Alcatel-Lucent 5750 SSC User's Manual
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1. each request The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC also enables IMS based services by supporting the ETSI TISPAN access resource and admis sion control function A RACF Through its many open interfaces the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC coordi nates and integrates information and control flows among the subscribers and user devices OSS application control infrastructure and end to end network to streamline operational processes associated with service delivery in real time e eeeeeoeeeeoeveeeeeeeeeoees eeeeeeeoeeeseeeeeeees eeeeceeeneeeeeeeeeeee eeeceeeeoeeoeveeeeeoe eee Service Velocity and Mass Customization Process integration and automation enable the efficient delivery of services on the massive scale that occurs in carrier networks In the past service providers made large investments in dedicated service delivery tools and processes that are becoming increasin gly cumbersome and costly to main tain With the advent of triple play service delivery and the need for ongoing service differentiation and innovation the operational challenges of catering to the individual needs of millions of users without incurring dramatic increases in costs or process ing times for customer care and sup port take center stage These two issues of mass customization and service velocity require a solution that transcends traditional cookie cutter approaches to process integra tion and automation The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC br2. offer a seamless evolution and integration path to an ETSI TISPAN compliant IMS service delivery environment with the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC fulfilling the role of the NASS eeoeoeeeeeeeoeeeoeeeeeeeeeeees eeeeeeeveeeeeeneeeeoeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeoeeeeoeeeeoeeeeeeeesd eeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeveeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeee9o eeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeoeeeee eeeeeoeeeeoeeeeoeoeeeeeeeeoeees eeeeeveeeeeeeeeoseeeeoeeeoeeeee eeoeeeveeveeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeee9 eeeeeeeeeeeeeoeoeeeoeeeeoeeece eeeeeeeeeeeeoeeoeeeeoeeeeoeeee eeeeeeeveeeeeeeoseeeeeeoeeeee eeoeeeeeveeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeee9 eeeeeveeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeoeeese eeeeeeeeeeeeeoeoeeeeeeeeeees eeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeee eeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee0000 eeeeeeeveeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeese eeeeeeeeeoeeeeoeoeeeoeeeeoeeesd eeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeveeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeee0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeoeoeeeeeeeoeoeees eeeeeveveeeeeeeeoseeeeeeeoeeeee eeeeeveeveeeeeoeoeeeeeeeeee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeoeeece eeeeeeeeeoeeeeoeoeeeeeeeeoeeese eeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeoeeeeoeeeee eeeeeveeveeeeeeeoeeeeoeeeeeee9 eeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeoeeece eeeeeeeeeeeeeoeoeeeeeeeeeees eeeeeeveeeeeeeoeeeeoeeeeoeeeee eeeeeveeveeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeso eeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeoeeese 10 Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller INTEGRATED DHCP SERVER WITH STANDARDS BASED INTERFACES The DHCP server allows the manage ment of IP address pools and can with the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC per form policy based authentic
3. Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller Integrated Subscriber and Services Control for Alcatel Lucent s Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture Alcatel Lucent A The Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller SSC is a flexible modular and preintegrated subscriber and policy management solution that controls Alcatel Lucent s Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture TPSDA enabling innovative IMS IP multimedia subsystem and non IMS services to be dynamically created on an IP infrastructure capable of delivering different quality of service QoS levels The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC is instrumental in cost effectively delivering next generation IP based services such as broadcast IP television IPTV video on demand VoD voice over IP VoIP enhanced Internet services EIS and emerging IMS services to a mass market while enabling a personalized and seamless user experience across all bundled services ee SHOHSSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSSHSHSSSHSSSSSHSHSSESSESSSHEESEEEO SCHOSSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHHSHSHSHSHSSHSHHSSHSHSSSHSHSHSHHSSSHHOSSHSSSSEHSHGeeHeeeseeeeseeeee SCHOHSSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHSSHSHSHESEHESSEHHEEEEE eeeeeeeeeoeeeeeseeoeseeeeeeoeee8 eeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeee8 SCHO
4. Lucent 1357 Unified Interception Suite enabling ETSI compliance with government regulations Figure 2 ETSI TISPAN Architecture and IMS Infrastructure ETSI TISPAN IMS Support IMS services present a strategic oppor tunity for the migration of legacy PSTN voice subscribers applications and infrastructure to an NGN infra structure Revitalizing and lowering the cost base of the voice services infrastructure IMS also enables serv ice providers to tap new revenues with the introduction of a new generation of wireline or converged wireline wireless multimedia communica tion services The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC pro vides two key components defined in the ETSI TISPAN architecture standards offering an easy expansion path into the world of IMS NGN and fixed mobile convergence as shown in Figure 2 Master Policy Repository e4 5750 SSC Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller 13 Support for standards compliant reference interfaces e2 e4 and Rq enables service providers to easily integrate the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC in a larger IMS context with the following functions e e2 reference interface Interface to external service control functions SCFs allowing the query of subscriber and user device state information maintained by the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC NASS function e e4 reference interface Used internally between the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC NASS and resour
