The serving gprs support node sgsn is a main component of the gprs network, which handles all packet switched data within the network, e. Pdf on dec 1, 20, utsho a arefin and others published universal mobile telecommunication system find, read and. This thesis is a thorough assessment of ixload as an advanced test tool in a ggsn environment. Ggsn internet lups lucs lups rnc lucs lups figure 1. The indian telecom sector, like most other infrastructure sectors is controlled by the state. Mar 31, 2014 the gf gives the sgsn access to gprs user equipment information.
The cross reference between gsm, umts, 3gpp and etsi identities can be found under. The gateway gprs support node ggsn is a main component of the gprs network. Data services general information 4g lte and 3g networks. 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. 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. A direct tunnel is achieved upon pdn context activation in the following ways.
The ggsnpgw provides visibility and control of layer 37 packet processing plus full traffic. Gprs network interfacesum,gb,gn,gp,gi,gr,gc,gf,gd,gs. National telecommunication institute for policy research, innovation and training. Examples include phone, radio, television and internet. Ggsn support in gprsumts wireless data services theciscosystemsprovideswirelesscarrierswithaflexiblesolutionthatfunctionsasagatewaygprs supportnodeggsn. In september 2009 it was announced that france telecom and deutsche telekom had agreed to merge tmobile uk and orange uk into a 50. Radio access network core network gsmgprsbased utran ue iu cs uu iur pstn bs rnc msc vlr gmsc hlr iub. Service gprs, developed by the european telecommunications standards institute etsi, is a new.
Aug 26, 2014 astap24xx page 2 of header itself using label switched routers lsrs, as shown in fig. Universal mobile telecommunications system umts is a. Vodafone idea limited is an indian telecom operator with its headquarters based in mumbai, maharashtra and gandhinagar, gujarat. Sgsn is responsible for the transfer of data packets between the mobile stations covered in its geographical service area.
This allowed for a better full service for cell phone users wishing to access. 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. When the ggsn receives data addressed to a specific user, it checks if the user is active. 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. 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 third generation networks aim to merge two most valuable resources in communication technology, along with local pstn networks.
This allowed for a better full service for cell phone users wishing to access the. Iii gsn architecture the gsn is built on the ericsson wireless packet platform a generalpurpose packetswitching platform, integrating. Ggsn support in gprsumts wireless data services product specification. 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. Itu workshop on developments regarding telecommunication network architectures and services. Specify the name to be used for the broadband gateway. 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 bss business support system is the interface to and the management of the customer. Ggsn contains routing information for attached gprs users. Gprs tunnelling protocol is the defining ipbased protocol of the gprs core network.
After dotting the is and crossing the ts, the company was officially formed on april 1 2010. It is using the inkernel gtpu support to provide fast switchingrouting of the userplane. Ggsn is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Ggsngateway gprs support node provide an interface for connecting to external netwroks e. 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. Telecom regulatory authority of india, techsci research note. Qos in gprs university of twente research information. 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. Standardization organizations play a major role in the telecom munications industry. Several test scenarios with ixload in a ggsn environment were developed in which the quality of ixload could be determined. The functionality of the sgsn and ggsn can be combined.
The ggsnpgw is a scalable, flexible and redundant ggsnpgw implementing gtpc version 1 and 2. The control plane is used to ensure availability of the transmission plane. Emss element management systems are sold with the equipment by the telecom vendor. 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. So, both the ggsn and the sgsn collect charging information on usage of the gprs network resources. Ggsn has access to the mobile subscriber data for gprs. On the other hand, mobileoriginated packets are routed to the right network by the ggsn. This page covers gprs network interfaces used in transmission plane and control plane. 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. The sgsn establishes a user plane gtpu tunnel directly between the rnc and the ggsn, using an updated pdn context request toward the ggsn. 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. 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. It is possible to run gtpdump or tcpdump or something like this to monitoring online traffic. Overview of the ericsson packetdata core network in a gsm system.
Pdf universal mobile telecommunication system researchgate. The ggsn is responsible for ip address assignment and is. 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. Mpls is a label forwarding technology that encapsulates and transparently transmits packet data units such as those for ethernet.
