Unified RAN Backhaul Architecture

Unified RAN Backhaul Architecture
Karrthik Venu Consulting Systems Engineer Cisco Systems
2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cisco Confidential
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Market and Technology
Trends and Evolution
Unified RAN Backhaul Architecture

Four Step Migration Requirements Building Blocks
Unified RAN Backhaul Industry

Standards and Certification Products and Services
Summary and Wrap up
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Market Trend
Voice ARPU down, although cell phones to be supported are growing fast (2.5 B Phones in 2006, going to 5 B in 2012), looking for data revenue growth Cost-per-bit of traditional circuit based backhaul is too high to support required expansion Gigabit Ethernet costs less than an STM1 while providing far more bandwidth Operators would like to cap investment in legacy technologies (TDM, ATM) in favour of an architecture with a future for Enterprise and Residential along with Future Mobile Services RAN bandwidth requirements grow by an order-of-magnitude to support 3G and 4G data services HSPA, IPTV, Video Streaming, Gaming, etc. IP Vendors entering Mobile Space with acquisitions & partnerships Radio Vendors looking to go all IP/Ethernet route in some cases (cf. NSN Node B plans)
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APAC Mobile Traffic Growth and Trends
Implication: APAC constitutes Majority of the Global Cell sites
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Implication: Mobile Backhaul consists of a mixture of Connection Types. Air connectivity dominates in Asia
Implication: Mobile Backhaul will need to support a mixture of Connection Protocols
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Wireless Broadband Evolution

Driving backhaul capacity
Rel-99
Rel-5
Rel-6
Rel-7
Rel-8 Rel-9
Rel-8
WCDMA
DL: 384 kbps UL: 384 kbps
HSDPA
DL: 1.8 14.4Mbps UL: 384 kbps
HSUPA
DL: 1.8 14.4 Mbps UL: 5.7 Mpbs HSDPA: Always on scaling HSUPA: 5.7 Mbps
MIMO 2x2
DL: 28 Mbps UL: 11 Mpbs HSDPA: 64 QAM or MIMO HSUPA: 16QAM Always on scaling
64 QAM OFDMA
DL: 42 Mbps UL: 11 Mpbs HSDPA: 64 QAM and MIMO
LTE
DL: 100 Mbps UL: 50 Mpbs OFDMA
HSDPA: 16 QAM DL 14.4 Mbps
~10Mbps throughput
per 1+1+1 site (5MHz)
~80 Mbps per 1+1+1 site (10MHz)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011+
Scale
BW Growth 100% yr/yr All-you-can-eat data plans Billions of devices/subs/flows

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Trends
Broadband apps going mobile Fixed-mobile convergence Integrated wireline/wireless PE

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3GPP Mobile Network Architecture

Increase Throughput and Reduce Latency
Data PSTN Internet PSTN Internet PSTN Internet PSTN VoIP Internet
GMSC
GMSC
GGSN
GMSC
GGSN
SAE-GW
Direct Tunnel
cSGSN
Direct Tunnel
PS Domain
CS Domain
CS Domain
PS Domain
MGW
MGW
CS Domain
SGSN
MGW
BSC
RNC
RNC
PS Domain
BTS
Node B
Node B
eNodeB
Pre Rel 99 Rel 99 2G GSM GPRS/EDGE 3G UMTS Circuit Switched Voice/Data Packet Switched Data T1 Access / CHOC Core ATM-IMA acc./CHOC Core Presentation_ID CTL/Data Cisco Systems, Inc.Integrated CTL/Data Plane Integrated Plane All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2006
Rel 4-7 All IP Core introduced (R4) Separation of Data/Ctl planes (R7) Ethernet Transport (R5) Radio Ctl pushed toward NodeB Direct Tunnel/Flat IP introduced
Rel 8+ LTE /SAE Specified CS Domain collapsed -> VoIP Ctl plane fully decoupled Direct NodeB Connectivity 7
MME
Architecture Requirements From 2G/3G To LTE
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Current RAN Architecture

