M-MGw R2 basics

GSDC Melbourne MGw workshop

EPARASE 5/8/2004

WCMDA call flows

Basic

calls

http://eed.ericsson.se/services/tc-cn/CN_Architecture/open/CN20/2_basic_calls_K.pdf

MGw

selection

http://eed.ericsson.se/services/tc-cn/CN_Architecture/open/CN20/2_MGW-Sel-UG-revA.p
df

Further

reading

http://eed.ericsson.se/services/tc-cn/CN_Architecture/

UE to UE call summary, single MGw context

3. Service and number
analysis, select
media gateway
MSC
Server

20.
Alerting
19.
20.
24.
23.
32.
31.
Alerting
RAB
Connect
assignment
(cont)
acknowledge
response
13.
2.
6.
11.
10.
9.
16.
Call
RAB
1.
12.
RAB
Paging
Call
RAB
SETUP
SETUP
Proceeding
assignment
confirmed
assignment
assignment
response
(UE,
(UE,Arequest
Bresponse
sub)
request
sub)
(from
UE,
B
sub)
(from
(to
UE,
UE,
A
B
sub)
A
B
sub)
(to
(from
(BUE,
subscriber)
(initial
UE,
A
B subscriber)
BUE
subcriber)
subscriber)
message, location report,
GCP
authentication, security mode, setup)
RANAP

22.
28.
30.
4.
14.
25.
21.
27.
29.
15.
5. Seize
26.
Acknowledge
Acknowledge
Connect
Modify
Acknowledge
Resource
(A)
(B)
to Resource
termination
(modify
(Add
(disconnect
(connect
(AMR
(Addrequest
(modify
reply)
=reply)
receive
send/receive)
tonesender)
reply)
tonesender)
(add
create
add
only)
reply)
to new
context,
context,
create termination (B))
(A))

Call connection complete

UTRAN
BTS

RNC

A Sub: AMR send/receive ringing tone

B Sub: AMR inactive send/receive

7. Q.AAL2
Q.AAL2
ERQ
17.
8.
18.
Q.AAL2ECF
ECF
ERQ

(B subscriber connection)

A subscriber

B subscriber

Media
GW

A working example

The following pages will show interesting things to

observe on the MGw node when making a UE to UE call
on a single UMTS string (MSC-MGW-RNC)

This exercise will assume the string is working

(successful calls)

Not designed as a troubleshooting guide, rather to show

how theory is put into practise

Q.AAL2, main GPB6

Ans_aal2ap_proc

- message name
- SUGR parameter
Ans_cpsrc_proc

- froID of Q.AAL2 access point

- channel identifier (CID)
- path identifier

$ lhsh 000600
000600> te e all Ans_aal2ap_proc
000600> te e all Ans_cpsrc_proc
refer to ITU-T
standard Q.2630.1

-Counters do not show AAL2 switching

stats
-ERQ timeouts = resource reserved
but no ERQ received

GCP, main GPB10 (1st VMGw)

For

subsequent VMGws:

- LS1 GPB4, LS2 GPB4 and/or LS3 GPB4

- One VMGw per media gateway controller (MSC)
- VMGw concept updated in R3
contextManager
- GCP message name
- Contexts and terminations

UE to UE call, single GCP context

CONTEXT
TERMINATION (A)
AMR

to A subscriber

TS

TERMINATION (B)
AMR

to B subscriber

UE to UE call, single context

$ lhsh 490400
490400> te e trace1 trace2 trace3 contextManager
choose new context,
termination
for A sub
choose new termination
for context=1,
choose
new
added
context=1
(with
AMRtosend/receive)
termination
for
B
sub
termination
(with(ringing
AMR
add
tone sender
added
to
context=1
tone) toinactive)
termination (A)
stop sending ringing tone
for termination (A)
AMR stream mode set to to MGC to MGw rejects
receive for termination (B)
AMR stream mode set to
send/receive for
clearing
call, move
termination
(B)
termination
(A)
to
newof
Notify MGC of release
context (A)
termination
remove termination (A)
Notify from
MGCcontext
of release of
termination (B)
remove termination (B)
from context

MSF user plane

Resource

access, reservation and

connection of devices
CEP

CEP

CEP

AMR

CEP

TONE SENDER

CPP back plane

UE to UE call, single GCP context, device selection

Device reservation for termination (A side)

$ lhsh

resourcetype1 =
speech coder (AMR)
490400

490400> te enable trace4 Msf_racTop

streamMode3 = send/receive
CEP type = AAL2

CEP ID for internal/external

side and VPI/VCI in back plane

LS1 subrack

Device reservation for termination (B side)

speech coder (AMR)

streamMode0 = inactive
(specified in initial GCP add request
message for B termination. Later
changed to send/receive using GCP
add modify message from MGC)

Reserve another device for termination (A side)

resourcetype2 = tone sender

(for ringing tone, initiated using add
modify message for termination A
from MGC)

GCP context revisited

STREAM SEGMENTS CONNECTION SEGMENT
CONTEXT
TERMINATION (A)
AMR

TERMINATION (B)

TS

AMR

to A subscriber

to B subscriber
STREAM
(AAL2)

Examples of other device selection/call chains:

UE to PSTN call, one context
(eg. co-located MGC and TSC server, single MGw)
connection segment

AMR
adaptive multi-rate

TONE SENDER

ECHO
CANCELLER

UE to UE call, two contexts

(eg. two MGC using BICC logical contexts may reside in same or separate physical MGws)
connection segment

AMR

connection segment

TONE SENDER

MFH

MFH

media frame handler

media frame handler

AMR

UE to PSTN call, two contexts

(eg. one MGC and one TSC server using BICC logical contexts may reside in same or separate physical MGws)
connection segment

AMR

connection segment

MFH

MFH

media frame handler

media frame handler

TONE SENDER

ECHO
CANCELLER

MSC server, RANAP & GCP

RAB assignment request:
ON IN MUAMH SENDRANAPCO

RAB assignment response:

ON OU MUAMH RCVRANAPCO

last updated 05/8/2004

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GATERM
From ALEX:
Interprets and responds to the orders for connection control
received from the GACON block by putting them in a format that
is meaningful for the Gateway Control Protocol (GCP) and
sending them to the Gateway Control Protocol Handler (GCPH).

Interprets and responds to information on the terminations in

the Media GateWay (MGW) received from the GCPH and
forwards information to the GACON block.

last updated 05/8/2004

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NSAP (MGw
AE2A address)

BIR (binding
reference = sugr)

last updated 05/8/2004

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What should I remember?

RANAP

RNC

MSC
server
Q.AAL2

GCP

AAL2
switch

Q.AAL2

MGw1

Establishing termination (A side):

Add Req (choose Ctx, choose Term, specify AMR, request BIR, request AE2A)

Add Reply (Ctx=1, Term = H28000001, BIR=A, AE2A=MGw1)

create Ctx = 1,
create Term = H28000001
Associate term to BIR=A

RAB assignment request

BIR=A, AE2A=MGw1)
ERQ (sugr=BIR=A, AE2A=MGw1)

AAL2 routing on
AE2A=MGw1
ERQ (sugr=A, AE2A=MGw1)
establish connection to
Term = H28000001 using sugr=A
ECF

ECF
RAB assignment response

And a similar scenario for the B termination

Note: for RTDM connections, termination ID is specified in Add Request message from MGC!