Fy16 data as of september 2015 composition of telephone subscribers fy16 january 2016 56. The ggsn provides a number of services, for example. Ggsn ggsn full form how ggsn works interface with sgsn. The control plane is used to ensure availability of the transmission plane. The department of telecommunications dot, reporting to the ministry of communications moc is the key body for policy issues and regulation, apart from being a basic service provider to rest of country.
The ggsn is responsible for the interworking between the gprs. Cisco asr 5x00 packet data network gateway administration guide. Deutsche telekom had agreed to merge tmobile uk and orange. This allowed for a better full service for cell phone users wishing to access the. Standardization organizations play a major role in the telecom munications industry. Posted by hash007 the gateway gprs support node ggsn is a primary network element in the cellular network using gprs. Pdf latest trends in telecommunication standards researchgate. Gprs network interfaces um,gb,gn,gp,gi,gr,gc,gf,gd,gs. Furthermore, this document will provide the reader with an overview of packet core and ggsn functionality. Benefits of the rnc and nodeb merger include reduced latency with fewer. Sgsn is responsible for the transfer of data packets between the mobile stations covered in its geographical service area. The ggsn is responsible for the interworking between the gprs network and external packet switched networks, like the internet and x. When the 3g was introduced, cell phone users were finally able to talk and access data at the same time and with higher data rates.
We believe that all telecom players can manage the journey to the. The sgsn handles the protocol conversion from the ip used in the backbone network to the subnetworkdependent convergence protocol sndcp and logical link control llc. Papanash om prakash muthuswamy the goal of this thesis project is to implement a prototype for serving gprs support node sgsn which is the central part of the general packet radio service gprs. After dotting the is and crossing the ts, the company was officially formed on april 1 2010. Nonconfidential access to and distribution of this document is restricted to the persons permitted by the security classification. Short for gateway gprs support node it is the gateway between the gprs general packet radio service wireless data network and other external packet data networks such as radio networks, ip networks, or private networks. The oss operation support system is the management of the network and the services. Several test scenarios with ixload in a ggsn environment were developed in which the quality of ixload could be determined. Ggsn support in gprsumts wireless data services product specification. It is possible to run gtpdump or tcpdump or something like this to monitoring online traffic. Examples include phone, radio, television and internet.
Certain data services requests may require additional time to process. Sgsn ggsn ue node b gmsc node b rnc gn gr ge d c pstn gi uu claes beckman 10 the cost of a 3g network mobile networks generally consist of a radio access network ran, a core network core and mobiles hlr gmsc ggsn msc vlr sgsn rnc node b ran core 70. Ggsn gateway gprs support node provide an interface for connecting to external netwroks e. It is using the inkernel gtpu support to provide fast switchingrouting of the userplane. Data services general information 4g lte and 3g networks lg. Mpls is a label forwarding technology that encapsulates and transparently transmits packet data units such as those for ethernet. Transmission plane provides means for exchange of the user data. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. On the other hand, mobileoriginated packets are routed to the right network by the ggsn. Mobile communication networks andreas mitschelethiel, florian evers 18. Teledensity the number of telephone lines for every 100 people in a country, gsm global system for mobile communications, cdma code division multiple access, fy16 as of september 2015 growth in wireless teledensity 14. Aug 26, 2014 astap24xx page 2 of header itself using label switched routers lsrs, as shown in fig. Ggsn contains routing information for attached gprs users.
Overview of the ericsson packetdata core network in a gsm system. The third generation networks aim to merge two most valuable resources in communication technology, along with local pstn networks cellularnetworks theinternet v. Vodafone idea also provides services including mobile payments, iot, enterprise offerings and entertainment, accessible. The ggsn is responsible for ip address assignment and is. National telecommunication institute for policy research, innovation and training. Ggsngateway gprs support node provide an interface for connecting to external netwroks e. Overview of broadband gateway as ggsn or pgw technical. Pdf gsm interfaces and protocols gsm interfaces and. Vodafone idea limited is an indian telecom operator with its headquarters based in mumbai, maharashtra and gandhinagar, gujarat. We have more than 30 million customers and more than 700.
