WNC-003-E1

WCDMA Training——

BICC and IPBCP Protocol

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 Agenda

 Overview
 Nc Interface and BICC Protocol
 Nb Interface and IPBCP Protocol

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 Overview
CS CN Interfaces

PSTN Interne
t
AuC Gi
CS Mc
GMSC H PS
C Gc
Server HLR GGSN
MGW Gr Other
D
Nc PLMN
Gn
Nb Mc
MSC
Server Gs Gp
MGW SGSN GSN
/VLR

Iu-CS Iu-PS
A Gb
Iur
BSC RNC RNC

Abis Iub
Iub
BTS BTS
Node B Node Node
Um
B Uu B

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 Agenda

 Overview

 Nc Interface and BICC Protocol

 Nb Interface and IPBCP Protocol

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 Structure of Nc Interface
Protocol

 Three bearer modes：

BICC

MTP3B M3UA
 ATM
MTP3
SSCF- NNI SCTP  IP
SSCOP IP MTP2
AAL5 Dat a Li nk L1  TDM

MSC Server－－（G）MSC Server

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 BICC（ Bearer Independent Call
Control ）Protocol

 BICC is a signaling protocol based on ISUP. It supports

the whole set of services of narrowband ISDN at
broadband network without impacting the interfaces and
end-to-end services in the existing network. BICC solves
the problem of separating call control and bearer control,
enabling the call control signaling to conduct bearer at
various networks.

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 General Use of BICC

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 BICC Versions

 ITU-T BICC Capability Set 1 (BICC CS1)

no physical separation/support N-ISDN service/over ATM
network

 ITU-T BICC Capability Set 2 (BICC CS2)

physical separation/support IP bearer

 ITU-T BICC Capability Set 2 (BICC CS3)

support Qos/ Codec negotiation

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 BICC（ Bearer Independent Call
Control ）Protocol
• BICC Node models—Serving Node

Service Node

MSCS CSF
BICC BICC
Incoming Outgoing

CBC Signaling
MGW
BCF
Bearer Incoming Outgoing Bearer

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 BICC（ Bearer Independent Call
Control ）Protocol
BICC Node models—Call Mediation Node

Call Mediation Node

CSF
BICC Incoming Outgoing BICC

BIWF Bearer Control Signaling

Bearer Control Signaling BCF

bear bear
CMN Node

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 BICC and ISUP

 Bearer and control separation

SS7 Signaling Network

BICC Signaling

BICC Signaling ATM Signaling Network BICC Signaling

BICC Entity BICC Entity

BICC Signaling IP Signaling Network

Í

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 BICC and ISUP

 Extension of CIC

F CK SIF SIO LI FIB FSNBIB BSN F

8 16 8n 8 2 6 1 7 1 7 8
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Route mark
Circuit identification code
Call Instance Code
Message type code DPC
Message Type Code
Mandatory Fixed Part
OPC Mandatory Fixed Part
Mandatory Changable Part
Free Option Part SLS Mandatory Changeable Part
Free Option Part

ISUP BICC

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 BICC and ISUP

 Message and parameter changes

ISUP£ º BICC£ º

SP A SP B SN A SN B
IAM IAM
APM
APM
ACM
APM
ACM
ANM
ANM
通话
COMM 通话
COMM

REL REL

RLC RLC

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 Key Concepts of BICC Protocol
Process

 Bearer Establishment Direction

Forward Bearer
Bearer Establishment
Establishment
Direction
Backward Bearer
Establishment

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 Forward Bearer Establishment

 Forward Bearer Establishment: the direction shall be consistent

with the call direction

CSF BCF BCF CSF

IAM

Ready for bearer

APM(Bearer message)

Establish bearer

Bearer Establishment

Establishment Indicator

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 Backward bearer establishment

The direction shall be opposite to call direction

CSF BCF BCF CSF

Ready for bearer

IAM (bearer message)

Establish bearer

Bearer Establishment

Establishment indicator

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 Tunnel mode of bearer
establishment

2: IAM (tunnel data)

