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The document discusses next generation networks and provides an overview of traditional networks, NGN architecture, signaling protocols, media gateways and trends.

The objectives of the course are to identify differences between legacy and NGN, describe NGN architecture and services, signaling protocols, media gateways and connectivity, and discuss trends regarding multimedia services.

Traditional networks focused on separate services like voice, video and data using different devices. NGNs aim to provide multimedia services to users from any place using a common IP platform.

NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS (NGN)

Content Development Team:


The contents of this course are developed by the following Instructors:
Mr. Syed Irfan Sohail Dr. Mustafa Shakir Mr. Muhammad Siddique Mr. Sajjid-ur-Rehman Mr. Qasim Mansoor Jilali Mr. Farrukh S. Babar Mr. Irfan Khalid Mr. Muhammad Hussain Mr. Shahab Ahmad Niazi Mr. M. Asharf Javed Mr. Kashif Jamil Mr. Salahuddin
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Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants are expected to:

Identify differences in legacy networks & Next Generation Networks Describe NGN Architecture and NGN Services Describe NGN Signaling protocols and their workings Identify media gateways and their connectivity Describe current and future NGN trends regarding Multimedia Services

Traditional Networks and their Services

Traditional networks Services


Voice Services:
Basic telephony ISDN (Digital services) Mobile Telephony

Video Services:
Video telephony Cable TV Video On Demand

Data Services:
Site-to Site Connectivity Internet Access

Legacy/Traditional Networks
Traditional circuit switches: -Meant for voice services
-Connectivity & switching -Short Holding time

Circuit switches for Data Calls: -Internet calls -Longer Holding time -Less bandwidth and less revenue
Focus shifted from basic telephony and supplementary to Multimedia Services for users from any place and at any time

Traditional networks Services

Services Transport & Access

Advantage: Beneficial as a standalone systems and solutions Disadvantage: High operational cost Slow to deploy Different devices are required for different services
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Traditional PSTN Voice networks

Access n/w
Switches

Access n/w

PSTN designed for POTS, basic copper wire line voice service
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Traditional Data networks

Head Office Frame Relay ATM IP

Branch Office

Virtual Connections

Branch Office

Branch Office

Public Data Networks: Providing data/LAN Connectivity


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Traditional Mobile networks

OMC

HLR

MSC

Fixed Network

VL R

BSC

GMSC

BTSs

Public Land Mobile Network: Providing voice services to mobile and Fixed networks
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Traditional Internet network


Servers

Internet: Data services exclusively, packet switched network with some other services
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Complicated Legacy Traditional Network

MSC2 MSC3

Slower deployment of new service

High CAPEX
MSC1 MSC5 MSC4 MSC6 MSC.. MSC7 MSC8

More complicated networking and construction

High OPEX

Need more investment on sites and accessories Need more staff for O&M

Too many sites!

Need more transmissions for inter-connecting Need more time for service deployment and O&M
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Telecom Service Requirements and Future Trends


2002-2007
Voice

SMS 5%

SMS MMS

Voice 95%

Info Services + surf

Location Services

Transactions

Business Data
Voice 58%

Machine to Machine

Multi Media

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Future Trends

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Future Trends

1990
Simple

1995

2000
Multi-service Multi-protocol

2005

2010
Integration

All in IP evolution Circuit switching-packet switching-All in IP 3GPP R5-R6, 3GPP2 Phase0-Phase3

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NGN Evolution & its Overview

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New services evolution

Desire for a new platform:


User requirements increasedmore bandwidth Technology growthintelligent nodes, switches Fast & reliable exchange of informationhigh transmission speed

Arrival of new Telecom services, fast packet switching and enhanced VVD laid the foundation of a New Generation of Networks or NGN for new generation of services

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What is NGN?
NGN is Voice Over IP, bypassing the regular switches to save the investment on Switches and Trunks. NGN is network convergent technology, combining wireline (PSTN), wireless (GSM, CDMA and 3G) and packet data network together, for integrated voice, data and multimedia services. NGN is a flat telephone network over Packet Data Network, instead of traditional Hierarchy structured telephone network with reduced investment.

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Why NGN
Increased demand for bandwidth is not possible through existing PSTN. Requirement for new services. Telecom operators wants to reduce the OPEX and CAPEX (Need one common network for all services). Future proof network to handle Voice, Data and Multimedia. Optimising and simplifying transmission links.

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NGN - Drivers
Demands for new services competition
Operation Cost

Cope with IP & mobile environment

Next Generation Networks

QoS configurability & verification

Diversity in Technologies

Meet capacity On-demand request

Rapid introduction of new technology Voice/Data and wire/wireless integrated management Interoperability: Multi-vendor equipment
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Legacy Networks & NGN


VOICE
VOICE

DATA

VIDEO

SERVICE

Legacy Networks were dedicated and isolated networks with service specific signaling and routing for service connection Limited Broadband and Multimedia services High OPEX High Service cost Long Service provision time Inefficient O&M Too many sites, too many types of nodes Outdated and aged Exchanges

ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS

PSTN

GSM/CDMA
Public Data network CATV

VOICE

NGN Core Network

SERVICE SERVICE

data

IP/MPLS Multi-Service Bearer


data
VIDEO

Copper

Optical

Wireless

NGN has a common IP core and provide nomadically accessible IP applications regardless of a specific access link or user device Provide integrated services instead of limited service Centralized management and simple network structure, reduce OPEX OPEX Saving from reduction of transmission, room space, O&M center, etc. Realize the fast and cost effective new service deployment. Pave the way to all-IP network

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Voice and Data Networks

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Centralized vs Distributed Architecture


Centralized Model
Charging
O&M

Distributed Model
O&M

Application Servers

Charging
Basic & Supplementary Telephony services

SoftSwitch
H.248/MGCP T D M T D M IP H.323/SIP T D M MG IP Phone

Call Control

POTS Phone

Time Slot Switching


Line Card Trunk Card

IP

Packet Network

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Harmonization thru Standardization

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Characteristics of NGN

Packet-based transfer
Separation of control functions among bearer capabilities, call/session, and application/ service Decoupling of service provision from network, and provision of open interfaces Support for a wide range of services and applications Broadband capabilities with end-to-end QoS

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Characteristics of NGN

Interworking with legacy networks via open interfaces Generalized mobility Unrestricted access by users to different service providers Converged services between Fixed/Mobile Compliant with all Regulatory requirements, for example concerning emergency communications and security/privacy, etc

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NGN Solution Benefits


Structured network architecture, smooth evolution, variety of services available Rapid Service provisioning Cost-effective multi-service access One IP based multi-service bearer network Retain/expand customer base and ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) increase

FMC-Fixed Mobile Convergence Synergy


IMS Ready
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NGN Solution Benefits


OPEX Savings
Reduction in number transmission links of Switching nodes and Replacement of obsolescent equipment with new generation IP Solutions Lower OPEX for new NGN nodes: easier network reengineering, less power consumption, less space needed

CAPEX Savings
Pay as you grow for Network expansion
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Contrast between PSTN and NGN


Intelligent Service Server

SoftSwitch

CPU

Service Server

Switching Array

IP Core

Signaling Module SS7 Signaling Gateway

Trunk Module

User Access Module

Trunk Gateway

Trunk Gateway Trunk Gateway

User Access Gateway 29

Evolution from PSTN to NGN


Soft switch Tandem /toll exchange Packet core network Call control Core switch Trunk gateway LE LE

IN

NMS

App Server

Policy Service

Soft switch
ISUP SG
STP

Soft switch

Packet core network


TMG WMG (Wireless Media Gateway) AMG IAD PC Phone

switch

PSTN

SIP H.323 Phone Phone

PLMN

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PSTN Transit Office Optimization & Reconstruction Solution PSTN


Gateway
Toll Operation Office System SCP

NGN
APP server NMS

Billing & Customer Care

Softswitch

iHLR

FE/GE

E1/SDH/SONET
MS Transit Office 1 MS Transit Office 2

IP Network
FE/GE FE/GE
Media gateay
Twistedpair Cable

Transit Office to beReconstructed


Media Gateway

LS

Tandem Office to be-Reconstructed L S


OLT

V5.2
LS

E1
LS

E1
LS

AN or Remote Unit

ONU Optical ONU Transmission ONU

MSAN

AN

OLT

ONU OpticalONU Transmission ONU

Remote Module

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PSTN End-Office Optimization and Reconstruction Solution PSTN


Gateway Toll Office

NGN
SS

APP

NMS
iHLR

OS

SCP

Billing & Customer Care

MSG7200 TG MSG 9000

FE/GE

Tandem Office

E1/SDH/SONET
SG7200 SG

FE/GE

Data Network
FE/GE Media Gateway

LE

LE

E1/SDH/SONET Reconstructe d End Office V5.2


OLT ONU AN ONU ONU Twisted-pair Cable OLT ONU MSANONU ONU

E1/MSTP/Build-in V5.2 PDH/Build-in SDH

AN or Remote Unit

Remote Module
Twisted-pair Cable

Twisted-pair Cable Twisted-pair Cable DSLSubscriber

End Office to beReconstructed

Subscriber

ISDN Subscriber

ISDN Subscriber

DSL Subscriber

DSL Subscriber

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NGN Architecture/Layer description and NGN Trends

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NGN Architecture
Characteristics of Next Generation Network:
NGN is designed with an open network framework. NGN adopts the hierarchical architecture, which is divided into media access layer, transport layer, control layer and service/application layer. NGN is based on standard protocols and packet switching network.

