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COMMON MEDIA PLANE IMS/MSS
GSM
Packet
Core
LTE
WCDMA
BGF
FIXED
BROADBAND
ACCESS
PSTN
IP Networks
MSC-S
MGW MRF
MTAS SBG
IR.92
IR.94
One media plane solution for
Mobile Switching and IMS
MGC
PLMN
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MEDIA PLANE FUNCTIONS
Mobile
Access
MGw
BGF
MRF
IM-MGW
Mobile Access MGw MSS MGw function
Available in MRS and M-MGw
All media plane functions
IM-MGw IMS MGw function
BGF IMS Border Gateway Function
MRF IMS Media Resource Function
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GMP V3 reach
EoM/EoS
GMP V4 available
- For node expansions
- Special cases if ATM transport
required
MRS: the primary choice
- Best for new installations in
MSS and IMS)
MEDIA PLANE LIFE CYCLE
M-MGw
GMP V3
M-MGw
GMP V4
EoM EoS
MRS
MRP V1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 2022 2025
2019 2020 2024
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GMP V3 MODERNIZATION OFFERING
M-MGw
GMP V3
MRS
MRP V1
Benefits over GMP V4
• Smaller foot print (0.24 m2
vs 0.48 m2
)
• Enhanced energy efficiency
• Improved flexibility to configure different applications
Main
offering
(new sales)
Special
cases
Special cases only
• If over 70 000 Erlang TDM capacity needed
• If ATM transport required
• If contractual reasons hinder MRS delivery
M-MGw
GMP V4
Primary choice for new sales and expansions
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GMP V3 LIMITATIONS
Mobile Access MGw limitations (MSS)
HD voice with G.722 not supported
BGF limitations (IMS)
Max number of BGF instances = one
No SRVCC/VoLTE support (Access Transfer Gateway not supported)
BGF Transcoding not supported
MRF limitations (IMS)
MRF not supported (= no video support)
Transport limitations (MSS)
10 GE interface not supported
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OFFERING EARLIER
M-MGw
Mobile Access MGW
Interconnect MGW
Border Gateway Function
Media Resource Function
MRS
Interconnect MGW
Border Gateway Function
Media Resource Function
0.24 m2
0.48 m2
Earlier separate media
plane products for
MSS (M-MGw)
IMS (MRS)
Mainly used for IMS by both
wireline and mobile operators.
Mainly used for CS Voice,
but also for VoLTE.
1
2
1 2
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CURRENT OFFERING
MRS
Mobile Access MGW
Interconnect MGW
Border Gateway Function
Media Resource Function
New option
for MSS
Footprint 50 % of M-MGw
TDM/IP capacity: 70 000 Erlang
All-IP capacity: 80 000 Erlang
Enhanced Energy Efficiency from
GMP V4
Reuse MRS installed base for MSS
Front-to-back cooling for data centers
available
MRS supports now IMS and MSS
MRS
NOW:
MRS for
all applications
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Capacity of M-MGw
Configuration
Reference Traffic Model
(1)
All-IP Traffic Model
(2)
Erlang
CAR
(call/s)
Erlang
CAR
(call/s)
GMP V4
BC 4001
17 000 300 20 000 250
GMP V4
BC 4010
24 000 800 61 500 800
GMP V4
BC 4020
54 500 1 600 93 500 1 200
GMP V4
BC 4030
85 000 1 600 94 500 1 200
GMP V4
BC 4040
115 500 1 600 94 500 1 200
MRP V1
one subrack
12 000 300 22 000 450
MRP V1
two subracks
42 500 1 150 66 500 1 050
MRP V1
three subracks
73 000 1 200 80 500 1 050
(1) M-MGw reference traffic model with A and POI over TDM, Iu, Nb and Mb over IP,
and 50% GSM / 50% WCDMA
(2) M-MGw reference traffic model with A, Iu, Nb, POI and Mb over IP, and 50%
GSM / 50% WCDMA
ET
Media stream
processing
ET
Call handling
SGw
GPB
DSP
ET
(IP, TDM, ATM)
MSC -
MSC-S
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Transport interface capacity
Maximum number of ports in MRS and M-MGw.
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Capacity – BGF function
BGF functionality is supported in MRS and in all GMP V4
configurations (except BC 4002)
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BGF capacity per instance
BGF capacity per
instance depends on the
functions
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Capacity – MRF function
ET
Media stream
processing
ET
Call Handling
SGw
GPB
MSB Carrier
DSP AMC
ET-IPG
MTAS
MTAS
MTAS
MTAS
MTAS
MTAS
H.248 (Mp)
RTP (Mb)
MTAS
MTAS
MTAS
AS
AS
AS
SIP (Mr)
Maximum number of MRFP instances in MRS and M-MGw
Maximum number of MRFC instances in MRS and M-MGw
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MRF capacity
Call case
Capacity per
expansion option
Unit
Audio announcement 120 announcements/s
Audio conference (ad-hoc) 200 participants/s
Video conference with switching (ad-hoc) 170 participants/s
Video conference with mixing (ad-hoc) 9 participants/s
Base Configuration
Maximum number of
expansion options
(including the basic
hardware)
MRS MRP V1 48
M-MGw BC 4010 20
M-MGw BC 4020 40
M-MGw BC 4030 60
M-MGw BC 4040 80
Expansion
option
hardware
Maximum number
of simultaneous
audio conferences
(3-participants per
conference)
Maximum
number of
simultaneous
HD video
conferences
(3-participants
per conference,
switching)
Maximum
number of
simultaneous
HD video
conferences
(3-participants
per conference,
mixing)
Maximum
number of
simultaneous
announcements
(MHT=10s)
DSP AMC 500 - 1 400 - - 1 000
DSP2 AMC 800 - 2 500 180 3 1 000
Maximum number of MRFP media stream processing
expansions.
Capacity of MRFP media stream processing expansion options
MRFP call handling capacity
MRFP media stream processing capacity
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MRFP Announcement Capacity
Announcement sending functionality in MRFP is provided by the DSP boards together
with the streamers on the GPB boards
Maximum MRFP announcement capacity
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MRFP Conferencing Capacity
Conference functionality for MRFP is provided by the DSP AMC and DSP2 AMC hardware.
Call handling options and IP interface capacity are needed as well
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MRFP Enhanced Voice Services
Voice and Music Quality
› Better Narrowband and
Wideband quality
› Super Wideband and Fullband
› Better Voice over WiFi quality
due to packet loss tolerance
Radio Capacity Savings
› Lower bitrates without quality
impact
› Wider coverage due to packet
loss tolerance
Enhanced Voice Services
(EVS)
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MRS/MRP V1 Benefits
COMPARE
MRS vs M-MGw
Enhanced
► Smaller foot print (50%)
► Enhanced energy efficiency
► Enhanced flexibility, future proof
► IP and TDM transport
► Enhanced PRA capacity
M-MGw/GMP V4 Benefits
sw: Same features, same roadmap
hw: Same boards, just different cabinet
TCO
Common
ATM remains
► IP, TDM and also ATM transport
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All media plane functions - one node
– Best TCO
› Energy efficiency
› Footprint
– Future proof
› VoLTE
› VoWiFi
– Flexibility
› For different applications
(IMS & MSS)
MRS SUMMARY