Broadband Forum Publication supports 4G/LTE mobile backhaul.
Share:
Press Release Summary:
BroadbandSuite(TM) 6.0 Release enables service providers to evolve networks rapidly and effectively towards 4G/LTE networks. Service providers can introduce 4G/LTE networks simultaneously while migrating from existing legacy 2G and 3G mobile backhaul networks to converged network architecture based on IP/MPLS technology. BroadbandSuite(TM) 6.0 addresses network migration requirements with practical resources, specifications, test plans, and best practice documentation.
Original Press Release:
Broadband Forum Launches BroadbandSuite(TM) 6.0- 4G/LTE Ready Mobile Backhaul
New BroadbandSuite(TM) 6.0 Release enables industry migration to next generation converged networks
PARIS, --
News Highlights:
-- Empowers operators to combine TDM, ATM, Ethernet and IP services over a converged mobile backhaul network using standards based MPLS
-- Enables easy migration to 4G/LTE, supporting explosive growth in mobile data traffic
-- Defines the technical specifications and the test plans for the Broadband Forum MPLS Certification
The Broadband Forum has today published a comprehensive release that provides service providers with the necessary tools to evolve their networks rapidly and effectively towards 4G/LTE networks. With the burgeoning demand for high speed mobile services combined with the explosive growth in IP traffic and services, service providers can introduce 4G/LTE networks simultaneously while migrating from existing legacy 2G and 3G mobile backhaul networks to a converged network architecture based on IP/MPLS technology.
Launched at the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress in Paris, BroadbandSuite(TM) 6.0 addresses network migration requirements with practical resources, specifications, test plans, and best practice documentation, including:
Technical specifications:
-- TR-221: "MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks"
-- IP/MPLS Forum 20.0.0: "MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks Framework and Requirements"
Certification Test Plan:
-- TR-248: "Abstract Test Suite for TDM Services over MPLS" (basis of the BBF.248 TDMoMPLS certification)
Resources: White Papers
-- MR-238: "Use of MPLS in LTE"
-- MR-258: "Enabling Next Generation Transport and Services using Unified MPLS"
Broadband Forum
Web Site: www.broadband-forum.org
