Virtualized Evolved

Packet Core
Overview
The evolution of LTE entails a whole new core network with a flat, all-IP based
architecture. The SAE defined by 3GPP has the Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
as its main component and Mobility Management Entity (MME), Serving
Gateway (SGW) and PDN Gateway (PGW) as the subcomponents. The
introduction of this new architecture implies that the telecom equipment
manufacturers need to either undertake a migration of their current packet
core platforms or develop a new evolved packet core ground up.

Altran offers a comprehensive suite of products and services for the Evolved
Packet Core, including EPC gateways (SGW and PGW), MME, HSS, and
PCRF. Altran offers comprehensive EPC solutions for MME and SGW/PGW
network nodes, designed to help vendors build high-quality solutions with
pre-tested and pre-optimized components. Altran EPC are white label ready
solutions and are available in source code form as well to allow customers
to add secret sauce to the solutions to help accelerate the development
of carrier-grade communications infrastructure - speeding time to market
and reducing risks. These are optimized software frameworks that can run
on any Cloud, containers, virtualized platform and on COTS hardware.
 Altran Wireless Core
Networks
Altran wireless core networks are carrier grade white label ready solutions that
can be used in various deployment models such as private networks, public
networks, IoT/M2M, public safety. It enables OEMs/NEPs to reduce time to market
and keep up with the pace of fast evolution of 3GPP. It is highly scalable and can
be used as a hosted model on the cloud by customers as well. There are many
value-added features also available in core networks, which are over and above
the specification compliance. Core networks can be deployed both as collapsed
core or as distributed core based on deployment requirements. Following are
primary industries Altran core network solution can be used for

• Mobile broadband for private and public networks

• Rural & Enterprise networks

• IoT/M2M networks

• Public Safety

• Fixed wireless access

• MVNO deployments

• CBRS deployments

• Local Offloading

• Niche deployments such as Adhoc networks, mining solutions, etc

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 Altran Virtualized
Evolved Packet Core
Solution

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Data Plane

EPC Lite is an integrated software offering which includes MME, Serving GW, PDN
GW, HSS, PCRF and HeNBGW components or any combinations thereof to help
TEPs develop low footprint customized core solutions for Niche markets such as
public safety, rural and enterprises. EPC Lite can support 1 million provisioned
and 200,000 simultaneous attached subscribers. It supports carrier grade features
such as lawful interception, high availability, subscriber tracing, DPDK based data
plane for higher throughput. It comes with a web-based management system to
configure, provision, control and monitor the network. It provides many value-
added reports/KPIs, which can help customers to monitor the network and use
the data to optimize the network resources further as and when required.

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 Why Altran?

Rich Interop Credentials

Field Proven Solution

White Label Ready

Deep expertise in LTE
Solution
domain in product
development and
services

Differentiators
Cloud-ready: Available
Source Code
on docker containers, VM
Solution
platform and COTs servers
Available

Easily customizable CUPS architecture and

DPDK based optimized
data plane
Support for VoLTE with IMS-CSCF
interface and support for WiFi
network interworking (offload)
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what our software
product development
can do for your
company.
Get in touch to set up a call or meeting with an Altran
expert today: [email protected]

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software for tomorrow.

About Altran
Altran ranks as the undisputed global leader in Engineering and R&D services (ER&D), following
its acquisition of Aricent. The company offers clients an unmatched value proposition to address
their transformation and innovation needs. Altran works alongside its clients, from initial concept
through industrialization, to invent the products and services of tomorrow. For over 30 years,
the company has provided expertise in aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, finance, life
sciences, railway and telecommunications. The Aricent acquisition extends this leadership
to semiconductors, digital experience and design innovation. Combined, Altran and Aricent
generated revenues of €2.9 billion in 2018, with some 47,000 employees in more than
30 countries.

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