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T14: Understanding Emerging Mobile Broadband Networks: The Role of the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) for seamless Mobile Broadband Service Provision

 Session 1: Future Mobile Network Overview

  • Convergence: Network Evolution towards all IP
  • Mobile Network Evolution
  • Requirements as defined by the NGMN Alliance
  • Potential mobile broadband services
  • Related Fora & Standards
  • Service Architecture Evolution (SAE) = Evolved Packet System (EPS) Overview
  • EPS = E-UTRAN + Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
  • Comparing future fixed and mobile network concepts

Session 2: EPS Overview

  • Introducing the 3GPP EPS Specifications
  • E-UTRAN = Long-term Evolution (LTE) Overview
    • LTE Key Capabilities
    • LTE Architecture (eNodeB)
  • 3GPP Evolved Packet Core (EPC) Overview
    • EPC Motivation (= access network diversity)
    • EPC Key capabilities (QoS, charging, handover, security, IP connectivity)
    • EPC architecture for LTE (MME, S-GW, PDN-GW, PCC, etc.)
    • EPC architecture for other access networks
  • EPC in operation

Session 3: Future Mobile Application Domains: Telecommunications / IMS vs. ABC Internet

  • Applications over EPC: IMS vs. always best connected (ABC) Internet
  • IMS as common service platform
  • IMS service example over EPC: Voice, 3Play, IPTV, etc.
  • future mobile network voice challenges and architectural options

Session 4: Enabling Future Seamless Communication Application Prototyping

  • Comparing NGN and future mobile network concepts
  • Motivation for open testbeds to accelerate future mobile network adoption and application prototyping
  • Experiences from the Fraunhofer FOKUS open technology testbeds and tool kits
  • The open EPC testbed toolkit: The OpenEPC (www.openEPC.net)
  • The future seamless communication playground: The OpenEPC (www.FUSECO-Playground.org)
  • Questions and Answers