Requirement and architecture of a hybrid

broadband access network

Lisa Henden (1), Lars Erling Bråten (1), Zsombor Elek (2),
1) Telenor R&D
2) T-Systems RIC

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 Agenda

• Service development trends

• Architecture requirements
• Hybrid architecture
• Recommended architecture
• Summary

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 The context

• Utilization of broadband networks is increasingly important for

the development of a modern e-society
• Strong political willingness in Europe (e-Europe 2005) to
promote broadband access everywhere, to mitigate the digital
divide
• BROADWAN project aims to enable broadband access and full
coverage
• Hybrid network architecture to provide true broadband services
in urban, suburban and rural areas

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 Service development trends

• ADSL like services – delivering telephony and data. Downlink

(forward) up to 2 Mb/s and uplink (return) of about 0.5 Mb/s.

• Triple play services – delivering telephony, data and TV/video

on the same network. Downlink capacity of 20-25 Mb/s and
uplink up to 5 Mb/s.

• Beyond triple play services - high return link capacities.

Capacities up to 25 Mb/S for both uplink and downlink.

• Nomadic ADSL-like services – for connections everywhere.

Downlink up to 2 Mb/s and uplink about 0.5 Mb/s

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 Requirements to the architecture
In a hybrid broadband network several technologies and
networks should interact, and at the same time maintain all
service requirements

Important system requirements are:

• Security in hybrid systems
• End-to-end QoS
• Connectivity
• Interoperability
• Network management
• Coverage and capacity

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 Security in hybrid access networks
Security is a key element to handle in a hybrid network

Each part of the network has to be secure to offer and end-to-

end reliable services

Security requirements are addressed in terms of:

• User-based authentication
• Centralized management
• Dynamic session-based encryption keys
• Mutual authentication

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 End-to-end QoS

• QoS is the capability of a network to support traffic with

different requirements.
• End-to-end QoS is most important for the users

Classification of the data traffic:

• Expedited forwarding
• Assured forwarding
• Best effort

• DiffServ is a protocol for managing traffic according to

these three classes

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 Connectivity

Connectivity requirements are addressed in terms of:

• Availability of connectivity
• Connectivity service oriented
• Connectivity agnostic with respect to access technology
• Connectivity with roaming facility
• Plug and play connectivity

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 Coverage and capacity (1)

The demand for more flexibility, coverage extension, and

scalable capacity has increased for hybrid networks.

Factors leading to increased coverage and capacity:

• Wireless in combination with wire line technology
• Dual layer architecture
• Multiple base stations
• Multicast

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 Coverage and capacity (2)
-multicast

Users Cap. demand, Cap. demand,

Efficiency, η
# Unicast [Mb/s] Multicast [Mb/s]
10 50 35 0,30
100 500 125 0,75
400 2000 425 0,79
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Generic network architecture for broadband
access
External network
usually located in
EN the POP
Gateway

Access Network Access Network

BAM BAM
Core network

BAM

Local Network BA CPEAccess networkBA CPE Local Network

BA CPE

EN = External Network
Local Network BAM = Broadband Access Multiplexer
CPE = Customer Premise Equipment
BAS = Broadband Access Server

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 Wireless architecture
Content Area
Network
Dynamic network control for Network
Service storage
QoS, seamless roaming, AAA

Local Base station Base station

BroadbandArea
wireless Aggregation Core
Access Broadband wireless
Network
access network Distribution
Network Network
Network access network
above 20(LAN)
GHz Network
below 20 GHz

Base station

CPE Broadband wireless CPE

Local Local
access network distribution
distribution
below 2 GHz
Terminal
Terminal Terminal
Terminal

Broadband Broadband
service service

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 Hybrid network architecture

CORE Radio(P-P/P-MP
IP/MPLS or ring)
Distribution

Radio over Fibre

with CWDM
CWDM

Radio P-MP <20 GHz,

WLAN or radio incl. DTT
P-MP <20 GHz Moderate to high
Access

capacity

FTTH 3G backhaul
Very Radio P-MP >20 GHz
high Radio P-MP
capacity High to very high
VDSL capacity Satellite
WLAN
High High capacity
capacity ADSL (DL)
Moderate
capacity
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 Decision tree for the access technology choice for
ADSL-like services in rural, suburban, urban areas

ADSL ÆIn urban areas ADSL,

Urban infrastructure exist
ADSL-like Æ In suburban low frequency
2/1 Mb/s BFWA or ADSL
ADSL

BFWA < 20 GHz

Suburban, rural
DTT-IP-RCT

Combined DVB-S/BFWA
Rural:
ÆBFWA < 20 GHz
ÆCombine terrestrial and
satellite

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 Decision tree for the technology choice for
triple-play services

Urban VDSL/ADSL2+ Æ short range of VDSL

ÆFibre when it exists
Triple-play ÆBFWA to increase
BFWA > 20 GHz
25/2 Mb/s coverage
FTTH (dense urban)

Suburban, rural VDSL/ADSL2+

BFWA > 20 GHz
Æ suburban

ÆScattered areas:
2-layer BFWA
ÆBFWA > 20 GHz
ÆDual layer Combined DVB-S/BFWA
ÆHybrid satellite and radio

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 Decision tree for the technology choice for
triple-play services with high capacity return

BFWA > 20 GHz

Urban
Triple-play
Fibre Æ Fibre when it exists
+ high return Æ Radio otherwise
25/25 Mb/s (cheaper than FTTH if
mass produced)

VDSL
Suburban, rural
BFWA > 20 GHz
2-layer BFWA (repeaters)
Æ if infrastructure exist,
otherwise radio

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 Conclusions

• Full broadband coverage to all is a necessity for further

development of the information society
• A hybrid network represents new challenges to the system
requirements
• Increased utilisation of wireless solutions
– Full broadband coverage for ADSL-like services
– Increased coverage for high capacity services
– Increased flexibility and scalability
– Nomadic services
• Increased utilisation of hybrid, interoperable solutions
– xDSL, BFWA, fibre & broadcasting networks in rural, suburban and
urban regions

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