NGN BASICS
SPC exchange block diagram
PSTN VS NGN
NGN ARCHITECTURE
Access layer
1. ACCESS LAYER
2. Responsible for direct subscriber attachment function.
3. Depending upon the type of access, protocol conversion and/or media conversion may be required at the
NGN Gateways.
4. Consists of Gateways like media Gateway, Access gateway. Signalling gateway.
5. Media gateway terminates media, coming from PSTN/PLMN in E1 / STM & it is responsible for
packetisation of media under the instruction of control layer. After packetisation of information it throws
packets to the transport Network
6. Access gateway is nearer to subscriber and Subscriber can directly be terminated in Access Gateway.
7. All the required configuration of such subscribers should be done at control layer.
8. Access Gateway and Media Gateways are responsible for carriage of Media whereas Signalling gateway is
carrying signalling generated by PSTN and informs Control Layer about the signalling in required format
Transport layer
TRANSPORT LAYER
Transport Layer of NGN is based on IP and utilizes the advantage of MPLS.
Transport Layer forms the core of the Network and consists of Routers for carrying traffic originated by
access layer.
It is basically an assembly of routers connected with optical network. Traffic coming from gat ways is properly
routed by those routers.
CONTROL LAYER
A. It is responsible of call setup, routing and charging policies and other controls in NGN environment.
B. It consists of call servers where all information of the network resides.
C. These call servers are responsible for setting up, modifying, charging and tear down of the calls.
D. NGN may work on soft switch principle. It consists of MGC (Media Gateway Controller) as an overall
controller and MGs(Media Gateway) for termination of traffic.
E. MGC is basically a server and it is having all the necessary information of network
F. MGC instructs MGs for establishing the call.
G. Under the control of MGC, MG performs different call related tasks such as connection, modification and
termination of media streams, packetisation of media etc.
APPLICATION LAYER
APPLICATION LAYER
A. It is responsible for OSS/BSS.
B. Enhanced services to the subscribers will be provided with the help of application servers.
C. NGN is making service separation from Network.
D. Any service can be introduced with the help of server at any time without any modifications in the
control, transport or access.
NTP
NTP
a. Network Time Protocol is used to synchronize clock times in a network.
b. It works in client server mode.
c. All the nodes in the network which are NTP clients initiates a time request exchange with the server.
d. As a result of this the client is able to calculate the link delay and its local offset and adjust its clock with
the server.
LAN SWITCH
Used as an aggregator that provide interface to all the TMG’s with the core
network i.e softswitch via MPLS network.
This interface with the MPLS may be through RPR/OCLAN/PE routers.
SOFT SWITCH
SOFT SWITCH
1. Performs Call control, signaling and interworking, Traffic measurement and recording functions
2. Provides Addressing, Analysis, routing and charging facilities
3. Should be able to provide all existing services available in TDM network
4. Interacts with Application Server to supply services not hosted on Soft switch.
MEDIA GATEWAY
MEDIA GATEWAY
1. Terminates media coming from PSTN/PLMN in E1/STM.
2. Performs task of packetizing voice.
3. Responsible for Media conversion from TDM to IP, resourse allocation and management, event
notification.
4. Provide DTMF, Tones etc.
SIGNALLING GATEWAY
1. Provides interworking function between SS7 network and IP network
2. Converts SS7 messages to SS7 over IP (SIGTRAN) and vice versa using various user
adaptations(M3UA,SUA,M2UA)
3. Performs packetization of signaling messages and ensures its transport through IP network
NMS
NMS
1. Supports Operation and Maintenance and network monitoring services.
2. Provides Fault Management services.
3. Provides Quality and Traffic Management services
NGN IMPLEMENTATION
1. Soft Switch base approach.
2. IMS based approach
