Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Network
ZTE-University
By: Jay Shankar Singh
Topic Covered
1. NGN Overview
2. NGN Architecture
3. Media Gateway Overview
4. MSG9000 Architecture
5. Softswitch/Media Gateway Controller Overview
6. Softswitch Architecture
7. NGN Protocols
1. SIP
2. H.248
3. SIGTRAN
8. Advantages of NGN.
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NGN Architecture
Access Layer
Access layer of the NGN architecture has following functions:
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A node that works as a facilitating adapter for the user plane between different
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Connects the Mobile Core Network with other networks e.g. WCDMA, GSM,
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Bridges different transmission technologies
Process the connectivity layer, adding services to end-user connections.
In the next generation network based on Softswitch technology, ZXMSG 9000 can
be used as trunk gateway (TG), signaling gateway (SG) ,access gateway (AG) and
media resource server (MRS). It can also act as an integrated gateway
(TG/SG/AG/MRS) by deploying different circuit boards on the same equipment.
ZXMSG 9000
Main control slot9, 10 which can not be used by other service circuit but UIMC,
carrying the communication inside the BCTC. Normal slot1~8 11~14, which can
be used by many control circuits, including CMP, OMP, or SIPI. And Switching control
slot15~16, which can be used by either CHUB or CLKG.
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resource shelf i.e. Its a TDM switching unit with capacity from 64k to 256k. This unit
can occupy TSNB, TFI, CLKG, UIM.
BCSN Standard Hardware Architecture
TSNB(T-Net switching network board): 64K-256K; It provides 64K
circuit/timeslot switching function and it can be expanded to 256K and It
works in active/standby mode
TFI (T-Net fiber interface) It provides 8 pairs of optical fibers connected to
the active or standby UIMT and 8K time slot connecting with resource
shelves; it requires 4 pairs of TFIs to serve a 256K T-Net board
UIMC (Universal Interface management card) It provides 2 FE interfaces
connecting the control signals with control shelf
CLKG (clock board): Its mostly used in BCSN to clock synchronization
Core Layer:
Control Layer
Softswitch (SS/MGC):
Protocol Processing
Routing
Authentication
Charging
Softswitches also act as Signaling Switching Point (SSP) to provide access to IN
services to SIP users.
The softswitche also provides services such as:
Basic voice services
Multimedia services
Softswitch(ZXSS10 SS1b) hardware architecture as below:
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SS Board Details:
SC (System Control Card): It includes CPU (MPC7410, MPC750), RAM, IDE,
Ethernet Interface, Serial bus (RS-485/RS-232), and Power Supply. SC card monitor
the hardware and software status of other boards, it control the other board in the
shelf. It takes file backup i.e. Software version, CLI script etc. It has a HD with min.
capacity of 20 Gb and upgraded till 40 Gb. It act as active-reserve switch.
SSN board (System Switching Network): There is CPU, RAM and Switching
Chip contain in this card. It has 24 Ethernet Interface with speed of 100M, in which
13 for SPC cards, 2 for SC cards, 6 for NICs and others are for DB server and shelf
cascading. And It provides Ethernet switching platform.
NIC (Network Interface Card): It has CPU, RAM and Ethernet Interface for IP
network. Ethernet Interface in NIC used to connect with outer network with
Softswitch. It distributes the Protocol and other packet among SPCs.
SPC (System Protocol Card): It has CPU, RAM and one 10Base-T Ethernet
Interface and It functioning to control Protocol and call processing. Its capacity is
60K i.e. 60,000 subscribers per SPC.
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SSN
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Service Layer
The service layer provides value-added services (VAS) and operation support
functions, The components of the service layer are:
SHLR: Smart Home Location Register is storing subscribers data.
Application Server: It produces and manages logics of value-added services (VAS)
and intelligent network (IN) services, providing a platform for a third party to
develop services through open APIs. The application server is the result of
separating service from call control. It helps to develop supplementary services.
NGN Protocols:
In NGN environment the media stream consist of audio, video or data, or a
combination of any of them. It is transported through RTP/RTCP (Real time control
protocol). Control signaling messages are transported by control streams using
signaling protocols like SIGTRAN, H.248, H.323 & SIP etc.
SIP: Designed by the IETF, the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an applicationlayer control protocol for multimedia communication over IP network. It is used for
creating, modifying and terminating two party sessions, multiparty sessions and
multicast sessions (one sender and many receivers). These sessions include audio,
video and data for multimedia conferences, instance messaging, and Internet
telephone calls etc. It works between Softswitches.
SIP
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Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an application-layer control protocol that can
establish, modify and terminate multimedia sessions or calls. It is the core protocol
of IETF multimedia data and control architecture. It can be easily expanded,
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SIP
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3xxRedirection Responses
4xxClient Failure Responses
5xxServer Failure Responses
6xxGlobal Failure Responses
H.248:
H.248 Diagram
H.248 Protocol Stack:
The H.248 application in NGN supplies a framework for building gateways and
controllers on the top of the H.248 protocol stack. Some key features are:
Carrier-class high availability, process supervision, soft code upgrade etc.
Scalable distributed implementation with ability to distribute an MG or MGC
over several NGN nodes
Flexible architecture dynamic run-time configuration in order to select
encoding methods, transport mechanisms, timers etc.
H.248 stack supports interactive multimedia communication using decomposed
gateway architectures.
Terminology Interpretation:
a) Termination: Termination is logical entity on the MGW, which initiates/receives
media stream. Termination is identified with Termination ID. There are 3 types of
termination:
Semi-permanent termination: Semi-permanent termination represents the
physical entity. For example, for a TDM channel, as long as this channel exists
in the MGW, the termination exists.
Temporary termination: Temporary termination only exists during the
calling procedure, such as RTP media stream. Once the calling ends, the
termination eliminates.
Root termination: Refer to the entire MGW (from Softswitch to MGW)
b) Context: means the relationship between groups of terminations. If context
involves more than two terminations, it describes the topology (receiver/sender),
media blending and/or switching parameters. And a null context represents
terminations that havent relationship with others.
When a call is originated, the H.248 protocol can use commands to add
terminations corresponding to calling and called parties in the context
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H.248 Commands
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Above commands are running between Softswitch (MGC) and Media Gateway. Six
commands i.e. Add, Modify, Subtract, Move, AuditValue, and AuditCapability are
running from Softswitch and for every command from Softswitch, the Notify
command is responded by Media Gateway. And ServiceChange command is running
from both Media Gateway and Softswitch to get registered once in the scenario.
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In all the telephone scenarios explained in this draft, once the call is terminated by
either the calling party or the called party, the other user hears a busy tone. A dial
tone can be applied for the user to initiate another call. But for simplicity busy tone
is applied so that the user goes onhook before initiating another call. It is assumed
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in the call scenarios that the registration of the MG with the Softswitch/MGC is done
already.
SIGTRAN:
Advantages of NGN:
NGN makes use of best of both the worlds (flexibility, efficiency & Innovativeness of
IP and QOS, Security, Reliability, Customer-friendly features of proven PSTN
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