MGW in Bearer Independent Circuit Switched Core

Network
IN

HLR-FE

GSM

TC

BSC

MSS

A
AoIP, Ater

Mc
H.248

MGW

WCDMA
RNC

Nc
BICC, ISUP, SIP-I

subscriber database

MSS,
I-BCF

SIP,SIP-I,
Other PLMN
BICC

Mc/Mn
H.248

Nb
IP, ATM, TDM Backbone

MGW,
I-BGF

Mb/Nb(SIP-I)/Nb

PSTN

PSTN/ISDN

Mb

Iu-CS

VoIP/IMS/SIP
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Capacity in MGW (Open MGW)

Type of connectivity

Number of interfaces

TDM STM-1/OC-3

80 + 80

IP for user plane (GE)

24 + 24

IP for user plane (10GE)

6+6

IP for control plane (GE)

1+1

IP for control plane (10GE)

1+1

IP for O&M

2+2

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Capacity in MGW (MGW based on IPA2800)

Type of connectivity

Number of interfaces

TDM STM-1/OC-3

56 + 56

IP for user plane (GE)

16 + 16

ATM STM-1/OC-3

56 + 56

TDM E1/T1

1440

IP for control plane with L2

1 +1

IP for O&M with L2

2+2

IP for control plane with L3

1+1

IP for O&M with L3

1+1

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Functional Units (Nodes) in Open MGW

FI&BI between shelves

IP signaling

AMCCarrier
AMCCarrier

TCU
TCU
TCU

IPNI1
TCU
IP/GE

IP User Plane

Hub
Hub

TCU
ISU

IPNI10
TCU
IP/10GE

TDM User

BI
O&M

TCU
CLA

TCU
TDMSNI

FI

ADDF

TCU
RTM

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TDM E1/T1

RTM
RTM

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TDM STM-1/OC3

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Control and Administrative Computer Unit

(CACU)
Purpose: CACU controls the ATM
switch fabrics and establishes
connections for calls.
Its ATM switching management
functions comprises:
o Establishment of both internal and
external connections via the SFU,
including ATM circuit hunting and
address analysis.
o Management and control of the SFU,
A2SU, and MXU
o Transmission resource management

Redundancy: 2N
PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M)
Interface: ATM interface to MXU
Max. number of units in
subracks:2

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Central Memory (CM)

Purpose: CM serves as the central
data storage and distribution facility.
It also handles the centralised part
of the common channel signalling,
for example, digit analysis.
Redundancy: 2N
PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M)
Interface: ATM interface to MXU
Max. number of units in
subracks:2

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Interface Control and Signaling Unit (ISU)

Purpose: ISU is responsible for
signalling gateway functions
between access networks and MSC
Server.
Its task include the following:
o Process MTP and SCCP of both
narrowband and wideband SS7
signalling.
o Messange handling and processing
functions related to the signalling
channel connected to it.

Redundancy: N+1
PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M)
Interface: ATM interface to MXU
Max. number of units in
subracks:18 (New deliveries in
MGW U5.0)

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CCP18-C

Voice Announcement Unit (VANU)

Purpose: VANU controls the
announcement function of MGW.
It stores the individual speech
samples, constructs complete
announcements from them and
sends them to the DSP units for
further processing.
Redundancy: None
PIU:CCP18-C (Intel Pentium M)
Interface: ATM interface to MXU
Max. number of units in
subracks:2

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Switching Unit (SWU)

Purpose: SWU is a LAN/Ethernet
Switching function, which provides
LAN/Ethernet interfaces for:
o Control plane (H.248 and M3UA)
o O&M signalling (e.g. towards NetAct)
ESA40-A has four Gb Ethernet ports.
This allows the separation of control
plane and O&M traffic to dedicated
ports within one pair.
ESA40-A supports L3 connectivity
solution.
Redundancy: SN+
PIU:ESA40-A (LAN/Ethernet switch)
Interface: LAN/Ethernet to OMU, ISU
and site LAN
Max. number of units in subracks: 6
ESA40-A

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Operation and Maintenance Unit (OMU)

Purpose: OMU handles all the

MGWs crucial upper-layer system

maintenance functions, such as:
o Hardware configuration management
o Hardware Management System (HMS)
supervision
o Associated centralised recovery
functions.

