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RADCOM, an acknowledged leader in network test and quality management solutions, offers innovative multi-technology testing equipment for VoIP, Cellular and Datacom system performance, providing session, network and service level analysis for troubleshooting and monitoring the UMTS, GPRS and CDMA2000 networks, as well as a range of applications for establishing, maintaining and monitoring VoIP networks.

IN YOUR NETWORK
UMTS Protocols
Name AAL-2 AAL-5 ALCAP AMR ATM BICC BSSAP+ 3GPP/ITU Standard I.363.2, I.366.1 I.363.5 Q.2630.1 26.071 I.361 Q.1901 29.018 23.078 29.078 23.041 24.008 25.425, 25.435, 25.427 24.008 23.040, 24.011 29.060 29.060 RFC 791 25.415 RFC 3332 25.321 29.002 H.248 24.008 Q.703 Q.704 Q.2210 25.433 29.415 25.323 25.413 25.322 25.423 25.331 Q.711 - 719 RFC 2960 24.008 23.040, 24.011 24.080 Q.2130 Q.2140 Q.2110 Q.2150 Q.773 Description ATM Adaptation Layer -Type 2 ATM Adaptation Layer -Type 5 Access Link Control Application Part Adaptive Multi-Rate Asynchronous Transfer Mode Bearer Independent Call Control Base Station System Application Part Customized Application for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic CAMEL Application Part Cell Broadcast Service Call Control Frame Protocol GPRS Mobility Management GPRS Short Message Service GPRS Tunneling Protocol - Control Plane GPRS Tunneling Protocol - User Plane Internet Protocol lu User Protocol MTP3 User Adaptation Layer Medium Access Control Mobile Application Part Media Gateway Control Protocol Mobility Management Message Transfer Part - Level 2 Message Transfer Part - Level 3 Message Transfer Part - Level 3 - Broadband Node B Application Part Nb User Plane Protocol Packet Date Convergence Protocol Radio Access Network Application Part Radio Link Control Radio Network Subsystem Application Part Radio Resource Control Signaling Connection Control Part Stream Control Transport Protocol Session Management Short Message Service Supplementary Service Service Specific Coordination Function - User to Network Interface Service Specific Coordination Function - Network to Network Interface Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol Signaling Transport Converter Transaction Capabilities Application Part

RADCOM Hardware

UMTS Entities
Entity Name AuC CBC C-RNC D-RNC EIR GGSN GMSC HLR MGW MGCF MS MSC Node B RNS SGSN SMSC S-RNC UE USIM VLR Description Authentication Center Cell Broadcast Center Controlling Radio Network Controller Drift Radio Network Controller Equipment Identity Register Gateway GPRS Support Node Gateway MSC Home location Register Media Gateway Media Gateway Control Function Mobile Station (=UE) Mobile Switching Center UMTS Base Station Radio Network Subsystem (RNC + Node Bs) Serving GPRS Support Node Short Message Service Center Serving Radio Network Controller User Equipment (=MS) Universal Subscriber Identity Module Visitor Location Register

PP IP/P

R4000
Rack-mount 5U, High performance multi-segmented Performer/Probe Server
PP IP/P

R1000
Rack-mount 2U, High performance Performer/Probe Server

P1000
High performance Portable Server

LIMs
Line Interface Modules

CAMEL CAP CBS CC FP GMM GSMS GTP-C GTP-U

PC

r2 Laye al i sc Phy

AMR

/ /CC MM /SS SMS

/ /SM GMMS/SS GSM

P PDC

UMTS Network Planes

PP IP/P

RRC RLC MAC DMA WC

UTRAN Non-Access Layer

Control Plane User Plane

Core
Control Plane User Plane

IP lu-UP M3UA MAC MAP Megaco

UE

(Air

Inte

Uu
rfac e )
N BAP Spe cific O&M

AMR
/ /CC MM /SS SMS / /SM GMMS/SS GSM

PD C

UMTS Interfaces
Interface B C D E F G Gc Gd Gf Gi Gn Gp Gr Gs H Iu.PS Iu-CS Iu-BC Iub Iur Mc Nb Nc R Uu Description MSC - VLR MSC - HLR VLR - HLR MSC - MSC MSC - EIR VLR - VLR GGSN - HLR SGSN - SMSC SGSN - EIR GGSN - External IP network SGSN - GGSN GSN - External Network's GSN SGSN - HLR SGSN - VLR HLR - AuC RNC - SGSN RNC - MSC/VLR RNC - CBC Node B - RNC RNC - RNC GMSC - MGW MGW - MGW GMSC - GMSC Terminal - UE UE - Node B

