F Th t R litFrom Theory to Reality –The Roadmap to LTE Services

Reinhard KreftHead of Standardisation, Industry Alliances & AcademiaHead of Standardisation, Industry Alliances & Academia

Vodafone Group TechnologyFebruary 2011

Launch phasep

Roadmap – Next Generation Mobile Networks

Operation, Enhancement, Voice+Service

Research, Development,

St d di ti

Introduction

Requirement

Standardization, Launch

Requirement Definition

2006 2010 2011 and beyond

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Preparing for voice for LTEp g

Solutions under

Technology

Solutions under DiscussionIMS based Voice – GSMA VoLTE (V i LTE)

Driving Factors

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LTE as all-IP network –Requirement of Circuit Switched

migration

(Voice over LTE)

Circuit-switched Fallback (CSFB)

Business

Voice as key mobile service –

VoIP clients over LTE – Over-the-top solutions (OTT)

Circuit Switched over Packet Voice as key mobile service major share of operator revenue

Opportunity of Voice + Mobile Data integration in NWs, devices,

Switched, VOLGA (Voice over LTE via GAN)

Fast Track Voice services

…

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A successful, global solution is a major challenge, g j g

Key Criteria for Next Generation Voice Solution

QoS / Performance

Quality of service = as good as current carrier grade Circuit Switched voice

RoamingRoam between networks, across countries no technology fragmentationg

Ease of /

countries, no technology fragmentation

implementation / Low complexity

Smooth migration paths, limiting costs

Timing / Availability

Technology availability in line with market requirements

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Shaping development to meet industry needsp g p y

Voice

VoLTE definition

Roaming specification

Requirements definition for migratory solution

T t f IMSDevelopment Testing rulesTarget performance IMS based voice

Standardisation of IMS and migratory solutions

Certification of devicesand migratory solutions (CSFB)

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Defined roadmap for voice over LTEDefined roadmap for voice over LTE

Circuit Switched

All-IP

Voice o. MigratoryMigratory

CSFB

IndustryIndustrySupport 1)

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1) Examples. List not complete

Migratory solution CSFBg ato y so ut o CS

Circuit Switched

All-IP

Voice o. MigratoryMigratory

CSFB

Commitment of NGMN Alliance Partners:

− CSFB in all LTE devices that support GSM or UMTSCS a de ces t at suppo t GS o U S

− CSFB as a minimum in networks with LTE plus GSM or UMTS aiming to provide non-IMS voice and LTE data (publication date: 02/2010)

R d ti ti f CSFB t d GERAN d CSFBRecommendations on options for CSFB towards GERAN and CSFB towards UTRAN (publication date 12/2010)

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Target solution VoLTEa get so ut o o

Circuit Switched

All-IP

Voice o. MigratoryMigratory

CSFB

Define User-Network Interface, Network-Network Interface and Roaming architecture - completed.

Interworking between VoLTE and existing voice services currently being defined. Commercial framework under definition.

VoLTE demo on GSMA, Verizon Wireless and Alcatel Lucent stands, with , ,LG handsets

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Voice development involves many stakeholders –Joint effort is key along the roadmapJoint effort is key along the roadmap

Overview: Role of Today’s Panel Participants in Voice Development

E2E infrastructure

Voice Development

Service Provider IP Network SP and 3rd party

E2E infrastructureDevices

IP Network SP and 3 party Applications

VoIP clientCore Network

solutionsolution

Service

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And there is much more to come ...d t e e s uc o e to co e

LTE Enablers Rich Communication Services

Cloud Based Services

Mobility

Services

Broadband Enterprise Services: Unified Communications,

Collaboration

M-HealthRural Broadband

Low Latency

Efficiency Converged Connected

Collaboration

Efficiency

QoS

Converged Services

Connected devices, embedded

modules, M2M

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Thank you !Thank you !