Cisco Small Cell Architecture

Dubrovnik, Croatia, South East Europe
20-22 May, 2013
Cisco Small Cell
Architecture
Patrice Nivaggioli
CSE, SP EMEAR
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Agenda
• Small Cell Solution Overview
• Unified WLAN Access Network
• Intelligent Core
• Inter-Access Mobility
Addressing Exponential Growth of Traffic
Growth
1000
100
18x
Growth
Macro
Ubiquitous
Coverage
2G/3G/4G
Macro
Capacity
10
Spectrum
High Bandwidth
Consumer
1
1990 1995
2000
2005
2010 2015
Source: Agilent
Overall Capacity Increase not
Keeping Pace with Data Demand
Business
Community
Wi-Fi
Licensed
Small Cells (Licensed/Unlicensed)
is the answer to increase bpHz/m2
3
Small Cell Market Drivers
GROWTH IN
MOBILE DATA
LACK OF
SPECTRUM
ATTRACTIVE
ECONOMICS
OF OFFLOAD
WI-FI
UBIQUITOUS
IN DEVICES
High-growth Wi-Fi opportunities
are attracting intense competition
BIG SHIFT
TO INDOOR
CONSUMPTIO
N
Cisco’s Small Cell solutions for SPs
• Flexible Radio Technology
Small Cells: WiFi/Licensed/Converged APs to
increase Coverage and Capacity
• Seamless Mobility
Next Generation Hotspots (NGH)
transforms Wi-Fi resulting in
mobile like authentication, roaming
• Common Service, Control
Cisco Mobile Packet Core (MPC)
to monetize (policy, roaming,
analytics, advertising, etc…)
• Access Agnostic Services
GTPv2/PMIPv6 architecture for IP
service continuity across access
networks (Wi-Fi/3G/4G)
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Cisco Small Cell Architecture
PROVISIONING
CISCO PRIME
Cisco 3G Small Cells
Enterprise and Home
Small Cell
Gateway
Cisco 3G Small Cell
for Aironet
Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi
Indoor & Outdoor
3G/4G
Core
Cisco ASR 5x00
Wireless Controller
Cisco 8510
SON
Subscriber/ MNO Gateway
Cisco ASR1000
QNS POLICY
Internet
Unified WLAN Access
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SP Wi-Fi Access Components
Management
Prime
Mobility
Services
Controllers
WLC
Access
Points
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RF Intelligence Helps Service Providers
Deliver High-Quality Service over Wi-Fi
ClientLink
BandSelect
Beamforming: focusing RF energy
towards clients
AP-assisted 5Ghz band selection
• Up to 87% throughput improvement
• 20% range increase
• Optimizes RF utilization
• Frees up 2.4GHz space for single band
clients
• Tested & validated by
• Higher user density
CleanAir
Silicon-based spectrum analyzer
• Automatically mitigate impact of
wireless interference
• Self-healing, optimization
• Network-wide visibility
What is Clientlink Technology?
 Silicon-level intelligence that focuses DL RF energy
(Beamforming) directly to 802.11a/g clients
 Higher Signal Strength ► Higher Throughput (up to 85%)
 Higher Signal Strength ► More Range (~20%)
w/o Clientlink
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Downlink
w/ Clientlink
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What is CleanAir Technology?
 Silicon-level intelligence to automatically mitigate the impact of
wireless interference, optimize network performance and reduce
troubleshooting costs
 Classification processed on Access Point
 Interference impact and data sent to WLC for real-time action
 WCS and MSE store data for location, history, and troubleshooting
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The move to 802.11ac
802.11ac
2.4GHz & 5.0GHz
5.0GHz only
MAC
Throughput
Spatial Streams
Modulation
Mbps
3500*
Mbps
290 Mbps – 6.9 Gbps
1300
Mbps
45 Mbps – 420 Mbps
4
194 Mbps – 4.8 Gbps
Mbps
Mbps
256 QAM
20 or 40 MHz
20, 40, 80, *80+80, 160
MHz
54
450
65
Mbps
Mbps
24
2
870
Mbps
Mbps
11
Mbps
Mbps
290
290
Mbps
Mbps
Mbps
802.11
802.11b
1999
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Spatial
Streams
Mbps
300
Key benefits:
• Increased speed
• Improved battery life
1730*
600
8
64 QAM
Channel Width
Mbps
8
Spatial
Streams
802.11ag
2003
802.11n
2007
2013
Wave 1
802.11ac
* Assumes 160 MHz channel width is available and usable
1
Spatial
Streams
2 Gigabit Ethernet Uplinks
65 Mbps – 600 Mbps
PHY Rate
6900
Gigabit Ethernet Uplink
Band
802.11n
6900
2014
Wave 2
802.11ac
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High density Wi-Fi for Connected Stadium
Ability to scale to support extreme capacities
• Superbowl XLV had 942
indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi AP’s
deployed around stadium
• Over 15,000 unique devices
connected to the network
• High gain directional
antennas used with beam
width of 36 degrees used to
