaces and Protocol Stack
 ZTE EPC Solution and Progress in Industry
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Broadband Trend in Wireless Technology
WCDMA Evolution
HSPA+
GSM/GPRS WCDMA HSDPA Phase I HSDPA Phase II DL >40Mbps LTE
7.2/14.4Mbps UL >10Mbps
EDGE R99/R4
1.8M/3.6Mbps HSUPA DL:100Mbps
171/384kbps 384kbps 2M/5.76Mbps UL:50Mbps
CDMA2000 Evolution IMT

-Advance
1xEV-DO Rev. 0 1xEV-D0 Rev. A DO Rev. B
CDMA 1X (MC DO)
DL: 2.4Mbps DL: 3.1Mbps
153kbps DL：46.5Mbps
UL:153.6kbps UL: 1.8Mbps
UL: 27Mbps
4G
WiMAX Evolution
IEEE802.16m
IEEE802.16d IEEE802.16e DL:100Mbps
20Mbps 70Mbps UL: 50Mbps
2001-2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
 Bandwidth in wireless network is increasing 10k→100k→1M→10M→100M

 The increasing in system capacity and frequency spectrum decreases the bearer
cost of packet service every bit
 Many kinds of wireless technology co-exists at the same time
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3GPP Versions Released Records
3GPP R99 Rel-4 Rel-5 Rel-6 Rel-7 Rel-8 Rel-9 Rel-10
Frozen Time Dec 99 Mar 01 Mar 02 Mar 05 Dec 07 Mar 09 Mar 10 Mar 11
DL 0.384 0.384 14.4 14.4 28.8 42 or 82*

WCDMA
Mbps
UL 0.384 0.384 0.384 5.76 11.52 11 or 22
LTE/LTE-A
DL 160 1000
Mbps UL 50 500
HSUPA, LTE/SAE
HSPA+
CS & PS, BICC, MBMS, HSPA+ Enhance,
HSDPA, Phase I,
Main Function R99 Radio TD- WiLAN- Phase II, LTE-Adv LTE-Adv
Bearers SCDMA IMS LTE/SAE
UMTS LTE/SAE Feasibility
Feasibility
IWK Study
* HSPA+ = 42 Mbps @ 64QAM + MIMO, 82 Mbps @ DC-HSDPA

Smooth Evolution of Mobile Network
Service Network
Voice Service Network (PSTN Packet Service Network
etc.) (Internet, Operator data
service)
Core Network
IMS
Circuit Core Legacy Packet Evolved

Core Packet Core
2G 3G LTE Non-3GPP
Phase Out over time
LTE
3G To pure EPS
2G

LTE/EPC Industry Supply Chain
3GPP Org. Chipset Terminals Network Instruments

Partners Provider Provider Provider Provider

Key Requirement of EPC
 EPS provide access for various system

 Support roaming between different systems and within the same
system
 Support IP based broadband access network beside 3GPP
 Higher performance including low latency, low link establish time
and high quality
 Support roaming between EPS and between EPS and existing
network
 Support 3GPP R7 and earlier PS network service, support
communication between EPC and 3GPP R7 and earlier CS
network

Key Requirement of EPC
 Support service continuity between different 3GPP access

network, and between 3GPP and non-3GPP system
 Support interconnection between fixed access system and
support service continuity
 Support various service provided by operators such as
voice ,video, message and file transfer
 Fully usage of system resources including frequency, terminal
and power supply etc

Flatter Architecture
GGSN GGSN/
GGSN SAE-GW
SGSN
SGSN
/MME
SGSN
RNC RNC RNC eNodeB

RNC
NodeB
NodeB NodeB
NodeB eNodeB
Step 1 DTS is introduced in PCN: SGSN is in charge of signaling processing only,

packets are transferred from GGSN to RNC directly.
Step 2 Flatter architecture in RAN: RNC and NodeB is integrated to eNodeB for LTE and
HSPA+
Unified Core Network for Multi-RATs
GSM
DNS
DHCP
HLR/HSS/AAA Support network

WCDMA
NTP
GGSN
SGSN
Service Continuity
LTE Internet&
Sevice network
MME
SAE GW
Wimax
SAE GW = Serving GW+PDN GW
AGW
PDSN
Control Plane
CDMA User Plane
 Core network should support multiple access technology.