CSF CSF

5: APM (tunnel data)

1: Tunnel Info 6: Tunnel Info 3: Tunnel Info 4: Tunnel Info

BCF BCF

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 Tunnel mode of bearer
establishment

No Tunnel

Tunnel mode of
bearer establishment Fast Tunnel

Delay Tunnel

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 ISN-A TSN ISN-B
ISUP BICC BICC ISUP
CSF-N CSF-T CSF-N

SWN-1 SWN-2 SWN-1 SWN-2

BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N
(x) (y) (z)

IAM

IAM (Action = Connect Forward) , (BNC characteristics),

(Tunnel data)
IAM (COT on previous), (Action = Connect Forward) ,
(BNC characteristics), (Tunnel data)
“AAA”
APM (Action = Connect Forward, plus notification),
(Tunnel data)
APM (Action = Connect Forward plus notification),
(Tunnel data)

APM (Action = Connected)

APM (Action = Connected)
COT
“BBB”

ACM
ACM
ACM ANM
ACM
ANM
ANM
ANM

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 ISN-A TSN ISN-B
ISUP BICC BICC ISUP
CSF-N CSF-T CSF-N

SWN-1 SWN-2 SWN-1 SWN-2

BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N
(x) (y) (z)

IAM

IAM (Action = Connect Forward) , (BNC characteristics)

IAM (COT on previous), (Action = Connect Forward) ,
(BNC characteristics)
“AAA”
APM (Action = Connect Forward, plus notification)
APM (Action = Connect Forward plus notification)

APM (Tunnel data)

APM (Tunnel data)

APM (Tunnel data)

APM (Tunnel data)

APM (Action = Connected)

APM (Action = Connected)

COT
“BBB”

ACM
ACM
ACM ANM
ACM
ANM
ANM
ANM

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 ISN-A TSN ISN-B
ISUP BICC BICC ISUP
CSF-N CSF-T CSF-N

SWN-1 SWN-2 SWN-1 SWN-2

BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N
(x) (y) (z)

IAM

IAM (Action = Connect Backward) , (BNC characteristics)

IAM (COT on previous), (Action = Connect
Backward), (BNC characteristics)
“AAA”
APM (Tunnel data)
APM (Tunnel data)

APM (Tunnel data)

APM (Tunnel data)

COT
“BBB”

ACM
ACM
ACM ANM
ACM
ANM
ANM
ANM

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 ISN-A TSN ISN-B
ISUP BICC BICC ISUP
CSF-N CSF-T CSF-N

SWN-1 SWN-2 SWN-1 SWN-2

BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N
(x) (y) (z)

IAM

IAM (Action = Connect Forward), (BNC characteristics)

IAM (COT on previous), (Action = Connect Forward) ,
(BNC characteristics)
APM (Action = Connect Forward, no notification) “AAA”
(BNC-ID=y1), (BIWF Addr=y)
APM (Action = Connect Forward, no notification)
(BNC-ID=z1), (BIWF Addr=z)
Bearer Set-up req. (BNC-ID=y1), (BIWF-Addr=y)

Bearer-Set-up req
Bearer-Set-up req Bearer Set-up req. (BNC-ID=z1), (BIWF-Addr=z)
Bearer-Set-up req
COT
Bearer-Set-up req
Bearer-Setup-Connect
“BBB”
Bearer-Setup-Connect
Bearer-Setup-Connect Bearer-Setup-Connect

Bearer-Setup-Connect

Bearer-Setup-Connect

ACM
ACM
ACM
ACM
ANM
ANM
ANM
ANM

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 ISN-A TSN ISN-B
ISUP BICC BICC ISUP
CSF-N CSF-T CSF-N

SWN-1 SWN-2 SWN-1 SWN-2

BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N BCF-R BCF-R BCF-N
(x) (y) (z)

