The MONEH Innovation Showcase chaired by James Body, Telet Research The MONEH Innovation Showcase is aimed at fundamentally changing what it means to be a mobile network operator. James and the Telet Research team have been beavering away to implement a cloud based cellular core that supports Multi Operator Neutral Host (MONEH) operation. This means that any privately owned Radio Access Network with embedded Evolved Packet Core (EPC) will be able to accept inbound roaming traffic from other mobile network users. The demo will include production ready Acceleran radios with an embedded EPC from Quortus providing an LTE service, so members of the audience will have the opportunity to join the demo with their own mobiles! We’ll have voice and SMS services running live, and a host of other network and end user services. It will support inter-carrier signaling and a few other surprises. Programmable Telecoms is changing every aspect of our industry. Some of the partners making this live demonstration possible include: Telet Research, Accelleran, Quortus, Simwood, Telestax, NG Voice, and Flowroute.

1. Multi Operator Neutral Host
Innovation Showcase
James Body
and
MONeH Consortium

2. PNO Private Network Operator

3. LTE (& 5G) networks are SO
MUCH better than WiFi!
But how can a ‘non-operators’ deploy and manage LTE that
real people can use?

4. My objective is
to…...
...make setting up and
using a Private LTE
Network as easy as
deploying a WiFi
Access point…..

5. Drivers for Change
Big problems are becoming less...

6. Software Based
Networks
The Demise of Proprietary Hardware
Platforms
Cloud based infrastructure offers
● Greatly reduced cost
● Shortened deployment times
● Massive scalability
● Rapid development/evolution
AND
Open Source - which *is* scalable, reliable
and supportable!

7. Spectrum
Spectrum used to be MAJOR
Gating Factor for MNO entry
● Smart Shared Spectrum Management
○ LSA/DSA
○ Secondary use on
non-interference basis
● Licence free operation (MuLTEFire)
● Operator Spectrum Leasing
Cost/Availability of Spectrum directly linked
to power levels/cell size

8. Licensed Shared Access
(US)
Dynamic Shared Access
SAS - Spectrum Access System
Cells report
● Location
● Operating Parameters
● What they can hear
SAS issues Lease
Like DHCP, but with blocks of
spectrum rather than IP addresses

9. Spectrum - Detailed View
● DECT Guard Band (2 x 3.5 MHz) - 1800 MHz (Band 3) - Secured Today (UK/NL)
● Sub-licenced LTE 800 (2 x 30 MHz) - 800 MHz (Band 20) - Applied for
secondary use on non-interference basis
● TDD Bands - due for imminent release - some if not all as Licenced Shared
Access (LSA) or Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA)
○ 2300 MHz (Band 40) - Release imminent
○ 3400 MHz (Band 42) - Release imminent in EU, Available in US
○ 3500 MHz (Band 43) - Release imminent in EU, Available in US
● Licence Free [MuLTEfire] (Band 46) - 5200 MHz (775 MHz - shared with
WiFi) - Available today, but no support yet in User Equipments
● 700 MHz Band (Band 28) (2 x 30 MHz + 20 MHz SDL) - Release 2018

10. Identity and Authentication

11. The Subscriber Identity Module (or SIM)
The SIM contains network-specific information used
to authenticate and identify subscribers on the
network.
● ICCID - integrated circuit card identifier
● IMSI - International Mobile Subscriber Identity
● Authentication Key([s] (Ki),
● Local Area Identity (LAI)
● Plus carrier-specific data such as the
● SMSC (Short Message Service Center)
number,
● Service Provider Name (SPN),
● Service Dialing Numbers (SDN),
● Advice-Of-Charge parameters and
● Value Added Service (VAS) applications

12. Multi-IMSI SIMs
Normally SIMs contain ONE IMSI and
associated crypto key variables
More sophisticated SIMs (such as those from
Truphone®) contain multiple IMSIs (and
possibly multiple sets of crypto keys)
At any time only ONE IMSI is active
Multiple user profiles (and phone numbers) can
be mapped concurrently to the active IMSI

14. Further SIM Development
Multi-IMSI/Multi-Crypto Key Variable SIMs
allow authentication to be carried out by different
Home Subscriber Servers (HSS)
The signalling channel (always on and always
free) can be used for independant comms
between SIM and mobile network core
SIM Socket - micro web browser on SIM
Apps running on SIM independant of handset
SIM based Blockchain!