2G BTS 3G Node B 2G BTS 3G Node B
2G BTS 3G Node B STM1c ChSTM1 2G BTS 3G Node B SDH ATM Switch BSC
RNC
2G BTS 3G Node B
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1. Deploy Alternate (IP) backhaul for Data Traffic
2G BTS 3G Node B
MWR 2941 RNC IP, Metro, xDSL Cisco 7600 IP, Metro Data ChSTM1 SDH Voice & Clocking ATM Switch Cisco 7600 BSC STM1c
2G BTS 3G Node B
2G BTS 3G Node B
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2. Deploy IP Node B
IP Node B
2G BTS 3G Node B RNC MWR 2941 IP, Metro, xDSL Cisco 7600 2G BTS 3G Node B IP, Metro STM1c
Cisco 7600
SDH Cisco 7600 Cisco 7600 BSC
2G BTS 3G Node B
IP, Metro, IP Node B xDSL
ME3400E IP Node B
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3. Migration into IP RAN

Enter the Pseudo wire
IP Node B IP Node B
ME3400E
2G BTS 3G Node B
IP, Metro, xDSL
RNC STM1c
MWR 2941
IP, Metro, Cisco 7600
Cisco 7600
2G BTS 3G Node B MWR 2941
IP, Metro,
Cisco 7600
SDH IP, Metro Cisco 7600 BSC
2G BTS 3G Node B
IP Node B
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Network Offload
GGSN/PGW
MPC/ EPC
Standard Services RAN-CDN Video

IP-RAN
AIR
Offload
Internet
Call Localization
3G/ 4G NB Wi-Fi
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Typical installed Backhaul Architecture

PDH MWR typically with up to 32xE1 4xE1 4xE1 16xE 1 4xE1 32xE1 4xE1 BSC Fiber rings based on SDH ideal for real-time traffic
STM-4/16 Aggregation in TDM / SDH no statistical gain 2xSTM-1 ATM aggregation STM-16/64
4xE1 HSPA < 7.2 Mbps: 3-4 xE1 for 3G 1 xE1 for 2G 4xE1 Leased Lines might still be an affordable solution
BSC Aggregation and controller sites RNC
Cell sites and Access
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Evolution towards Packet backhaul

Packet MWR adaptive Modulation BSC Packet rings
Statistical Aggregation
3G Packet or Hybrid IuB LTE 1xE1 for 2G Packet Leased Lines BSC Cell sites and Access Aggregation and controller sites RNC
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A closer look to Microwave domain
ATM IuB
Support of PWE for legacy TDM and ATM Pre-aggregation 1+1 MW protection Packet IuB / LTE Access MW tree
Aggregation fiber ring
Controller site
Legacy MW Packet MW fiber Aggregation MW ring Packet Microwave Ring Traffic protection
Packet MW access High spectral efficiency Adaptive modulation
Access MW ring Packet MW access ring High spectral efficiency Ring protection AGGREGATION
ACCESS
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LTE/SAE System Components

Simplified and flattened RAN S1-c Base Station to MME the edge with IP to interface Multi-homed to multiple MME pools SCTP/IP resource management, incl. handovers Radio based Interacts with MME for all signaling plane MME GW processing Exchanges user plane traffic with Serving GW eNodeB E-UTRAN Control Plane with 2G/3G interworking Handles all signaling traffic (no user plane traffic) Interacts with eNodeB and Serving GW to control tunnels, paging, etc. Interacts with HSS for user authentication, profile download, etc. S11 MME to SAE GW Interacts with SGSN for 2G/3G GTP-c Version 2
SGW SGW
PDN GW
Data Plane anchoring for 3GPP Access S5Subscriber-awareGW Plane anchoring for all SAE GW to PDN Data Networks with X2 inter base station interface 2G/3G interworking Access Networks GTP or PMIP based macro mobility SCTP/IP Signalling Anchor point for 3GPP GTP tunneling following handover IP Access Networks Common anchor point for all IP Access only (2G/3G/LTE) Networks (3GPP and non-3GPP) MME GW Processes all IP packets to/from UE Assigns/owns IP-address for UE (v4/v6) Controlled by MME S1-u Base Station to SAE GW Processes all IP packets to/from UE Uses network-based mobility towards PDN GTP-u base micro mobility GW (GTP or PMIPv6) Can be in home and/or visited network
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LTE Network Requirements

