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Nokia Siemens Networks Smart Labs Smart networks for smart devices Marko Hokkanen

NSN Smart Labs, Silicon Valley, California

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Agenda

• NSN Smart Labs

• NSN Smart Lab Measurements (Messaging, VoIP, Gaming)

• NSN Smart Lab White Paper


NSN Smart Labs - world wide presence for years

Key Smart Lab Components

NSN first vendor to launch Cell-PCH

year 2005

Direct Tunnel in 3G Network

Voice over HSPA

Network Controlled Fast Dormancy

(NCFD)

Continuous Packet Connectivity (CPC)

HS DL FACH / HS UL FACH

Application Aware RAN in 3G


NSN Smart Labs: Strong insight on user experience and network performance

Devices Connectivity Internet content

• Enhance user experience

• Optimal interworking between

smart devices, applications

and networks

• Fully equipped with latest radio technologies and end-to-end IP network

• Foster mobile internet ecosystem and cooperation between key stakeholders

• Smart Lab Performance Advisor (SPA) for performance rating of applications and smart devices based on key network performance indicators

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Smart Labs activities

End user experience testing • Application responsiveness

• Battery life time

Network performance testing • Traffic and signaling load

• Optimization guidelines

Applications with

•Smartphones: Android, iOS,

Symbian, Blackberry OS,

Windows Phone

•Laptops, Tablets

UE power consumption

•Fast dormancy

•Application behavior

Insight on network impacts

•Traffic and signaling load

•Recommendations for application developers

•Network optimizations with e.g. Cell_PCH,

inactivity timers, CPC, direct tunnel optimization,

fast dormancy profiling, HS-FACH

Application

responsiveness

•User experience

depending on network

performance

E2E network performance

•Radio access, packet core, DSN, firewalls,

caching, content optimization


Smart Labs testing wide range of applications

Communication and

collaboration

•Voice, video, messaging

•Consumer and business

Content

•Browsing, downloading

and file sharing

• Streaming

Social and gaming

applications

And many other…

•Navigation and location,

well-being, M2M,

payment, etc.


Devices

WiFi Access

IP Edge

Communication Core

Radio

Access

Smart Labs E2E measurements overview

Packet Core Internet

NodeB

SGSN, MME

GGSN, S/PGW, ePDG

Switch, Load

balancer

Cache, Optimize

RNC

eNodeB

BTS BSC

PCS

DPI, BGW

DNS DPI,

Probe FW,

NAT, IDS

Router

IMS

MSS

MGW

WiFi AP Access GW

Internet

Support systems

SDM OSS, DM Charging CEM

Femto GW

•User experience

with device and

applications

•Battery life

•Signaling and traffic

impact on radio access

•Radio performance

optimizations, QoS

•Signaling and traffic

impact on core

•Mobility performance

optimizations, QoS

•Content delivery

optimizations

•E2E networking

performance

•VoLTE and CSFB

performance


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VoIP call DL+UL capacity (kbps) IuPS and Gn interfaces

Smart Lab study highlights: VoIP

• Battery life time

• Signaling

• Data volumes

• User experience

Reference:

• CS call (12,2 kbps AMR),

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Average power consumption [mA] during voice call, Display off

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Number of 3G signalling messages

Android

iOS

Android

iOS

Nimbuzz Skype

2 h idle 2 h idle 10 Calls 10 Calls

Android

iOS

Nimbuzz Speech Skype Speech


Smart Lab study highlights: OTT Messaging

Always-on keep-alive messages and other application specific background transactions increase signaling load

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Number of RABs during conversation

3 messages sent & 3 received

One SMS is 160

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Total data amount (bytes) One text message sent & one received

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Number of 3G signaling messages

1 h idle period

iOS

Android

Symbian

iOS

Android

Symbian

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Android

Symbian

Whatsapp Pingchat Liveprofile




Smart Lab study highlights: Angry Birds

Angrybirds iOS Angrybirds Android


White Paper

http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/portfolio/solutions/smartphone-friendly-networks/smart-labs

Recommendations for application developers

Recommendations for device companies

Recommendations for operators

Collection of discoveries

Presenting Smart Labs

Description of smart phone challenge

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