provide small cell coverage
• With 3,000,000 sqft of
coverage, average “cell size”
approached 3000 sqft
Cisco 3G Small Cell Module for Aironet
Power/Backhaul/Real Estate Solved
Fully integrated, high performance, low cost 3G small cell for voice, data
and messaging services:
Cisco 3G Small Cell Module for
• Reduced network costs and
operations with integrated design
Aironet
• Reduced CapEx through reuse of
Ethernet connection and power
cabling
• Install, power-up and go with zero
touch configuration
• Secure, carrier-grade 3G base
station technology
• Standards-based, operating as
Home Node B in the standard
3GPP Architecture for small cells,
with the specified Iuh interface
Cisco 3600 Aironet
Rapid-deployment licensed small cell addition to SP Wi-Fi
RESIDENTIAL
SMB
ENTERPRISE
VENUE
MICRO CELL
METRO CELL
POWER
≤20mW
7-13dBm
≤100mW
17-20dBm
≤5W
33-37dBm
4-8 Users
1 Node/site
8-16 Users
1 Node/Site
≤250mW
20-24dBm
16-32+ Users
1-10/10+
Node/Site
≤2W
24-33dBm
USERS
≤250mW
20-24dBm
16-32+ Users
1-10,10+
Node/Site
32-64+ Users
1 Node/Site
64-128 Users
1 Node/Site
ACCESS
Closed
Closed/Open
Open/Hybrid
Open
Open
Open
Hand Out
Hand Out,
SC2SC
Distributed/Hy
brid
Hybrid
Hand In/Out,
SC2SC
Hybrid
(w/ group
mgmnt)
Hand In/Out,
SC2SC
Hybrid
(Macro
integration)
Hand In/Out,
SC2SC
Hybrid
(Macro
Integration)
BACKHAUL
internet
Internet/Mana
ged
Internet
Other
Other
PROVISIONING
TR-069
TR-069
Hand In/Out,
SC2SC
Hybrid
(w/ group
mgmnt)
Internet/Mana
ged
TR-069
(w/ group
mgmnt)
TR-069
Other
TR-069
Other
HAND OVER
SON
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Internet/Mana
ged
TR-069
(w/ group
mgmnt)
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Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences
Three Stages to Engagement on WLAN
DETECT
CONNECT
ENGAGE
GUEST PRESENCE
GUEST ACCESS
GUEST EXPERIENCE
Mobile device
detection, registration
Seamless, secure
Wi-Fi onboarding
Location-based
content and services
Mobility Service Engine Analytics
Which area did people spend time at?
Most frequently used paths in the venue
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Peak times in the store? New or repeat customers?
% of shoppers who walk by without entering
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Mobility Service Engine Mobile Billboard
Marketing Dept
Guests inside Wi-Fi Hotspot
Billboard Management Platform
New Web Browser
Experience
WLAN
Value-added services first
then hyper local ads
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Real-time, Web-based,
Easy-to-use
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3G
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Seamless
Handoff from 3G/4G
•Context-Based
Analytics
Network
Services
Discovery
Turn
by Turn
navigation
Information
to
Wi-Fi
Using
AT&T
WISPr
Personalized
Application
Local
Services
Downloaded
Application
Tour
Discovery
Guide
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Social
Networking
the on
Device
based
Location
Visitor
Location
Client or HotSpot 2.0
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Intelligent Core
Architecture
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Cisco Licensed Small Cell and SP Wi-Fi
Architecture
CISCO RMS PROVISIONING
CISCO PRIME
Cisco 3G Small Cells
Enterprise and Home
Small Cell
Gateway
Cisco 3G Small Cell
for Aironet
Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi
Indoor & Outdoor
3G/4G
Core
Cisco ASR 5x00
Wireless Controller
Cisco 8510
SON
Subscriber/ MNO Gateway
Cisco ASR1000
QNS POLICY
Internet
Cisco SP Wi-Fi Architecture Overview
Hotspots/Metro and Residential Wi-Fi
SNMP / SOAP
Prime Infrastructure
Mobility Service Engine
DHCP / DNS
QNS Policy (AAA /
PCRF / Portal)
AAA / DB / HLR
SIGTRAN
RADIUS / CoA
CAPWAP
Internet
AP
WLC
Subscriber
Sessions
Service Flow
RG
CMTS
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ISG
Subscriber
Services
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Cisco SP Wi-Fi Architecture Overview
MPC/EPC Interworking
Prime Infrastructure
Mobility Service Engine
DHCP / DNS
SNMP / SOAP
QNS Policy (AAA /
PCRF / Portal)
AAA / DB / HLR
SIGTRAN
RADIUS / CoA
CAPWAP
Internet
AP
iWAG
WLC
GTPv1, PMIPv6, GTPv2*
Service Flow
RG
CMTS
ETHoGRE or
PMIPv6
Subscriber
Sessions
Subscriber
Services
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GGSN/PGW
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ASR5K Small Cell Gateway
Combined SeGW/HNBGW
• Integrated SeGW (Optional)
HNB