No longer Pt-to-Pt relationship with multipoint requirements Different traffic types with different transport requirements X2 interface introduces direct communicationSGW between eNodeBs
SGW PDN GW MME GW
Network intelligence for advanced services and traffic manipulation

MME GW More Distributed architecture for GW S1-u Base Station to SAE GW placement & local break-out GTP-u base micro mobility
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LTE/SAE Architectural Requirements

LTE/SAE factors
Direct X2 interface &
Network Requirement
Distributed network intelligence Distributed Data-plane Gateway intelligence IPSec gateways (IKEv2) requirement in the Aggregation Intuitive and secure networking IPv6 and IPv4 support mandated Multicast and Multicast VPN support Packet and Physical Layer options Optimal platform and network design required Extensive UNI QoS capabilities required Intelligent network identification and forwarding Optimised and simplified IP/MPLS fast convergence Troubleshooting and fault isolation/SLA metrics
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handover between eNodeBs
Distributed architecture, increased Bandwidth, traffic offload/Insertion/Caching IPSec requirement in the backhaul Authentication and Security framework IPv6 framework fully defined Multicast requirements Synchronisation (Freq. & Phase) requirements
Strict Latency requirement (LTE/SAE standard) Intelligent H-QoS requirements
Wholesale offering with Multi-Operator Core Network

Simplified Fast
Convergence options
OAM mechanisms & Performance monitoring

Unified RAN Deployment Scenarios

Metro
Cell Site
Access node
BSC RNC SGW
Core
MetroEthernet Layer 10GEor IPoDWDM Backbone Layer
Access Layer GERingor PttoPt
NPE
Option1 Option2 Option3 Option4
NativeL2 L2VPN NativeL2 L2VPN IP
L2VPN L2VPN L3 MPLSVPN L3 MPLSVPN L3 MPLSVPN L3 MPLSVPN
L3 MPLSVPN L3 MPLSVPN
Option5 Option6
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Switched versus Routed Transport

In Switched Transport , One P2P connection is established for each NodeB to reach RNC. Each IP NodeB is assigned to a different IP subnet from RNC. IP NodeB sends ARP end-to-end to reach RNC to learn RNCs MAC IP RNC is become IP gateway of IP NodeB. For any traffic sent by one Node B destined to any subnet, the traffic is required to be routed at the RNC. The P2P connection provide full control of each IP NodeB/RNC communication, and perfect isolation among IP NodeBs. However, for each new connection or connection to be modified, the network connection is required to establish, not only the VLAN ID is to be re-assigned but also the IP address of radio equipment. RAN modification/expansion causes both network and radio to change accordingly In Routed Transport , all NodeB and RNC are working independently on different IP subnets. If adding new RNC or a NodeB is re-attached to another RNC for more resource, there is no network reconfiguration such as VLAN tear-down and reconfigure to accomplish this service change. On NodeB side, also no need to reconfigure the VLAN number nor the IP gateway. Using IP routing in the network, it will provide ARP resolution and routing functions. In return, the network requirements on radio equipment will be lessen.
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Survey Question #1
How do you see various Unified RAN backhaul architectures evolving ?
We see a clear need and trend of migration from TDM to IP for 2/3/4 G and Next Generation Data Services We prefer using existing TDM and ATM network with EoSDH for Mobile Data We need to understand the value of Unified Backhaul for Any G services from TCO / Service Architecture point of view We want a seamless migration leveraging existing architectures
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Unified Backhaul Synchronization
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Synchronization Requirement
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Synchronization 1: SyncE
BTS Agg Agg RNC
Aggregation Packet Network

