EPC Dimensioning Tool

Phase 1
Subscriber (SAU)
Smartphones
Data cards
Smartphones
Data cards

APN1
APN2
Data Session Profile for a Smartphone

Internet Access
Office VPN

Traffic Tipology
Session Size
Session per BH
Downlink
Traffic volume during BH DL&UL
Traffic volume during BH DL
Total Traffic volume during BH (Internet) in DL&UL
Total Traffic during BH (Internet) in DL

1
0.0%
100.0%
0
1,000,000
Bearer
Subscriber
1
1
APN1

Phase 2
2
25.0%
75.0%
500,000
1,500,000
Active
subscribers
All
30% of data cards
APN1

Web browsing

Email

Internet

Internet

2
1
85%
2
1.7

0.5
4
80%
2
1.6
14.04
12.824

Data Session Profile for a Data Card

Traffic Tipology
Session Size
Session per BH
Downlink
Traffic volume during BH DL&UL
Traffic volume during BH DL
Total Traffic volume during BH (Internet) in DL&UL
Total Traffic during BH (Internet) in DL
Total Traffic volume during BH (Office VPN) in DL&UL
Total Traffic during BH (Office VPN) in DL

Internet

Total traffic in the BH for Internet & Office VPN (DL&UL)

Total traffic volume for all smartphones
Total traffic volume for all data cards
Total traffic
BH throughput for Internet DL&UL
Data cards using Office VPN
BH throughput for Office VPN DL&UL
BH throughput for Office VPN DL&UL

Phase 1

2
1
85%
2
1.7

Internet
2
2
80%
4
3.2
16.04
14.424
1.00
0.6

0
16,040,000
16,040,000
35.64
30%
300,000
0.67

Phase 2
7,020,000
24,060,000
31,080,000
69.07
30%
450,000
1.00

Total traffic in the BH for DL Internet & Office VPN

Total traffic volume for all smartphones
Total traffic volume for all data cards
Total traffic
BH throughput for Internet DL
Data cards using Office VPN
BH throughput for Office VPN DL
BH throughput for Office VPN DL

Phase 1
0
14,424,000
14,424,000
32.05
30%
180,000
0.40

Phase 2
6,412,000
21,636,000
28,048,000
62.33
30%
270,000
0.60

Phase 1

Phase 2

90%
900,000
45,000,000
450,000
450,000
225,000
90,000
9,000
9,000

90%
1,800,000
90,000,000
900,000
900,000
450,000
180,000
18,000
18,000

Signalling

Procedures /
Subscriber /BH
Active User during BH
Attach
1
Idle to Active and back Transitions
50
PDN Connection Setup
0.5
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
0.5
X2 Handovers
0.25
TAU
0.1
Inter-MME handovers
0.01
Inter-MME TAU
0.01
Procedure

Dimensioning Tool
Phase 3
4
50.0%
50.0%
2,000,000
2,000,000

millions
percentage
percentage
number of devices
number of devices

Required inputs
Outputs
Calculations

30% of data cards

APN1
Video
Streaming
Internet
10
1
95%
10
9.5
14.04
12.824

APN2
Office
VPN
VPN

Internet

VPN

1
0.25
60%
0.25
0.15

10
1
95%
10
9.5

2
0.5
60%
1
0.6

16.04
14.424
1.00
0.6
Phase 3
28,080,000
32,080,000
60,160,000
133.69
30%
600,000
1.33

MB
MB
MB
Gbps
BH
MB
Gbps

APN1
Gaming
Internet
0.04
1
60%
0.04
0.024

Internet
0.04
1
60%
0.04
0.024

MB
percentage
MB
MB
MB
MB

MB
percentage
MB
MB
MB
MB
MB
MB

Phase 3
25,648,000
28,848,000
54,496,000
121.10
30%
360,000
0.80

MB
MB
MB
Gbps
BH
MB
Gbps

Phase 3
90%
percentage
3,600,000
180,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
900,000
360,000
36,000
36,000