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NGN Hierarchical Architecture


Service/Application Layer Service Management

Control Layer

Network Control Transport Layer Core Switch

Edge Access
Media Access Layer

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Access Layer
Interworks between Core Packet Transport layer and various existing communication networks. Provides access of various communication terminals such as analog phone, SIP Phone, PC Phone visual terminal and intelligent terminals to the Core Packet Transport layer via various access gateways

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Core Transport Layer

The packet switching network composed of backbone transmission equipments such as IP router or broadband ATM switch as the bearer basis of the softswitch system.

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NGN Control Layer


The control Layer combines the equipment
that manages signaling and call control progress. The control handles the call setup and controls the media gateways.

Major components at this layer are the softswitches.


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Application Layer

Layer with various applications and services such as client oriented integrated intelligent services and service customization.

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NGN Network Architecture


Service Management
iOSS Policy Application Location Server Server Server RADIUS Server MRS SCP

Network Control

Soft Switch

Soft Switch

Core Switching

Packet Core Network

Edge Access

IAD AMG BroadBand Access

SG

TMG
PSTN

UMG

UMG PLMN/3G

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Huawei U-SYS Network Architecture


Service Layer
iManager OSS Location N2000 Server Policy ENIP Server

IN

MRS6100

Control Layer

SoftX3000 SoftX3000

Core Switch Layer


IAD AMG5000 Broadband Access

IP Core
SG7000 UMG8900

Video GW

UMG8900

3G Access

Access Layer

PSTN

UMG8900

PLMN

STP

switch

PSTN

SIP/H.323 U-Path Open Eye Phone

2G 3G Terminal Terminal

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ZTE NGN Architecture


ZXUP10 APP Service

SCP

Router Server
ZXSS10 SS1

AAA Server

Application Server
ZXSS10 SS1

Policy Server

Control

Softswitch

Softswitch

IP Router/ATM switch Core Transport


ZXSS10 S100 ZXSS10 M100

Core Packet Network


ZXSS10 A200 ZXSS10 IAD Series

Access

SG

TG

NAS

H323 GW

AG

IP PBX

MSAG

IAD

WAG

SS7 Network

PSTN/ISDN

Broadband Access

Wireless

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PSTN Access
Softswitch APP NMS

IP Core

SG

TG

PSTN

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PSTN-IP Toll Traffic Splitting Solution


Softswitch Control Device

SIP-T FE/GE
IP Bearer Network

Control Stream Media Stream

IP Connection TDM Connection

Signalling Gateway

FE/GE
TDM Bearer Network

FE/GE
SG

Signaling gateway

SG TS TG
HSTP

TS

TG

CityA PSTN
MS

LSTP LSTP

MS

CityB PSTN

LS
LS

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Next Generation Network -Future


Convergence Broadband

ENIP

NMS

APP Server 3rd Party

Intelligence

Softswitch
Signaling GW SS7/TDM Resource Manager Multi Service Edge Route

User Profile Center


Resource Manager Multi Service Edge Route

PSTN
SS7/V5.2/TDM Media GW

IP Core Network

Metro Optical Backhaul

MSAN

XDSL/LAN/POTS
AP

LAN IAD AP

IPTV SipPhone Internet

POTS Softphone

POTS

Softphone

SIP Phone FMC

Residential

Enterprise

Mobile Scenario

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Convergence-oriented
ENIP NMS

Centralized user profile center and application layer for service convergence and fast service deployment

Softswitch

User Profile Center

Convergence

IP Core Network Metro Optical Backhaul


XDSL/LAN/POTS
LAN AP IAD AP

Shared converged IP network for voice, data and mobile

MSAN

IPTV SipPhone Internet

POTS Softphone

POTS

Softphone

SIP Phone FMC

Unified multi-service access node for diversified services, decreasing the number of access node,

Enterprise

Residential

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Broadband-oriented
ENIP NMS

Softswitch

User Profile Center

IP Core Network
Broadband

Constructing high QoS network with large bandwidth

Metro Optical Backhaul


XDSL/LAN/POTS
LAN AP

Broadband

MSAN
AP IAD

Introduce various broadband access methods to support broadband service deployment


FMC

Softphone SIP Phone

IPTV SipPhone Internet

POTS Softphone

POTS

Residential

Enterprise

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Intelligence-oriented
ENIP NMS APP Server 3rd Party

Intelligence

Centralized user profile center, session control and application layer Bring intelligence to whole network

Softswitch

User Profile Center

IP Core Network

Support fast unified service deployment

Metro Optical Backhaul XDSL/LAN/POTS


LAN AP

Broadband

MSAN
AP IAD

Softphone

IPTV SipPhone Internet

POTS Softphone

POTS

SIP Phone

Residential

Enterprise

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Next Generation Networks Signaling Protocols

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SIGNALING PROTOCOLS IN NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS

H.323, SIP, MGCP, SIG-TRAN ETC

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NGN What it actually is..


A services oriented network
Focus is on services

Separation of services from Call Control


Switching & connectivity headaches are no more in switches

Services are independent of the Network


All services are independent of network control

Open and Integrated


Multivendor environment designed by IUT & IETF
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Distributed Intelligence of NGN


Telephony world Internet world

Centralized Intelligence

Intelligence Driven by CPE

Distributed & Effective Intelligence NGN Services

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NGN Values
Distributed and Open architecture

Hierarchical architecture: four Layers


It has an independent Network control Layer

Easy Interfacing: for multiple vendor Gateways


Based on Packet Switching and Standard Protocols

It is a brand-new network integrating Voice, data and video services

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Quantifying the NGN


Network operators should:

Build on Core Competencies related to traditional transport services

Eliminate inefficient current servicespecific, proprietary solutions


Enable carriers to deploy advanced services(all IP multimedia)

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Signaling in Telecommunications
Signaling:
used for establishing, controlling and monitoring the connections among networks and the end devices

Provides the means (paths, ways or directions) to exchange Connection-related information Was simple in case of only voice Became complex with Value Added & Supplementary services
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Signaling in NGN
NGN signaling protocols: H.323, H.248, SIP, MGCP, Sig Tran, etc

User to User
Media Gateway Controller to MGWC
User to MGWC and MGWC to user User to Soft switch and vice-versa Signaling Transport Protocol: (Sigtran) PSTN to NGN Internetworking

MGWC Protocol: H.248/MEGACO Control of Media Gateways & media (voice, video) coding

Session Description Protocol: SDP Characteristics of Audio/Video

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H.323 Signaling in NGN


Version 1June 1996
Multimedia conferencing on LAN, Defined network elements & Call model

Version 2February 1998


More efficient procedures Authentication, encryption and security H.235

Version 3 September 1999


Expanded supplementary services H.450

Version 5 June 2003


Improved robustness, recovery from signaling errors Use of DNS, URLs within H.323

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H.323 Functions and standard references


System and component Descriptions H.323 Call Model Description H.323 System Control
Packetization, message formats, H.225(Q.931) channel negotiations

H.245

Audio Coding, Compression


code standards,

G.711, G.722,
G.723, G.729

Video Coding, compression


ISDN(video phones)

H.261, H.263

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H.323 Components
H.323 defines four major components for packet based communications:
Terminal, Gateway, Gatekeeper, Multipoint Control Unit
Gateway MCU

Packet based N/W Gatekeeper

Terminal

Terminal

Terminal

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H.323 Components
Terminals: Client endpoints in network say IP phones, PCs. Must
support audio, G.711(64kbps) G.723.1, G.729, GSM & others

Gateways: Supports inter-operatability, translation between H.323


& PSTN, Transmission formats, Audio/Video transcoding, optional elements

Gatekeeper: Admission control, Bandwidth control, address


translation, communicates using RAS, manages all terminals, gateways, MCUs

MCUs: Supports multi-conferencing between 3 or more endpoints

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H.323 Terminals
Client end points on the network IP phones, PCs having own OS Terminals running an H.323 protocols and the multimedia applications. Must support audio G.711 (64 kb/s). Several compression coders G.723.1, g.729, GSM & others Should also have support for Video, data Support for RTP used for packet media flow
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H.323 Terminals
Audio appls video appls
Terminal Call Manager

G.771 G.729 G.723.1

H261 H263
RTCP

H225 RAS

H225 Call Sig

H245 Call Cont

T120 Data

RTP

Transport Protocols & Network Interface

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H.323 Gateways
Gateway provides connectivity between an H.323 network and a non-H.323 network By translating protocols for call setup and release Converting media formats between different networks Transferring information between the networks connected by the gateway. A gateway is not required, however, for comn. b/w two terminals on an H.323 network
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H.323 Gateways
On the H.323 side, a gateway runs H.245 control signaling for exchanging capabilities H.245 call signaling for call setup and release H.225 registration, admissions, and status (RAS) for registration with the gatekeeper On the SCN side, a gateway runs SCN-specific protocols (e.g., ISDN and SS7 protocols) Translation between audio, video, and data formats may also be performed by the gateway
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H.323 Gateways
Interworking Call Control

Gateway Call Manager

PSTN/ISDN Signaling Call control


H245 Control Sign

RTP

RTCP

H225 RAS

H225 Call Sign

PSTN/ISDN Signaling Link Control

Transport Protocol & Network Interface

Physical Interface

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H.323 Gatekeepers
Considered brain of H.323 network It is the focal point for all calls within the H.323 network Provide services such as addressing, authorization and authentication of terminals and gateways bandwidth management and call-control services for H.323 endpoints An optional feature--Call-signaling routing. Endpoints send call-signaling messages to Gatekeeper which are routed to destination endpoints

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H.323 Gatekeepers
Gatekeeper provides bandwidth control by using messages, bandwidth request (BRQ), confirm (BCF), and reject (BRJ) For instance: A threshold for simultaneous connections in H.323 network is specified Gatekeeper can refuse for any more connections once the threshold is reached. The result is to limit the total allocated bandwidth to some fraction of the total available, leaving the remaining bandwidth for data applications.
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H.323 Gatekeepers
Gatekeeper Manager

Billing Services

H225 RAS

H225 Call Sign

H245 Control Sign

Directory Services

Security Services

Policy/Call Mgt. Services

Transport Protocols & Network Interface

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H.323 Multi-point Control Units


MCUs provide support for conferences of three or more H.323 terminals All terminals participating in the conference establish a connection with the MCU MCU manages conference resources, negotiates between terminals in determining (CODEC) to use Handle the media stream Gatekeepers, Gateways, and MCUs are logically separate components of the H.323 standard but can be implemented as a single physical device
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H.323 Multi-point Control Units


MCU has two Logical entities:
Multipoint Controller Multipoint Processor

Multipoint Controller: Controls conference call for a Multicast(many users) or Unicast(to single user) Multipoint Processor: provides advanced functions in H323 like video mixing, audio mixing or video switching

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H.323 Call Example.