RRC RLC MAC P) U lubFP ( L-2 A A ATM l sica h P y PP IP/P AMR

/ /CC MM /SS SMS / /SM GMMS/SS GSM

Radio Network Layer

Control Plane

User Plane

MM MTP2 MTP3 MTP3b

B ode

A ALC

Transport Network Layer

Control Plane

User Plane

Control Plane

User Plane

NBAP NbUP PDCP RANAP RLC RNSAP

STC 3b MTP NI U F SSC OP C SS 5 ALL M T A l sica Phy

NI IP F-U SSC OP -5 SSC ALL

PDC

Iub Iub DRNC

AL C AP

RRC RNS AP R LC MAC P) U lubFP ( L-2 AA AMR ATM l sica Phy

S/SS /SM /CC MM SS MS/ /GS /SM M M G

RRC SCCP

CCP

IP/P

PP P

SCTP SM SMS SS SSCF-UNI

STC M3UA P SCT 3b MTP NI P I F-N SSC OP -5 SSC AL L ATM l sica Phy

3b MTP NI FN SSC OP C -5 SS ALL

M3U IP IP

Iu-U

P Iu-U -U GTP P UD IP -5 A A L -2 AAL AMR

SSCF-NNI SSCOP STC TCAP

Iub NC R S

Iur
AP ALC

R AN

AP 3UA IP IP ATM l sica Phy

P SCC 3b MTP NI N F SSC OP C S S

Typical UMTS Procedures

UE Call setup
NBAP: Cell Setup Request NBAP: Cell Setup Response

Node B

RNC

SGSN

GGSN

STC 3b MTP NI FN SSC OP SSC 5 ALL ATM l sica Phy

ALL

-5

Iu-C

SS MS/ C/S C / M RAN AP

P Iu-U

IMS Entities
Entity Name P-CSCF (Proxy) Description Directs SIP messages from MS to home network S-CSCF (Serving) Located in home network to provide session control of multimedia services ICSCF (Interrogating) Firewall for SIP messages directed towards home network Selects S-CSCF for the MS HSS Home Subscriber Service Breakout Gateway Control Function Media Gateway Control Function

Iu-C

e Voic MAP P TCA ISD N P SCC 3 P T M 2 MTP al ysic e Voic MAP P TCA I SDN P SCC 3 P MT 2 P T M Phy sica l ISD e Voic
BGCF MGCF

S
AL C AP

Common transport channels setup

NBAP: Common Transport Channel Setup Request (FACH and PCH) NBAP: Common Transport Channel Setup Response (FACH and PCH) NBAP: Common Transport Channel Setup Request (RACH) NBAP: Common Transport Channel Setup Response (RACH) FP: Downlink Synchonization (FACH) FP: Uplink Synchonization (FACH) FP: Downlink Synchonization (PCH) FP: Uplink Synchonization (PCH)

Iu-PS
GM M/ M/S R S/SS GSM P ANA P M3U IP IP A

PP IP/P P Iu-U P P/PP

STC 3b MTP NI FN SSC OP C SS 5 ALL M AT l sica Phy

P SC C b 3 P MT NNI F SSC OP SSC 5 ALL

AAL ATM l ca hysi

-2

Ph

M MG W
-C GTP P D U IP

VLR / C S

MAP P TCA P SCC 3 P MT 2 P T M l sica y h P

SCC 3b MTP NI N F SSC OP C SS

-U GTP P UD IP -5 A A L

C/D Nb

GM /F/E / HLR IR/ C E S M S

SC
Phy sica l

RRC connection setup

RRC: Connection Request (RACH) NBAP: Radio Link Setup Request NBAP: Radio Link Setup Response FP: Downlink Synchronization (DCH) FP: Uplink Synchronization (DCH) RRC: Connection Setup (FACH) RRC: Connection Setup Complete (DCH)