SyncE SyncE (SSU) SyncE (PRC)
Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) offers End to End Transport of Frequency Synchronization Each device in the Aggregation and Access Network will need to support SyncE SyncE is transmitted on the Physical Layer, hence is not subjected to Switching Delay and Variations SSU act as Slave Tier in SyncE Hierarchy Fiber Interfaces to be used vs Copper Synchronization of Phase (e.g. for E-MBMS) is still to be Standardized for SyncE
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Synchronization 2: IEEE1588-2008
RNC Pre-Agg
Aggregation Packet Network
Agg
Master/Boundary Clock
Grand Master Clock IEEE1588-2008
Centralized Grand Master Clock (PRC) at Aggregation Deployment of Master/Boundary Clock at appropriate site e.g. > 10 hops. This enables:
mitigating the number of Hops. The Boundary clock helps correct the PDV on the local interface scaling the endpoints since each Master/Boundary Clock is able to then act as a Master to endpoints downstream Redundancy towards the upstream Grand Master Clock as its able to work with Active and standby clocks
Packet Delay Variation (PDV) is key. Ensure Next Generation (IP) Microwave has minimal PDV when Adaptive Modulation is enabled. Options in Next Generation (IP) Microwave that can correct the PDV on the Interface
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Ethernet Clocking Mechanism Comparisons

Advantages GPS PRC/BITS 1588-2008 SyncE/ESMC NTPv4
Reliable PRC Relatively cheap Frequency and phase Reliable PRC Generally Available
Disadvantages
Antenna required US Govt owned
No Phase Need to maintain TDM in all Ethernet deployment Requires Master w/ PRC Performance influenced by network Undefined Profiles in SP environments No Phase Every node in chain needs to support
Packet Based (Frequency and Phase)
Physical layer (Frequency)
Packet Based (Frequency and Phase)
Not as robust as 1588-2008 Open standard Some proprietary implementations
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Unified RAN QoS , Resiliency and Security
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Backhaul Sample traffic profile

QCI 1 3 Control 2 4 5 6 COS2 COS2V Class COS1 IP Markings EF CS5 EF AF41 AF31 CS4 AF32 AF33 7 COS3 AF21 CS2 8 9 COS4 (Default) AF22 / AF 23 CS0 AF11 Priority* * High High High High High High Low Low High High Low Low Low 10% BWR CBWFQ 20% BWR CBWFQ 30% BWR CBWFQ 40% BWR CBWFQ Egress BW 30% Max Scheduler Priority Traffic Type Voice (GBR) Gaming All Signaling Some OAM Conversational Video Multimedia Streaming IMS Signaling GETS data, Audio/video applications OAM Medium Audio/Video Applications VoIP (non GBR) For Future use Low Latency Data TCP, UDP, FTP,.. OAM, Bulk reporting , 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0
Draft
MPLS EXP
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Fixed and Variable delays

Packetization delay Serialization delay Processing delay Propagation delay Queuing delay Variable Delay Fixed Delays
Propagation delay is fixed only if the path for all Traffic between source and destination does not change QoS addresses Queuing delay
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Unified RAN QoS

Ingress QOS: -Traffic classification Egress QOS: - Port-based Scheduling - Port-based shaping - 6 Queues based on EXP
EAN
Egress QOS: - Per-VLAN Shaping - Per-VLAN Scheduling

CSN ESN
Egress QOS: - Per-VLAN Shaping - Per-VLAN Scheduling
Ingress QOS: - Set MPLS EXP
Egress QOS: - Port-based Scheduling - Port-based shaping - 6 Queues based on EXP
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Unified RAN Security

Area MAC Address (CAM Table Overflow) Broadcast/ Multicast Storms Layer 2 Features Port Security, per VLAN MAC Limiting Storm Control Purpose Per VLAN MAC-Limiting Effect Limited to Bridge-Domain
Hijack Management
Use Encrypted Access (SSH, Not Telnet), OOB Management, Disable Password Recovery, Encrypted Passwords
Area
MPLS Forwarding
MPLS Feature
no mpls ip propagate-ttl [forwarded | local] VRF maximum route
Purpose
Enables MPLS core privacy by hiding number of hops in MPLS core Configuration of mid- and maximum threshold of number of VRF routes MD5-based authentication of LDP sessions Global configuration or per LDP peer
MPLS Control Plane
MD5 LDP session authentication
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Unified RAN Resiliency