H.323 Gatekeeper

PSTN phone H.323 Gateway

IP network

PSTN H.323 Gateway phone

H.225 describes how audio, video, data and control information be managed In IP network in equipment having H.323 H.245 are control signaling which includes receiving & transmitting capabilities Logical channel signaling etc
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H.323 Call Example.


Call Setup step-1:
Discovery and Registration

Gatekeeper Request
H.323 Gatekeeper
H.323 Gateway

Gatekeeper Confirm/Reject

Who is my Gatekeeper

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H.323 Call Example.


Call Setup step-2:
Discovery and Registration

Registration Request
H.323 Gateway

H.323 Gatekeeper

Registration Confirm/Reject

Associate 212 NXX XXXX With IP Address 12.10.2.2


Okay!

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H.323 Call Example.


Call Setup step-3:
Location Request Location Confirmation
H.323 Gatekeeper
H.323 Gateway

Admission Request
Admission confirm/reject

Find where is 212 NXX XXXX Can I call that IP address 12.10.2.2

Yes, IP is identified This much XX bps is may be used

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H.323 Call Example.


Call Setup step-4:
H.323 Gate keeper

H.323 Gateway

H.323 Gateway

H.245 manages OLC like: Type of media, UDP Port # etc

Q.931 for basic call setup protocol

Logical channels for Media Streams


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H.323 Few Messages..


Gatekeeper Discovery Gatekeeper Discovery Request (GRQ) Location Request Location Request (LRQ)

Gatekeeper Confirmation (GCF)


Gatekeeper Rejection (GRJ) Bandwidth Change Bandwidth Change Request (BRQ)

Location Confirmation (LCF)


Location Rejection (LRJ) Status Queries Info Request (IRQ)

Bandwidth Change Confirmation (BCF)


Bandwidth Change Rejection (BRJ) Terminal/Gateway Registration Registration Request (RRQ) Registration Confirmation (RCF) Registration Rejection (RRJ)

Info Request Response (IRR)


Info Request Nak ((INAK) Call Admission Admission Request (ARQ) Admission Confirmation (ACF) Admission Rejection (ARJ)
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H.323 (H.225 Call Signaling)


H.225:
RAS channel is used to carry messages used in the GateKeeper discovery Endpoint terminal registration
Associates end-terminal address with its call signaling transport address

H.225: -- Also describes how audio, video and control


information be managed in IP based n/w

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H.323 (H.245 Control Signaling)


H.245:
Receiving & transmitting capabilities Defines procedures for managing logical channels Specifies as Open Logical Channel structure like:
Type of media and format (audio, video codexs) Transport address Port numbers Direction of flow which port will receive info May identify combinations of channels audio, video
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H.323 Call Stages


Discovery & Registration: Identify/Who am I

RAS
Call Setup: RAS/H.225/Q.931 Call Negotiation: H.245 Media Channel Setup: H.245 Media Transport: RTP/RTCP Call Termination: H.245/H.225/Q.931/RAS Who I want to call Our capabilities Lets open an audio channel Send the audio

We are done

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Session Initiation Protocol SIP


Call Setup is faster: few messages Future protocol: SIP based phones Has more capacity to handle more calls Its a newer version may discard backward compatibility Uses SDP like H.323 uses H.245 for messages Establish sessions over purely IP networks for VVD End-to-End oriented signaling protocol and similar to HTTP

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Session Initiation Protocol SIP


An end-to-end oriented signaling protocol which means, that all the logic is stored in end devices (except routing of SIP messages) Establishes sessions for features: audio/videoconferencing, interactive gaming, and call forwarding Enables service providers to integrate basic IP telephony services with Web, e-mail, and chat services signaling functions are based on H.225 recommendation specifies the use and support of Q.931/Q932 signaling messages

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SIP Messages, Call & Control


UAC make requests and the UAS return answers to client requests SIP defines the communication through two types of messages, The requests (methods) and the answers (state codes) SIP Methods contains URI User Request Identifier called Request-Line SIP Answers (State Codes) The answers or Responses of the above SIP Methods

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SIP Components
To establish sessions SIP has following components to perform the session functions:
1. User Agent: UAC (sends/receives SIP requests) UAS (sends answers to SIP requests)

2. Servers:
(can all be in same machine)

Proxy (establishes calls between users) Redirect (generates redirection answers) Register (accepts register requests, gives location and address of user)

SIP relies on SDP(Session Description Protocol) to exchange session contents like H323 uses H245 for actual media exchange
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SIP Call Setup Example


Location Server
INVITE xyz@wto.com xyz?
From: abc@itsc.com

xyz@wto.com INVITE xyz@wto.com From: abc@itsp.com OK ACK SIP Server Media Stream ACK xyz@wto.com

OK abc@itsp.com

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SIP Call Setup Example


Redirect Server

INVITE xyz@wto.com
xyz?
From: abc@itsc.com

135.79.24.68

Moved Contact 135.79.24.68 abc@itsp.com ACK xyz@135.79.24.68 SIP Server

INVITE xyz@135.79.24.68 From: abc@itsp.com OK ACK Media Stream


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SIP Entities and Address


SIP entities identify a user by its SIP URI (Uniform Resource Identifiers) Examples of SIP URI:
user@domain, where domain is a full domain name user@machine, where machine is the name of the machine user@ip_address, where address is the IP address of the machine telephone_number@gateway, where the gateway allow to access through the PSTN to the called number

* SIP identification solution, can be also based on the DNS


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SIP Messages & Responses


SIP Messages:
INVITE --- Initiate Call ACK ---- Confirm final response BYE ---- Release Call CANCEL --- Cancel request REGISTER --- Register with LS

SIP Response:
Client Error 404 --- Not found Server error 500 --- Internal Server error Client error 484 --- Address incomplete

SDP describes: Type of media (V/V/D), format (CODECS G.729, G.731 etc), transport protocol (RTP/UDP/IP) and transport address (UDP port numbers)
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SIP Requests & Responses few


Requests (Methods) Respones (Answers)

INVITE ACK
BYE

Initiate Call Confirm final response


Release Call

1xx 2xx
3xx 4xx 5xx

Informational Success
Redirection Failure of Request Server Failure Global failure

CANCEL Cancel Pending request OPTION S REGIST ER Features Supported

Register with Location 6xx Server

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Media Gateway Control ProtocolsMGCP


Used between SoftSwitch and IAD/AG/TMG/UMG
The Softswitch (MGC) Controls Media Gateways by means of MGCP is a signaling and call control protocol used within Voice over IP (VoIP) systems that typically interoperates with the public switched telephone network (PSTN) In essence MGCP is a Master (softswitch) and Slave(Media Gateways) Protocol MGCP uses SDP for media transporting

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MGCP Call Flow Scenario


LEGENDS:

IAM- Initial Address Message ACM- Address Completion Message CRCX- Create Connection MDCX Modify connection (add video) RESP Response to connection

SG

SG: To establish call b/w PSTN & SS

RESP

SS

LE
RTP/UDP/IP

LE

TMG/UMG 1
Media Stream
phone

TMG/UMG 2

phone

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MGCP Messages.
Command Endpoint Configuration Create Connection Modify Connection Delete Connection Notification Request Notify Audit Endpoint Audit connection Restart In Progress Direction of Flow and Command itself MGC to MG MGC to MG MGC to MG MGC to MG MGC to MG MG to MGC MGC to MG MGC to MG MG to MGC EPCX CRCX MDCX DLCX RQNT NTFY AUEP AUCX RSIP
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MGCP Call Flow Scenario


LEX1 Phone MGCP OFF Hook IAM CRCX RESP RESP
IP NEWTORK

MGC

MG1

MG2

MGC

LEX2 Phone

MGCP CRCX

IAM

MDCX RESP ACM

ACM

Ringing

OFF hook

ANM

ANM

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MEGACO/H.248, point of origin


MEGACO was designed after some limitations in MGCP like MGCP could handle low density ITU-T developed MDCP whereas IETF had developed MGCP A compromise between the two originated in the form of MEGACO-Protocol or MEGACOP ITU-T (SG-16) also developed H.248 in parallel to MEGACO Finally ITU-T & IETF agreed upon that both MEGACO & H.248 shall be identical
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MEGACO/H.248, functions
MEGACO defines the rules/protocols for the Sofswitch to control MGWs Typically MEGACO/H.248 provides support for media streams It provides support for VoIP & multimedia support for PSTN or VoIP within the IP network MEGACO provides base architecture for controlling MGWs how MGWs can be controlled by SS (MGC) MEGACO/H.248 works for a distributed architecture
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MEGACO/H.248, workings..
MEGACO provides:
Total control over Media Gateways MGs Call admission and billing Signaling interface to PSTN Translation for H.323 or SIP protocols