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6. acde eeeeeeveee0 eeeeeoooeaocde eeeeoeeoeeee eeeeeoeooeneacde eeeeoeeooeoaed eeeeeooeoeea0ce eeeeeoeoeoened eeeeeooeneaoce eeeeoeoeooaooed eeeeooeooeeace eeeeeoeooaoeaeed eeeeeoooneace eeeeeaoeooaooenead eeeeeooeooeaocde eeeeeoeooaoeoed eeeseeeoooendeace eeeeeoeooeooaed eeeeeoooene0ode eeeeeeooaooeed eeeeeooaooedeace The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC enhances TPSDA with IMS support capabilities to expand service provider business with fixed mobile converged services Bridging the Fixed and Wireless Broadband Service Worlds with Enhanced Triple Play The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC provides an integrated control solution that enables service providers to cost effectively introduce differentiated and flexible service packages addressing all individual user needs for broadband Internet access personal communication television and multimedia entertainment The system helps deliver the full breadth of today s non IMS wireline services including HSI IPTV VoD and VoIP and enables the introduction of new innovative IP multimedia services with minimal integration cost time and risk Alcatel Lucent s TPSDA and the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC help service pro viders to bridge the worlds of fixed and wireless broadband services and deliver an enhanced seamless user experience of blended triple play services on any user device The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC provides an operational support environment that is id
7. al based on e Service metering policy events usage metering and triggering package e Application or network events e g VoD session request DPI virus detection alert e Timer expiration e g end of service trial period With service components subscribers can mix and match video voice and Internet service packages and create personalized triple play service bun dles These capabilities give service providers many options for simply and cost effectively creating differentiated and user centric services in a simple and cost effective way Integrated Network Access Control and User Device Authentication The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC provides subscribers and end user devices with a single point of access to network based services content and applications The product supports the full range of DHCP RADIUS and 802 1x EAP authentication methods enabling maximum operational flexibility with complete coverage of connectivity options and the security needs of such digital home network devices as RGs IPTV set top boxes IP phones PCs game consoles and 802 1x wireless devices Supporting both basic and enhanced subscriber management with Alcatel Lucent s TPSDA combined with any mode of oper ation the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC also enables the consolidation of subscribers and services using the current mode of operation based on traditional multi vendor BRAS systems under a common AAA solution New enhancements
8. ation IP address assignment and subscriber profile configuration based on DHCP options 82 and 67 The system keeps track of IP leases for established sub scriber and service sessions using a high speed real time database that can be replicated over redundant servers The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC can also interwork with existing DHCP servers in relay mode and is fully capable of fulfilling the role of net work access configuration function NACF as defined in the ETSI TISPAN architecture standards A built in a2 reference interface allows subscriber information to be shared with third party systems or complementary Alcatel Lucent TISPAN IMS products A functional enhancement is available for the DHCP server module enabling it to provide the connectivity location function CLF with support of the e2 and e4 reference interfaces The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC can there fore offer a full implementation of the a2 e2 and e4 interfaces in the NASS IEEE 802 1X EAP RADIUS SUPPORT The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC enables the authentication and configuration of user devices such as RGs that require EAP and 802 1x wireless access points such as WiFi Legitimate RGs can be preconfigured with a certificate that is authenticated via the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC prior to authorizing access at the dig ital subscriber line access multiplexer DSLAM or aggregation node RADIUS AAA SERVICES Legacy HSI infrastructure consoli dation and
