Optimizing Mobile Broadband Infrastructure for Revenue Growth
Today's mobile broadband infrastructure faces challenges due to static and inflexible architecture, resulting in high costs and scalability issues. In response, re-architecting the Gi LAN to optimize and monetize services is crucial. By offloading value-added services and implementing intelligent traffic management, operators can enhance user experience, reduce costs, and drive new revenue streams in the evolving digital landscape.
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RE-ARCHITECTING THE GI LAN OPTIMIZE & MONETIZE MOBILE BROADBAND Bart Salaets Solution Architect
Todays Gi LAN is static and inflexible Video Optimization Transparent Caching URL Filtering DNS PCRF AAA OCS CSCF RADIUS, Diameter, DNS, SIP Control Plane Services Value Added Services (VAS) RTR DPI FW CGN RTR GGSN PGW Internet Challenges Subscriber Complex architecture, hard to scale Results in high CapEx and OpEx Difficult to add new services
TODAY $ New Revenue (Monetize) REVENUE Control Network Costs (Optimize) COSTS Time
Intelligent Broadband Networks Offloading the VAS & Optimization plane VAS / Optimization / Content Centralized Policy Control VAS VAS OCS CSCF PCRF AAA Data Center Video Optimization, caching, URL Filtering, CDN, IPTV, Web apps, ... RADIUS, Diameter, SIP, Radius Diameter Gx, Gy 1 Intelligent Traffic Management DPI FW CGN GGSN PGW Internet Subscriber Context-aware traffic steering for VAS/Optimization offload
Intelligent Traffic Management Offloading the VAS & Optimization plane VIDEO OPTIMIZATION Content-based steering RAT-type based steering Congestion-based steering Subscriber-based TRANSPARENT CACHING Smart load balancing URI whitelisting URI blacklisting PARENTAL CONTROL Subscriber-based steering (opt-in/opt-out)
Intelligent Traffic Management in action Steering to 2 VAS services : subscriber + RAT-type based User Service Policy John Video Optimization LTE bypass Paul Video Optimization always Parental Control Control Plane Service Provider VAS Emma Parental Control Video Optimization Parental Control PCRF AAA Emma Radius Diameter Gx Other API (subscriber policies) Radius (RAT-type updates) GGSN PGW John Internet Policy-enabled per-connection or per-transaction steering to VAS/Optimization Intelligent Traffic Management Paul Subscriber
Intelligent Traffic Management in action User John : http traffic in LTE User Service Policy John Video Optimization LTE bypass Paul Video Optimization always Parental Control Control Plane Service Provider VAS Emma Parental Control Video Optimization Parental Control PCRF AAA Radius Diameter Gx Other API Emma http (LTE) Radius GGSN PGW John Internet Policy-enabled per-connection or per-transaction steering to VAS/Optimization Intelligent Traffic Management Paul Subscriber
Intelligent Traffic Management in action User John : http traffic in 3G User Service Policy John Video Optimization LTE bypass Paul Video Optimization always Parental Control Control Plane Service Provider VAS Emma Parental Control Video Optimization Parental Control PCRF AAA Radius Diameter Gx Other API Emma http (3G) Radius GGSN PGW John Internet Policy-enabled per-connection or per-transaction steering to VAS/Optimization Intelligent Traffic Management Paul Subscriber
Intelligent Traffic Management in action User Paul : http traffic in 3G or LTE User Service Policy John Video Optimization LTE bypass Paul Video Optimization always Parental Control Control Plane Service Provider VAS Emma Parental Control Video Optimization Parental Control PCRF AAA Radius Diameter Gx Other API Emma Radius GGSN PGW John http Internet Policy-enabled per-connection or per-transaction steering to VAS/Optimization Intelligent Traffic Management Paul Subscriber
SDN/NFV & ITM : Use Case Link the network with the DC: Dynamic VAS Bursting Orchestration Tool VM Management Intelligent Traffic Management RTR GGSN PGW INTERNET Virtualized Data Center APP APP APP APP APP APP APP APP Video Optimization Transparent Caching WAP Gateway URL Filtering Benefits Enhanced traffic steering & policy enforcement based upon knowledge from the control plane Ability to dynamically scale services to meet needs
Platform consolidation Happening now Network function consolidation 2005 - 2010 2010 - 2013 L4-L7 L2-L3 Multi-Service Router L2 Switching MPLS L2 PE Proxy (TCP opt, HHE) TCP OPTIM IP Routing DPI DPI / PCEF MPLS L2 PE L3 Routing MPLS L3 PE L7 STEERING Firewall MPLS L3 PE FW / CGN BRAS/BNG CGNAT HTTP HE BRAS/BNG L3/L4 steering Single Platform L4-L7 Consolidation Single Platform L2-L3 Consolidation Dedicated Platforms Different Vendors Dedicated Platforms Different Vendors
Intelligent Broadband Networks L4-L7 network function consolidation VAS / Optimization / Content Centralized Policy Control VAS VAS OCS CSCF PCRF AAA Data Center Video Optimization, caching, URL Filtering, CDN, IPTV, Web apps, ... RADIUS, Diameter, SIP, Radius Diameter Gx, Gy Intelligent Traffic Management GGSN PGW Internet 2 Network Function Consolidation Subscriber DPI CGN GiFW