NAT and Firewall Traversal
DHCP or IP Pools for IP address allocation
• HNBGW Features
Iuh over
IPSec
Multiple authentication (X.509 & EAP-SIM/AKA)
3GPP R9 Standard compliance (Iuh, Iu over IP or ATM)
Full idle and active mode mobility
MSC
Open/Closed/Hybrid access mode
HLR
Intelligent Paging
Iu Flex for multi CN connectivity
S/GGS
N
• Future Capabilities
3GPP R10 compliance
Feature integration (SGSN/GGSN, PDG)
Internet
Intern
et
AAA
Iurh Support
Presence/Location Service API (XMPP interface)
EMS
Enterprise integration
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Small Cell Solution (SCS) 1.0 Reference
Solution Architecture – Shipping Today
AP
RMS Client
(TR069, CMHS)
Radio Stack
Radio HW
 Full AP
Mgmt
and Provisioning
Registration, Activation,
Care:
XML/HTTP




Mgmt

over

TLS
Up to 16 active Users
Closed/Open access
HDPA (14.4 Mbps/5.7Mbps)
RMS
DMZ
Iuh protocol
TR-069
Interference monitoring
PMG
HTTP
LB/
XMPP (max
Configurable output power
SSL
24dBm/250mW)
BAC
 Several form factors:
NTP
 Consumer Access Point
Iuh,
 Enterprise Access Point CMHS
CS, PS
Over
 Integrated Wi-Fi/Femto
IPSec
SP OSS
DCC
UI
CAR
 TR-069 standard compliance
 AP Software Download Mgmt
 Northbound interface/API for OSS&BSS
AAA / RADIUS
integration
Whitelists
 Access Control list management
 HNB status monitoring
 Highly
scalable and flexible architecture
RAN
DHCP
ASR 5000
IuCS
Firewall
Upload
Server
CNR
SeGW
 ASR 5000 integrated SeGW/HNBGW
CS, etc.
PS
 Multifunction platform: S/GGSN, LTE Iuh,
EPC,
 High capacity (up to 1Mios HNB per full chassis)
Alarms
 3GPP Compliance (Iuh, Iu-CS & -ps)
& KPIs
Alarms
 1:n Stateful redundancy& KPIs
Alarms
& KPIs
 Open/Closed Mode
 Full mobility
Prime Mobility
 Prime Mobility for Fault, Performance,
Configuration
Femto
Prime
Prime
Prime
NMS
Central
Performance
Network
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SP MSC
HNB-GW
IuPS
SP SGSN or
GGSN
Alarms
& KPIs
SP NMS
Provided by
Operator
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Cisco Prime for Mobility
Cisco Prime
Performance Manager
Cisco Prime
Infra*
NBI
Cisco Prime
Central
Cisco Prime
Network
Cell Site, RAN Backhaul, Evolved Packet Core, Data Center
Meeting the Mobile Network and Service Requirements of Both Today and Tomorrow
Quantum Network Suite for Policy
A Policy Platform for Network Service Innovation
Source: O2 UK in Small Cells Summit,
London June 2012
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Source: O2 UK in Small Cells Summit,
London June 2012
cSON: a mandatory requirement for Small Cells
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Cisco SON Use Cases
Automatic
Parameter
Organization
(Plug & Play)
APO
Automatic
Neighbor
Relations
ANR
Coverage &
Capacity
Optimization
and
Interference
management
DIM
Load
Balancing
& Traffic
Shaping
DLB
Radio-aware
traffic
management
RATM
Mass Event
Handling
MEH
Mobility
robustness
optimization
MRO
Synchronization and Coordination
Self Organization
Macro cells
Self Optimization
Small cells
Self Healing
Core Network
Multi-Vendor API
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Inter-Access Mobility
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Inter-Access Mobility Requirements
Overview
• Multiple Interface on UE and Connection Management
-
Requires Network functions like HS20 and ANDSF
Requires Device functions like Connection Manager
• Fast Roaming
- To be further investigated in standards for Residential (Fast Re-authentication with Key
sharing)
• IP session persistency
-
Requires DSMIPv6 or MIPv4 client in client based approach
For Network Localized Mobility
-
It requires a Virtual IP intf. on the UE which hides the Mutiple Intf. to the applications
It requires a Common IP Anchor for the Session like a PGW
For 3G – WiFi, it requires S4 SGSN model and LTE capable devices
• IP Flow Mobility
-
Traffic Class to segregate Flows on different interface (upstream) and networks
(downstream)
Not available on UE today
History of SP Wi-Fi Authentication
UNTRUSTED WI-FI NETWORK
TRUSTED WI-FI
NETWORK
Web-Based Auth/No Encryption
Mostly Hotspot Side Business
Auto
Portal
Page
Portal
Page
Web-Logon
802.11
1997
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Apple
Airport
Web
Auth
1999
802.1x/802.11i 3G Offload
802.1x
802.11i
WISPr
MAC based TAL
EAP-FAST
EAP-SIM
EAP-TLS
WISPr
1.0
Apple
iPhone
WISPr
2.0
HS2.0
2003
2007
2010
2011
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Can you tell me your
network info?