-5 ALL

ATM l sica Phy A BSS P+

r2 Laye r2 al Laye Physic

-U GTP P D U IP

N SGS
GMM: Attach Request GMM: Authentication and Ciphering Request GMM: Authentication and Ciphering Response RANAP: Security Mode Command

MAP P TCA P SCC 3 P T M 2 P MT cal i s y Ph

P SC C 3 P MT 2 P T M cal i s y Ph

Gn/ Gp G GSN

PP IP/P MAP P TCA P SCC 3 P T M 2 P MT cal i s y Ph

Mc

PST

Attach
GMM: Attach Request GMM: Authentication and Ciphering Request

Gs Gr/ Gf/ Gd / C S M LR V

r2 Laye al si c Phy

Gc HLR Gi

GMM: Authentication and Ciphering Response

Gi

MG

aco Meg A M3U P SCT 6 v P I / 4 IPv ical s Phy

RRC: Security Mode Command RRC: Security Mode Response RANAP: Security Mode Response GMM: Attach Accept GMM: Attach Complete GMM: Attach Accept GMM: Attach Complete

/ HLR IR/ C E S M S

Mc
IP ork Netw

CF G M

PDP Context activation

SM: Activate PDP Context Request SM: Activate PDP Context Request GTP: Create PDP Context Request GTP: Create PDP Context Response RANAP: RAB Assignment Request NBAP: RL Reconf Prepare NBAP: RL Reconf Ready NBAP: RL Reconf Commit RRC: Radio Bearer Setup (DCH) RRC: Radio Bearer Setup Complete (DCH) RANAP: RAB Assignment Response SM: Activate PDP Context Accept SM: Activate PDP Context Accept

Gi F C S P-C
UMTS/GPRS Network
Me

RTP SDP TP SIP /TCP/SC D 6 UP /IPv IPv4 cal i s Phy

in ncod dia E

Mw F C S I-C

Rad
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Diam

MSC/VLR BSS MS Um BTS A BSC Gb Gb Gs F Gf

E C, D EIR Gr

GMSC

ISDN, PSTN...

External Circuit Networks

RTP SDP TP SIP /TCP/SC UPD 4/IPv6 IPv cal si Phy

eter DP U Pv6 Iv4/I al sic Phy

Cx HSS Cx
Diam

Rad eter DP U Pv6 v I 4/I al ic s Phy

ius

Closing session
SM: Deactivate PDP Context Request SM: Deactivate PDP Context Request GTP: Delete PDP Context Request GTP: Delete PDP Context Response RANAP: RAB Assignment Request Release RRC:Radio Bearer Release RRC:Radio Bearer Release Complete RANAP: RAB Assignment Response (Release) SM: Deactivate PDP Context Accept SM: Deactivate PDP Context Accept

Abis

Mw

HLR Mc MGW

AuC

IM

GSM Radio Access Network

Mc P-CSCF Mw I-CSCF Mw Mw S-CSCF Mg Cx Mi Mj BGCF HSS Cx

RNS MS Uu Node B Iub RNS MS Uu Node B Iub RNC Iur RNC Iu-CS

Circuit-Switched Core Network Nb

MGW Gi SGSN Gn Gi GGSN MGW TDM Mc

Detach
GMM: Detach Request GMM: Detach Accept GMM: Detach Request GMM: Detach Accept RANAP: Iu Release Command RRC: Radio Bearer Release (DCH) RRC: Radio Bearer Release Complete (DCH) RRC: Connection Release (DCH) RRC: Connection Release Complete (DCH) NBAP: Radio Link Deletion Request NBAP: Radio Link Deletion Response RANAP: Iu Release Complete