Huawei ggsn 9811 software management linkedin slideshare. The ggsn may request location information from the hlr via the optional gc interface. Security in the telecom business from the equipment manufacturers point of view ulf larson, system manager for security at ericsson packet core itsecurity consultant at ajilon consultants ab owasp gothenburg cofounder and coleader monday, march 4. This allowed for a better full service for cell phone users wishing to access. Qos in gprs university of twente research information.
Primarily it is the protocol which allows end users of a gsm or wcdma network to move from place to place while continuing to connect to the internet as if from one location at the gateway gprs support node ggsn. The ggsn pgw is a scalable, flexible and redundant ggsn pgw implementing gtpc version 1 and 2. The sgsn establishes a user plane gtpu tunnel directly between the rnc and the ggsn, using an updated pdn context request toward the ggsn. The ggsnpgw provides visibility and control of layer 37 packet processing plus full traffic. Data services general information 4g lte and 3g networks. When the ggsn receives data addressed to a specific user, it checks if the user is active. The gf gives the sgsn access to gprs user equipment information. A mobile network operator deploys ggsn, inhome plmn as a gateway to provide internet service to a mobile subscriber. Through rap, tems telecom equipment manufacturers have access to integrated solutions that are ideal for carrier grade applications such as softswitches, sgsn.
Telecom regulatory authority of india, techsci research notes. Ggsn and pgw service features and functionality cisco asr. The sgsn performs the same functions as the msc for voice traffic. Telecommunications network and service architectures. This thesis is a thorough assessment of ixload as an advanced test tool in a ggsn environment. Ggsn and pgw service features and functionality cisco asr 5000 series huawei usn9810 ugw9811 singleepc zte zxun umaczxun xgw nokia alcatellucent 9471 wmm 7750sr mobile gateway ericsson evolved packet core ggsn and pgw service features and functionality very strong service awareness. The ggsn organises the interworking between the gprs network and external packet switched networks to which the mobiles may be connected. On the other side the sgsn relays the data between the sgsn and relevant ggsn and vice versa.
Ggsn and sgsn ggsn gateway gsn interworking unit between gprs and pdn packet data network sgsn serving gsn supports the ms location, billing, security hlr gprs register gr maintains location and security information. Data services general information 4g lte and 3g networks the following topics will help you learn the basics of using your data services, including managing your user name, launching a data connection, and navigating the web with your phone. Aspider delivers virtual network services for fastgrowing internet of things market using cisco virtualised packet core. The cross reference between gsm, umts, 3gpp and etsi identities can be found under. The third generation networks aim to merge two most valuable resources in communication technology, along with local pstn networks. Ggsn internet lups lucs lups rnc lucs lups figure 1.
Gprs tunnelling protocol is the defining ipbased protocol of the gprs core network. Universal mobile telecommunications system umts is a. Gprs network interfacesum,gb,gn,gp,gi,gr,gc,gf,gd,gs. Telecom players should strategically combine growth and efficiency into a new blueprint to unlock the full potential of digital, and transit to next generation telco in the business transformation. Iii gsn architecture the gsn is built on the ericsson wireless packet platform a generalpurpose packetswitching platform, integrating. Pdf on dec 1, 20, utsho a arefin and others published universal mobile telecommunication system find, read and. This page covers gprs network interfaces used in transmission plane and control plane.
Pdf standardization organizations play a major role in the telecommunications industry to. The gateway gprs support node ggsn is a main component of the gprs network. The ggsnpgw is a scalable, flexible and redundant ggsnpgw implementing gtpc version 1 and 2. The routing information is used to tunnel the protocol data units pdus to the mss current point of attachment, i.