Before I associate?
HS20 Sample Scenario
•
Manual Setup
1. Power-on or unlock the phone
2. Select Wi-Fi network
(vulnerable to rogue AP)
3. Go to Webauth
4. Browse webpage and enter right
credential, usually ID/PWD
5. Choose roaming plan
Regular
Client
Hotspot 2.0
• Automatic Setup
Client
1. Power-on or unlock the phone
2. Handset automatically validates
network and initiates connection.
NAI Realm / 3GPP Cellular Info
Domain Name (hotspot operator’s
FQDN = Fully Qualified Domain
Name)
HS2.0 Info
6. Start Internet
Makes Wi-Fi easy-to-use and secure like 3G cellular
Yes! Here it is:
PLMN ID: {208, 00}
EAP Method = EAP-SIM
802.11u enabled network is compatible with non-11u devices!
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Cisco Access Policy Control (c-ANDSF)
Mobile Packet Core
3G/4G
Macro Site
AAA
Femto Cell
Stadium/
Hotspot
OCS
PCRF
HSS
SPR
S14
c-ANDSF
IP
Backhaul
eWAG/ePDG
SGW/PGW/MME
• Best user experience for smart phones and tablets
including non-SIM devices
SP
Services
Internet
• Network controlled access selection including QoS
considerations
• Simple policies based on location, time of day, user status
and available networks
• Bi-directional and efficient S14 interface
• Intelligent client
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Inter Access Mobility
S2a based Example
CAPWAP
Intra-Access Mobility
FSR
FSR
Inter-Access Mobility
HSS
AP
WLC
SWa
CAPWAP
iWAG
MAPCON,
IFOM, Session
Persistency
S6b
GTPv2
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SWx
WLC
AP
eNodeB
WLAN AAA
SGW /MME
PMIPv6 or GTPv2
PGW
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Inter Access Mobility
S2b based Example
Inter-Access Mobility
HLR
AP
Untrusted Wi-Fi Access
IKEv2/IPSEC
tunnel
SWm
ePDG
WLAN AAA
SWx
MAPCON,
IFOM, Session
Persistency
AP
S6b
GTPv2
eNodeB
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SGW /MME
PMIPv6 or GTPv2
PGW
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Dynamic selection of PGW
3GPP to Wi-Fi
•
HSS knows which PGW is the UE PDN anchored.
This was provided by SGSN/MME
•
Upon ACCESS AUTHO REQ from the WAG, the
AAA provides the allocated PGW with the
corresponding PDN info to the WAG, after querying
the HSS that provides that information as part of
the UE Subscriber data, providing also the MN-NAI
to use in the PBU
•
PGW updates AAA using AUTHO REQ and the
AAA does the same with the HSS
•
HSS knows which PGW is the UE PDN anchored.
This was provided by PGW.
•
During the Attach Procedure, the MME will perform
a LU and SDR where the UE PDN Subscription
information is provided.
•
UE dependencies as this has to set Handover
Indication FLAG.
WAG
SGW/MME/SGSN
S6a/S6d
STa
SWx
S6b
AAA
HSS
PGW
Wi-Fi to 3GPP
WAG
SGW/MME/SGSN
S6a/S6d
STa
SWx
HSS
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S6b
AAA
PGW
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Converged LTE/Wi-Fi Architecture Vision
Integrated Licensed and Un-licensed
ANDSF
& CSG
Server
S1-MME/IPSec
LTE
S11
HetNet
Policy &
Charging
S1-u
HeNB
Internet
SAE
GW:
LTE
Trusted
Wi-Fi
Security
D-SON
802.11
MME
HeNB
GW
S2-u
WTP
Security
Converged Gateway
Cisco © Universal Small Cell
WLC
CAPWAP/DTLS
SON
S2-c
C-SON
Server
Thank you.
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