 Core network should support seamless mobility and service continuity across RATs.
 Core network should bridge the current to the future.
Intelligent Data Service Awareness
Subscriber Control
 Event measurement Service Differentiation
 Balance enforcement  Premium Service
 Purchase acknowledgement  Service authorization
 Account replenishment  Filtering
WiFi
CDMA1X
AGW
Streaming
WiMax EVDO Message
GPRS
Internet
EDGE
VPN
UMTS
HSPA PDSN GGSN VOD
WiMax WAP
WiFi LCS
NodeB/BTS LTE SAE-GW MBMS
Content usage collection Content based and

and enforcement comprehensive billing
 Popular application  L3 or L4 billing
 Popular content  URL billing
 User profiling  event billing

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Term Explanation
EPC Evolved Packet Core, refers to core network
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, refers to

EUTRAN
wireless network
SAE System Architecture Evolution=EPC, refers to core network
LTE Long Term Evolution=EUTRAN,only refers to wireless

network

EPS interconnecting with S4 SGSN network--
3GPP non-roaming Scenario
 Non-roaming architecture for 3GPP accesses
UTRAN
SGSN
GERAN HSS
S3
S1-MME S6a
MME
PCRF
S12 Rx
S11 Gx
S4
LTE-Uu S10
Serving S5 PDN SGi Operator's IP
UE E-UTRAN Gateway Gateway Services
S1-U (e.g. IMS, PSS etc.)

EPS interconnecting with S4 SGSN network--
3GPP non-roaming Scenario
 Non-roaming architecture for 3GPP accesses. Single gateway
configuration option
UTRAN
SGSN
GERAN HSS
S3
S1-MME S6a
MME
PCRF
S12 Rx
S11 Gx
S4
LTE-Uu S10
Serving PDN SGi Operator's IP
UE E-UTRAN Gateway Gateway Services
S1-U (e.g. IMS, PSS etc.)

EPS interconnection with Gn/Gp GSN network --
--3GPP non-roaming Scenario
GERAN Gr
Gn/Gp
HSS
UTRAN SGSN
S6a
Gn
S1-MME
MME
PCRF
Gn
Rx
S11 Gx
S10
SGi Operator's IP Services
UE E-UTRAN SGW PGW
(e.g. IMS, PSS etc.)
S1u S5
 PGW provide Gn/Gp interface

 MME provide Gn/Gp interface

EPC NE functions
MME Serving GW PDN GW
Anchor point for hand off

NAS signaling processing process between eNodeB Filtering
based on user
NAS signaling security E-UTRAN data cache Lawful monitoring
protection under idle mode and IP address assignment
Mobility management triggering of network side UL/DL transport layer data
between different 3GPP Service Request process labeling
nodes Lawful monitoring PCC
Tracing and reaching of Packets routing and non-GBR DL rate control based
idle mobile terminal forwarding on AMBR
TA List management UL/DL transport layer GBR DL rate control based on
Selection of PDN GW data labeling MBR
and Serving GW Statistics based on user DHCPv4 and DHCPv6（client、
Selection of MME and and QCI (used for billing server）
SGSN between operators) DL/UL Bearer binding
Lawful monitoring DL/UL billing based on UL bearer binding check
Roaming control user, PDN and QCI
Security authentication
Bearer management
Similar to control plane of Similar to user plane of SGSN Similar to GGSN

SGSN

EPC General Functions
 - Network Access Control Functions.

 - Packet Routing and Transfer Functions.
 - Mobility Management Functions.
 - Security Functions.
 - Radio Resource Management Functions.
 - Network Management Functions.
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3GPP Access Structure (Home Routed)
HSS PCRF
Gx Rx
S6a
PDN SGi Operator’s IP
Gateway Services
(e.g. IMS, PSS etc.)
HPLMN
VPLMN
UTRAN S8
SGSN
GERAN
S12
S3
S1-MME S4
MME
S11
S10
“ LTE - Uu ” Serving
Gateway
UE E-UTRAN
S1-U

3GPP Access Structure (LBO)
HSS
H-PCRF
Rx
S6a
Home
Operator’s IP
S9 Services
HPLMN
VPLMN
UTRAN
SGSN
GERAN
S3
S4
V-PCRF
S1-MME S12
MME
Gx
S11
S10
S5
"LTE-Uu"
Serving PDN SGi
E-UTRAN Gateway Visited Operator
UE Gateway PDN
S1- U

Non-3GPP Access Structure (S2a/S2b)
HSS
SWx
S6a PCRF
Gxc Rx
Gx
Operator's IP
SGi Services
3GPP Serving PDN (e.g. IMS, PSS
Access Gateway Gateway etc.)
S5
S6b
S2b
Gxb
SWm
S2a ePDG 3GPP AAA
Server
HPLMN SWn
Non-3GPP Gxa
Networks SWu
Trusted Untrusted
Non-3GPP IP Non-3GPP IP
Access Access SWa
STa
UE
 PGW support S2a/S2b interface to implement non-3GPP access

 S2a support access from trusted non-3GPP, S2b support access from untrusted non-3GPP network
 S2a is based on PMIP and MIPv4, S2b is based on PMIPv6