9. ce and admission control subsystem RACS also enables interfacing with external RACS functions Rq reference interface Allows interworking with external policy decision functions PDFs in the IMS service control layer For example Rq can be used to interface to a proxy call session control function P CSCF to support bandwidth management for IMS based services e ETSI TISPAN compliant support of the NASS and A RACF Support for NGNI IMS service delivery on Alcatel Lucent s TPSDA e ETSI TISPAN Ra e2 and e4 interface support To integrate with an IMS CSCE PDE SCF or external RACS 14 Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller System Reliability and Scalability The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC soft ware can be deployed on a wide range of single and multiprocessor server platforms to optimize scalability and 1 1 or 1 n server database redundancy provides protection against server or database failure see Figure 3 The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC scales with service providers needs as they add sub scribers and services and expand the network footprint Figure 3 Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC Server and Database Redundancy Central Locations Regional Locations ssvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvuvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv s e e e e e e e e e e EKEK EKEEJ EEEE EE EJ EKEK EKEEJ EEEE EEKEEKEJ EEEE EEEE EJ eeeeoaoeooaooneaod eeeeeoooene0ocde eeeeeoevooaooeed eeeeeooene
10. ces place unprecedented scalability reliability flexibility and QoS requirements on the IP network infrastructure e New user devices such as residen tial gateways RGs IPTV set top boxes IP phones and gaming con soles are being introduced in the digital home network and must be managed and controlled Fiber to the node FT TN and fiber to the 4 Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller user FTTU access technologies a shift from ATM to Ethernet based service aggregation IP MPLS serv ice routing IP multicast and on demand session admission control are driving operational support requirements for which legacy systems were not designed While transforming to a converged multiservice IP infrastructure ser vice providers need to leverage and migrate strategic assets from the installed base of TDM voice and high speed Internet HSI services to effectively up sell existing sub scribers to a triple play offering This migration needs to be non disruptive for the service provider and transparent to subscribers by allowing legacy service features to be seamlessly ported to the next generation network NGN infrastructure while minimizing operational impacts and costs Beyond a profound network transfor mation a centralized and reliable subscriber management and policy control infrastructure is required to enable millions of triple play sub scribers and end user devices to securely access and use
11. eally suited to conducting the network transformation needed for triple play service delivery S 9SCSSHOHSHOSHSHSSSHSSHSHSHHSHHSHHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHHSHSHSHHSHSSHSSSEHSHHSEHHTHHSEHSTHEHEHEHSESEEE eeeceeeeeeoeeoeoeoeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee eee 9CCSSSHOSHSSHSSSSSHSSHSHHSHHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSSSHSHESHSSSESSEHSEHSEHSEHESTHO8BSESEEH8SEHESEEe Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller 15 www alcatel lucent com Alcatel Lucent Alcatel Lucent and the Alcatel Lucent logo are trademarks of Alcatel Lucent All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners The information presented is subject to change without notice Alcatel Lucent assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein 2007 Alcatel Lucent All rights reserved WLN1103070811 09
12. edirected to a subscriber portal to buy more bandwidth capacity or upgrade a service As a result end users have more control over their service experience with the option to pay per usage rather than lock themselves into a fixed bandwidth tier that may not meet their budget or application requirements Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller 11 12 Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller On Demand Service Admission Control VoD and IMS services introduce the need to enable deterministic QoS guarantees for latency jitter and pack et loss To address this need the Alcatel 5750 SSC optionally supports service admission control SAC for VoD and QoS sensitive IMS applica tions thereby ensuring a reliable and consistent quality of experience for VoD services by preventing the over booking of network resource capacity during periods of peak demand For non IMS applications the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC offers a flexible API to make bandwidth reservations IMS applications can use an ETSI TISPAN compliant Rq interface to address the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC in the capability of the A RACE The SAC function is implemented as a logically central ized policy decision point with full awareness of the first second and third mile network topology and resource states to ensure that suffi cient resources are available at all critical bottlenecks in the end to end network Sophisticated bandwidth alloca
13. ings all the interdependent control ele ments and aspects of triple play serv ice delivery together in an integrated policy based control solution Using a policy based operational model the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC enables a zero touch operational deployment model allowing users to choose the services and options they want and delivering them without manual intervention by customer care or support personnel This approach provides the flexibility needed to address the following market opportu nities for triple play service delivery combining an enriched user experi ence with operational cost savings and increased revenues e Triple play packages and tiered services Complete competitive and personalized service bundles that merge voice video and data with one stop shopping convenience and easily adapt to evolving needs e Self service portals Portals that allow subscribers to directly manage their accounts and service subscriptions and temporarily or permanently upgrade service levels This reduces customer care costs while giving subscribers the service they want e Application aware QoS The dynamic versus static allocation of network resources driven by user and service needs enabling high quality video and multimedia applications and optimizing resource utilization The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC can be deployed in com bination with deep packet inspec tion DPI engines to control policy enforceme