It is used by mobile operators as the interface between the internet and the rest of the mobile network infrastructure. The serving gprs support node sgsn is a main component of the gprs network, which handles all packet switched data within the network, e. On the network side, ggsn has a gtp protocol based interface towards the roaming network. If it is, the ggsn forwards the data to the sgsn serving the mobile user, but if the mobile user is inactive, the data are discarded. The sgsn is the service access point to the gprs network for the mobile user. Overview of the ericsson packet data core network in a gsm system. Mar 31, 2014 the gf gives the sgsn access to gprs user equipment information. Cisco, has announced that aspider, a mobile virtual network enabler mvne for consumer and m2m mobile services, has selected ciscor virtualised packet core vpc to deliver the network elasticity and service agility. Radio access network core network gsmgprsbased utran ue iu cs uu iur pstn bs rnc msc vlr gmsc hlr iub. Telecom regulatory authority of india, techsci research note. The broadband gateway can be configured as a gateway gprs support node ggsn, as a packet data network gateway pgw, or as both a ggsn and a pgw. Packet radio service gprs or universal mobile telecommunications service. Charging id is generated by ggsn at pdp context activation. Emss element management systems are sold with the equipment by the telecom vendor.
Comparision of 3g wireless networks and 4g wireless. Forwarding of ip packets between the sgsn and a pdn. Service gprs, developed by the european telecommunications standards institute etsi, is a new. Serving gprs support node sgsn overview thissectioncontainsgeneraloverviewinformationabouttheservinggprssupportnodesgsn,including sectionsfor. Pdf universal mobile telecommunication system researchgate. The indian telecom sector, like most other infrastructure sectors is controlled by the state. A direct tunnel is achieved upon pdn context activation in the following ways. Ggsn support in gprsumts wireless data services theciscosystemsprovideswirelesscarrierswithaflexiblesolutionthatfunctionsasagatewaygprs supportnodeggsn. The bss business support system is the interface to and the management of the customer.
It does this by carrying the subscribers data from the subscribers current serving gprs support. The functionality of the sgsn and ggsn can be combined. The ggsnpgw provides visibility and control of layer 37 packet processing plus. Overview and future direction 1 introduction transport networks provide transparent transmission of client data traffic between connected client devices by establishing and maintaining pointtopoint or pointtomultipoint connections between such devices. It is the protocol which allows end users of a gsm or umts network to move from place to place whilst continuing to connect to the internet as if from one location at the ggsn. Telecommunications telecommunication has been recognized worldover as an important tool for socioeconomic development for a nation and plays a phenomenal role in growth and modernization of various sectors of the economy. The ggsn or pgw is the interconnection point between the public land mobile network plmn and a particular packet data network pdn such as the internet or a corporate intranet. So, both the ggsn and the sgsn collect charging information on usage of the gprs network resources. In september 2009 it was announced that france telecom and deutsche telekom had agreed to merge tmobile uk and orange uk into a 50. Ggsn has access to the mobile subscriber data for gprs. Gsm interfaces and protocols gsm interfaces and protocols telecommunications msc in software development. Avren events, time and sync in telecoms, dublin, ireland. It includes um,gb,gn,gp,gi,gr,gc,gf,gd and gs interfaces. It is using the in kernel gtpu support to provide fast switchingrouting of the userplane.
Latest trends in telecommunication standards acm sigcomm. Itu workshop on developments regarding telecommunication network architectures and services. Bits pilani, deemed to be university under section 3 of ugc act, 1956 gprs tunnelling protocol gtp gtp is a group of ipbased communications protocols used to carry gprs within gsm, umts and lte networks. Specify the name to be used for the broadband gateway. The eir maintains three different lists of mobile equipment.
The ggsn may request the location of an ms via this optional interface. The ggsn collects charging informationfor each ms related to the external data network usage. Overview and future direction 1 introduction transport networks provide transparent transmission of client data traffic between connected client devices by establishing and maintaining pointtopoint or. Ggsn is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. You can configure the mobilenext broadband gateway as either a 3g gateway gprs support node ggsn or 4g packet data network gateway pgw. Comparision of 3g wireless networks and 4g wireless networks.
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