Extreme Packet Core EPC

Rogelio Gomez – May 2011

Agenda

• Technology Basis

• Vendors Analysis

• Market Analysis

Technology Basis

• The EPC was introduced in the R8 of 3GPP in 2009 and is constantly being improved currently in Rel 11 -not frozen-

• The general Architecture and names of each interfaces changed

• Real All-IP Solution the Voice is a service of IMS

• Improvements in the Access from the Radio point of view speeds upto 300 Mbps DL

• The architecture of the RAN simplified with a single -eNodeB-

• Completely Separated control plane and data plane allow better QoS Management

Technology Basis

eNodeb MME/SGW PDN GW

IP Network - IMS

S1 - Single point of interface with Core Trusted IP Access

S2a

SGi

HSS

S6

Vendors Analysis

• Huawei - GGSN9811• Cisco - ASR 5000 (Starent)• Ericsson – CPG & MPG• NSN – Flexi NG/NS

• Capacity 100 Gbps (nominal)• DPI Capacity 20 Gbps• 100 M subs• Support 10 GE Interface• Core Router Platform

Huawei

Cisco (Starent)

• Support 10 GE Card• 320 Gbps Bus• 60 M PDP• Strong DPI Capacity• Proprietary platform

Ericsson

Mobile Packet Gateway• Throughput 20 Gbps• 6 M PDP• EPC Evolution • Juniper Platform• DPI Capacity

Converged Packet Gateway• 480 Gbps platform• Smartedge platform from Redback• Single platform for Serving and Gateway• 10 GE Interface• DPI Capacity

NSN

• ATCA for Serving and Gateway

• Flexi NG for Gateway – Throughput 50 Gbps– Up to 5 M PDP

• Flexi NS for Serving– Up to 2 M subs– 4500 TPS

Packet Core Market Analysis

• Huawei has 41% • Ericsson 23%• NSN 14% Market Share

Others22%

NSN14%

Ericsson23%

Huawei41%

World distribution

PeruArgentinaBrazilSpainGermanyHuawei

AustraliaChinaIndiaNSN

AustraliaPakistanArgentinaSwedenKoreaEricsson

MexicoUSABrazilCisco

Thank you!

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