Gb Converter

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Descriptions

 

The UltraWAVE iGRS (intelligent GPRS Routing System) supports up to 8 SGSNs. There’re two types of SGSNs:

the new SGSN with a standard IP based Gb interface

the traditional SGSN with a Frame Relay based Gb interface

 

iGRS supports the standard R5 Gb/IP network service and the proprietary R98/R99 Gb/IP network service. In order to support the traditional Gb/FR based SGSN, UltraWAVE introduces a Gb converter to converse the protocols between the proprietary Gb/IP and the standard Gb/FR. The Gb converter provides Gb over Frame Relay with E1 or T1 interface from a Gb / IP source.

 

The principle benefits of the Gb Converter include:

Enable the iGRS system to connect to the traditional Gb/FR SGSN, so that the iGRS can be used in both the latest IP based GPRS access system and the traditional FR based GPRS access system.

IPBSS can be used in the RAN, while the RAN is actually connected to a traditional Gb/FR based SGSN.

 

 

See Also

 

Gb Converter Parameter Dictionary

 

 

Feature List

 

Feature

Descriptions

Capacity

Up to 512 NSVCs (Network Service Virtual Connection)

31 channels (excluded one synchronization channel) per E1 link

24 channels per T1 link

64 Kbps bandwidth per channel

Interface

Standard R5 Gb/IP

Proprietary R98/R99 Gb/IP

TDM E1/T1 circuit based Gb/FR

SNMP interface to EMS (Element Management System)

Basic Services

Gb Protocol Conversion:

IP to Frame Relay

Frame Relay to IP

Multiplexing of NSVCs (Network Service Virtual Connection)

TDM circuit side: differentiate NSVCs with different DLCIs

IP network side: differentiate NSVCs with different UDP ports

PVC (Private Virtual Circuit) Status Management:

Notification of the addition of a PVC

Detection of the deletion of a PVC

Notification of the state (active or inactive) of a PVC

Link integrity verification

Operation and Maintenance

SNMP network management

IE browser client console

Web page based graphic user interface

Real time status display

System parameter maintenance

Remote software upgrade via TFTP

Debugging via serial port

 

 

Gb Converter Parameter Dictionary

 

Parameter

Definition

Range

System

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Local IP

Specify the IP address of the Gb converter.

Dotted decimal format

Netmask

A netmask is a 32-bit mask used to divide an IP address into subnets and specify the networks available hosts.

Gateway

Specify the IP address of the gateway used to pass traffic from Gb converter to other subnets.

System ID

Specify the system ID of the Gb converter.

0 - 31

Sub System ID

Specify the subsystem ID of the Gb converter.

0

Peer IP

Specify the IP address of the SGSN.

Dotted decimal format

Peer Port

Specify the port of the SGSN.

0 - 65535

Receive Channel Select

Select up to 31 channels for receiving or transmitting packets. The four dotted decimal numbers can be transferred into 32-digit binary number, each of the right-to-left 31 bits represents a physical channel.

0 = Disable

1 = Enable

Dotted decimal format

Transmit Channel Select

Port Type

Specify the type of converter physical interface.

E1

T1

CRC4 Flag

Enable or disable Cyclic Redundancy Check on the converter physical interface.

Enable

Disable

 

 

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