IP Transport network Overview –

part 1
Introduction
Why learn about the IP transport
Network?
› High level IP RAN solutions
› IP Mobile Backhaul solutions
› Delay requirements
› Dimensioning strategy Site solutions
(IP RAN)

MME S-GW

SeGW
SeGW, firewall etc

IP connectivity
IP connectivity
(Mobile Backhaul)

Site solutions SIU, SeGw

(IP RAN) SeGW
etc

P-GW

eNodeB 2G/3G RBS

(RBS6000)
Scope and objectives

Scope
› High Level IP RAN solution
› IP over Ethernet Backhaul
› Delay vs Latency impact
› Dimensioning strategy

Objectives
› Describe the IP Network solutions provided by
Ericsson for LTE RAN
› Describe what IPsec is and which nodes are
required
› Explain overall system latency and its impact
› Describe how customer parameters are fed
into the dimensioning model
> Pre-test
Pre-test
› A pre-test will be inserted
here. You do not have to
take any actions on this. It
is done by external vendor.
The pre-test will re-use the
the Quiz at the end.
> Overview
Overview
› IP RAN and Mobile Backhaul overview
› IPsec
› Delay and Latency requierments for LTE
› Dimensioning for LTE RAN
IP Transport Network
Overview
IP RAN and Mobile Backhaul
Mobile backhaul
Microwave
2G
MME

Copper
3G S-GW

Fibre
BSC
LTE
Access, LRAN Metro, HRAN

RBS sites • Microwave is most common • Optical first choice Switch sites
• Carrier Grade Ethernet • Carrier Grade Ethernet IP RAN
IP RAN
• Copper or fiber if available • Microwave trunk in difficult terrain Native
Native
IP/Eth • Evolution:seamless migration • Evolution: packet overlay IP/Eth
interfaces interfaces

One common management system

RAN evolves towards IP, Backhaul becomes Ethernet based

 Building blocks
Microwave
2G
S BSC

Copper
I
3G RNC
U Fibre
AGW
LTE

ServiceOn MINI-LINK EDA OMS SmartEdge (SM)

A complete backhaul portfolio

IPsec – two common modes
Transport mode Tunnel mode

SeGw SeGw
Host R R Host Host LA
N
A B
LA
N
Host

Protected link

S IP S H S IP H S A B

IPsec (header IP payload IP header IPsec IP payload + SeGw source and

and tail) (protected) (unprotected) (header and header destination IP
tail) (protected) address

• The hosts use some algorithm to encrypt the
IP payload field.
• Drawback is that third party can monitor
behavior, destination/source, times, intervals,
intensity etc.
• Encryption only used between SeGw. Also
IP header is encrypted.
• Commonly used for OaM traffic
Deployment of IPsec in LTE RAN

OSS MME_1 MME_2 SGw_1 SGw_2

Services
H_MME1 H_MME2 H_SGw1 H_SGw2
R
Private Network
FW OSS SEG_EPC

EP_EPC
OSS traffic not Public Network
IPsec protected IPsec tunnel
(used for S1
and X2)

EP_RBS EP_RBS

IPsec_1 IPsec_2

Private Network Private Network

H_RBS_1 H_RBS_2

RBS_1 RBS_2
3Gpp Capacity and latency evolution
Delay requirements in lte
Resource Packet Delay Packet Error
QCI Priority Example Services
Type Budget Loss

1 2 100 ms 10 -2 Conversational Voice

2 4 150 ms 10 -3 Conversational Video (Live Streaming)

GBR
3 3 50 ms 10 -3 Real Time Gaming

4 5 300 ms 10 -6 Non-Conversational Video (Buffered Streaming)

5 1 100 ms 10 -6 IMS Signaling

Video (Buffered Streaming TCP-Based (for example

www, email, ftp, p2p, file Sharing, Progressive
6 6 300 ms 10 -6 Video, and so on)
Non-GBR
7 7 100 ms 10 -3 Voice video (Live Streaming) Interactive Gaming

8 8 Video (Buffered Streaming TCP-Based (for Example

-6
10 email, chat, ftp, p2p, file Sharing, Progressive
9 9 300 ms video, and so on)

RECOMMENDATION: X2 delay of less than 100 ms

Dimensioning Strategy
Total bandwidth need

Cell peak
rate

Bandwidth need
Licensed limited Cell
=for Last Mile eNB
Peak Rate or Hardware
limited Cell Peak Rate

Bandwidth needed Transport Overhead

for eNB
Cell Peak Rate for one cell
+
Transport Overhead
Dimensioning techniques
Peak Allocation and Overbooking S-GW/
PDN GW
Dimension for: ΣA2 × 0.8