Non-3GPP Access Structure (S2c)
HSS
SWx
S6a PCRF
Rx
Gxc
Gx
Operator's IP
SGi Services (e.g.
Serving S5 IMS, PSS, etc.)
3GPP PDN
Access Gateway Gateway
S6b
Gxb
SWm
3GPP AAA
ePDG Server
HPLMN SWn
Non-3GPP Gxa
Networks
Trusted Non- Untrusted
3GPP IP Non -3GPP IP
Access Access SWa STa
S2c S2c
UE S2c
 PGW support S2c interface for the access of non-3GPP network

 S2c is the interface between UE and PGW, UE can get accessed from any network, no need to add new
function on roaming network
 S2c is based on DSMIPv6 protocol
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EPC Main Interfaces
Protocol
interface protocol number Related NE Interface Function
S1-MME S1AP 36.413 eNodeB - MME SM and MM info transfer
Tunnel established between GW and

S1-U GTPv1 29.060 eNodeB – S-GW eNodeB to transfer data
GTP adopted to establish tunnel between

S11 GTPv2 29.274 MME – S-GW MME and GW to transfer signal

S3 GTPv2 29.274 MME – SGSN MME and SGSN to transfer signal
S-GW and SGSN to transfer data and
S4 GTPv2 29.274 S-GW – SGSN signal
User location information switching and

S6a Diameter 29.272 MME - HSS user profile information management

S10 GTPv2 29.274 MME - MME MME to transfer signal
Establish tunnel between UTRAN and GW
S12 GTPv1 29.060 S-GW – UTRAN to transfer data
P-GW – Trusted Non-

S2a PMIPv6/MIPv4 RFC5213 3GPP IP Accesse Transfer non-3GPP service data

S5/S8 GTPv2 29.274 S-GW – P-GW GW to transfer data

EPC Protocol Stack
GTP-C GTP-C
S1-AP S1-AP
SCTP SCTP UDP UDP
IP IP IP IP
L2 L2 L2 L2
L1 L1 L1 L1
S1-MME S11
eNodeB MME MME S-GW
GTP-C GTP-C Diameter Diameter
UDP UDP SCTP SCTP
IP IP IP IP
L2 L2 L2 L2
L1 L1 L1 L1
S10 S6a
MME MME MME HSS

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ZTE Solution for Broadband Network
Unified network mgmt Unified user mgmt
USPP Unified policy mgmt
NetNuman S S S S RAC Features ZEPS
S S S S
S S S S
OSA- SCP SIP  6 unification

SCS IM-SSF AS
 Unified user data management

HLR/HSS/AAA/SPR
Service Platform PCRF
 Unified service control and
billing policy
 Unified network management
Unified
统一移动性管理
gateway  Unified mobility management
uMAC SGSN
GGSN HA SAE-GW xGW node --- uMAC
 Unified gateway -- xGW
 Unified access network SDR
 merged network
MME AC/SR/BRAS AGW ePDG  Support multiple network
access, including mobile and
Unified access network fixed network access
SDR
 Flat structure
 Control and beaer
seperation
LTE UTRAN/GERAN WiMax / WiFi xDSL/xPON
ZEPS (ZTE Evolved Packet Solution)

ZEPS Advanced Platform
User Plane Platform
 New generation of high end SR platform

SAE GW
 1.92T switching capacity, 64.8Mpps packer forwarding
BRAS speed, 160G throughput
 Support 10GE interface, at most 40G by cascade
GGSN
 Hardware QoS, support HQoS, support Qos management
AGW for single user per service

 99.999% reliability, complete redundancy backup
HA mechanism
 Powerful RoHC, DPI capability
PDSN
 Embedded Firewall, complete security mechanism
ZXUN xGW

ZTE Convergent Broadband Packet GW - ZXUN
xGW
Large Capacity: Tbps level packet GW, 1.92Tbps per cabinet
Serialization: 18/72/160G serial products.
Convergence & Evolution: seamlessly convergent for Fix &
Mobile access.
Intelligence: Intelligent service awareness and management
with embedded DPI engine.
Reliability: >99.999% reliability, multi redundancy mechanisms
T8000 Router
Platform
September 2009
BBWF InfoVision Awards

ZXUN xGW provides telecom-grade Reliability
Firewall Unit Build-in Firewall 1
 Dedicated FW module
 10Gbps per board
 Multi-FW load share
Hot Spare Protection 2

GSU
GSU
GSU
GSU
PFU
PFU
 N+1 real time backup on

FW
FW
FW
FW
subscriber data in service
module.
ZXUN xGW  1+1 backup for FW module
Geographical Hot
Spare Protection 3
Site A Heart Data Site B
beat synch  Geographical backup on
subscriber data, guarantee the
session won’t be disconnected.
xGW1 xGW2
 No extra support from other NE.

