The document discusses the evolution from traditional mobile network services to a programmable mobile network architecture. It outlines the various technologies and architectures involved in creating a flexible and innovative mobile service environment, emphasizing the need for cloud integration. The initiative, referred to as 'stacuity', aims to enhance service capabilities through modern programming interfaces and a focus on developer engagement.

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Time to ditch the dumb-pipe

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Introduction

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Cloud vs mobile

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Over 40 years of legacy
1980s 2020s
1990s 2000s 2010s
Technology
Services

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Harmonized architectural model
STP DRA
IP Signalling/Interconnect (IPX)
HLR/HSS
PGW-
U
PGW-
C
SMSC
IN/
SCF
USSD
G-
MSC
PCRF
OSS Provisioning OCS
BSS
CRM
Portal/eCommerce
Mediation
Roaming and interconnect partners

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Harmonized architectural model
STP DRA
IP Signalling/Interconnect (IPX)
HLR/HSS
PGW-
U
PGW-
C
SMSC
IN/
SCF
USSD
G-
MSC
PCRF
OSS Provisioning OCS
BSS
CRM
Portal/eCommerce
Mediation

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Cloud vs mobile

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Cloud vs mobile
How can we take flexibility
from here…
…and make it available
here?

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The conventional approach
STP DRA
IP Signalling/Interconnect (IPX)
HLR/HSS
PGW
-U
PGW
-C
SMS
C
IN/SC
F
USSD
G-
MSC
PCRF
OSS Provisioning OCS
BSS
CRM
Portal/eCommerce
Mediation
Service exposure layer
Innovators, Developers

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A better approach:
“The programmable mobile network”
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Why? What could be possible? (#1)

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Why? What could be possible? (#2)

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That’s what we’re building at stacuity

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How are we building it?
MTP2 (M2PA)
SCCP
TCAP
MAP CAMEL
DIAMETER
S6
GTP-U GTP-C
IP Signalling/Interconnect (IPX)
Developers
REST GraphQL WebHooks WebSocket

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How are we building it?
MTP2 (M2PA)
SCCP
TCAP
MAP CAMEL
DIAMETER
S6
GTP-U GTP-C
IP Signalling/Interconnect (IPX)
Developers
REST GraphQL WebHooks WebSocket
Signalling Interworking Platform
(C#, Go)
Packet Forwarding Engine
(Rust, AF_XDP, DPDK)
5G-style (HTTP/2) signalling
Edge
PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB
ELK
(Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
Portal (C#, Typescript, Angular)
Integration layer (API) (C#)
Apache Kafka
Core
Identity (KeyCloak,OpenID Connect)
Service
MongoDB
‘Serverless’ (Lambdas, Wasm)
PFPC-style control using Kafka

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Our next steps for stacuity FUSION
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