BH displacement factor A3
Dimension for ‘Average eNodeB throughput during Busy
Hour’ = 50 Mbps per eNB

A2 A2
Dimension for ‘eNB throughput in a loaded network for a 3x1
configuration’ = 100 Mbps per eNB

A1
Dimension for cell peak rate A1
for one cell including TN overhead =
1,30*150 Mbps
A1
RBS
RBS
RBS RBS
RBS
RBS
RBS
RBS
RBS
Summary
Summary
› High Level IP RAN solution
› Mobile Backhaul
› IPsec
› 3GPP Capacity and Latency evolution
› Delay Requirements in LTE
› LTE Transport Dimensioning Methods
QUIZ
Quiz
› How does a common IP transport backbone save money?
– With IP we build one network to serve the transport needs for all standards of radio
(Correct)
– With IP we only save money with LTE
– With IP we replace all legacy network equipment with cheaper IP based equipment

› What does IP RAN refer to?

– That the LTE RAN is using IP as transport bearer
– The product portfolio containing recommendations and suggested products for site
products in the IP area for the eNodeB, the MME and the S-GW (Correct)
– The fact that the LTE services are all packet switched

› What is Mobile Backhaul?

– The transport network used for all mobile services
– The equipment that are used to transport mobile data between an RBS and its Core
nodes
– The product portfolio containing recommendations and suggested products for the
transport network between the RBS sites and the core networks (Correct)
Quiz
› How do you dimension the last mile access to an eNodeB with the Ericsson
recommended dimensioning method?
– Peak allocation for one cell based on either hardware or licensing limitation
multiplied with the transport network overhead factor (Correct)
– Busy hour RAB establishments multiplied with average RAB bandwidth requirement
multiplied with the transport network overhead factor
– Average 3x1 eNodeB throughput multiplied with the transport network overhead
factor

› According to 3GPP, which delay causes a voice service (over for example IP)
to be unacceptable?
– Over 100 milliseconds
– Over 200 milliseconds
– Over 400 milliseconds (Correct)
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Acronyms
› 2G Second Generation two G
› 3G Third Generation three G
› 3GPP three G P P
› 4G four G
› AAA Authentication, Authorization and Accounting triple A
› AGW Access Gate Way AGW
› AH Authentication Header AH
› ATM Asynchronous Transmission Mode A TM
› BGP BGP
› BSC Base Station Controller BSC
› CES CES
› DNS Domain Name System DNS
› DOI Domain of Interpretation DOI
› DSS Digital Signature Standard DSS
› EDA EDA
› eNodeB E node B
› ESP Encapsulating Security Payload ESP
› GBR GBR
› GE GE
› GPON G pon
› GPRS GPRS
› GPS GPS
› GSM GSM
› HRAN H ran
› HSPA HSPA
› IHL IP Header Length IHL
Acronyms
› IKE Internet Key Exchange IKE
› IP Internet Protocol IP
› IP RAN I P ran
› IPsec I P sec
› IPv2 Internet Protocol version2 I P V two
› IPv4 Internet Protocol version4 I P V four
› IPTV Internet Protocol Tele Vision IPTV
› ISAKMP Internet Security Assication and Key Management Protocol ISAKMP
› L10 L ten
› L11A L eleven A
› LAN Local Area Network lan
› LRAN L ran
› LTE Long Term Evolution LTE
› MME MME
› MPLS MPLS
› ms milli second
› MTP2 Message Transfer Part Layer 2 M T P two
› Mul MUL
› NNI-SAAL Network Nodal Interface Signalling ATM Adaptation Layer N N I saal
› NTP NTP
› NWI-E NWI-E
› OMS1410 O M S 1410
› OSS-RC OSSRC
› PBB PBB
› PBB-TE PBBTE
› PDH PDH
› P-GW (or PDN-GW) Packet Gateway P D N gateway
› QCI QCI
› QoS Quality of Service QOS
› RAB rab
› RAN Radio Access Network ran
› RBS Radio Base Station RBS
› RNC Radio Network Controller RNC
› RTT RTT
› RU RU
› S1 S1
› SA Security Association SA
Acronyms
› SCTP Streamed Controlled Transmission Protocol SCTP
› SAD Security Associated Database SAD
› xDSL XDSL
› SEGw Security Gateway security gateway
› S-GW Serving Gateway serving gateway
› SIU SIU
› STN STN
› TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP
› TDM Time Division Multiplexing TDM
› TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP
› UDP User Datagram Protocol UDP
› UE UE
› UMTS UMTS
› VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol Voice over IP
› VPN Virtual Private Network VPN
› WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WCDMA
› WDM WDM
› X2 X2
› xDSL XDSL