14. l over subscribers services and network devices The platform manages an integrated repository of subscriber account information and user credentials user device profiles service profiles and network resource policy definitions This information is externally accessible through open interfaces to allow integration with external subscriber data management systems such as IMS home subscriber service HSS and the service control functions of application middleware e g IMS application servers or IPTV middleware The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC base product contains a broadband policy server that acts as a centralized policy decision and orchestration point for the end to end access aggregation and IP transport network evaluating on demand subscriber requests for access to network based services and content The dynamic assignment of IP addresses to user devices is controlled with predefined static or dynamic address pools that are managed using DHCP or RADIUS combined with the DHCP or RADIUS server con troller module or external servers These same network access protocols or element management system EMS plug ins for multitechnology and multi vendor network integration can be used to coordinate the real time deployment of service control policies and enable dynamic on demand policy modification Subscribers may trigger these modifications e g dynamic service selection or upgrade using a self service web port
15. lexibility enable deployment in phases allowing service providers to satisfy initial service deployment requirements while investing in a future safe plat form that can be leveraged to scale VoD migrate toward IMS support emergency systems for IP telephony introduce mandatory law systems for Internet service etc The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC also provides a graceful subscriber migra tion from best effort services delivered using the legacy broadband remote access server BRAS network to EIS on the Alcatel Lucent TPSDA The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC removes the need to duplicate back office sys tems by centralizing subscriber and policy management for both TPSDA and the legacy BRAS on one plat form Modularity and proxy functions also minimize legacy network config uration changes and enable a smooth transition to centralized operations Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller 3 Challenges and Opportunities of Triple Play Service Delivery Triple play service delivery blend ing voice video and data services in an integrated service bundle is a generational leap that carries with it certain challenges e Today s Internet service delivery networks are optimized for flat rate best effort commodity services With the advent of triple play high revenue services such as inter active multimedia applications VoIP VoD and broadcast TV BTV become the dominant network design drivers These servi
16. licy Management with the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC SDM Order Entry Provisioning Assurance Billing EAP RADIUS DHCP DIAMETER XML Subscribers Application User Devices 5750 SSC Control AAA IPAM Network Dynamic Service Access Policy dmissio Self Care a Flexible Policy Management Framework External Subscribers Network Resources Service Policies AAA Servers Network Interfacing CLI SNMP COPS XML SOAP etc NGN IMS Application Servers IPTV Middleware Enhanced Internet Services Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller 5 The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC provides centralized management control and a data repository for e Subscriber administration Creation and management of subscriber accounts user profiles and device profiles e Service administration Creation of service profiles and triple play services bundles e Network policy administration Administration and configuration of per subscriber and per service resource policies in the end to end network The flexible policy management framework of the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC uses this information for three key policy decision functions e Network access control Authentication authorization and accounting AAA for eligible subscribers and user devices to provide access to network based services applications and conte
17. migration to Alcatel Lucent s TPSDA is supported using a fully featured highly scalable and extensible RADIUS authentication server with support for standardized as well as multivendor RADIUS attrib ute configuration on legacy BRAS systems RADIUS support includes change of authorization CoA for mid session policy changes to facil itate dynamic bandwidth mangement and on demand service upgrades Dynamic Bandwidth Management and Usage Accounting The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC allows service providers to differentiate and evolve from basic HSI access commodity services With traditional flat rate all you can eat Internet services subscribers often think they are paying too much for a service without the guarantee that sufficient bandwidth is provided when needed The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC combats this issue by enabling dynamic mid session policy modifications based on subscriber or application initiated bandwidth requests usage metering and accounting functions The system s design enables the introduction and enforcement of specific volume bandwidth and usage quotas e g for peer to peer Internet applications to create differentiated service subscriptions and apply application usage quotas Volume metering functions keep track of consumed resources on a per subscriber and per service basis and can dynamically trigger session QoS or bandwidth policy changes when thresholds are crossed Alternatively users can be r
