Telekom Malaysia’s NGN
Implementation Plan
Salmiah Abd Majid
General Manager
NGN Development
Telekom Malaysia
salmiah@tm.com.my
www.tm.com.my
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Where we are
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Major NGN Architecture Guidelines
• Avoid/Minimize the silos approach for different services
• Create a multi-access approach
• Extend the packet network as close as possible to the
user
• Minimize/eliminate unnecessary packet to TDM
conversion
 Minimize trans-coding in general
• Implementation of a policy driven network resource
control mechanism
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Operator’s Concern
 TM NGN Architecture
 Security Trends
 IPv6 Deployment
 Services Plans
 CPE
 Subscriber Quality of Experience
 PSTN Migration
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TM NGN Architecture – Current and Long Term
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PSS
… ...
PoC
…
IM
Mobile Network
CRBT
Vedio Mail
Video
Rich call
…
More Multimedia
Unified IMS service Platform
HSS
SoftSwitchAGCF/MGCF
/ AGCF
CSCF
IP
AGCF
(FMC Resource Manager)
BRAS
DSLAM
/FTTX
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AG
IAD
SoftSwitch /
xGSN
HGW
DTS/DLS
CDMA
UTRAN
• Lacks Scalability
• High upgrade Cost
• Lacks Open Standards
• Lacks wireline credibility
• Lacks IMS Compliance for Mobility
• Lacks plan for terminal compatibility
• Lacks Complete Solution – no GSM
• Unproven Services and Portfolio
•GERAN
Lacks stable Wireless Media Gateway
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TM’s Targeted Converged NGN Common Core Network
e Commerce
Information
Services
Entertainment
MMS, LBS, etc
Content
Directory
Services
Applications
IMS
Control
Other
Networks
IP Backbone
MGW
Connectivity
Seamless
Mobile
Access
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services
Fixed
Security Trends
SIP-AS
Back
Office
SIP
S-CSCF
IMS Domain
Firewall
H.248
P-CSCF
Firewall
SBC
AGCF and
Softswitch
IP Bearer
SIP Phone
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IPv6 Deployment Stages
IPv6 deployment approach of TM NGN highly depends on the IPv6
readiness of terminals of end-users.

IPv6 Islands with IPv4
Dominance
2009
2010

2011
IPv6 Network and IPv4
Network in equivalent
shares
2012
2013

IPv4 Islands with IPv6
Dominance
2015
Assumption is based on exhaustion of IPv4 addresses by Y2011 and
exponential growth rate of IPv6 CPE terminals being deployed for
future broadband services.
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Service Plans
Part 1: Service enhancement
via IMS
Part 2: Existing service
inheritance, integration
& multimedia services via IMS
IMS based Voice
Existing Service Node
integration
Initial service rollout based on PSTN charging principle
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TM Network and Long Term Service Plan
IMS
Data
Unified IMS core
IPTV
Evolve to a
service-oriented
architecture
Video
TriplePlay Video
VoIP
Comm.
Voice
Mashup
IPTV
ICT
IMS
Voice
Data
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Legacy inherited
IPTV
Service
enhancement &
Reuse existing
assets
IPTV
Data
Centrex
Voice
Voice/Video call
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VoBB
2009
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CPE
SoftSwitch&AGCF
Bearer
POTS
IMS
IPTV
PC/Softph
one
PO
TS
SIP
Phone
IPTV
Brown Field
Internet
POTS
SIP
Phone
To SoftSwitch
POTS
Green
IPTV
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SIP
Phone
Field
To IMS though
AGCF
To IMS though PCSCF
PC/Softphone
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Subscriber Quality of Experience
Admission Control
P-CSCF
Policy Control
SIP
Policy Decision
Point
A-RACF
SPDF
Policy Enforcement
Point
Customer Site
xDSL Modem
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CPE
SBC
AG
IP Bearer
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Network Migration Roadmap
Network
Phase 1
Phase 2
International
Clearing House
Inter-working
Complete replacement
(1.5 years)
PSTN migration
to NGN
Remain within three years;
Inter-working
• POTS and VoBB
• Legacy
Complete PSTN
replacement to IMS
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THANK YOU
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