At MWC 2014 (Mobile World Congress), Barcelona, Ericsson announced the launch of Evolved IP Network solution.
Ericsson’s new IP Network provides end-to-end transport from radio base stations, small cells and fixed access, to packet gateway connections to the Internet and other external networks.
This enables delivery of subscriber broadband services, such as triple-play, 2G/3G/4G and Wi-Fi over a unified IP transport using Virtual Private Networks. User experiences are enriched through high availability and solution design integrity, which result from Ericsson’s thorough understanding of broadband service delivery needs.
Ericsson said the solution is built on Ericsson’s portfolio of IP service routers, Ericsson IP Operating System, network management, and microwave and optical products.
Evolved IP Network is a multi-access, multiservice IP solution designed to deliver broadband services and service mobility using ethernet and IP/MPLS-based transport. It tackles key operator concerns in areas such as LTE synchronization, performance management and security.
Using the Ericsson SP 210 router, a key access component in Evolved IP Network, Australian operator, Telstra, was able to deliver live video services in a trial at the Melbourne Cricket Ground using LTE broadcast. Effective synchronization was made possible using the IEEE 1588 timing protocol and the SP 210 router at cell sites.
Arne Sjule, head of Product Line IP Routing, Ericsson said: “Ericsson Evolved IP Network responds directly to operators’ current challenge, to support the requirements of a Networked Society, with its dramatic increases in the numbers of connected devices of all types, and a video explosion driving the demand for traffic scale.”