18. network based applications services and content with assured quality of experience The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC is purpose built to address these needs The system enables service providers to be optimally positioned to success fully conduct network and service transformation to converged triple play service delivery and unlock its full revenue potential A Whole New World of Services The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC allows service providers to increase the average revenue per user ARPU with the rapid creation and deployment of innovative triple play services enabling end users to package these services in personalized bundles The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC facilitates the introduction of new services e g IPTV and VoD and the evolution of traditional HSI services to EIS with support of dynamic bandwidth management and per application QoS control This allows service providers to enhance their value proposition by delivering a superior user experience for Internet video gaming and multimedia applications The migration of legacy voice services to NGN and the introduction of IMS based services are other strategic areas of innovation for which the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC provides an evolution path for key control elements Figure 1 shows the key role the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC plays in administering control over subscribers and user devices application services and network resources Figure 1 Centralized Administration and Po
19. nt with the support of 802 1x EAP RADIUS and DHCP The Alcatel 6 Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller Lucent 5750 SSC provides full flexibility to attach user devices using a range of wireline and wireless access network technolo gies with support for IP address assignment and management IPAM and the setting of appropri ate security and QoS policies in the network The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC supports the ETSI TISPAN network attachment subsystem NASS specifications providing a unified network access control solution for both IMS and non IMS service environments Dynamic service control Dynamic application of network policies based on various triggers such as service or change requests from customer self service portals network events timer events or operations support systems OSS e g customer care ad billing This control allows service providers to support dynamic service or band width upgrades offer try and buy service specials redirect subscribers to a captive portal in case of non payment or virus infection etc e Service admission control Assurance that sufficient resources are available in the network to ensure proper throughput guaran tees QoS for the duration of the session While resources for always on services such as basic HSI access can be statically provisioned in the network resource allocation for session based services such as VoD is done dynamically for
20. nt of per application QoS security and bandwidth and deliver EIS for secure peer to peer networking online gaming and streaming Internet video and voice e Try and buy evening and weekend specials The ability for subscrib ers to try services or boost service levels for a limited amount of time or to introduce off peak usage rates based on parameters such as usage time traffic volume or specific con tent This not only invites subscrib ers to try new value added services with minimal commitment but also encourages service usage during off peak hours to better utilize network investments e Comprehensive usage control and accounting Flexible usage options and billing schemes to address different market needs using detailed subscriber level reporting and real time billing data Putting subscribers in the driver s seat empowering them to create a more personalized and interactive experience using self service subscrip tion and service selection portals provides a better user experience while significantly reducing service providers operational costs Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller 7 8 Alcatel Lucent 5750 Subscriber Services Controller Key Features and Benefits Centralized Management of Subscribers Services and Resource Policies The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC pro vides a highly scalable and flexible policy management framework that enables centralized and dynamic contro
21. tion and arbitration policies can be enforced on links per forwarding class and on individual services that share a forwarding class This ability optimizes service revenues that can be derived from installed network capacity while ensuring that overall service quality is maintained with a fair allocation of shared bandwidth among services Subscriber and Service Usage Accounting The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC inte grates accounting capabilities for service usage The system contains an accounting module that correlates and aggregates accounting information from various sources such as per service subscriber statistics from the Alcatel Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager SAM Service providers can therefore offer usage based HSI service options An optional format ting and reporting back end supports flexible data formatting options to enable the export of revenue data to external billing systems Lawful Intercept Many countries mandate that service providers provide a secure interface that allows law enforcement agencies to intercept and monitor the Internet activities of subscribers suspected of criminal activities A new module pro vides a secure access interface allow ing service providers to leverage the Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC s subscriber IP address and network location knowledge for lawful intercept sys tems The Alcatel Lucent 5750 SSC Lawful Intercept Notification Server is preintegrated with the Alcatel
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