Ethernet Switching
EtherChannel, 802.3ad LACP (Sub-second, applicable to parallel links) MST, PVSTP (<2 sec, topology agnostic) REP (<50ms achievable, segment topology) Flexlink (applicable to parallel links)
IP Routing
Fast IGP convergence (sub-second, any topology) Multicast Fast Convergence (sub-second, any topology)
MPLS Switching
Fast IGP Convergence Pseudowire redundancy MPLS TE-FRR Link & Node protection
2G BTS 3G BTS IP NodeB LTE/SAE CPE Core Network
Access node FE GE Ring
Agg node
Core-Agg node GE, ATM
RNC
10GE Ring
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Unified RAN Network Monitoring
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Backhaul Network: TDM versus PSN Variances

TDM IP/MPLS
Circuit Switched Domain Dedicated Bandwidth Time Division Multiplex Tools

Loop BERT
Time Division Multiplex Assessment

Circuit: UP/Down Errors Latency
Packet Switched Domain Statistically Multiplexed Bandwidth Packet Switched Network Tools
Loop BERT Ping Traceroute IP SLA & Net Flow Protocol Debug Packet Decode L3 and L2 filters
Packet Switched Network Assessment

Circuit: UP/Down Errors Latency Loss Jitter IP Maximum Transmit Size L2 and L3 Convergence Time
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Unified RAN Assurance
Enable IP SLA between the cell-site and Aggregation Nodes Collect Latency, Jitter and Packet Loss
Performance Parameters One-way Frame Delay One-way Frame Delay Variations Frame Loss Rate Network Availability Network Objectives 10 ms average, 15 ms max < 4 ms 1 x 10-7 99.99% or higher
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How Does Cisco IOS IP SLAs Work?

Management Application
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Configure source router If needed, configure responder Schedule operations If needed, set thresholds Measure Network Poll SNMP or CLI for measurement results
Source IP SLAs Measure
IP Host
Trigger Other Operations Based on Thresholds/Timeouts
Target
IP SLA Responder
Measure Performance
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Unified RAN Provisioning
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Typical Deployment Models

Drawback analysis
Staging facility
Remote Site
Network
NOC
1. Two-shipping 2. Staging effort (including unpacking/packing) 3. Need to manually coordinate with the NOC 4. Need to poke hole in firewall if presented 5. NOC to telnet and push configuration to branch devices 6. What if you sent the device to the wrong branch?
Error prone and not scalable for IP RAN Access

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Deployment Model with CE (2) True Zero Touch Deployment

DHCP/tftp
bootstrap
<config-data> Blah Blah Blah </config-data>
Network
Config
<config-data> Blah Blah Blah </config-data>
S S L
Branch Office or Customer Premises
Configuration Engine
1. Device shipped from Cisco manufacturing to branch with no config. 2. CE is notified to add the device and associated with a configuration template 3. Device is connected and initiates DHCP/TFTP requests for bootstrap 4. Device loads bootstrap, initiates connection to CE 5. CE identifies the device and sends the full configuration to the device, config agent loads the configuration, device operational.
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Beyond Initial Deployment

Configuration and Image Services
Customer or Partner Application
Configuration Changes
Secure configuration updates to thousands of devices in minutes Secure distribution of service configuration (voice, VPN, and security)
Image Distribution
Cisco IOS Software images, Cisco Catalyst software images, intrusion protection system (IPS) files, Cisco Security Manager files, Cisco IP Phone images, music-on-hold (MOH) files, interactive voice response (TCL IVR) files, and more
Image Activation: Any File, Anywhere

Cisco IOS Software and Cisco Catalyst software images can be activated and the device reloaded and verified Configuration commands can be applied immediately prior to image activation
Web GUI or Web Services Interface
Web Services XML and SOAP
network
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Unified RAN Dimensioning
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Backhaul Dimension Approach

