Contents

Introduction
Configuration
Features
Call processing
CSFB

Pooling
Redundancy

Capacity planning
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Introduction
SAMSUNG EPC SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
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Highlights of Samsung EPC Platform

High Capacity and Performance
High capacity system
MME : 2M Subs / 6M Bearers
SAE GW : 100Gbps

High performance signaling and packet handling

High capacity packet switch
10Gbps Bearer path, 1Gbps Signaling path per Slot

High efficient PCC

Support 16,000 eNBs (full configuration)
Flexible System management

Flexible network configuration with plenty of interfaces

Network separation, Port separation per corresponding NE

Flexible resource allocation between Control Plane and Data Plane

CAPEX and OPEX reduction
Same HW for both SAE GW and MME/SGSN
1 Rack configurable with SAE GW and MME

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EPC Architecture & Samsung E2E Solution

2G/3G System
2G/3G System

LTE/EPC Samsung
System

PSTN Network

MSC

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RPS
MASTR
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DUPLX
SPEED
STACK
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RNC/BSC

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SERIES

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NodeB/BTS

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RPS
MASTR
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DUPLX
SPEED
STACK
MODE

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RPS
MASTR
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Catalyst 3750

SERIES

HSS/HLR
EIR/SPR

OFCS
(CG)

PCRF

IMS Server
SRVCC

MME

eNB
CG : Charging Gateway
EIR : Equipment Identity Register
eNB: Evolved UTRAN Node-B
HSS: Home Subscriber Server
IMS: IP Multimedia Subsystem
LTE : Long Term Evolution
MME: Mobility Management Entity

LTE System

SAE-GW
(S-GW/P-GW/GGSN)

OFCS : Offline Charging System

OCS : Online Charging System
P-GW: PDN Gateway
SAE: System Architecture Evolution
S-GW: Serving Gateway
SPR : Subscription Profile Repository
PCRF: Policy & Charging Rules Function

OCS

TAS

IP Multimedia
System (IMS)

MGCF

IM-MGW

PCRF
MRF

Internet

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Configuration
SAMSUNG EPC SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION
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Flexible EPC system configuration

Flexible system configuration (MME,S-GW,P-GW) based on traffic
pattern for CAPEX/OPEX savings
System Type

Logical Entity

MME, S-GW,P-GW in one Rack

MME, S-GW in one Rack

S-GW, P-GW in one Rack

MME in one Rack

S-GW in one Rack

P-GW in one Rack

S/P GW

S-GW

S/P GW

MME

S-GW

P-GW

MME

MME

S/P GW

MME

S-GW

P-GW

Consolidated Type System Configuration

Stand-alone Type System Configuration

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MME
High capacity & performance, easily scalable and
extremely reliable (five 9s availability)

Single shelf maximum capacity configuration:

2 M subscribers, 6 M bearers, 5000 cps capacity (EPC)

4 M subscribers, 12M bearers, 18000 cps capacity (A-EPC)

Fully compliant to 3GPP release 9 MME specifications

Mobility Management (Paging, Tracking Area Update)

Session Management

* Rel.10 function is supported in global SW package.

Items
RAID

FAN

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DCP-510C

Capacity
(1shelf)

2M Subs, 6M Bearers, 5000cps (EPC)

4M Subs, 12M Bearers, 18000cps (A-EPC)
*1 call : Initial Attach ~ Detach procedure

External
Interface

10GE: 4EA, 10/1GE: 16EA (EPC)

40GE: 4EA, 10/1GE: 16EA (A-EPC)

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Specification

Rack Dimension

2,000 x 600 x 800 mm (H x W x D)

Shelf Dimension

483 x 468 x 577 mm (H x W x D)

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SAE GW (SGW/PGW)
Combined S-GW and P-GW in a single shelf

Footprint reduction and signaling efficiency

High capacity & performance, easily scalable and

extremely reliable (five 9s availability)

Single shelf maximum capacity configuration:

25 Gbps throughput, 4.5 M bearers, 5000 cps capacity(EPC)

100 Gbps throughput, 8.4 M bearers, 15000 cps capacity(A-EPC)

Fully compliant to 3GPP release 9 SAE-GW specifications

RAID

Session Management

Policy and Charging Control: QoS, Flow-based charging

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External Interface
FAN

Specification
DCP-502C
25 Gbps (17 Gbps w/ PCC)
100Gbps (70Gbps w/PCC, 45Gbps w/DPC+PCC)
4.5 M 8.4 M bearers
5,000 15,000 CPS
40/10GE: 12EA, 10/1GE: 48EA (A-EPC)

Rack Dimension

2,000 x 600 x 800 mm (H x W x D)

Shelf Dimension

483 x 468 x 577 mm (H x W x D)