MGCF

UMTS Radio Access Network Iu-PS

IP rk o w t Ne

F C S -C

T-SGW ISUP Mk IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) External PSTN Networks

PDN Internet Gi Intranet Extranet Packet-Switched Core Network External Packet Networks External Packet Networks

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R4000
PP IP/P

R1000
Rack-mount 2U, High performance Performer/Probe Server

P1000
High performance Portable Server

R70
Rack-mount 2U, Ultra high performance probe

LIMs
Line Interface Modules

Rack-mount 5U, High performance multi-segmented Performer/Probe Server

CBS PP IP/P BMC

PC

r2 Laye al c i s Phy

AMR

/ /CC MM /SS SMS

/ /SM GMMS/SS GSM

PD C

RRC RLC MAC D MA WC IP/P PP P

C BS BMC

UE

(Air

Inte

Uu
rfac e )
NBA P Spe cific O&M

AMR
/ /CC MM /SS SMS / /SM GMMS/SS GSM

PD C

RRC RLC MAC P) U lubFP ( L-2 AA ATM l sica Phy PP IP/P AMR
/ /CC MM /SS SMS / /SM GMMS/SS GSM

e Nod

P LCA

CBS BMC

STC 3b MTP NI U F SSC OP SSC 5 ALL M T A l sica Phy

IP FSSC OP 5 C SS ALL

UNI

PDC

Iub Iub N D-R C

A ALC P

RRC A RNS P R LC MAC P) U lubFP ( L-2 A A AMR P ATM l ca hysi

M S MS/S C/S M/C SS MS/ /GS /SM GMM

C BS IP/P PP P SAB P

CCP

STC M3UA P SCT 3b MTP NI P I F-N SSC OP C -5 SS ALL M AT l sica Phy

3b MTP NI N F SSC OP C -5 S S ALL

A M3U IP IP

Iu-U

P Iu-U -U GTP P D U IP -5 AAL AAL -2 P /UD TCP P I -5 AAL

Iub SRNC

Iur
A ALC P

AP RAN SC C 3b MTP NI F-N SSC OP SSC P M3U IP IP A

AMR

STC 3b MTP NI FN SSC OP C SS 5 ALL M AT l sica Phy

LL-5

ATM l sica h P y

Iu-C

C/S M/C R AN

SS MS/

P Iu-U

AP e Voic

Iu-C

S
A ALC P

STC 3b MTP NI FN SSC OP SSC 5 ALL ATM l sica Phy

P SCC b 3 MTP NI N F SSC OP SSC 5 ALL

-2 AAL ATM l sica Phy N

MAP P TCA ISD P SCC 3 P T M 2 P MT l sica Phy e Voic MAP P TCA ISD N P SCC 3 P T M 2 MTP si Phy cal ISD e Voic

VLR / C S

MAP P TCA P SCC 3 P T M 2 P T M al c i s Phy

PP IP/P

W MG Iu-P S
BSS AP+ -U GTP P UD IP -C GTP P UD IP

C/D Nb

SC M G
Phy

/F/E / HLR IR/ C E SMS

sica

r2 Laye Phys

Laye a ic l

r2
PP IP/P MAP P TCA

GSN

MAP P TCA P SCC 3 P MT 2 P T M l c i s a Phy

P SC C 3 P T M 2 P T M al c i s Phy

Gn/ Gp N S G G

Mc

PST

Gs Gr/ Gf/ Gd / C S M LR V

r2 Laye al i sc Phy

P SCC 3 P MT 2 P T M cal i s y Ph

Gc HLR Gi

Gi

MG

aco Meg A U M3 P SCT 6 P I / v IPv4 ical s Phy

/ HLR IR/ C E SMS

Mc
IP ork w t e N

MG

CF

Gi P-C SCF
Med

RTP SDP TP SIP /TCP/SC UPD 4/IPv6 IPv cal si Phy

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Mw C I-CS F

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RTP SDP TP SIP /TCP/SC UPD 4/IPv6 IPv cal si Phy

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