Green EPC Making Greener Earth
High Integration
Smart Power Supply
Ava Power (W/Gbps)

80
•Monitoring power 63
60 52
consumption in real time 60
40
•Adaptation of output power via 41
20
automatic control module 风扇
业务
线卡
进程
Power High
电源
线卡
风扇
业务
Integration C ZTE E H
线卡
进程
业务
电源
Fan Service
Smart Power Control of Service
进程
风扇
电源
线卡 Board
Board
Switch Board •Switch off un-used service
业务
电源
进程
风扇
boards in free time
•Switch off unused CPU within
Smart Fan Adaptation service board
•Monitoring system
temperature in real time Smart Power Control of Switch
Board
•Speed adaptation according to
system temperature •Power on/off control on switch
board according to traffic load

Intelligence: Easy Traffic Control and
Management for Mobile Data
DPI UBAS PCC UBAS
Identify Analyze Control Report
Broadband Internet
Access
Content-based
charging
Bandwidth disorder,
Management
unknown,
Subscriber Behavior
Awareness uncontrollable
Access
traffic flow
Control Routing
Management
Service Each bit generates profit for operators
Awareness Security
Management
P2P Upload
manageable, P2P Download
Subscriber Service
visible and VoIP
Analysis-UBAS WebTV
profit-driven Video Conferencing
Gaming
traffic flow email
EPC Standard Research Progress of ZTE
 Member of over 50 international standards organizations including ITU, 3GPP,

3GPP2, ETSI, OMA , and CDG etc, including 11 editorships（ITU , 3GPP）
 Submitted over 1000 contributions to multiple international standards
organizations, 6 leadership positions （ITU, 3GPP, WiMAX Forum, NGMN）,
including 350 proposals of SAE in 3GPP SA2 and over 60 proposals in 3GPP
CT1/CT4
 Over 200 patents about SAE (mobility management, non 3gpp access, PCC, QoS
and MBMS etc.)
Participated in defining EPC standards
Transforming the role from follower to innovator, with vision to become leader
Progress in Evolved Packet System
 Start lab test
with VDF ,
 Start LTE Trial
Commnet, ET,
 Start IOT with in HK
SingtTel,
Cisco  Start Lab test
ChinaTelecom
 ZEPS with
 Start field test
 Finish IODT Commercial Telefonica
with T-mobile
with Nokia Ready  Successfully
 join multi
(terminal)  Field test in complete &
 ZEPS vendor test in
 Start Lab Test ChinaUnicom pass the TD-
Prototype MSF
in CMCC  xGW Wins LTE Phase I &
released
 Start Lab Test InfoVision II test
 E2E LTE
in CSL Award at
service
BBWF
demonstration
09/08’ 05/09’ 09/09’ 12/09’ 2010

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EPC Network Basic Principle

 After the course, you will：

 Familiar with EPC System Structure and Interface

CDMA2000 Evolution IMT

2001-2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

 Bandwidth in wireless network is increasing 10k→100k→1M→10M→100M

© ZTE All rights reserved 4

3GPP R99 Rel-4 Rel-5 Rel-6 Rel-7 Rel-8 Rel-9 Rel-10

DL 0.384 0.384 14.4 14.4 28.8 42 or 82*

* HSPA+ = 42 Mbps @ 64QAM + MIMO, 82 Mbps @ DC-HSDPA

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Circuit Core Legacy Packet Evolved

Phase Out over time

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3GPP Org. Chipset Terminals Network Instruments

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 EPS provide access for various system

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 Support service continuity between different 3GPP access

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RNC RNC RNC eNodeB

Step 1 DTS is introduced in PCN: SGSN is in charge of signaling processing only,

HLR/HSS/AAA Support network

 Core network should support multiple access technology.

Content usage collection Content based and

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EPC Evolved Packet Core, refers to core network

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, refers to

SAE System Architecture Evolution=EPC, refers to core network

LTE Long Term Evolution=EUTRAN,only refers to wireless

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 PGW provide Gn/Gp interface

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Anchor point for hand off

Similar to control plane of Similar to user plane of SGSN Similar to GGSN

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 - Network Access Control Functions.

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 PGW support S2a/S2b interface to implement non-3GPP access

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 PGW support S2c interface for the access of non-3GPP network

S1-MME S1AP 36.413 eNodeB - MME SM and MM info transfer

Tunnel established between GW and

GTP adopted to establish tunnel between

GTP adopted to establish tunnel between

User location information switching and

GTP adopted to establish tunnel between

P-GW – Trusted Non-

GTP adopted to establish tunnel between

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SCTP SCTP UDP UDP

GTP-C GTP-C Diameter Diameter

UDP UDP SCTP SCTP

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OSA- SCP SIP  6 unification

 Unified user data management

ZEPS (ZTE Evolved Packet Solution)

User Plane Platform

 New generation of high end SR platform