The Softswitch (MGController) instructs MGWs like:


To sense off-hook condition To apply dial-tone & collect dialed digits To ADD any call connection and its context (coders required) To add UDP port numbers etc

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MGCP and MEGACO base model


Two terminologies are used: Termination and Context Termination:
A termination is a logical entity that transmit/receive media stream or control streams For example: Endpoint is a termination

Context:
-- It is the association between two Terminations

(Endpoints) For example: between two Endpoints (Local Call) between two RTP ports (Transit Call)
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MGCP and MEGACO base model


MEGACO Terminations and Context
Context
Simple Context Voice Call
Termination
X

Termination

Context
Multimedia Context (Conference Call)
Termination
X

Termination

Termination

Null Context No Connection

Termination

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MGCP and MEGACO base model


MGCP terms basic constructs as Endpoints & Connections
Endpoints: source/sink of data Connections: an association between two Endpoints

MGACO terms basic constructs as Terminations & Contexts


Termination: an entity within a MGW that source/sinks data Context: an association between two Terminations
Possible Contexts: Origin & Dest in same MGW (local call) Between two diff MGW (transit call)
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MEGACO and SoftSwitch!


Sofswitch MGC creates new Context inside MG by ADD MGC adds, subtracts Terminations to a Context MGW NOTIFIES MGC of events (off-hook, onhook) inside MG MGC audits (checks) Context & Termination between MGWs MGC uses Service Change command (adding video/data) during a call to inform MGW
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MEGACO Packages.
MEGACO/H.248 define aspects of signaling as Packages:
Commonly defined functions like:
Connectivity, Transfer and Hold etc Examples of Packages are: Transactions = Number Contexts = Number, $ Termination = Identity or $ Package Data = off-hook, on-hook, port # Events, Signals, statistics = ring back tones, tone itself, time to ring
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MEGACO Messages
Messages Add Modify Subtract Move Audit Value Audit Capabilities Notify Service Change Description of Messages Addition of a Termination to a context. First Add message creates new context Modification of features of termination, dial tone Removal of a termination fro a context (disconnection) Removal of a termination from context and addition of this termination to another context (Conference Call) Requests Information about features, events, signals When SS learns features like PRI/BRI or any other Requests Information about all possible features, events, signals allowed for this termination Notification on Events (off-hook, on-hook) Notification of changes of termination like dead, bad

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SIGTRAN Protocols.
SIGTRAN:
SIGnaling TRANsport to carry SS7 signals over the Internet PSNTs signals are being carried over IP network after converting from SS7 to IP signals Underlying transport vehicle is SCTP (Signaling Control transmission Protocol) to carry SS7 over IP PSTN signals SS7 are transmitted to SG (Signaling Gateway) which in turns converts SS7 into SIGTRAN signals SIGTRAN signals are sent to a SoftSwitch or to next Signaling Gateway SG
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SIGTRAN Protocols
Basic function of SIGTRAN:
To transport PSTN (SS7) signals over IP keeping the functions & requirements of PSTN Idea is to transport ISDN(Q.931, ISUP, SCCP etc) messages between IP nodes (SG, MGC, MGW) or to an IP-based database To provide signaling capability for Call Management and to provide media paths for IP real-time traffic Real-time traffic can be Voice, Music, video which needs instant transportation
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SIGTRAN Protocols Model


Upper Layer protocols

Redefines new Transport service


Adaptation Protocols

Carries SS7 signals over IP runway Common Signaling Transport SCTP

The Real IP Standard Transport means Standard IP protocols

Adaptation protocols-to make TCP/IP look like an upper layer protocols MTP3 (which are MTP1, MPT2, MTP3 all SS7 signals)
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Integration of SS7 & IP protocols


SS7 ISUP SCCP users, RANAP, TCAP etc

SCCP MTP3 MTP2 Q931

M2UA

M2PA

M3UA

IUA

SUA

2904

3565

2905

9900

1401

SCTP

IP

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SIGTRAN benefits..
Ease of deployment: No need to distrupt SS7, future enhancements are transparent Better Efficiency: Using IP over SDH and IP over fiber can achieve much higher throughput Flexible architecture: IP signaling is flexible than TDM-based legacy networks Enhanced Services: Implementation of a core IP network facilitates a variety of solutions and value added services (VAS)

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All Signaling Protocol scenario.


SS SIP-T/BICC SS

SIGTRAN

H248 H.248

SIGTRAN

SG

SG

SS7 E1 TMG/UMG

H323 /SIP

SS7 E1 TMG/UMG

PSTN
AGW

PSTN

SIP Phone
Phone A phones * SIP-T: SIP for Telephone GSM MSC
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Phone B MAP

Protocol abbreviation used.


ISUPISDN User Part SCTP Stream Control transmission Protocol RANAP Radio Network Access part TCAP Transaction Capability part MTP1, 2 3 Message Transfer Part 1, 2 ,3 M2UA, M3UA Message 2 User Adaptation, Adaptation 3 IUA ISDN User Adaptation SUA SCCP User Adaptation SCCP Signaling Connection Control Point

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NGN Components/Elements and their Description

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NGN Elements
Softswitch (SS or MGC) Media Gateway (MG) Signaling Gateway (SG) Core Network Management and Support Systems Application and Feature Server NGN Protocols
Softswitch Multi Service Core Network
Operation Support System Gateway (OSSGateway)

SG

Media Gateway

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Access Identities
SG: Signaling Gateway

TMG: Trunk Media Gateway


AMG: Access Media Gateway UMG: Universal Media Gateway IAD: Integrated Access Device MSG: Multi Service Gateway

BGW: Broadband GateWay


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Introduction To Gateways

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Media Gateways

The function of a media gateway is to adapt user data to the backbone network based on a packet switching technology (IP ). Terminates voice calls from the TDM, compress and packetize the voice data, and delivers the compressed voice packets to the packet network. Receives the voice packets from the packet network, unpacketize and uncompress them, and deliver them to the TDM. Controlled by the Softswitch
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Media Gateways as Access Gateways (AG)


IP/MPLS

V.24 V.35 E1

POTS ISDN VOIP

ADSL ADSL2 HDSL SHDSL

LAN

The AGW equipment is installed in the Access Network. The Access Gateway (AG) provides narrowband and broadband service access. The AG transfers subscriber line data such as voice, modem and fax across the core network of NGN through media stream conversion.

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Media Gateways as Trunking Gateways (TG)


Speech circuits (TDM) IP packets
Local Exchange Local Exchange

IP/MPLS

MGW

MGW

Trunk Exchange

Trunk Exchange

Trunk Media Gateway (TMG) is resident between the circuit switched network and the IP packet switched network. It provides functions of format conversion between pulse code modulation (PCM) signal streams and IP media streams.

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Residential Media Gateway (RG)


IP/MPLS

Customer Premises

RMG adopts the Voice over IP (VoIP) technology to encapsulate analog voice signals into data packets that can be transmitted over packet-switched network, in order to provide telephone service over global IP network at a very low cost.

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IAD: Full Series Products


32-port

Terminal

1-port

2-port

4-port

8-port

16-port

IAD101A EPhone

IAD208 Series IAD132E(T)

video terminal

IAD101E

IAD102E

IAD104E

IAD108 Series IAD116E-A

Capacity ranges from 1 port to 32 Optional FE/ADSL/VDSL uplink Support Fax/Modem

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Huawei Universal Media Gateway: UMG8900

Large Capacity:

7168 E1, 112*STM-1 (Trunk side)

POTS users: up to 1,000,000


V5 users: up to 1,000,000 PRA users: 7,168 (30B+D or 23B+D) BRI users: up to 500,000

Carrier-class reliability design


Interfaces: E1/T1/STM-1.FE/GE,ATM STM1/E3 and POS STM-1/STM-4 Protocol supported:H.248, PRA,R2, SIGTRAN(M2UA,IUA,V5UA) and V5 Local TDM switching function (128K*128K)
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Connectivity Of Access Gateway in Network

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Connectivity Of Universal Media Gateway

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Connectivity Of Trunk + Signaling Gateway

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Connectivity Of Trunk + Access Gateway

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Connectivity Of Residential Media Gateway

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Communication B/W Softswitch & UMG

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Signalling Gateways

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Signaling Gateway: SG7000

The Signaling Gateway (SG) converts PSTN signaling between TDM bearer mode and IP packets mode.

Process capacity: 5120 64kbps links or 640 *2Mbps links Interfaces: E1/T1 and FE Protocols supported: SIGTRAN (M3UA/M2PA/SCTP) and SS7 Built-in STP Embedded signaling trace analyzer
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Signaling Gateways Function (SG-F)

It encapsulates and transports PSTN signaling protocols


(eg. SS7) using SIGTRAN to the MGC-F or another SG-F. For mobile networks, encapsulates and transports PSTN/PLMN signaling protocols (eg. SS7) using SIGTRAN to the MGC-F or another SG-F The interface from the SG-F to the other entities is a protocol interface when the SG-F and MGC-F or other SG-F are not co-located (eg. SIGTRAN). One SG-F can serve multiple MGC-Fs Application protocols include SIGTRAN, TUA, SUA and M3UA over SCTP
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Introduction To Softswitch
The control Layer combines the equipment that

manages signaling and call control progress.


The control handles the call setup and controls the media gateways.