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. The sgsn is the service access point to the gprs network for the mobile user. The ggsn organises the interworking between the gprs network and external packet switched networks to which the mobiles may be connected. Posted by hash007 the gateway gprs support node ggsn is a primary network element in the cellular network using gprs. The eir maintains three different lists of mobile equipment. It is used by mobile operators as the interface between the internet and the rest of the mobile network infrastructure. The ggsn, gateway gprs support node is one of the most important entities within the gprs network architecture.
The routing information is used to tunnel the protocol data units pdus to the mss current point of attachment, i. You can configure the mobilenext broadband gateway as either a 3g gateway gprs support node ggsn or 4g packet data network gateway pgw. The sgsn performs the same functions as the msc for voice traffic. Benefits of the rnc and nodeb merger include reduced latency with fewer. Mobile communication networks andreas mitschelethiel, florian evers 18. Overview of broadband gateway as ggsn or pgw technical. It is using the in kernel gtpu support to provide fast switchingrouting of the userplane.
Data services general information 4g lte and 3g networks lg. Serving gprs support node sgsn overview thissectioncontainsgeneraloverviewinformationabouttheservinggprssupportnodesgsn,including sectionsfor. Transmission plane provides means for exchange of the user data. We have more than 30 million customers and more than 700. Gsm interfaces and protocols gsm interfaces and protocols telecommunications msc in software development. 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. Gprs network interfaces um,gb,gn,gp,gi,gr,gc,gf,gd,gs. A mobile network operator deploys ggsn, inhome plmn as a gateway to provide internet service to a mobile subscriber. Pdf standardization organizations play a major role in the telecommunications industry to. Ggsn ggsn full form how ggsn works interface with sgsn. 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. Avren events, time and sync in telecoms, dublin, ireland.
Nonconfidential access to and distribution of this document is restricted to the persons permitted by the security classification. Through rap, tems telecom equipment manufacturers have access to integrated solutions that are ideal for carrier grade applications such as softswitches, sgsn. Ggsn gateway gprs support node provide an interface for connecting to external netwroks e. Overview of the ericsson packet data core network in a gsm system. The ggsn collects charging informationfor each ms related to the external data network usage. Deutsche telekom had agreed to merge tmobile uk and orange. The oss operation support system is the management of the network and the services. Aspider delivers virtual network services for fastgrowing internet of things market using cisco virtualised packet core. Vodafone idea also provides services including mobile payments, iot, enterprise offerings and entertainment, accessible. It includes um,gb,gn,gp,gi,gr,gc,gf,gd and gs interfaces. On the other side the sgsn relays the data between the sgsn and relevant ggsn and vice versa. 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. Forwarding of ip packets between the sgsn and a pdn.
Tinnirello use packet switching, ip the ip multimedia subsystem or ims is the solution to integrate all the services that the internet provides with the cellular and other. Furthermore, this document will provide the reader with an overview of packet core and ggsn functionality. Latest trends in telecommunication standards acm sigcomm. The ggsnpgw provides visibility and control of layer 37 packet processing plus. On the network side, ggsn has a gtp protocol based interface towards the roaming network.
Comparision of 3g wireless networks and 4g wireless. The gf gives the sgsn access to gprs user equipment information. The ggsn pgw is a scalable, flexible and redundant ggsn pgw implementing gtpc version 1 and 2. Telecommunications network and service architectures. Comparision of 3g wireless networks and 4g wireless networks. The ggsn may request location information from the hlr via the optional gc interface. Ggsn and pgw service features and functionality cisco asr. Charging id is generated by ggsn at pdp context activation.
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. It does this by carrying the subscribers data from the subscribers current serving gprs support. Cisco asr 5x00 packet data network gateway administration guide. 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. Pdf gsm interfaces and protocols gsm interfaces and. The ggsn provides a number of services, for example. 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. The third generation networks aim to merge two most valuable resources in communication technology, along with local pstn networks cellularnetworks theinternet v. Vodafone idea is a panindia integrated gsm operator offering 2g, 3g and 4g volte mobile services under two brands named vodafone and idea. Huawei ggsn 9811 software management linkedin slideshare. 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.
The ggsn may request the location of an ms via this optional interface. Pdf latest trends in telecommunication standards researchgate. Certain data services requests may require additional time to process. Statement introduced in junos os mobility release 11.
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