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Combined MME/SGSN
Reliable High Capacity &
Performance solution
FAN

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Simultaneous 4M subscribers,
12M PDP Contexts or Bearers
with full redundancy (2 rack),
24Gbps for 3G
3G/4G Mobility Management
(RAU, TAU, Paging, H/O)

FAN

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FAN

Support of CSFB and SRVCC

Items

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FAN

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Capacity
Power
Rack Dimension
NEBS Certification
Environment Conditions

Specification
4M Subscribers / 12M Contexts or Bearers / 24Gbps
4 x 10GE (active + standby), 4 x GE (active + standby)
DC -48V
600 mm(W) x 800 mm(D) x 2,000 mm(H)
NEBS3
Operating temperature : 5~40
Operating humidity : 5~85 %

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MME Architecture
EMS

LEMA
Main OAM

IPRS

Pkt Switch

LENA0

LENA1

LESA0

LESA3

LESA6

DIAMETER ALG

DIAMETER ALG

Subscriber
DB

Subscriber
DB

Subscriber
DB

Call
Processing

Call
Processing

Call
Processing

S1-AP ALG

S1-AP ALG

S1-AP ALG

GTP-C ALG

GTP-C ALG

GTP-C ALG

DNS Proxy

Pkt I/F

S1-AP

eNB

DNS Proxy

Pkt I/F

Diameter

HSS/EIR

GTP-C,
DNS,
S102-AP

MME/S-GW/
IMS/DNS

IPRS : IP Routing Subsystem

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MME Board Description

Unit

Redundancy

Name and Function

Remark.

LEMA

1:1

LTE EPC Management board Assembly

-Switching and Management (OAM&P)
- Interface ports 8

2 boards per system

LENA

1:1

LTE EPC Network interface board Assembly

- 2x10GE, 2x1GE

2 boards per system

LESA

2:1

LTE EPC Signaling processing board Assembly

- Mobility and session control

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S-GW/P-GW System Architecture

EMS

LEMA
Main OAM

Pkt Switch

LENA0

LENA2

Load
Distribution

Load
Distribution

Protocol
Proxy (GTP)

Protocol
Proxy (Diameter)

Protocol
Proxy

Packet
Forwarding

Packet
Forwarding

Packet
Forwarding

Pkt I/F

Pkt I/F

Pkt I/F

SGi

S1-U

PDN

LENA4

Gx, Gz, Gy,

Radius, DHCP

E-UTRAN

PCRF/ CG/
OCS AAA/
DHCP

IPRS

LEDA0

LEDA3

Call
Processing

Call
Processing

Packet
Processing

Packet
Processing

IPRS : IP Routing Subsystem

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S-GW/P-GW Board Description

Unit

Redundancy

Name and Function

Remark.

LEMA

1:1

LTE EPC Management board Assembly

- Switching and Management (OAM&P)

2 boards per system

LENA

1:1

LTE EPC Network interface board Assembly

- 2x10GE, 2x1GE

6 boards per system

LEDA

2:1

LTE EPC Data processing board Assembly

- Packet processing & session control

6 boards per system

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Features
SAMSUNG EPC SYSTEM
FEATURES
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Samsung MME Features

Mobility Management Entity
S1AP & NAS Signaling
Authentication
Tracking Area List management
PGW and SGW selection
MME selection for Handovers in which MME changes
Roaming (terminating S6a towards home HSS)
Bearer management functions including dedicated bearer establishment
Manages mobility, UE identities and security parameters
Idle mode UE Tracking and Reachability (including control and execution
of paging retransmission)

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Samsung S-GW Features

Serving Gateway
S1-U interworking with eNB
Local Mobility Anchor point for inter-eNB HO
Inter-RAT mobility anchor for LTE and 2G/3G
DL packet buffering & network triggered service request processing for
ECM-IDLE mode terminals
Idle mode Signaling Reduction
Lawful Interception
Packet routing & forwarding
UL/DL transport level packet marking (QCI based DSCP marking)
Charging for roamer

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PDN (Packet Data Network) Gateway
PDN interconnection
DL rate enforcement based on AMBR, MBR
UL/DL transport level packet marking (e.g. DSCP based on QCI)
Policy Enforcement
Service level charging, OFCS interworking, gate control, rate enforcement
Per-user based packet filtering
by e.g. deep packet inspection
Lawful Interception
UE IP address allocation
UL/DL bearer binding (GTP-U tunnel)
Packet screening
UL bearer binding verification
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Samsung EPC System

CSFB
SAMSUNG EPC SYSTEM
POOLING
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CSFB for LTE voice service

CSFB is an initial voice service solution for LTE network

3G voice paging transferred via LTE network in LTE coverage, then UE

fallbacks to 3G network
Samsung MME/eNB and 3G MSC supports CSFB
3G MSC needs to be upgraded to support SGs interface for interworking
with MME
MSC