Major components at this layer are the softswitches.

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Softswitch
As a SoftSwitch product, SoftX3000 is located at the core control layer of NGN scheme. SoftX3000 acts as a generic Call Controller in the packet-switched network, supports the interworking between PSTN, H.323, SIP, and MGCP domains. SoftX3000 provides H.248 and MGCP based bearer control. In the NGN solution of Huawei, SoftX3000 acts as the core of NGN, interworking with other NGN components through the open network adopting distributed standard protocols.
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Location of SoftX3000
SoftX3000 is applicable to the network control layer of NGN and implements call control and connection management of voice, data and multimedia services based on the IP network.

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Control Function Of S.Switch


SoftSwitch
Call control path

SoftSwitch

IP Core Network
Talking Path
IAD AMG SG UMG

Broadband Access

3G Access

PSTN

TMG

UMG

PLMN

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Next Generation Voice Switching the Softswitch concept

Soft switches are software-based multi-function network gateways (running under Unix or Windows) that act as interfaces between circuit switched and packet-switched networks
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Role of a Softswitch

Provides the call control and the Media Gateway control for the NGN The name softswitch is used because many switching functions handled by large monolithic systems in the circuit switched world are instead emulated by software systems. The term Softswitch refers to a Call agent or a Media Gateway Control (MGC)
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Role of a Softswitch
Softswitch

Media Gateway Control Signaling

IP Core

MGW

MGW

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Softswitch System Architecture


Key components of softswitch architecture are: Call agent / Call controller: it performs call control
functions

Application Server (AS) provides enhanced


features which is not available in Softswitch host.

Operating Support System (OSS) as network


management, billing support, etc.

Signaling Gateway (SG) as interface to CCS-7


(STP)

Trunk Gateway (TG) as interface to TE or LE of


PSTN

Access Gateway (AG) as interface to CPE


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Softswitch Functions
The main functions are:
Call control Media gateway access control

Protocol processing
Routing Authentication

Charging
Application Programming Interfaces (API) for 3rd party Servers
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Softswitch Services
Softswitch can be used as an end office (C5 office), tandem office (C4 office), toll office, International gateway office and IN SSP
Voice services

Basic voice services


Supplementary Services IP fax services IP CENTREX services Multimedia services IN services
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Softswitch Service Provisioning


Basic and Supplementary Services
Abbreviated Dialing, Automatic call back, Alarm ring service, Call waiting, Three-way call and Centrex, etc.

Traditional IN services
300, 800, Account card service, etc.

New Revenue generating services


Web 800, Click to dial, Web Service Customization, Synchronization browsing, One Number, Voice Mail, Unified Message (UMS), Short Message.

Video and Multi-media services


Video phone, multi-media TV conference.
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Huawei Softx3000 Softswitch


Legacy Switch

SoftX3000

Big Saving of 40% OPEX ! Nodes, Space, Power, Staffs

High Capacity & Integration 2,000,000 POTS 2,000,000 V5 Subscribers 2,000,000 SIP Terminals 1,000,000 H.323 Terminals High Performance 16M BHCA Perfect Scalability 150,000 subs / frame and smoothly expansion Fewer power Consumption Power consumption < 4.5KW

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Softswitch Networking Solutions


Long Distance VoIP Solution with Softswitch + Trunk Gateway configuration for long distance VoIP service. Local VoIP Solutions with Softswitch + Media Gateway, Softswitch+IADSoftswitch+AccessGateway, Softswitch+Intelligent Terminals for local VoIP and Data services. Flexible access solution for group subscribers such as school, enterprise, government institute depending on network condition and accessing scale.

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SoftSwitch as a Class 5 Solution

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Soft Switch as a Class 4


IN AppServer Route/Policy Service NMS

INAP

PARLAY /SIP

LDAP/ TRIP SIP-T/BICC

SNMP

SoftX3000 H.248/ SIGTRAN

SoftX3000 H.248/ SIGTRAN

SS7/PRI/R2 Switch PSTN UMG8900

Packet/TDM bearer netwrk UMG8900

SS7/PRI/R2 Switch PSTN


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Interface and Protocol


An interface is the connection point between two

adjacent network entities, and a protocol specifies the


principles to be followed for information interchanging over such connection points (interfaces) Different protocols are usually used on different interfaces and maybe on the same interface as well.

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Soft Switch Interfaces and Protocols


MRS APP Server

MML/SNMP MGCP

SCP

FTP/FTAM

SIP

NMS

BC

SIP
H.323

H.323

SIP

SS7

Soft Switch

SoftSwitch

PSTN

SIGTRAN

MGCP/SIP/H.323

SG

H.248

EPhone

TMG AMG IAD

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SoftX3000 Signaling Classification

Signaling transport protocol Signaling transport layer


protocol provides SoftX3000 with signaling transport services. These are MTP (PSTN), INAP (IN), M2UA,M3UA (User adaption layer protocols for MTP2 & MTP3),SCTP etc.

Bearer control protocol - is a kind of master/slave protocol


used for Media Gateway Controller (MGC) to control Media Gateways (MGs) from external call elements like a Call Agent (SoftX3000). Example is MGCP and H248(MEGACO).

Call control protocol A protocol used to control call setup,


connection and termination. The call control protocols used in SoftX3000 are ISUP of SS7 & for switched circuit network, SIP and H.323 for call control in packet switched networks.
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NGN Gateways & Application Servers

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NGN Gateway Systems

Access/Residential Gateway Network Access Gateway (including Firewall, NAPT, DHCP etc.)
Residential Border Gateway

Media Gateway
Access/Trunk Media Gateway

Radio Gateway BRAS (Broadband Remote Access Server) Softswitch Call Server, Session Controller Signalling Gateway including Media Gateway Controller PSTN Gateway PSTN Emulation and Simulation Trunk and Border Gateway Interconnection Border Gateway Application Server Gateway Parlay/OSA Gateway OperAPI Gateway
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NGN Control and Management System -1

Transport Resource/Policy Control System


Transport Policy Management System including PDF/PEF Multimedia Resource Controller or Resource Manager Bandwidth Broker and Bandwidth Manager

Mobility Support System


HLR/VLR, HA/FA etc. Location Service Control System
Location Control Server

Packet Gateway Control System


Various Gateway Controller including Media Gateway Controller

Network Access Control System


Admission Control and gate control system DHCP Server, NAPT, Firewall etc
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NGN Control and Management System - 2

IMS-based Session Control System


P-/I-/S-CSPF Session Control Proxy System (i.e., P-CSCF, Proxy VoIP Gateway, etc) IMS-MGW (Media Gateway) and IMS-MGC (Media Gateway Controller) IMS-Resource Controller

User Profile Database System


Including Transport/Service/Terminal/User Authentication and Authorisation System
AAA Server, HSS etc.

User (and Terminal) registration system Subscription Location

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NGN Control and Management System - 3

Charging and Billing System


Charging Trigger and Charging Collection System Online Charging System including Rating system Account Management System

Traffic Management Server


Traffic Management System

Application Control Server


Broadcast Control Server Home Gateway Control Server RFID Control Server Multimedia Application Control Server

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NGN Application Systems

Home Gateway
Including intelligent Home server STB Management Server

Media Resource Processing Server


Media Resource and Processing Gateway Multimedia Resource Function Processor

Application Server
Interactive Application Server or SIP-based Application Server Messaging Server, Presence Sever, Conference Server VoD Streaming Server, IP-TV or DMB Server OSA Application Server RFID Server, Telematics Server Web Hosting Server
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Gateway Controller
The Gateway Controller is one of the key functional units of the Softswitch. The Gateway Controller holds the call processing rules, but uses the Media Gateway and Signaling Gateway to perform the job. It is the responsibility of the Signaling Gateway to perform call set-up and teardown. In addition, it interfaces to the OSS and BSS systems. Often this unit is referred as Call Agent or Media Gateway Controller interchangeably. Sometimes the Call Agent by itself is referred as a Softswitch. This component communicates within other parts of the Softswitch and also the external networks using different protocols.
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Gateway Controller
The Gateway Controller is responsible for bridging networks with different characteristics, including the PSTN, SS7, and IP networks. This bridging function involves validation and initiation before establishing phone connections. It is responsible for managing voice and data traffic throughout the various networks. It is often referred to as a Call Agent (because of its Call control messaging functions). Also is referred to as a Media Gateway Controller (because of its Media Gateway Control functions).