Network Function Consolidation A consolidated L4-L7 platform PCEF / DPI Tiered-service plans Fair usage policies DPI analytics OTT application controls Offline and online charging TCP optimization HTTP header enr. WAP offload CGNAT & IPV6 TRANSITION NAT44 NAT64 / DNS64 DS-lite MAP High-speed logging for legal retention NETWORK SECURITY Inline network firewall DDOS mitigation RAN protection IP intelligence
TODAY $ New Revenue (Monetize) REVENUE Control Network Costs (Optimize) COSTS Time
Enhanced Service Enablement From flat fee to value based pricing models Quality of Experience Management Opt-in / Opt-Out Value Added Services OTT Monetization & Flexible Charging Intelligent and context-aware traffic steering to value added service platforms based on a subscriber opt-in/opt-out model Bandwidth controls, TCP optimization and context-aware traffic steering to optimization platforms for enhancing the subsciber s quality of experience Monetizing OTT services by flexible charging mechanisms and OTT partnerships for service differentiation Monetizing the subscriber relationship using big data (targeted ads, mobile payment)
Quality of Experience Management Global and subscriber-based application control Even if subscriber is entitled for more by subscriber policy it gets limited based on the global policy Global application control Overall P2P = 10 Mbps Sub A + B + C P2P = 10 Mbps Sub B P2P = 4 Mbps Subscribers Even if subscriber is entitled for more by subscriber bandwidth policy his P2P traffic gets reduced to configured value (512kbps) Per-subscriber application control Gold Subscriber = 20 Mbps Rest = 10 Mbps Rest = 10 Mbps P2P = 512 kbps P2P = 4 Mbps Subscriber
Quality of Experience Management Optimizing capacity at the radio layer TCP Optimization for 3G 2000 Optimization Platforms No Optimization TCP Optimized 1500 1000 500 Video Optimization Transparent Caching 0 0.00% 0.10% 0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 0.90% 1.00% 3.00% Internet Technical Requirements Context-aware steering to video optimization / caching platforms TCP optimization for increased goodput
Opt-in / Opt-out Value Added Services Personalized service packages Service Provider VAS Security Services Cloud Storage Parental Control Internet Technical Requirements Ability to provide subscriber-based steering and filtering to VAS platforms with service chaining capabilities
Monetization & Flexible Charging OTT music streaming and messaging services Premium OTT Service - Bundled into subscription - Excluded from volume cap - Treated with higher QoS Volume Capping Rest Music Streaming and/or Messaging Unlimited Subscriber Technical Requirements Ability to identify OTT application and filter, rate control, count and mark this traffic
Monetizing the subscriber knowledge Mobile payment & Targeted advertising Convey subscriber info to 3rd party - Subscriber id (MS-ISDN, IMSI) - Location - Gender / Age Group / ... Purchases on specific content sites billed to mobile phone Customized or personalized advertisements & banners Technical Requirements HTTP header enrichment Customizable API to interact with 3rd parties
Deepening the subscriber knowledge Data Collector & Pre-processing for Big Data Facebook Whatsapp Youtube GGSN PGW Collect, Pre-Process and Archive Who IP, MSISDN, Subscriber ID, IMEI What Facebook, WhatsAPP, Facetime When Time Where Base Station , City Center How Much Bytes, 5 Minutes High-speed logging enables near real-time reporting of pre- processed information up towards Analytics system Log Storage
Required Control Plane Protocols Optimize & Monetize RADIUS Subscriber discovery and/or policy control SYSLOG Reporting & analytics Customizable log format Offline charging DIAMETER GX Subscriber policy control DIAMETER GY Quota management Online charging FLEXIBLE API LDAP, HTTP, XML,
Required Classification & Context Optimize & Monetize DEVICE AWARENESS SUBSCRIBER AWARENESS APPLICATION AWARENESS NETWORK AWARENESS (RAT-TYPE / CONGESTION) IP REPUTATION AWARENESS
Required Policy Enforcement Actions Optimize & Monetize TRAFFIC STEERING & SERVICE CHAINING REPORTING & USAGE MONITORING L2/L3 QOS MARKING HTTP REDIRECT & HEADER ENRICHMENT BANDWIDTH MGMT & TCP OPTIMIZATION FORWARDING & FILTERING
Benefits of L4-L7 Consolidation Walk up the protocol stack once Context-aware Steering Service Chaining Bandwidth control Accounting/Charging Context Subscriber-id, Device-type, Application, RAT-Type, Congestion level, ... L7 Client / Server Client / Server WAP 2.0 offload HTTP inspect - filter HTTP header enrich HTTP inspect - filter Web application Web application DPI analysis DPI analysis Application Application Session Session L4 TCP optimization Gi Firewall, CGNAT Network Network Physical Physical
A Consolidated Architecture : The new Gi LAN Optimize & Monetize the mobile broadband network Centralized Policy Control Value Added Services / Optimization PCRF AAA OCS DNS CSCF Radius, Diameter, SIP, Gx, Gy Signaling Delivery Controller Video Transparent Caching ... Parental Control WAP Gateway Optimization Radius acct Gx Gy Optimize & Monetize RADIUS GGSN PGW Internet HTTP header enrichment Application Reporting & Control Traffic Policing Traffic Steering / Service Chaining GiFW / CGNAT TCP Optimization Subscriber