Network Information Roadmap

Hi all,

I am working on the Network Information Roadmap document again for release for TPAC. Just a reminder: This document aims to provide W3C groups and developers with a broad overview of the evolution of the mobile network between 2015 and 2020.

I have written the section on "Mobile Operator Network in a Nutshell", does anyone think anything should be added?

Thanks!

Natasha

Github link
https://github.com/w3c-webmob/network-evolution-roadmap/blob/master/roadmap.md

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### Mobile Operator Network in a Nutshell
Mobile operator networks are nicely divided into two main sections:

* Radio Access Network (RAN) - connects a user's device to the Core Network. This includes base station which are often grouped in "tracking areas". A Radio Resource Controller lives within the base station and manages the scheduling of who talks when, allocated bandwidth, the signal power used, the power state of each device, and a dozen other variables.
* Core Network - the Core Network connects the radio network to the interent and manages other functions inbetween including routing traffic and billing. The Core Network receives data from the internet into the PGW (Packet Gateway). The PGW manages any policy and billing and passes the data to the SGW (Serving Gateway) to send to the user. The SGW likely does not know where the user is, so queries the MME (Mobility Management Entity) to tell it which base station and location to send the data to to reach the user.

The external network (internet) is connected to the mobile network via the PGW in the core network. The mobile network responsbility ends here.


Natasha


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