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Functional Requirements Gateway Controller


Call control engine Voice call establishment protocols: H.323, SIP Media control protocols: MGCP, Megaco H.248 Class of service and quality of service control SS7 control protocol: SIGTRAN (SS7 over IP) SS7 processing (when using SigTran) QoS related protocol message handling such as RTCP
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Functional Requirements Gateway Controller


Routing, including:
Routing component: local dial plan (E164 to port mapping) Digit analysis overlap and/or inblock signaling Digit translation support for IP, FR, ATM and other networks

Call Detail Records (CDR) for billing Bandwidth management control Provisioning for Media Gateways:
Assignment and real time configuration of DSP resources DS0 channel assignments Voice transmission (coding, compression, and packetization)

Provisioning for Signaling Gateways:


SS7 variants Process Timers Linkset configuration Point code or routing configuration

Gatekeeper registration
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System Characteristics Gateway Controller


It is CPU intensive. A multi-processor system is most preferred A large in-memory database required A large memory capacity will also enable multiple processes to live in memory without excessive paging activity. It deals mostly with IP traffic A sufficient amount of high-speed connectivity may be required A dual-redundancy approach for network connectivity is normally required It requires support for a variety protocols Disk storage is primarily used for logging
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Signaling Gateway
A Signaling Gateway creates a bridge between the SS7 network and an IP network, under the control of the Gateway Controller. A Signaling Gateway causes a Softswitch to appear like an ordinary SS7 point code (SS7 node) in an SS7 network. The Signaling Gateway only handles SS7 signaling; a Media Gateway handles the voice circuits established by the SS7 signaling mechanism. SIGTRAN defines a suite of protocols and user adaptation layers for transporting signaling information over IP-based networks. If SigTran is used as the protocol between the Gateway Controller and the Signaling Gateway, then only MTP1, MTP2, and SigTran reside on the Signaling Gateway

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Signaling Gateway.
A Signaling Gateway usually supports the following layers: SCTP, which is responsible for reliable signaling transport, streaming, congestion avoidance and control M3UA, which supports the transport of ISUP, SCCP, and TUP messages over IP M2UA, which supports congestion control and the transport of MTP3 messages IUA, which supports the Q.931/Q.921 interface M2Peer, which supports the MTP3-to-MTP2 interface
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Functional Requirements Signaling Gateway


A Signaling Gateway must support the following functions: It must provide physical connectivity to the SS7 network via a TI/El or Tl/V.35 physical connection It must be able to transport SS7 information between Gateway Controller and Signaling Gateway via an IP network It must provide a transmission path for voice, video, and optionally data. (Data transmission may be supported within the Media Gateway.) Provide Highly Available SS7 operation for telecommunication services
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System Characteristics Signaling Gateway


A Signaling Gateway has the following system characteristics: It is I/O intensive, but not very CPU intensive. A maximum amount of memory should be available to hold state information, configuration information, the point code map, alternate routes, etc. A disk storage is primarily used for logging; a small capacity may be adequate. The Ethernet interface (to the IP network) may require dual redundancy.
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Signaling Gateway Characteristics


It may interface with the SS7 network by using a T1/E1/E1, with a minimum 2 D-channels, and a maximum 16 D-channels. Performance and flexibility can be increased using a H.110 or H.100 bus. High Availability is a requirement, multiple Signaling Gateways or signaling links are available. Redundancy is built into SS7 networks by design

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Convergence of SS7 and IP networks

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Call Control Functionality

163

SEGway X401 Signaling Gateway


Ability to scale upto 1408 SS7 links with HSL, 1000SIGTRAN M2PA/M3UA/SUA associations. 14 slots available for I/O and application server blades thus unprecedented flexibility to interface with traditional SS7 and IP-SIGTRAN networks

164

SEGway X301 Signaling Gateway


Ability to scale upto 128 SS7 links Six payload slots available for low TDM and high speed (IPSIGTRAN) this solution can be used to manage SS7 networks and connect with multiple interconnectivity partners.

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Application Server

Application Server generates application documents (VoiceXMLpages) in response to requests from the Media Gateway via the internal Ethernet network.

The application server leverages a web application infrastructure to interface with data stores (messages stores, user profile databases, content servers) to generate documents (e.g., VoiceXML pages).

AS provide interoperability between applications like WAP, HTML, and voice allowing the end user to simultaneously input voice command and receive presentation via WAP or HTML.
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Application Server vs. Media Server

Application Server
Signaling (SIP) Media Server Control (SIP with VoiceXML,MSML)
Command

Functions of an Application Server


Service Specific Logic (ACD, IVR, Conf, Speech) Service Databases (ie. for screen-pops) Call Signaling Service Mgmt and Provisioning Billing Interface Service Creation

IP Network

Response

Functions of a Media Server


Audio Tones & Announcements Fax Detection & Processing DTMF Detection & Generation Hot Word Spotting Audio Bridging & Mixing Speech Recognition Video Bridging & mixing Video Transcoding Audio Recording & Playback Text to Speech Video Recording & Playback

Media (RTP)

Video Video Switching Announcements

Media Server
RTP = Real Time Protocol SIP = Session Initiation Protocol

Audio Transcoding

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Aims of Application Servers


For building integrated, enterprise-class applications that
share information, deliver services, and automate collaboration among networked companies at Internet volume and speed separate of presentation, business logic, and data provide the underlying core functionality necessary for the development and deployment of business-driven application connect legacy systems, and Web Services

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The Reason to Adopt A.S


applications with complex business logic potentially servicing tens of thousands of concurrent users in real-time require a scalability and reliability Distributed system
Stock trading system Banking application

169

What we need
RMI Load balancing Transparent fail over Back-end integration Transaction Clustering Dynamic redeployment Clean shutdown Logging and auditing System management Threading Message-oriented middleware Object life cycle Resource polling Security Caching

170

What do they provide?


Speeds application development and relieves developers of the effort and expense of creating these crucial services on their own o Load balancing o Fault tolerance o Web Services o Legacy integration o Transaction management o Security o Messaging o Multi-threading o Persistence o Database connectivity o Resource pooling o Development, testing, and packaging facilities

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Single Server/Clustered Servers

172

J2EE based
BEA WebLogic Java Application Server IBM WebSphere Java Application Server Oracle 9i Java Application Server Sun ONE Java Application Server (iPlanet) HP Application Server (HP-AS) (Bluestone) JBoss Application Server Enhydra Application Server

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J2EE Components used..


Java Servlets & Java Server Pages (JSP) Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) Java Transaction API (JTA) Java Transaction Service (JTS) Java API for XML Parsing (JAXP) Java Messaging Service (JMS) Message Driven Beans (MDB) Remote Method Invocation (RMI) Java Database Connection 2 (JDBC2) Java Connector Architecture (JCA) Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF)
174

Three layered architecture of A.S


The presentation layer managing the user interfaces of applications, including desktop applications, Web browsers, and pervasive devices The business layer contains the business logic The back-end layer provides connectivity with enterprise systems and databases
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Three layered architecture of A.S


Hosting Organization

Subscriber 1 Presentation

Logic Subscriber 2 Persistence

Subscriber 3

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Presentation Layer
Thin clients such as Web browsers that send HTTP requests and receive HTTP responses for static HTML or dynamic Web pages built by Java Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSPs) Thick clients such as Java applets and applications, ActiveX controls, or Visual Basic clients that run on a desktop and communicate with BEA WebLogic Server through CORBA, Java RMI,IIOP, or COM+
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Presentation Layer
Pervasive devices including wireless phones, PDAs, smart appliances, and other emerging remote clients that communicate with the server via specific and usually very compact can generate WML pages from Servlets and JSPs. Web Services that connect to the system using Web Services technologies, such as SOAP,UDDI, and WSDL
178

Presentation Layer
Provides a Web Server Servlet and JSP results caching and JSP tags caching provides high-reliability, scalability, monitoring, and other features required by enterprise applications plug-ins for Apache, iPlanet, and Microsoft IIS Web servers

179

Additional Features
Virtual hosting www.company1.com and www.company2.com Clustering scalability and high-availability insulates clients from hardware or power failures by eliminating single points of failure Load balancing Incoming requests can be distributed across multiple instances of AS

180

Additional Features
High availability with transparent fail-over
The data contained in Web components can be replicated across multiple machines In the event of a failure, current client session information is maintained
disk-based persistence in- memory replication of a client s session state

181

Business Layer
contains the applications business logic independent of the user interface, including distributed components, running in the application server environment Enterprise Java Beans

182

Examples of transactions involving mail application server


Establishing connection between mail APIs (application program interfaces) and mail server Updating mails by inserting, adding, replacing, or deleting Querying for the mails Terminating the connection between the API and the mail server

183

Responses to Requests by An AS
The server Gets from the collaborating or
independent mobile devices of an enterprise From a distributed mobile computing system The server processes these requests Generates responses

184

Examples of web database and enterprise application servers


IBM DB2 database server IBM DB2 is an RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) data server from IBM DB2 EveryPlace version run on handheld devices Enterprises application logic processing at the server
185

Examples of web database and enterprise application servers


Oracle 9i database Server RDBMS
Oracle9i server has a large number of features and it supports XML documents and has an option for cluster database

186

Some Application Servers


Web Generic application servers for Java-based web applications (Microsoft, Sun, and Netscape) with additional support for wireless network and mobile devices IBM WebSphere Application Server with specialized mobile Web computing application server (it supports J2EE Web applications and XML databases) IBM Domino Application Server for workgroups, email applications, and support for handheld and Windows CE devices
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Some Application Servers


Microsoft Mobile Information Server (e.g., for messenger and email) Oracle 9i Application Server for database services with mobile support Puma and Synchrologic iMobile Suite for datasynchronization services Nokia WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) Server for wireless Internet WAP applications BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)
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Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)


Client API provides naming & directory services for Java Apps Does not replace DNS, CORBA, RMI etc Allows multiple directory services coexist Provides a federated name server
189

Databases
JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)
Thin clients servlet,JavaServer Pages (JSP) Thick clients RMI to remote databases most recommended way is to use entity beans and benefit from the underlying services Connection pooling

190

Integration
Integrating new applications with any legacy Enterprise Information System (EIS) J2EE Connector Architecture (J2CA) CORBA
integration with legacy systems that implement the CORBA specifications

COM/DCOM (COM+)
bi-directional interoperability with Microsoft s COM+
can access data in Microsoft applications, communicate with Visual Basic clients
191

J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA)


A standard architecture for connecting the J2EE platform to heterogeneous EIS systems ERP, mainframe transaction processing, database systems, and legacy applications not written in the Java programming language enables the integration of EISs with application servers and enterprise applications By defining a set of scalable, secure, and transactional mechanisms
192

J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA)


