Conventions Used .................................................................................................................................................. viii

Contacting Customer Support .................................................................................................................................. x

MME in LTE/SAE Wireless Data Services ...................................................... 11

Product Description ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Product Specification ............................................................................................................................................. 15

Licenses ............................................................................................................................................................. 15

Hardware Requirements .................................................................................................................................... 15

Platforms ....................................................................................................................................................... 15

System Hardware Components ..................................................................................................................... 15

Operating System Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 16

Network Deployment and Interfaces ...................................................................................................................... 17

MME in the LTE/SAE Network ........................................................................................................................ 17

Supported Interfaces .......................................................................................................................................... 17

Features and Functionality - Base Software ........................................................................................................... 20

Subscriber Session Management Features ......................................................................................................... 20

EPS Bearer Context Support ......................................................................................................................... 20

NAS Protocol Support .................................................................................................................................. 21

EPS GTPv2 Support on S11 Interface .......................................................................................................... 21

Subscriber Level Session Trace .................................................................................................................... 22

Session and Quality of Service Management .................................................................................................... 23

Network Access Control Functions ................................................................................................................... 24

Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) ................................................................................................. 24

HSS Support Over S6a Interface .................................................................................................................. 25

Network Entity Management ............................................................................................................................. 25

MME Selection ............................................................................................................................................. 26

Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) Selection ........................................................................................ 26

Serving Gateway (S-GW) Selection ............................................................................................................. 26

3GPP R8 Identity Support ............................................................................................................................ 27

Tracking Area List Management .................................................................................................................. 27

Reachability Management ............................................................................................................................ 28

Network Operation Management Functions ...................................................................................................... 28

Overload Management in MME ................................................................................................................... 28

Radio Resource Management Functions ....................................................................................................... 29

Mobile Equipment Identity Check ................................................................................................................ 29

Multiple PDN Support .................................................................................................................................. 29

System Management Features ........................................................................................................................... 29

Management System Overview .................................................................................................................... 30

Bulk Statistics Support .................................................................................................................................. 31

Threshold Crossing Alerts (TCA) Support ................................................................................................... 32

NAS Signalling Security ............................................................................................................................... 33

Features and Functionality - Licensed Enhanced Feature Software ....................................................................... 34

Session Recovery Support ................................................................................................................................. 34

License .......................................................................................................................................................... 35

IPv6 Support ...................................................................................................................................................... 35

License .......................................................................................................................................................... 36

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