Introducing the ASR 5500 for Mobile Networks

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2 Introducing the ASR 5500 for Mobile Networks

3 Legal Disclaimer The products and features described in this roadmap are in varying stages of development, and will be offered on a when-and-if-available basis. Such products and features and all pricing related to future features and products are subject to change at the sole discretion of Cisco, and Cisco will have no liability for delay in the delivery or failure to deliver any of the products or features set forth in any roadmaps. Customer should not rely on the availability of any future product or feature in executing any agreements or placing any orders related to specified projects. This roadmap is subject to change at the sole discretion of Cisco, and Cisco will have no liability for delay in the delivery or failure to deliver any of the products or features set forth in this document. 3

4 Cisco SP Mobility Vision 4

5 Agenda Market Overview Cisco & Evolved Packet Core Introduction to ASR 5500 Architectural Overview 5

6 Market Overview

7 Mobile Internet Market by

8 Global Mobile Data Traffic Growth / Apps Global mobile data traffic will increase 18X from 2011 to 2016 Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast,

9 Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast In 2011, global mobile data traffic grew 2.3 times. In 2016, traffic will grow 18 times. 80% of mobile device usage is in home, office or indoors. In 2011, 61% of all global tablet traffic was offloaded to WiFi networks. In 2011, 29% of smartphone traffic was offloaded. In 2011, cellular accounted for 2% of total IP traffic. By 2015, cellular and WiFi traffic will account for 54% of total IP traffic. 9

10 Service Provider Care Abouts Addressing Spectrum Scarcity Managing Traffic Growth Monetizing and Differentiating 10

11 M.O.VE Your Network 11

12 Service Provider Advantage Network Intelligence MONETIZE OPTIMIZE VIDEO EXPERIENCE Device Awareness Adaptation Translation Battery life Mobility Control Application-based mobility control Access Technology Awareness Access-based on applications Access based on roaming partner Shape the Subscriber Experience Location Awareness Roaming Presence Reachability Session-State Awareness Service manipulation Service control and time of day Usage Visibility QoS management Innovative service offerings 12

13 Why Cisco for the Mobile Internet? 13

14 Profitability Driving Down Costs 14

15 Profitability Driving Down Costs 15

16 Mobile Network Monetization Service Creation 16

17 3G Still Matters LTE is the focus area, but 3G support remains critical HSPA/HSPA+ is here now and around for awhile 410 commercial HSPA operators in 162 countries 193 HSPA+ network commitments; 136 launched 753M WCDMA subs includes 467M HSPA subs HSPA global eco-system 3,227 devices includes 182 HSPA+ devices LTE is the industry long term direction 161 LTE devices launched 100 dual-mode HSPA/LTE devices Dongles, modules, PC cards, routers, tablets, notebooks, phones Solution Flexibility Remains Paramount 17

18 Cisco and Evolved Packet Core

19 Why Cisco? Proven Leader Demonstrated Solution Industry-Leading 3G/4G Migration Future-Proofed Solution 19

20 Cisco Mobile Internet Momentum 250+ Operators in 75+ Countries 1 Billion subscribers footprint by FY wins in last 6 months # 2 in 3G/4G Packet Core engineers in India 20

21 Market Leadership More Than 250 Operators in More Than 75 Countries 21

22 Cisco EPC Solution Common Core Across All Access Technologies 22

23 Cisco EPC Solution Common Core Across All Access Technologies 23

24 Cisco EPC Solution Common Core Across All Access Technologies 24

25 Cisco EPC Solution Common Core Across All Access Technologies 25

26 Cisco EPC Solution Common Core Across All Access Technologies 26

27 Cisco EPC Solution Common Core Across All Access Technologies 27

28 Cisco EPC Solution Common Core Across All Access Technologies 28

29 Introduction to ASR 5500

30 ASR 5500: Elastic Architecture Addresses the New Normal for the Next Decade Intelligence for Monetization Tame the Signaling Storm 4G, Small Cell, M2M Growth Star OS Inside Redefining Economics 30

31 Cisco Packet Core Evolution A Decade of Market Leadership 31

32 Virtualized Software Architecture Star OS Software Decoupled from Hardware Software functions work across multimedia core platforms Platform decision based on performance not function All multimedia core platforms support EPC, 3G, etc. Next generation product line *Note: ASR 5500 features rolled in over time 32

33 Capacity Specifically Designed for Mobility Requirements While data traffic is growing, signaling traffic from smartphones is outpacing actual data traffic by 50% or higher Michael Thelander, Signals Research Group Mobility control plane requirement An idle-to-active state transition may require 30 messages Direct tunnel expected to further exacerbate GGSN signaling requirements Optimized for performance Control transactions & forwarding rate, density and intelligence for Inline Services Applies all system resources to optimize performance Processes distributed across the entire system Resources automatically adapted to meet needs Simple scalability No specific functional cards Single platform to manage, easy to maintain Data Processing Card The only card needed for services and capacity 33