Enables an EIS vendor to provide a standard resource adapter for its EIS The resource adapter plugs into an application server, providing connectivity between the EIS, the application server, and the enterprise application An EIS vendor needs to provide just one standard resource adapter which has the capability to plug in to any application server that supports the J2EE Connector architecture
193

J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA)


Multiple resource adapters are pluggable into an application server enables application components deployed on the application server to access the underlying EIS systems

194

J2EE Connector Architecture

195

Resource Adapter in A.S


To achieve a standard system-level pluggability between application servers and EISs, the J2EE Connector architecture defines a standard set of system-level contracts between an application server and EIS The resource adapter implements the EIS-side of these system-level contracts
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Resource Adapter in A.S


System-level software driver used by an application server or an application client to connect to an EIS By plugging into an application server, the resource adapter collaborates with the server to provide the underlying mechanisms, the transactions, security, and connection pooling mechanisms A resource adapter is used within the address space of the application server
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Application Contract
An application server and an EIS collaborate to keep all system-level mechanisms, such as transactions, security, and connection management, transparent from the application components A Connection Management contract A Transaction Management contract Security contract A Message Inflow contract A Lifecycle Management contract A Work Management contract
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Web Service Support


Automatically wraps the business components in to Web services Support for WSDL and UDDI Publish, search, host Support for Web Services Security standard Reliable SOAP implementation based on a sequence of asynchronous SOAP communications, receipts, and notifications guaranteed delivery, exactly-once delivery, ordered conversation A set of convenient graphical tools for development, search, and composing of the Web Services BEA WebLogic Workshop
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Messaging
Asynchronous method invocations Why? Performance Reliability Support for multiple senders and receivers
Application Message Oriented Middleware Application

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Message Oriented Middleware MOM


Provides Guaranteed message delivery Fault tolerance Load balancing of destinations Subscription mech. Proprietary solutions Tibco Rendezvous IBM MQSeries BEA Tuxedo/Q Microsoft MSMQ
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Java Message Service


API Write code to send and receive msg Service Provider Interface (SPI) Plug in JMS drivers to allow existing companies to JMS-enable their applications without impacting clientside development Supports Publish/subscribe Point-to-point

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2:Create Connection
3:Create Session Client 5:Create Producer or Consumer 6:Send or Receive Message

JMS Connection Factory


JMS Connection JMS Session JMS Producer Or JMS Consumer
Serialized Message Connection

1:RetrieveJ MS Driver Connection Factory

4:Lookuo JMS Destination JNDI

JMS Driver Client Runtime

Naming Service

Java Message Service


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Security in A.Servers
Java Authentication and Authorization Server (JAAS) Encryption Auditing HTTPS, basic HTTP authentication with Base64 encoding for services protected by firewalls Role based security User and group definition Built-in security data store retains the role, profile, and entitlement data, and is built on a highly optimized LDAP directory Single Sign-On WS-Security
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Next Generation Networks NGN Services Capabilities

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Service Capability Of NGN

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Service Capability Of NGN

MRS MCU App Server SCP iOSS

TG

PSTN
Softswitch

POTS

FAX

OpenEye

Unified Video Phone Video UPT&CRBT Web800 Communication Conference

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Service Capability Of NGN

Telephone

Fax

NP

PSTN Service
Video conference
Modem PBX

VAS

Simultaneous Ringing

Wide Area Centrex

100 inherits all PSTN services

Value added services


INAP CS2 Parlay API

IP Centrex

Open service system

SIP

Solution for enterprise user

Flexible & quick service deployment


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Service Capability Of NGN


Inheriting Current Services Basic Voice Services Supplementary Services Intelligent Network Services NGN Value Added Services for Business Users Basic Services of Centrex Supplementary Services of Centrex Multimedia Application Services Value-added Services Integrating Internet
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Service Capability Of NGN Inheriting Current Services


Basic Voice Services Voice Calls
between local network users. Automatic domestic and international direct long distance dialing Calls from PBX extensions and to PBX console,

Special services
including different kinds of queries and complaints

Calls of mobile users in public networks Maintenance calls


for operators and maintainers

Domestic and international fax


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Service Capability Of NGN


Inheriting Current Services

Supplementary Services
Abbreviated dialing Hotline Outgoing call barring Interception service Call forwarding Call back on busy Call waiting Conference calling Quota restricted calling

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Service Capability Of NGN Inheriting Current Services

Intelligent network Services


Account card calling (ACC) Free phone (FPH) Virtual Private Network (VPN) Televoting (VOT) Universal personal telecommunications (UPT) Premium Rate (PRM) Credit card calling (CCC) Universal Access Number (UAN)
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Service Capability Of NGN


Inheriting Current Services Basic Voice Services Supplementary Services Intelligent Network Services NGN Value Added Services for Business Users Basic Services of Centrex Supplementary Services of Centrex Multimedia Application Services Value-added Services Integrating Internet
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Service Capability Of NGN


Value added Services for Business Users
Developed for group users. Growing IP customer base

Provides IP Centrex service for Centrex groups from one Softswitch domain.
All basic services and supplementary services and a number of new services specialized

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Service Capability Of NGN Value added Services for Business Users

Basic Services of Centrex


Intra-group calling out Out-group calling out Intra-group calling in Out-group calling in Originating call screening Emergency call Distinctive ringing
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Service Capability Of NGN Value added Services for Business Users

Supplementary Services of Centrex


Designated pickup

co-group pickup
remotely set call forwarding unconditional

remotely set call forwarding busy and remotely set call forwarding no reply

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Service Capability Of NGN


Inheriting Current Services Basic Voice Services Supplementary Services Intelligent Network Services NGN Value Added Services for Business Users Basic Services of Centrex Supplementary Services of Centrex Multimedia Application Services

Value-added Services Integrating Internet


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Service Capability Of NGN


Multimedia Application Services
Electronic whiteboard Both parties can write and draw on the same picture, Remote teaching and technical exchange Content release The contents of advertisements and media streams can be released through a multimedia terminal Instant messaging Allows real-time communication by means of text between one terminal user and another who has already logged in

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Service Capability Of NGN Multimedia Application Services


Video conferencing Enterprises user may reserve or send a request for a conference through Web, operator, or conference terminal. The Soft Switch or the operator directs MCU for video conferencing

Video/Streaming/Web to call or attend a conference at home or office. The images, voice, slides, text talk, and file can be sent to each participant synchronously.
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Service Capability Of NGN


Inheriting Current Services Basic Voice Services Supplementary Services Intelligent Network Services NGN Value Added Services for Business Users Basic Services of Centrex Supplementary Services of Centrex Multimedia Application Services Value-added Services Integrating Internet

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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services-Integrating Internet
Click to Dial (CTD) User sets up a voice or multimedia call through the VoIP network by clicking a link / number on a Web page. Click to Fax (CTF) User sends a fax to the called subscriber through the VoIP network by clicking a link/ number on a Web page

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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services-Integrating Internet
Web 800 User calls the service / subscriber on the IP network in which bill be paid by the called party. Subscriber can click the 800 number in a Web page or dial the 800 number to make a phone call. UM service Combines a variety of media such as Email, Voice Mail, Voice, Video, SM, and Fax User receives Email , SM, Fax, Voice Mail and view dynamic images anywhere.

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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services-Integrating Internet
IM service Enables the mobile user, online user, and fixed user to chat through multimedia through mobile, Internet, and fixed messages Collaboration allows business users to communicate via voice or text, thus implementing real-time services Colouring Ring-Back Tone (CRBT) System will play back a pre-selected song or record for the voice caller upon arrival of an incoming call to the callee

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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services-Integrating Internet
Powerful tool for conference in NGN era
MeetingServer Meeting Access No.: +852-28780999 Soft switch SIP

MRS Meeting Access No.: +65-28780999


Singapore

PSTN/PLMN

Packet network
Hong Kong

UMG

UMG

PSTN/PLMN

IP Phone Mobile Phone PSTN Phone Soft Phone IP Phone

PSTN Phone

A meeting can be booked by phone or WEB

Instant meeting and scheduled meeting are provided


Meeting service can be sold to group users
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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services-Integrating Internet

GUI or Web-based client

Features Click to dial Click to conference Presence Address book Intelligent call routing Unified message Voice mail

Self-provisioning

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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services-Integrating Internet

Parents in hometown Business meeting

Couples in different sites

Remote education
OPENEYE Software PC Softphone

H323/SIP video terminal, OPENEYE softphone Point to point, multi-point video conference which support instant call-up and booking. Support interconnect with H323 video network

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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services-Integrating Internet

Service Openness

Parlay API Enable to introduce 3rd party service easily and quickly

3rd Party APP Server

INAP CS2

Parlay API

Standard IN service interface

Session Initial Protocol (SIP)

Access Application Server

U-NICA APP Server

U-NICA Parlay Gateway

TELLIN SCP

by SIP protocol

SIP MRS Open service system flexible service creating mode quick service deployment open service interface

SIP/INAP SIP/INAP

INAP

SG Soft switch

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Service Capability Of NGN


Value Added Services
Softswitch
Billing center App Server

iOSS

IP Core
All the services

UMG

IP centrex IP console

Voice services Supplementary services Fax Internet PPS Voice mail Triple Play Services by PARLAY Gateway services etc.

resident can enjoy. Immediate charging Multi-media call High speed internet Multi-media configuration Etc.