In the event of fault, the OMU

automatically activates appropriate
recovery and diagnostics procedures
within the MGW.
Redundancy: 2N
PIU:CCP18-A (Intel Pentium M)
Interface: ATM interface to MXU,
LAN/Ethernet via ESA40-A,
Duplicated SCSI, Service Terminal
interface, Duplicated HMS interface
Max. number of units in subracks:2
CCP18-A

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OMUs storage devices

Purpose: OMU has two dedicated
hard disk units which serve as a
redundant storage for:
o The entire system software
o The event buffer for intermediate storing
of alarms
o The radio network configuration files.

Backup copies are made onto a USB

memory stick that can be connected to
the CCP18-A PIUs front plate.
Redundancy: 2N
PIU:HDS-B
Interface: SCSI (Small Computer
System Interface)
Max. number of units in subracks:2

HDS-B

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Transcoding Unit (TCU)

Purpose: TCU includes a number
of signal processors whose main
functions are:
o Transcoding
o Signal level control
o Discontinuous transmission
All DSPs of the unit can be freely
allocated within the MGW.
Redundancy: SN+
PIU:CDSP-DT
Interface: ATM interface to MXU
Max. number of units in
subracks:90

CDSP-DT

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Network Interfaces
IP for Userplane
NPGEP (PIU:NP2GE)

RNC/MGW

2x1GB Electrial or
Optical Ethernet
2*1GB

NPS1(P)

SDH/
Sonet

IP Backbone

NPGEP
SFU
SFU

RNC/MGW

M
X
U

IWSEP
NIWU

PSTN

SDH/
Sonet

BSS

MGW
ATM (AAL2) for
Userplane

PSTN/A/IWF/Ater Interface

RNC NPS1(P) (PIU:NP8S1)

8*STM-1/OC-3
interfaces
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IWSEP/IWSTP (PIU:IW8S1A)
8xSTM-1 interfaces

NIWU (PIU: IW16P1A)

16*E1/T1/JT1 TDM interface
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via ADM

PSTN
BSS
IWF
MSS

PSTN
MSS,
BSS
IWF

Network Interface Unit (NPGEP)

Purpose: NPGEP provides
2x1000Base-T Ethernet electrical and
2x1000Base-LX/-SX Ethernet optical
interfaces supporting both single-mode
and multi-mode fibers and the means
to execute physical and IP layer
functionality.
It maps packets to and from Ethernet
frame structure including
o Packet classification, forwarding and
scheduling
o Traffic management

Redundancy: 2N
PIU:NP2GE-A
Interface: 2x1000Base-T Ethernet
electrical, 2x1000Base-LX/-SX
Ethernet optical
Max. number of units in subracks:16

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NP2GE-A

Network Interface Unit STM-1 (NPS1/NPS1P)

Purpose: NPS1(P) provides SDH
STM-1 interfaces and handles bit
timing, line coding, and timing recovery.
Redundancy: 2N
PIU:NP8S1-A
Capacity:Eight optical STM-1/OC-3
interfaces, 155.52 Mbit/s each.
Interface: ATM interface to SFU, Clock
reference output to TSS3-A
Max. number of units in
subracks:7NPS1(14NPS1P)

NPS1P/NPS1

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Network Interface Unit STM-1/OC-3

(IWSEP/IWSTP)
Purpose: IWSEP/IWSTP provides
STM-1/OC-3 interfaces.
The main tasks are as follows:
o Implements the TDM over SDH channel
bit stream conversion to the AAL1 ATM
channel cell stream to be forwarded to
SFU and vice versa.
o Support Ater interface.
o Support up to 128 timeslots for SS7
signalling.

Redundancy: 2N
PIU:IW8S1-A
Capacity:Eight optical STM1interfaces
Interface: ATM interface to SFU,
RS232, Clock reference output to
TSS3-A
Max. number of units in subracks:
14

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IWSEP/IWSET

Network Interface Unit TDM (NIWU)

Purpose: IW16P1A contains
E1/T1/JT1 interfaces for TDM
signalling and user plane.
The unit also performs the user plane
conversation between the TDM format
and the ATM format.
Redundancy: None
PIU:IW16P1A
Capacity:16 physical TDM electrical
interfaces
Interface: ATM interface to SFU,
RS232, Clock reference output to
TSS3-A
Max. number of units in subracks:
30/60/90

IW16P1A

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ATM Connections to SFU

Switching and multiplixing in MGW is

processed by MGW
o MXUs for connecting the low-bit-rate
network interface units to the SFUs.