Link Capacity is obtained by average of peak traffic of all connection over a long term statistical analysis B is over provisioning factor varies based on DCH or HSDPA overhead Link Capacity should meet delay requirement defined Application and Radio functions
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Why Oversubscription
Not all users are connected all the time Connected users are not using full bandwidth During busy times, several users will share the cell and there will be small variations in busy time mean During Quiet time, a single user may have the whole cell to themselves and this is when peak UE and cell throughput will be achieved Dimension the Backhaul for Busy Time mean BW which is considerably lower than peak BW Over Subscriber Top Down and Over Provision Down Top
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Survey Question #2
How important is Clocking and QoS to your future Backhaul Network ?
We prefer existing TDM for Clocking and QoS We see a clear need for IP Clocking and QoS due to phase and data service like VOIP , Video etc requirement They are equally important and critical Neither is important right now, were just trying to get the networks up and running
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Transport Standards Evolution with MEF and Broadband (MPLS) Forum
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Metro Ethernet Forum 22

The New MEF 22 Specification
1. Provides generic specification for Carrier Ethernet backhaul architectures for mobile networks (2G, 3G, 4G, LTE) 2. User-Network Interface requirements 3. Service Requirements Service definitions Clock synchronization for application support 4. Includes guidance for migration strategy
Key Areas Addressed

Migration from Legacy Networks Scalability Evolution with multiple Mobile Networks e.g. 2G, 3G and 4G Circuit Emulation Services
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Broadband (MPLS) Forum - Backhaul

MPLS adds Carrier Grade Capabilities
Scalability Resiliency Manageability Traffic Engineering & QoS Multiservice Traffic Isolation
Co-existence of Multiple Transport Options Support of Multi-media traffic Reliability Critical Strategic Asset for new Revenue Generation
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High Scalable Architecture EANTC Mega Test
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Largest,mostindepthtest,including: Comprehensive DataCenter,IPCore,MobilePacketCore, andIPRANBackhaul
Independent
LightReading EANTC TestingnotfundedbyCisco
Realistic
Testsimulatesrealisticmobileoperatorsnetwork for2G,3GandLTE,1.5M ActiveSubscribers,4500+ EmulatedBaseStations
Byfarthelargestandmostindepthpublic,independent,third partytestofmobileinfrastructurevendorperformanceever."
Carsten Rossenhvel Managing Director, EANT

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Hybrid Synchronization
Symmetricom Master Clock Test Case: RFC1588/SyncE ITU G.8261 Clock Synchronization (2, 6, and 24 Hours) Emulated ANUE Impairment Generator Inserted between MWR and ME3800 Emulated Effective Hop Count BSC 13 A (e)NodeB RNC X S T Benefits C 760 - High Quality of Experience - Seamless Uninterrupted Roaming ME3600 9 GPS Antenna
Nexus 7000 ASR5000 S T C
SGSN A Results: GGSN 760 X ASR Comparable to SONET/SDH accuracy (+/- 50 PPB / 50ns ) 9 9000 Meets LTE Multimedia Broadcast Media Services (+/- 0.05 ppm) A BTS A A Frequency 9 ns NodeB N N N ASR 9000 Phase 40 ns ME3800 MWR2941 760 9 HP Differentiation - 100X Competitive Solutions ME3800 Counter SyncE or 1588 only solutions (+/- 1 s) ASR 9000 S ASR TimeWa ASR9000 T 9000 tch C ASR 9000 Emulated (e)NodeB S T C
CRS-3
CRS-3
ASR1000
ME3800 ASR 9000
2G/TDM 3G/ATM Clock Ethernet