34 Performance Industry-Leading Mobile Packet Core Intelligent Performance 34

35 Power Improved Efficiency Drives Down OPEX 35

36 Green Efficiency Driving Down OPEX 36

37 ASR 5500 Purpose-Built Hardware Solution Not All Platforms Are Created Equal Why ASR 5500 is better All functions & services are S/W-enabled GGSN, SGSN, P/S-GW all software DPC card added only to enhance performance ASR 5500 architecture is inherently more optimized architectures because all functions/services are virtualized across the set of cards in the chassis 37

38 Why ASR 5500? Flexibility Intelligence Performance Reliability Evolution to 4G/LTE Common Star O/S 38

39 ASR 5500 Architectural Overview

40 Ideology Behind The ASR 5500 The Design Rationale Preserve power of StarOS Extend intelligence Prepare for 4G/LTE Increase performance Increase scale Reduced power per RU Enhance test features 40

41 Summary of Enhancements System/Platform Chassis Model & Virtualization Modified Redundancy Model (Task placement and I/O) Extensive Traffic Management NPU Subsystem 100 Gbps NPU TCAM assisted packet classification L4+ Fast-Path Processing (on DPC) New Mid-plane Encapsulation Header (MEH) format 41

42 Hardware Architecture 42

43 Card Overview ASR 5500 encompasses a mid-plane design, which utilizes front cards and rear cards Front cards Deliver fabric crossbars, persistent storage, alarm management Two types: Fabric & Storage Cards (FSC) System Status Card (SSC) Front cards are 18 tall and 3.72 deep Rear Cards Deliver management, I/O, and session processing Two types: Fabric & Storage Cards (FSC) System Status (SSC) Management & I/O Cards (MIO) Data Processing Cards (DPC) Rear cards are 18 tall and deep I/O Capacity 20x 10-GbE interfaces per MIO Maximum of 120x 10-GbE ports per system (20 ports * 6 MIO) Management and I/O (MIO) Data Processing Cards (DPC) Future interfaces being investigated include 100 GbE interface, and non-ethernet interfaces (OC-3, OC-12, OC-48) 43

44 Card Overview 44

45 Hardware Architecture - Front Cards Fabric Storage Card (FSC) Minimum 4 per system, maximum 6 per system 3+1 configuration supported in initial release 2 x 600G FDX crossbar fabric 1.2Tb FDX per FSC, 7.2Tbps FDX max 2 x 2.5 SAS HD/SSD, RAID 50 Maximum 12 drives per system 2 x 256GB SSD (4-1)*512G for 1.5TB total system capacity in initial release System Status Card (SSC) Minimum 1 per system, maximum 2 per system Monitoring Temperature, airflow, current (all cards have this ability) Monitoring of power current (new 5500 feature) System Power Monitors PFU A1-4 and B1-4 feeds Also monitors the (-48v) level (new 5500 feature) Audible Alarms Cutoff (Panel or Remote) System Status LEDs Major, Minor, Critical, Alarm Relays Power Filter Unit (PFU) and Fan Trays are front-loading as well 45

46 Hardware Architecture - Rear Cards Data Processing Cards (DPC) Minimum 3, Maximum 8 per system Manages subscriber sessions and control traffic System memory, compute, capacity & crypto 1:N Redundant 192 GB Memory, 48 CPU Threads, 150 Gbps data-path, 100 Gbps Traffic Management Management and I/O (MIO) Two MIOs per system 20 x 10-GbE + 2 x GbE per MIO Management, VPN, Routing & Signaling de-multiplexing 1:1 Redundant Support for LAG & ECMP 96 GB Memory, 12 CPU Threads, 400 Gbps data-path, 200 Gbps Traffic Management The 2 central MIOs manage all system resources Additional MIO cards provide more subscriber I/O 46

47 System Status Card (SSC) Monitors chassis power Features: Three alarm relays Audible alarm System LEDs Front-loading card, residing in slots 11 & 12 One SSC required; two used for 1:1 redundancy H (50.2 cm) x 1.75 W (4.44 cm) x 6.75 D (17.1 cm) Weight 4.5 lbs (2 kg) / typical power 10 watts 47

48 Fabric & Storage Card (FSC) Provides switching bandwidth via crossbar switch fabrics and data storage via solid-state persistent hard drives Crossbar switch fabric Each FSC connects to all MIOs or DPCs, with a varying number of links depending on the MIO or DPC slot 120 Gbps full-duplex fabric connection to each MIO 60 Gbps full-duplex fabric connection to each DPC Each FSC provides six physical fabric planes and adds to the available bandwidth to each card When fully populated, there are 36 fabric planes in the system A physical fabric plane provides full-mesh connectivity between all traffic sources Storage Each FSC provides two 2.5" serial access SCSI (SAS) solid state drives (SSDs) 6 Gbps SAS connection to each chassis management MIO Front-loading cards, residing in slots Three FSCs provide sufficient bandwidth; fourth FSC supports redundancy H (50.2 cm) x 1.75 W (4.44 cm) x 6.75 D (17.1 cm) Weight - 6 lbs (2.7 kg) / typical power 100 watts 48