Allocation of the MGWs ATM

o
o
o
o

1.65 Gbit/s user data rate)

One input or output port consists of one
serial data line of 2.5 Gbit/s
Ports can be conbined for higher data rates
Duplication needs its own fabric port
The maximum cable length is 5 m

(used in release

1-2

prior to U5.0 only)

CM
CM

0-1 pcs

2pcs

CAC
CM
U
2pcs

CM
OMU
FDU

WDU
WDU

1-8 pcs

CM
A2SU

311

0-9 pcs

CM
TCU

Hub

SFU

MXU
MXU

connection: 2.5 Gbit/s serial switching

fabric port interface (SFPIF2G5):
o 32 ports of 3.9 Mcells/s ATM cell rate (or

2pcs

MXU
MXU

based on the ATM technology.

The units are:
o SFUs which are used for switching the call

0-9 pcs

CM
NIWU
1-2 pcs

CM
ISU

CM
ISU

0-14 pcs

IWSEP/
CM
IWSTP
0-14 pcs

NPS1/
CM

TBU
TBU

NPS1P
0-16 pcs

CM
NPGEP
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EHU

Switching Fabric Unit (SFU)

Purpose: SFU provides part of the
ATM cell switching function.
It provides full accessibility and is
non-blocking at ATM connection
level.
SFU supports point-to-point and
point-to-multipoint connection
topologies, as well as,
differentiated handling of various
ATM service categories.
Redundancy: 2N
PIU:SF20H, SF10E (only for upgrades)
Capacity:2.5 Gbits/s
Interface: ATM interface
Max. number of units in subracks: 2

SF20H

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Multiplexer Unit (MXU)

Purpose: MXU multiplexes traffic
tributary units towards SFU.
It includes part of the AMT layer
functionality, such as:
o Policing
o Statistics
o OAM
o Buffer management
o Scheduling
Redundancy: 2N
PIU:MX1G6-A
Capacity:1.6 Gbits/s
Interface: ATM interfaces
Max. number of units in subracks:
24

SF20H

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Timing and Synchronization, SDH Stratum 3 (TSS3)

& Timing Buffer (TBUF)

TSS3
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Clock BUS

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Hardware Management Subsystem (HMS)

Purpose: HMS has 3 hierarchically organised layers of equipment.
o Hardware Management Master Nodes (HMMNs)
Uppest level in the hierarchy
Control the whole subsystem
Located in OMU
o Hardware Management System Bridge Nodes (HMSBs)
Intermediate level in the hierarchy
Serve as bridges which connect HMMNs to the lowest-level block in the
hierarchy
Located in TBU (TSS3s and TBUFs)
o Hardware Management System Slave Nodes (HMSSs)
Locate in every PIUs
Redundancy: 2N

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HMS
System

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HMS BUS

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Power Distribution Subsystem

PD30

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External Hardware Alarm Unit ( EHU)

Purpose: EHU receive external alarms
and send indications of them as
messages to OMU-located external
alarm handler via HMS.
A second function is to drive:
o the optional External Hardware Alarm
panel (EXAU-A)
o the cabinet integrated lamp
o CAIND alarm indicator located on top of
CAMA cabinet and possible other external
equipment.

Redundancy: None
PIU:EHAT
Interface: 32 voltage controlled inputs,
8 current controlled inputs, 16 general
purpose 20 mA current outputs.
Connections to external devices via
cabling panal1 in the rear of CAMA.
SF20H

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MGW Cabinets and Subracks

Base Module
Expansion
Module

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MGW Configuration

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CAMA Subrack 1 (Base Module)

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CAMA Subrack 2 (Base Module)

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MGW Expansion Modules

Three subrack configuration
alternatives
Subrack configuration with
IWS1E/T
Subrack configuration with
NIWU/NIP1
Subrack configuration with TCU
Main difference between the subrack
configurations is the number of
TCU/A2SU units and number
and type of interface units

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