Video Comm.
LAN interconnection High speed internet Multi-media conf One-line-multi-numbers

Corporate

IP bar

Resident
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Next Generation Networks Call Setup

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Legacy Telephone Service


Basic Service: Call setup
Phone number resolution Call routing Callee status detection Resource reservation

Advanced Service: IN features and services


Authentication, admission and billing Call rerouting, redirection, call-back and waiting In-call application: IVR, call center, voice mail, centrix, and telephone vote Advanced service provisioning and management based on users profile

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Legacy Network Service Architecture


Basic service is provided by distributed telephone switches
Call setup is executed in distributed telephone switches A signaling network (SS7) interconnects the telephone switches Call procedures in the switches are interlinked by signaling (TUP/ISUP)

Advanced service is offered by centralized Intelligent Network


An advanced service formed by a service logic (SL) and a serious of service independent blocks (SIB) A management platform (SMP) supports service creation and maintenance
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Legacy Service Architecture


Separate UNI services and network services Make services independent of any call processing Distributed call control and centralized services One service control point for one service class One service control point for one service instance Decompose functions into small pieces and assembly them together Authentication, billing and routing are basis of any services

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Legacy Service Architecture

PSTN 2G Mobile The PSTN/ISDN is based on 64 kbit/s digital connections, with a separate common channel signalling system Access may be analogue (telephony), 64 kbit/s digital (ISDN) or low speed digital (mobiles) The network establishes an end-to-end digital connection for the duration of each call The PSTN/ISDN is designed for high reliability, specified at the national level and connecting to form a global network
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Legacy Telecom Networks: Layer, Separate, Centralize and Sharing


Application Layer NNI UNI
Service

UNI

Network

Service Layer Transmission Layer CPE

Switching Network

Switching Network

NNI

Switching Network

Transmission Network

NNI

Transmission Network

CPE

Physical
Physical Network

NNI
Physical Network

NNI

Physical Network

Layer

Physical Interface

Logical Interface

Service Access Point 234

Packet based Communication


Best effort and service-independent packet-switching network User-driven application/content-independent client-server mode Smart terminal, servers and network Transparent active application access Open network, open application and open access Open and active services on the Internet

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Packet based - Internet


The (public) Internet is based on the set of protocols defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) The primary protocol is the Internet Protocol (IP) which describes a simple connectionless packet protocol able to operate over a range of media Other protocols work in association with the IP, for example, TCP to assist reliable end-to-end operation The Internet is defined by the Internet protocols rather than by a standardised architecture The Internet provides open interfaces, supporting rapid innovation
ISP

The Internet (bestendeavours network)

ISP

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Internet Service Architecture


Client Server

Application Layer

APP

Server
ISP Applications

Server
ISP Applications

Server
ISP Applications

APP

Network Layer CPE Transmission Layer

IP
Packet
Switching Network

IP

Packet
Switching Network

IP

NNI Transmission Transmission


Network Network

CPE NNI Transmission


Network

Physical Interface

Logical Interface

Service Access Point 237

H.323 Architecture
H.323 Gatekeeper 3 stages of signaling: RAS to Gatekeeper H.225 call signaling H.245 media stream control (can be simplified for VoIP)

H.323 Terminal

PSTN H.323 Gateway

H.323 Zone

H.323 Multipoint Control Unit

Telco-centric multimedia,multiparty conferencing (initially for LANs) Gatekeeper for network control, heavy-weight protocols Widely deployed in first wave of VoIP standardization
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SIP Based Services


Internet-centric alternative, initially for large multicast conferences SIP for call signaling, SDP (Session Description Protocol) for media Network servers for additional capabilities: Registrar for terminal registration, aliases

Redirect returns contact address directly to end user


Proxy forwards signaling (requests, responses) Evolution towards greater use of proxy/registrar for locating users, vertical services, call tracking, network control

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SIP Call Setup


Ptcl.net.pk DNS Location server
INVITE Ringing 200 OK ACK

ptcl.com

Proxy
INVITE Shahab.niazi@ptcl.net.pk

Proxy
INVITE Ringing 200 OK

Shahab

Media Streams

Irfan

INVITE SDP proposes media type(s), IP & ports to send to 200 OK SDP accepts/rejects media, gives IP & ports to send to
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Where Do Services Live?


Some implemented at the endpoints Last-number redial, call hold...

Others may be better supported from the network


Avoid need for PC or IP phone to be turned on (call forwarding) More complex services, such as conferencing

Integration with web-based services (unified messaging)


Example: SIP Proxy runs a script for each incoming call Parallel forking: forward INVITE to multiple endpoints simultaneously

Sequential forking: try his office PC first, then lab, then cell phone,

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SIMPLE (SIP for IM and Presence)


ptcl.net.pk Presence server
SUBSCRIBE NOTIFY NOTIFY

ptcl.com

Proxy
SUBSCRIBE linda@ptcl.net.pk

Proxy
Update Presence

Linda

Peter

Linda subscribes to notifications of changes in Peters status: Off-line, on-line, busy, away, available, ...
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Carrier Networks are not homogeneous


Carrier networks consist of multiple domains Domain 3 Service Domain Client Transport Network Transport Network Domain 2 Relevant interfaces
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Service network Client

Domain 1
each domain may have its own policies each domain may have its own commercial goals and possibly its own protocols & transport

NGN: Service layer on IP, Current Status


Support of multiple access networks (broadband and narrowband) Support of multiple access protocols (H.323, MGCP/MEGACO) Support session mobility control (MAP, Mobile IP, HLR/VLR) PSTN/IN interworking (ISUP, INAP, CAP, PINT, SPIRIT, SIP-T)

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Current Approaches of NGN Service Architecture


Mobile telephone network (GSM, GPRS) Separation of Home network and serving network Connection mobility and roaming control 3G-UMTS Service portal and service capability feature (SCF) Open Service Access (OSA) SIP Distributed service control Open access to services and applications Web Service (SOAP/WSFL/WSDL/UDDI) Service access portal (SOAP) Service description, discovery, and integration (UDDI)
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Changes of Telecom Service Architecture


Off-line customer management Extended call control and IN charging Terminal Telecom basic service/call control Access Service Transmission Access Service Terminal

Linear Service Architecture in Legacy Network: Static Services A User Service Management A Portal Access B User Service Management

A Home Service

B Home Service

Control Service A Terminal

Session Service
Transmission Access

B Portal

B Terminal

Two-Dimension Service Architecture in NGN: Active Services


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NGN Soft switch: Services


Legacy telephone service is static and close Current soft switch experiences legacy service architecture Soft switch session is going to be distributed Telecom service is becoming with 2-D dynamic Home service portal is to support open service access Service broker provides a platform for open services
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NGN Services Characteristics


Multiple numbering systems
IP, Phone, Universal Numbers

Distributed Intelligence
Databases in central servers, Provider database, Customer PC, Phones Central global database does inter-provider translation
Central Database is shared by providers Transaction volume
At central db, number of inter-provider calls At services databases (800, call-blocking lists, ) number of subscribed services At Provider and endpoints
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NGN Services Characteristics contd


Network Repositories User data (profiles, lists) in multiple devices and databases Central Server provides reliability Updates to devices synchronized on re-connect Synchronization on demand or periodically: User mobility Where should translation take place Should cache migrate Real-time constraints Transaction volume across devices, endpoints...
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NGN Services Characteristics


Object based services Calls abstracted as object Call models implemented within objects Object mobility used to implement services Call forwarding Third party call set-up Objects for service creation Tool-kit for third party service creation Base Objects/components upon which to build Device Independence Migrate calls across device Compose services across devices

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End-to-End Connectivity?

There is no shortage of possible approaches and they are all in use! The problem
How to guarantee end-to-end service with the required QoS across multiple networks using incompatible implementations [the subject of current international work]
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Expected NGN Scope and Service Scope

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Todays Network Architectures


Frame Relay Networks
IWF IWF IWF

PSTN/ISDN

IP/MPLS Networks

IWF

IWF
IWF IWF IWF

Radio Access Networks

IWF

Ethernet Networks

Wireless Access

ATM Networks

Multiple, interworked, interdependent networks Diversity of control and management architectures Capacity and performance bottlenecks Each network has its own control plane and management plane

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Near Term Evolution


PSTN/ISDN

Q & X series Rec. Rec. Q.931


IWF

Rec. I.580
IWF

Frame Relay Networks FR OSF & NM

PSTN/ISDN
IWF

Rec. Q.2931, PNNI

Rec. I.580 PSTN/ISDN OSF & NM, M series Rec. Wireless access

Rec. I.555

ATM Networks
IWF

IETF RFCs
IWF

Rec. Y.1310 ATM OSF & NM, M series Rec.

IP-based Networks

SNMP based
For Convergence on ATM core networking enables initial stage of unified management and control Enhanced performance and QoS capabilities for multiservices over common platform Against Lack of service transparency between IP based services and ATM/PSTN services

OSF = Operating Support Function

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Full-term - Convergence on IP/MPLS Core


ATM Networks
IWF IWF

Frame Relay Networks

Frame Relay Networks

IWF

IP/MPLS NETWORK
IWF

Ethernet Networks

Ethernet Networks

IWF

IWF

ATM Networks

Label Switching Router (LSR)

Label Switched Path (LSP)

Requires well defined interworking mechanism for all services Transfer plane functions Control plane functions Management plane functions

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Recommended practical/lab work on NGN

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Recommended practical/lab work on NGN


To connect different Media Gateways like IAD, AGW, MGW, UMG etc with subscriber end To configure different MGWs mentioned above with IP core network by using basic commands To test the Network connectivity and to identify the fault points on the Network by using commands like ping, tracert etc To learn creation of a terminal user and querying the existing user and displaying other terminals Learning the addition and removal of particular board/frame of media gateways by using basic commands of Board Management/Frame Management etc Adding and removing the IP address of a particular interface on a particular board

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