GMSC

CS call paging response

is sent to MSC server
through RNC in 3G

Nc
BTS/BSC
NodeB/RNC

LTE-3G Dual-mode
Terminal
(Radio mode change
for voice service)

MAP

SGs

IWF

HSS/HLR

MME
S1-MME

CS call paging is sent

to UE through MME
in LTE

Diameter
S11

S4

Diameter

other LTE
network

S5

S1-U

eNB

Diameter
Proxy Agent

S-GW

P-GW
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CSFB for LTE SMS Service

CSFB is an initial SMS service solution for LTE network

SMS is delivered from SMSC to the visited MSC interworking with MME
in LTE
UE sends a SMS in the LTE network through SGs interface
There is no need to change UE radio mode for SMS service
MSC

SMSC

MAP

NodeB/RNC

LTE-3G Dual-mode
Terminal
(No Radio mode change
for SMS service)

SGs
UE sends a SMS to
SMSC through SGs
Interface in the
MME
LTE network
S1-MME

SMS is delivered
to UE through
SGs interface
in the LTE network

IWF

Diameter
Proxy Agent

Diameter
S11

S4

S1-U

eNB

HSS/HLR

other LTE
network

S5

S-GW

P-GW
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Pooling
SAMSUNG EPC SYSTEM
CSFB
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MME Pooling
MME Pool#1

MME Pool#2

Pool Area#1

Pool Area#2

MME Pooling example (2 MME pool with overlapping area)

Item

Description

Network
Redundancy

If one MME fails, other MMEs in that pool will take over the failed MME load.
Used by geographical redundancy, if MMEs are deployed geographically.

Load Sharing

eNB load balances the Attached Requests to pooled MMEs (load balancing)
When a new MME is added to the pool the load is re-balanced

Signaling reduction
Easy network
configuration

Signaling is reduced within the pool area because it uses the same MME
Overlapping pool area at the boundary to reduce signaling
Easy network configuration for the Node increment/decrement

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S-GW Pooling
S-GW Pool#1

S-GW Pool Service Area#1

S-GW Pool#2

S-GW Pool Service Area#2

S-GW Pooling example (2 S-GW pool with overlapping area)

Item

Description

Network
Redundancy

If one S-GW fails, other S-GWs in that pool will take over the failed S-GW load.
Used by geographical redundancy, if S-GWs are deployed geographically.

Load Sharing

MME distribute new attach to each S-GW in the S-GW pool (load balancing)

Signaling is reduced in the pool area because S-GW not changed within the pool in TAU, Handover
Signaling reduction case
Overlapping pool area at the boundary to reduce signaling
Easy network
configuration

Easy network configuration for the Node increment/decrement

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Redundancy
SAMSUNG EPC SYSTEM
REDUNDANCY
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MME Geo-Redundancy Scheme

MME selection in MME pool
Fully standardized mechanism with load sharing
eNB selects MME at initial attach stage for each session
In case of a node failure, other node is selected without recovery of
existing sessions
SCTP can provide health check
of S1 link

LSM-C (EPC EMS)

MME 1

MME 2

eNB

After detecting failure of MME1

eNB assigns new sessions to
MME2 and MME3

MME 3

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S-GW Geo-Redundancy Scheme

S-GW selection in S-GW pool
Fully standardized mechanism with load sharing
MME selects S-GW based on S-GW weight factor at initial attach stage
In case of node failure, other nodes to be selected without recovery of
existing sessions

MME

GTP-U can provide health check

of S1-U link
(Echo request/response)

S-GW 1
LSM-C (EPC EMS)
S-GW 2

S-GW 3

eNB

After detecting failure of S-GW1

MME assigns new sessions to SGW2 and S-GW3

Signaling path
Bearer path
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P-GW Geo-Redundancy Scheme

P-GW Selection

Fully standardized mechanism with load sharing

MME selects P-GW based on PDN and P-GW weight factor at IP-CAN
session creation stage
When P-GW is failed, MME detect the P-GW failure by Create Session
Response message from S-GW
In this case, other nodes to be selected without recovery of existing
sessions
GTP can provide health check of
S5/S8 link (Echo request/response)
MME can know P-GW failure by
response message from S-GW

MME

LSM-C (EPC EMS)

P-GW 1
P-GW 2

P-GW 3
S-GW

After detecting failure of P-GW1, MME assigns new

sessions to P-GW2 and P-GW3 (P-GW1, P-GW2, and
P-GW3 support same APN)

Signaling path
Bearer path
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Board Level Redundancy : LEMA

LEMA Redundancy

Active/Standby (control plane: system management)