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High Availability
Symmetricom SGSN Master Clock MME Test Case : RFC1588/SyncE GPS Antenna Link Resiliency Loss of Signal / Unidirectional Data EmulatedMPLS Links ANUE - Inserted in REP and Emulated BSC 7600 Node Power Failure A (e)NodeB RNC X S Benefits T High Quality of Experience C 760 Always ON Services ASR5000 ME3600 9 SGSN Out of Service Results: A 760 REP Access 50 ms / 357 ms (Fast Hello) GGSN MPLS ASR X 9 REP MPLS Aggregation 28 ms / 120 ms (BFD) FRR 9000 X AX BTS Node Failure 170 ms A X A Lossless Recovery NodeB N N N ASR 9000 ME3800 MWR2941 760 Differentiation: 9 HP Robust Topology Agnostic Ethernet and MPLS Resiliency ME3800 Counter 2X Competitive Platforms Node/Ethernet/Unidirectional Data Loss ASR 9000 S ASR TimeWa ASR9000 T 9000 tch C ASR 9000 Emulated (e)NodeB S T C
Nexus 7000 S T C
CRS-3
CRS-3
ASR1000
ME3800 ASR 9000

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Quality of Experience
Symmetricom SGSN Test Case : MME 2G/3G/LTE Traffic GuaranteesMaster Clock RFC1588/SyncE GPS Antenna Five Traffic Classes Per Mobile Profiles Emulated REP and MPLS FRR Disabled Emulated BSC 10G RAN Aggregation Link Failure (7600) A (e)NodeB RNC 10G MPLS Link Failure (7600/9000) X S T Benefits C High Quality of Experience with Massive760 Scale ASR5000 Optimized Service Aware Transport ME3600 9 SGSN Guaranteed Premium Service Level Agreements X A 760 GGSN MPLS ASR X 9 Out of Service Results: REP FRR 9000 X BTS Lossless for High Priority (EF) Traffic (Voice, Control, Clock) A Lossless for Streaming Video (AF) NodeB N ASR 9000 Only Best MWR2941 affected by network congestion effort traffic ME3800 760 9 HP Differentiation: ME3800 Counter leading QoS performance and scale Industry ASR 9000 S ASR > 1 Million Mobile Flows Per Metro TimeWa ASR9000 T 9000 tch C ASR 9000 Emulated (e)NodeB S T C
Nexus 7000 S T C
CRS-3
CRS-3
ASR1000
ME3800 ASR 9000

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Ciscos Comprehensive IP Architecture

Centralized or Distributed Offload at any Network Point
Nexus 5000 Nexus 7000 UCS
Data Center
CRS
IP Core
Cisco Traffic and Video Adaptive Optimization Intelligent Routing Monetization &
New Models
ASR1000
ASR 5000
Packet Core
ME 36/3800 MWR 2941 7600 ASR 9000
Mobile Backhaul
Optimized for Cloud Services

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Cisco Services for IP-RAN

Lifecycle Framework
IP-RAN Requirements Workshop - High-Level Business Needs and Service Strategy - Technology Concept Development Readiness Assessment Detailed IP-RAN Business Requirements IP-RAN Operational State Tools & Skills MPLS Network Readiness Assessment - QoS, Latency Solution Definition
- High-Level Design - Resiliency Rqmts. - Call Drop Rate, SetUp Time Rqmts. - Gap Analysis
Design
- Low-Level Design - Best Practices for Clocking, IP-SLA, QoS etc. - Implementation Plan - System Acceptance Test Plan - Operations Plan
Deployment -Cell-site and RNC Integration - Pilot - Acceptance Testing - System Implementation - Traffic Migration - NMS Implementation - Operations Staff Training
Operate
- Solution Triage - Break Fix Support for HW/SW
Optimize Base Operate Plus: - Solution Infrastructure Remote Monitoring and Management - Operations Team Mentoring - Solution Optimization
Program Management
Discover
Prepare / Plan
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Deploy
Implement
Operate
Operate / Optimize
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Unified RAN Backhaul Overall Lessons Learned

Have a clear vision of where the RAN network architecture is going Establish from the very beginning Technology, Services and Network roadmaps and manage platforms to support the key features to a specific timescale Spend effort and time developing stringent deployment processes and procedures to ensure quality and completeness of solutions Stringent interoperability testing Develop meaningful monitoring and Provisioning systems that provide timely information for the capacity planning team to measure traffic levels and forecast upgrades
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