15. IMS - IP Multimedia Subsystem

16. ●
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17. IMS =
SIP
+
DIAMETER

18. Other Obstacles
Commercial and Procedural
Challenges

19. The Dangerous Demo..!

20. TAD Summit History
The Challenge
● Following TAD Summit 2013 (Bangkok) it
became apparent that in order to demo
most of the TADS apps, some form of
underlying network would be required
● ‘Bet you can’t do that!’
● ‘Bet we CAN!’
Accomplishments
● 2014 (Istanbul) - First iteration -
Truphone, Canonical, Telestax and
Metaswitch
● 2015 (Lisbon) - added multiple
network apps and demonstrated
massive scalability/refactoring
● 2016 (Lisbon) - introduced RAN (using
software defined radios

21. TAD Summit 2017 - Dangerous Demo
The Objectives
● All existing components from previous
Demos, PLUS:
● Add PRODUCTION READY 4G Radio
Access Network (Accelleran)
● Add live IMS (SIP and DIAMETER)
exchange with Public Mobile
Networks
● Show full Multi Operator Neutral Host
operation using audience phones as
part of demo!
Team Members
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22. Telet Research Architectural Model

23. Confidential
23
Products

24. Confidential
Product Summary
24
Mode Band Product
TDD
B42 E1010
B43 E1011
B48/CBRS E1012
B38/41 E1013
B40 E1014
FDD
B7 E1020
B3 E1021
B1 E1022
Other bands on request

25. Confidential
Local Area “E1000 Series” eNB
•Accelleran Local Area Outdoor “E1000”
• Single Cell 24dBm (250mW) per port (2x2 MIMO)
• Band Support
• TDD 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48(CBRS)
• FDD 1, 3, 7
• Integrated GNSS
• PoE Injector – 56V DC
• Dimensions – 270mm(L) x 200mm(W) x 65mm(H)
• 2.8 Kgs
• Up to 64 active users
• IP67
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26. Confidential
Optional Embedded EPC
•Embedded 4G EPC functionality
• MME
• S-GW
• P-GW
• PCRF
• HSS
•SGi interface over the backhaul
•Different configurations/scenarios possible: external HSS, external
P-GW,….
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27. Confidential
Neutral Host
•Neutral Host on Single Cell Local Area “E1000” based on
• GWCN (via embedded EPC functionality)
• MOCN (via multiple S1 interfaces to different EPCs)
•Neutral Host on Multicarrier Local Area eNB “E4000” (Q3-2018)
• MORAN
27

28. Confidential
OAM
•TR-069
•WebGUI
•SAS
•SNMP, CLI or others on request
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29. Confidential
29
Field Cases

30. Confidential
Many markets served by 1 single device
Rural
Communitie
s
Remote
Industria
l
Public
Safety
Special
Event
s
Disaster
Recover
y
Militar
y
Transportatio
n
IO
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Smart
Cities
Regulated and
Standardised LTE
Superior to WiFi,
Wimax, …
Small Form Factor - Low Power - Outdoor
Flexible and Easy Install
E1000 product fit
!
Agricultur
e

31. Confidential
“E1000” Rural Trial
• Tower mounted B43 Local Area
Outdoor “E1011” at 48m height
with a 17 dBi panel antenna with
downtilt and fixed CPEs
• 21dBm power configuration
• Solid, reliable, error-free
throughput (achieved max
theoretical value) with up to 5Km
cell radius (cell capable of
supporting up to 14.3Km with
PRACH 0)
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32. Confidential
“E1000” Ultra-Dense Suburban Trial
• Household mounted B43 Local Area
Outdoor “E1011” at 6m height with
a 13 dBi dual-pol antenna and fixed
CPEs in ultra-dense suburban
deployment
• 21dBm power configuration
• Solid, reliable, error-free throughput
(achieved max theoretical value)
with up to 300m cell radius (capacity
constrained scenario)
• Ongoing trial with SON interference
management and capacity &
coverage optimisation
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33. Confidential
33
+32 473 95 95 54
info@accelleran.com
www.accelleran.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/accellera
n
@accelleran

34. Next Generation HSS

35. Introduction
Summa Networks
• Join venture between Voiceworks (MVNO, Netherlands-Germany) and
Almira Labs (Software developers, Spain)
• Build industry-leading cloud-based HSS/HLR solution
• Extend portfolio with new products (like PCRF, P-GW, Routing engine,
VoLTE in a box…)
• Become the preferred solution for M2M/IoT carrier networks
• Be one of the pillars of the Software Only Telecom carrier, which will
happen within the next… 10 years?

36. Developed by a carrier, for carriers
+ HSS LTE/IMS and HLR in one
+ Carrier-grade
+ 3GPP Release 13
+ EIR, roaming control, AAA
+ Flexible licensing model
+ Virtualized, Cloud deployable
+ Development Framework, API
An HSS for everyone. No carrier left behind.