49 Data Processing Card (DPC) Manages subscriber sessions and control traffic Also provides system memory, compute capacity, and Crypto functions DPC has two identical subsystems, each with 12 CPU cores and 96 GB RAM Total of 192 GB Memory, 48 CPU Threads, and 150Gb/s Datapath NPU for session data flow offload Crypto offload engines located on a daughter card DPC contains a common subset of the midplane connectors on the MIO allowing it to plug into the same slots as the MIO cards Rear-loading cards, residing in slots 1-4 and 7-10 Three DPCs minimum with 1:n redundancy, up to 8 possible H (55.24 cm) x 1.75 W (4.44 cm) x 19.5 D (49.5 cm) Weight 18.5 lbs (8.4 kg) / typical power 1,000 watts 49

50 Management & I/O Card (MIO) Provides chassis management and physical I/O Rear-loading cards, residing in slots 5 & 6 Two MIOs required with 1:1 redundancy Each MIO has: One CPU subsystem with 96 GB of RAM Four NPU subsystems Physical Interfaces 20x 10-GbE ports + 2x GbE ports on one MIO (up to 6*20=120 10Gbps ports) 10-GbE ports support SFP+ LR and SR optics and are Field Replacable Units (FRU) GbE ports are 1000Base-T copper Future interfaces being investigated include 100-GbE interface and non- Ethernet interfaces (OC-x, ATM/Frame Relay) H (55.24 cm) x 1.75 W (4.44 cm) x 19.5 D (49.5 cm) Weight 18 lbs (8.16 kg) / typical power 900 watts 50

51 System Scaling 51

52 Chassis New design for the future of the mobile internet State of the art mechanics Power Feeds Cooling Cable Management 10-slot mid-plane chassis 19 rack mount / NEBS Certified 21 rack units / 2 chassis per 7 rack H x 19 W x 26 D 450 lbs. fully loaded Fully redundant hardware configuration Power supplies, fan trays, I/O, processing and management cards, disks, etc. 52

53 Cooling Four total fans; two types Small fan trays: 1 top and 1 bottom in the front of chassis Large fan trays: 1 top and 1 bottom in the rear of chassis Air intake Lower front and sides Air Exhaust Exhaust upper rear and sides 53

54 Power ASR 5500 is designed for 12,800 Watts 1 st release 10,000 Watts or less 2 redundant power filters Each power filter contains four 80 Amp feeds each (8 total power feeds) Max v Management I/O Card (MIO) 900 Watts Data Processing Card (DPC) 1000 Watts Fabric Switching Card (FSC) 100 Watts System Status Card (SSC) 10 Watts Front fan trays 280 watts (2x fan 140 Watts each) Rear fan trays 1960 watts (2x fan 840 Watts each) 54

55 Environmental Regulatory Safety, NEBS, RoHS 6/6, WEEE Temperature Operating Temperature 0 C to +55 C Operating Humidity Levels 20 to 80% non-condensing Storage Temperature -40 C to +70 C Storage Humidity Levels 10 to 95% non-condensing Altitude Operating Altitude Range 197 ft. (60m) below to 13,123 ft. (4,000m) above sea level Non-Operating Altitude Range 197 ft. (60m) below to 49,212 ft. (15,000m) above sea level 55

56 Redundancy / Resiliency 2-3 second subscriber impact for any hardware/software failure 5 second Intra-chassis Session Recovery for any hardware/software failure 5 second Inter-chassis Session Recovery (ICSR) Active/Standby Model No loss of persistent billing records / accounting data Hardware assist for faster failure detection Support 1:1 redundancy software model for fast recovery Physical port redundancy: 1:1 standby or ECMP Designed for World-Class, Mission-Critical Uptime 56

57 Redundancy / Resiliency Enhancements Custom hardware to provides faster mechanism for High Availability fault detection Applicable to both hardware and software Elimination of the requirement for dedicated VPN/DEMUX card(s) Functions now hosted on non-primary MIO card(s) NPU Subsystem Enhancements Additional database indirection tables - Failure handling no longer requires updating all flow records New processing model permits NPU to operate with partial database New Guess/Teach model used on DPC NPUs enables graceful restart 57

58 ASR 5500 Software Architecture StarOS Continues Linux-based OS provides virtualized Mobile Gateway services PGW, SGW, GGSN, SGSN, etc. Gateway services implemented in user-level tasks No software single point of failure Session state recovered/verified via consistency audits Virtual memory protection for software tasks Replication of software tasks and application state across cards No loss of sessions due to software failures Stateful Geographical Redundancy (ICSR) Flexibility, Virtualization & Redundancy 58

59 Star OS The Definition of Redundancy 59

60 References Suggested Cisco Live US 2012 Sessions: TECSPM-2315: LTE Network Architecture BRKSPM-3300: LTE Network: Design and Deployments BRKSPM-2300: EPC in LTE Networks: Design, Deployment, and References Cisco ASR 5500 Series Product Information Cisco ASR 5500 Solution ACG Research: References and Tools: For general questions on ASR 5000 contact: For PLM support from MITG contact: For ASR 5000 product collateral & pricing: 60

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