Components

Metrics

Simultaneous Attached Users (SAU)

Idle to Active Transitions/second
Transactions/second
Number of Acive Bearers
S-GW
Data Processing Capacity
Number of Acive Bearers
P-GW
Data Processing Capacity
Combined S- Number of Acive Bearers
GW/P-GW Data Processing Capacity
HSS
Number of Users Supported
PCRF
Transactions/second
MME

unit
subscribes
trans/sec
trans/sec
bearers
Gbps
bearers
Gbps
bearers
Gbps
subscribes
trans/sec

REQUIRED NODES
Value
3,000,000
20000
25000
8,000,000
30
8,000,000
30
4,000,000
15
20,000,000
10000

%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%

Operating
Capacity
2,550,000
17000
21250
6,800,000
25.5 Internet
6,800,000
25.5 Internet
3,400,000
12.75
17,000,000
8500

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

1
1

1
2

2
3

1
2
1
2
1
3
1
2

1
3
1
3
1
6
1
4

1
6
1
6
2
11
1
7

VPN
VPN

Dimensioning signal
Procedure

Procedures /
Subscriber /BH

Attach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU

1
50
0.5
0.5
0.25
0.1
0.01
0.01

Phase 1
900,000
45,000,000
450,000
450,000
225,000
90,000
9,000
9,000

Number of
messages (S1)
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3

Required Interface Capacity in DL (Mbps)

Procedure

Procedures /
Subscriber /BH

Attach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU

1
50
0.5
0.5
0.25
0.1
0.01
0.01

Phase 2
1,800,000
90,000,000
900,000
900,000
450,000
180,000
18,000
18,000

Number of
messages (S1)
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3

Required Interface Capacity in DL (Mbps)

Procedure

Procedures /
Subscriber /BH

Attach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU

1
50
0.5
0.5
0.25
0.1
0.01
0.01

Phase 3
3,600,000
180,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
900,000
360,000
36,000
36,000

Required Interface Capacity in DL (Mbps)

Number of
messages (S1)
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3

Dimensioning traffic
S1-U
Packed Size
Overhead per packet
Overhead
Internet

512
44
8.59%

Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3

34.81
67.69
131.51

Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3

0.43
0.65
0.87

Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3

35.24
68.34
132.38

Office VPN

TOTAL TRAFFIC

Procedure
Attach/detach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU

Node
MME
MME
MME
MME
MME
S-GW
S-GW
S-GW
S-GW
S-GW
P-GW
P-GW
P-GW

Interface
S1-C
S6a
S11
S10
S3
S1-U
S5/S8
S5/S8 (control)
S4
S11
S5/S8 (user)
S5/S8 (control)
SGi

S1-C
x
x
x
x

x
x

SCTP
12
12

P-GW

Gx

12

Dimensioning signalling per Interface

Data rate
(Mbps)
1.04
26
0.26
0.26
0.065
0.052
0.0078
0.0078

Number of
messages (S11)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

27.693

Data rate
(Mbps)
2.08
52
0.52
0.52
0.13
0.104
0.0156
0.0156

4.16
104
1.04
1.04
0.26
0.208
0.0312
0.0312
110.770

0.26
13
0.13
0.13
0.065
0.026
0.0026
0.0026

Number of
messages
(S5/S8)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

13.616

Number of
messages (S11)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

55.385

Data rate
(Mbps)

Data rate
(Mbps)

Data rate
(Mbps)
0.52
26
0.26
0.26
0.13
0.052
0.0052
0.0052

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Data rate
(Mbps)
1.04
52
0.52
0.52
0.26
0.104
0.0104
0.0104
54.465

0.26
13
0.13
0.13
0.065
0.026
0.0026
0.0026

Number of
messages (S6a)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2

13.616

Number of
messages
(S5/S8)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

27.232

Number of
messages (S11)