System management processing is performed in the active side LEMA

For the case of active LEMA failure, it synchronize backup data to standby
LEMA
In the case of active board failure, switchover to standby LEMA takes place
automatically
Normal Operation

Switchover after failure

Backup

LEMA0 OAM
(active)

LEMA0 OAM
(failed)

OAM LEMA1
(standby)

LEMA0
Failover
LEDA0

LEDA1

LENA0

LENA1

LEDA0

LEDA1

OAM LEMA1
(Active)

LENA0

LENA1

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Board Level Redundancy : LENA

LENA Redundancy
Active/Standby

S/W Process and interfaces redundancy supported

Dual Active (Data plane: packet processing)

According to port redundancy type and status, both active/standby LENA can
work simultaneously for packet forwarding through active port of each board

Active/Standby (control plane: load distribution, protocol proxy)

s/w block function (CDRM, PPDM and etc) should be served in active board
In the case of active board failure, switchover to standby LENA takes place
automatically
Normal Operation

Switchover after failure

LENA0 (active)

DP

LEDA0

Backup

BP

LENA0 (failed)

BP

DP
LANA1 (standby)

LENA0
Failover

DP

LEMA

LEMA

LEDA1

LEDA0

BP

LEDA1

BP
LEDA2

DP

LEDA2

LENA1 (active)

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Board Level Redundancy : LEDA

LEDA Redundancy
N:1 Redundancy

Hot-standby, Max 2:1 available

Every session information stored and backup in standby LEDA
In the case of active board failure, switchover to standby LEDA takes place
automatically

Normal Operation State

Active

Active

Standby

LEDA1

LEDA2

LEDA3

Backup

Switchover after failure

Active

LEDA0
Failover

LEDA1

Active

Active

LEDA2

LEDA3

Switchover

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Capacity planning
SAMSUNG EPC SYSTEM
CAPACITY PLANNING
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EPC Dimensioning Rule : MME

Unit
LEMA

LENA

Redundancy

Name and Function

Remark.

1:1

LTE EPC Management board Assembly

- Switching and Management (OAM&P)
- 4x10GE + 4x1GE (EPC)
- 4x40/10GE + 4x10/1GE + 4x1GE (A-EPC)

2 boards per system

1:1

LTE EPC Network interface board Assembly

-2x10GE(1GE) + 2x1GE (EPC)
-2x40/10GE + 8x10/1GE (A-EPC)

2 boards per system

Max. 9 boards per system(6 active.)

LESA

2:1

LTE EPC Signaling processing board Assembly

- Mobility and session control

Add one active LESA for every 333K

subscribers or 1000K Bearers or 833
cps increment with 2:1 redundancy.

[MME Capacity Expansion]

The number of LESA board

333K subscribers/ active LESA

1000K bearers / active LESA
833 cps / active LESA,

Subscriber

EPS Bearers

CPS

2 (1 active, 1 standby)

666K

2M

3000

3 (2 active, 1 standby)

1333K

4M

6000

5 (3 active, 2 standby)

2000K

6M

9000

6 (4 active, 2 standby)

2666K

8M

12000

8 (5 active, 3 standby)

3333K

10M

15000

9 (6 active, 3 standby)

4000K

12M

18000

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<MME Max. Configuration>

FAN

FAN

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FAN

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EPC Dimensioning Rule : S-GW/P-GW

Unit

Redundancy

Name and Function

Remark.

LEMA

1:1

LTE EPC Management board Assembly

- Switching and Management (OAM&P)

2 boards per system

LENA

1:1

LTE EPC Network interface board Assembly

- 2x10GE & 2x1GE

Min. 4 boards per system

Max. 6 boards per system
Max. 6 boards per system

LEDA

2:1

1,125K bearers / active LEDA

1,250 cps / active LEDA
6.25 Gbps / active LEDA

LTE EPC Data processing board Assembly

- Packet processing & session control

Add one active LEDA for every 1,125K Bearers or

1,250 cps or 6.25 Gbps increment with 2:1
redundancy.
[SAE GW Capacity Expansion]
The number of LEDA/LENA board

Bearers

CPS

Throughpu
t (Gbps)

Throughput
with PCC
(Gbps)

LEDA: 2 (1 active, 1 standby)

LENA: 4 (2 active, 2 standby)

2.1M

3,750

25

17.5

LEDA: 3 (2 active, 1 standby)

LENA: 4 (2 active, 2 standby)

4.2M

7,500

50

35

LEDA: 5 (3 active, 2 standby)

LENA: 4 (2 active, 2 standby)

6.3M

11,250

75

52.5

LEDA: 6 (4 active, 2 standby)

LENA: 6 (3 active, 3 standby)

8.4M

15,000

100

70

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FAN

<Max. Configuration>
FAN

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FAN

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