IAM

IAM (Action = Connect backward), IAM (Action = Connect backward),

(BNC-ID=x1), (BIWF-Addr=x) , (BNC characteristics) (COT on previous), (BNC-ID=y1), (BIWF-Addr=y) ,
(BNC characteristics) “AAA”
Bearer Set-up req. (BNC-ID=x1), (BIWF-Addr=x)
Bearer Set-up req. (BNC-ID of BIWF y), (BIWF-Addr=y)
Bearer-Set-up req
Bearer-Set-up req
Bearer-Set-up req
Bearer-Set-up req

Bearer-Setup-Connect
Bearer-Setup-Connect Bearer-Setup-Connect

Bearer-Setup-Connect Bearer-Setup-Connect

COT Bearer-Setup-Connect

“BBB”

ACM
ACM
ACM
ACM
ANM
ANM
ANM
ANM
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 Agenda

 Overview
 Nc Interface and BICC Protocol
 Nb Interface and IPBCP Protocol

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 Structure of Nb Interface
Protocol

ALCAP

MTP3b
Control
SSCF-NNI
Interface
SSCOP
AAL5
ATM
ATM
bearer

Nb-UP
User
IP bearer AAL2
Interface
ATM

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 Structure of Nb Interface
Protocol

ATM Control IPBCP

bearer Interface

IP bearer
Nb-UP

RTP/RTCP
User UDP
Interface IP

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 Transmission Path of IPBCP

Nc IPBCP
MSC-Server MSC-Server

Tunnel

Mc Mc BICC

MGW MGW
H.248

Nb

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 Tunnel mode of bearer
establishment

2: IAM (tunnel data)

CSF CSF

5: APM (tunnel data)

1: Tunnel Info 6: Tunnel Info 3: Tunnel Info 4: Tunnel Info

BCF BCF

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 Tunnel mode of bearer establishment

No Tunnel

Tunnel mode of Fast Tunnel

bearer establishment
Delay Tunnel

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 IPBCP Message Type

 Request message
 Sent by MGW-O, requesting the establishment of IP
bearer
 Accepted message
 Returned by MGW-T, accepting the request
 Confused message
 Returned by MGW-T, indicating that MGW-T has doubt
for some of the parameters in Request
 Rejected message
 Returned by MGW-T and bearer establishment request
of MGW-O is rejected by MGW-T
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 Contents of IPBCP Message

IPBCP uses SDP code

 Protocol Version(v)
 Origin(o)
 Session Name(s)
 Connection data(c)
 Time(t)
 Session attribute(a)
 Media Announcement (m)
 Media Attribute (a)

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 Example of IPBCP Message
Contents

v=0
o=- 0 1 IN IP4 126.16.64.4
s=sessionname
c=IN IP4 126.16.64.4
m=audio 8000 RTP/AVP 96
a=ipbcp:1 “request”
a=rtpmap:96 VND.3GPP.IUFP/16000

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 Process of Interoffice IP Bearer
Establishment

MGW-O MGW-T

Start T1
REQUEST
(media announcement, connection data)

ACCEPTED
Stop T1 (media announcement ,connection data)

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 Summary

 Nc interface and BICC protocol

 Nb interface and IPBCP protocol

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 Structure of CS Control Interface

UE Node B RNC 3G-

MSC/VLR
MM/SM/CC MM/SM/CC

RRC RRC RANAP RANAP MAP

SCCP SCCP TCAP

MTP3 MTP3
RLC RLC ISUP SCCP
b b
MAC MAC SSCF SSCF MTP3
UP
UP FP SSCOP SSCOP MTP2
FP
Physical Physical
Channels Channels
AAL-2 AAL2 AAL5 AAL5 Time slot

L1 RF L1 RF ATM ATM ATM PCM30/24

Uu Iub Iu-cs
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 Structure of CS User Interface

UE Node B RNC 3G-MGW

User data protocols

PDCP BMC PDCP BMC TAF AMR

RLP

RLC RLC

MAC MAC

UP FP UP FP Iu UP Iu UP
Physical Physical
Channels Channels
AAL-2 AAL-2 AAL- 2 AAL- 2

L1 RF L1 RF ATM ATM ATM

Uu Iu-cs
Iu-b
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