VoLTE: Using Policy to Add Quality to HD Voice

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Openet Webinar VoLTE: Using Policy to Add Quality to HD Voice

Bart Lehane

Policy Product Manager

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• LTE, HD Voice market summary

• VoLTE – Market context and operator impact

• VoLTE – Subscriber impacts

• Sample deployments

• Considerations in designing a network to deliver VoLTE

• Policy management impacts

• Summary

Agenda

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LTE Growing, HD Voice Growing

LTE Live Networks HD Voice Live Networks

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• South Korean mobile ARPU across operators has grown at a 2% CAGR from Q2 2012 to Q3 2013

• SK Telecom LTE customers now spend on average 1.4x more than a non LTE user or $6 per month

• LTE Penetration 53%

LTE driving proven ARPU gains

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VoLTE Market Context LTE & HD Voice deployments

advancing

CS voice calls spectrally inefficient

Penetration of VoLTE handsets low

Replacing 1st Gen PCRF for VoLTE

Catalyst for Change in Charging

Systems

At the end of 2013 there were 126m LTE subscribers with Infonetics predicting that this will rise to 2bn by 2017. HD Voice also becoming commonplace

Providing data services on one network and voice services on older circuit switched networks, may not make best use of scarce resources

VoLTE enabled smartphones have been commercially launched in South Korea and USA but availability remains low. AT&T have 1 device currently but this will change

A survey by Heavy Reading of 80 operators (June 2013) indicated that over 60% were looking to upgrade or replace their PCRF to handle VoLTE

IN systems are struggling to deliver flexibility and have high cost. New services such as VoLTE are causing network operators to evaluate existing charging systems

60%

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VoLTE Subscriber Impacts Better Call Quality

Rapid Call Setup

Time Lower power consumption

Interactive Services

VoLTE ≠ HD Voice

LTE networks support QoS scheduling that ensures that voice packets are being transmitted with tightly controlled latency and jitter

Calls can be setup in a fraction of the time using VoLTE, again improving the overall voice calling experience

LTE technology enables the phone to dramatically reduce power consumption during inactive periods reducing power consumption 40% vs. 3G

Messaging, video and interactive services can all be used at the same time. For operators, these services are built on the same VoLTE infrastructure

VoLTE will not form part of customer messaging. Operators are using HD & Clear Voice branding to message this to their subscribers

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VoLTE Operator Roadmap

• Improve voice quality • Shorten call setup time • Improve innovation image • Platform for competing with

OTT

• Build new services on existing VoLTE architecture

• Video Calling, Advanced Messaging, Advanced Voice Services

• Reduce CS dependency

• Remove CS Network infrastructure

• Reuse old Voice/SMS Spectrum for data services

Short Term Medium Term Long Term

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• AT&T launched HD Voice based on their all-IP 4G LTE network in 4 markets in May:

• Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana & Minnesota

• The launch strategy is based on 3 main customer benefits:

• Crisp call quality

• Less background noise

• Simultaneous voice and data at 4G LTE speeds

• Currently AT&T have 1 VoLTE enabled handset the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini

VoLTE Launches

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• SK Telecom see VoLTE as an opportunity to better compete with OTT and VoIP services and deliver a superior voice service for customers.

• Able to handle 2.2 times wider frequency bandwidth as 3G voice

• Faster call setup times which range from 0.25 to 2.5 seconds on LTE, compared with a five second setup time on 3G

• 4.5m active users at Q2 2013

• LG U+ call success rates on 100% LTE is as high as 99.89 percent”

• DoCoMo will launch high-quality voice and video calls using Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology in late June

VoLTE Launches

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VoLTE and Policy Management

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• In order to deliver VoLTE, the policy management system (PCRF) needs to dynamically manage mobile resources associated with each VoLTE call.

• PCRF sits in between the IMS layer and the data-plane nodes

• It ensures the correct call quality is applied

• Defines the QoS to be set on the P-GW

• Creates the dedicated bearer that carries voice traffic

• Guaranteed bit-rate for voice data

VoLTE – The Role of the PCRF

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• VoLTE requires co-ordination across policy & charging control elements to define dedicated voice QoS with flexible charging to zero rate VoLTE control traffic, support legacy voice tariffs and new flexible bundled propositions.

• PCRF also delivers a number of other functions

• Setting up early media

• Multimedia priority services

• IMS Emergency services

• Network location reporting

• VoLTE roaming

• ....

VoLTE – The Role of the PCRF

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• As many existing policy systems will need to be upgraded (or replaced) for VoLTE, a VoLTE policy manager can be deployed as adjunct to current PCRF to handle all IMS traffic.

• Standalone PCRF Vs Combined PCRF

Considerations in Deploying VoLTE

• Standards compliant (3GPP and GSMA VoLTE) solution with flexibility to adapt to different interfaces

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• Scalability

• How predictable are signalling rates for VoLTE?

• >1M TPS?

• Reliability

• Voice call traffic failing is highly undesirable

• Charging impacts

• Catalyst for evaluating existing charging system

• Can IN systems deliver flexibility?

Considerations in Deploying VoLTE

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• LTE- massive mobile industry success story, VoLTE– emerging technology

• Successful roll outs are being followed with an increasing number of deployments and trials in progress

• Externally, the main marketing messages are improved call quality, simultaneous voice and data usage & reduced call set up times

• Internally VoLTE is providing a catalyst for change as well as a migration path towards long term CapEx and OpEx savings

• Policy management (PCRF) essential for successful VoLTE rollout at it ensures dedicated QoS on every VoLTE call

• Many considerations in designing VoLTE network

Summing Up

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• Openet Policy Manager – Enabling VoLTE through PCRF

• Long standing VoLTE Capability

• Proven integration with numerous IMS and Packet Core components

• Stability and reliability required for voice traffic

• Standalone and combined modes supported

• Hugely scalable

• Sample deployment architected for 1.1 M TPS

• Functionality for the next phase of IMS applications

• Charging evolution

• Openet IN Replacement solution enables migration away from legacy charging systems

Openet & VoLTE

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