37. What are doing in MONEH project
• Allowing Subscribers to attach to our HSS
• Giving access to IMS Network for data connection

40. go@summanetworks.com
Summa Networks
@summanetworks
www.summanetworks.com

41. Kamailio as an IMS Core
• Rock-Solid SIP-Proxy
– Talking SIP since 2001 (aka “SER” – the SIP Express
Router)
• OpenIMS-Core by the Fraunhofer Institute
– Standards compliant
– Focused on Test-Beds and R&D
– Also based on SER (Started in 2004)
• OpenIMS-Core and Kamailio merged in 2010

42. Kamailio as an IMS Core (2)
• Great foundation for all “pure”
SIP-Components:
– Proxy-CSCF, Interrogating-CSCF, Serving-CSCF
– And all other “SIP-only” Components
• Diameter Servers (no SIP involved!):
– HSS, Charging, S6a Concentrator
• Applications:
– Telephony Services (Call-Forwarding, Barring,

43. Kamailio as an IMS Core (3)
Kamailio Deployments worldwide:
• Biggest, known deployment: 1&1 in Germany, with more than
4 Mio subscribers
• Other big deployments: Truphone, Flowroute, and many,
many more
• IMS Deployments:
– Currently ~200.000 subscribers (native VoLTE, OTT App on
3 continents)
– Various Lab deployments and PoC

45. Hospital Update

46. Deployment Cases

47. Rural Not Spots
Resolving the Digital Divide

48. The Chalke Valley - AONB

49. Defining the ‘Not-spot’
● Not-Spots – areas where there is currently no coverage available
● Partial Not-Spots - areas which have coverage from some but not all of the 4
major mobile networks
Technology and Band Signal Threshold
2G - GSM [900/1800 MHz] -93 dBm
3G - UMTS [2100 MHz] -103 dBm
4G - LTE [800 MHz] -115 dBm
5G IoT - IoT-NB [800 MHz] -135 dBm
Note: Signal thresholds measured outside
buildings

52. Minimal Rural Village Coverage

53. Metro
Underground
Networks
Multi Role Communications on a
single private network

54. Characteristics ● Owned by Transport Operator
● Multiple Services
○ Metro Staff
○ Emergency Services
○ General Public
● Network based Apps (MEC)
○ Passenger Flows
○ Security Tracking
○ Directions to travellers
○ Personalised adverts

55. High Altitude
Pseudo
Satellites
Wide area coverage for users
with conventional phones in
remote regions
● Solar powered drones with 4G/5G
communications payload
● Mission profile: 3 months - 4 years
at 55,000 ft altitude
● Flying above weather, yet low and
slow enough to work with
off-the-shelf user equipments
○ Project Arquilla (Yeovil, UK)
○ Zephyr (Farnborough, UK)
○ Sunfleet Communications
Networks

60. Questions

62. Fixed Telephony
1999
● BIG Switches are the
norm
● Nortel, Avaya, Ericsson,
Siemens
● Signalling System 7
(SS7)
● Integrated Services
Digital Networks (ISDN)

63. Fixed Telephony
1999
● BIG Switches are the norm
● Nortel, Avaya, Ericsson, Siemens
● Signalling System 7 (SS7)
● Integrated Services Digital Networks
(ISDN)
● Voice over IP is new and
exciting!

64. Fixed Telephony
1999
● BIG Switches are the norm
● Nortel, Avaya, Ericsson, Siemens
● Signalling System 7 (SS7)
● Integrated Services Digital Networks
(ISDN)
● Voice over IP is new and exciting!
● Mark Spencer starts
Asterisk

65. Fixed Telephony
1999
● BIG Switches are the norm
● Nortel, Avaya, Ericsson, Siemens
● Signalling System 7 (SS7)
● Integrated Services Digital Networks
(ISDN)
● Voice over IP is new and exciting!
● Mark Spencer starts Asterisk
Mobile Telephony
● 2G Networks widespread and
making HUGE profits
● First 3G Network deployments
● Investment required to start a
MNO is HUNDREDS of millions
● First MVNOs introduced

66. Fixed Telephony
2017
● BIG ISDN Switches are gone
● Nortel, Avaya, Ericsson, Siemens gone
● Signalling System 7 (SS7) - creaking and
vulnerable
● Voice over IP is a commodity
● Asterisk (and other Open Source
Projects) are widespread
● Number of fixed User Equipments
declining

67. Fixed Telephony
2017
● BIG ISDN Switches are gone
● Nortel, Avaya, Ericsson, Siemens gone
● Signalling System 7 (SS7) - creaking and
vulnerable
● Voice over IP is a commodity
● Asterisk (and other Open Source
Projects) are widespread
● Number of fixed User Equipments
declining
Mobile Telephony
● Mobile communications dominate
marketplace
● 4G Networks deployed, 5G starting
● Many new MVNOs, very few new MNOs
● First MVNOs introduced
● Data traffic (driven by apps) dominates
traffic
● Multi-sensor, location aware, touch
screen graphical terminals with
multi-band capability and massive power
efficient processors
● The first PNO(s)