Data rate
(Mbps)

Data rate
(Mbps)
0.52
26
0.26
0.26
0.13
0.052
0.0052
0.0052

Number of
messages (S6a)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2

27.232

Number of
messages
(S5/S8)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Data rate
(Mbps)
1.04
52
0.52
0.52
0.26
0.104
0.0104
0.0104
54.465

Number of
messages (S6a)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2

Dimensioning traffic user per Interface

S5

SGi

512
44
8.59%

512 bytes
0 bytess
0.00% %

34.81
67.69
131.51

32.05
62.33
121.10

Gbps
Gbps
Gbps

0.43
0.65
0.87

0.40
0.60
0.80

Gbps
Gbps
Gbps

35.24
68.34
132.38

S11
x
x
x
x

If we use the same P_GW for Internet and Office VPN

32.45
Gbps
62.93
Gbps
121.90
Gbps

S6a
x
x

x
x

IP
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20

Diameter

S5/S8
x
x
x

Gx
x
x
x
x

x
x

GTP

UDP

6 to 10
6 to 10
6 to 10
8 to 12
8 to 12
6 to 10
8 to 12
6 to 10
8 to 12
6 to 10

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

16

S10

x
x

20

16

Data rate
(Mbps)
0.52
0
0
0
0
0.026
0.0026
0.0052
0.554

Data rate
(Mbps)
1.04
0
0
0
0
0.052
0.0052
0.0104
1.108

Data rate
(Mbps)
2.08
0
0
0
0
0.104
0.0104
0.0208
2.215

pop density/Km
Penetration
# Subs
% Mobile
% Laptop

Application
email
Facebook
youtube
BBC News Feed
BBC News Text
Google Earth/Maps
VoIP
other Web

10,000
40%
4000
100%
50%

% of Subscribers
Number of Subs
Total Data per Type
Total Data Density

.2 MB
2. MB

5. MB

10. MB

3. MB

10. MB

1. MB
1. MB
1. MB
1. MB

.5 MB
5. MB
8. MB
.5 MB

med (50%)

User 2 - Laptop
low (25%)

high

2.5
2.5
1
1
1
1
1.5
0.5
27. MB
45%
2700

1.25
1.25
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.75
0.25
13.5 MB
30%
1800

5
5
3
2
1
5
1
1
95. MB
25%
560

81000 MB

72900 MB

24300 MB

53200 MB

341.71 Mbps/Km^2

1h:55min

295240. MB/Km^2
8%

2 Mbps
5 Mbps

8000. Mbps
10000. Mbps

Total Subs

5
5
2
2
2
2
3
1
54. MB
25%
1500

Peak Rate

total Data Rate

Mobile
Laptop

User 1 - Mobile

Busy Period % of Day

Mobile
Laptop

Daily Subscriber Growth

1. MB
5. MB

high

total per Sub

4000
2000

User 2 :

User 1

Activity Factor 1- 5
email
Facebook
youtube
BBC News Feed
BBC News Text
Google Earth/Maps
VoIP
other Web

Data Volume Based on P

and User Behavi

% Subs

# Subs
100%
50%

Additional Daily Subs

4000
2000

Contention
25:1
15:1

Total Subs

6000

0%
0%

Data Rate Based on Pop

Data Service

Data Service
18000. Mbps

Contended Data Rate

986.667 Mbps/Km^2

740000

Volume Based on Population

and User Behaviour

ly Subscriber Growth
50%
12%
8240.00 /Km^2

User 2 - Laptop :
med (50%)

low (25%)

2.5
2.5
1.5
1
0.5
2.5
0.5
0.5
47.5 MB
45%
1008

1.25
1.25
0.75
0.5
0.25
1.25
0.25
0.25
23.75 MB
30%
672

47880 MB

15960 MB

ditional Daily Subs

0
0

Rate Based on Population and

Data Service

Data Service