EPC Dimensioning Tool
Phase 1
Subscriber
Smartphones
Data cards
Smartphones
Data cards
Internet Access
Office VPN
1
0.0%
100.0%
0
1,000,000
Bearer
Subscriber
1
1
Phase 2
2
25.0%
75.0%
500,000
1,500,000
Active
subscribers
All
30% of data cards
Data Session Profile for a Smartphone
Traffic Tipology
Session Size
Session per BH
Downlink
Traffic volume during BH DL&UL
Traffic volume during BH DL
Total Traffic volume during BH (Internet) in DL&UL
Total Traffic during BH (Internet) in DL
Web browsing
Email
Internet
Internet
2
1
85%
2
1.7
0.5
4
80%
2
1.6
14.04
12.824
Data Session Profile for a Data Card
Traffic Tipology
Session Size
Session per BH
Downlink
Traffic volume during BH DL&UL
Traffic volume during BH DL
Total Traffic volume during BH (Internet) in DL&UL
Total Traffic during BH (Internet) in DL
Total Traffic volume during BH (Office VPN) in DL&UL
Total Traffic during BH (Office VPN) in DL
Internet
Total traffic in the BH for Internet & Office VPN (DL&UL)
Total traffic volume for all smartphones
Total traffic volume for all data cards
Total traffic
BH throughput for Internet DL&UL
Data cards using Office VPN
BH throughput for Office VPN DL&UL
BH throughput for Office VPN DL&UL
Phase 1
2
1
85%
2
1.7
Internet
2
2
80%
4
3.2
16.04
14.424
1.00
0.6
0
16,040,000
16,040,000
35.64
30%
300,000
0.67
Phase 2
7,020,000
24,060,000
31,080,000
69.07
30%
450,000
1.00
Total traffic in the BH for DL Internet & Office VPN
Total traffic volume for all smartphones
Total traffic volume for all data cards
Total traffic
BH throughput for Internet DL
Data cards using Office VPN
BH throughput for Office VPN DL
BH throughput for Office VPN DL
Phase 1
0
14,424,000
14,424,000
32.05
30%
180,000
0.40
Phase 2
6,412,000
21,636,000
28,048,000
62.33
30%
270,000
0.60
Phase 1
Phase 2
90%
900,000
45,000,000
450,000
450,000
225,000
90,000
9,000
9,000
90%
1,800,000
90,000,000
900,000
900,000
450,000
180,000
18,000
18,000
Signalling
Procedures /
Subscriber /BH
Active User during BH
Attach
1
Idle to Active and back Transitions
50
PDN Connection Setup
0.5
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
0.5
X2 Handovers
0.25
TAU
0.1
Inter-MME handovers
0.01
Inter-MME TAU
0.01
Procedure
Dimensioning Tool
Phase 3
4
50.0%
50.0%
2,000,000
2,000,000
millions
percentage
percentage
number of devices
number of devices
Required inputs
Outputs
Calculations
30% of data cards
Video
Streaming
Internet
10
1
95%
10
9.5
14.04
12.824
Office
VPN
VPN
Internet
VPN
1
0.25
60%
0.25
0.15
10
1
95%
10
9.5
2
0.5
60%
1
0.6
16.04
14.424
1.00
0.6
Internet
0.04
1
60%
0.04
0.024
Internet
0.04
1
60%
0.04
0.024
MB
percentage
MB
MB
MB
MB
MB
percentage
MB
MB
MB
MB
MB
MB
160
MB
MB
MB
Gbps
BH
MB
Gbps
BH Thput DL&UL
Phase 3
28,080,000
32,080,000
60,160,000
133.69
30%
600,000
1.33
Gaming
120
80
40
40
Phase 3
25,648,000
28,848,000
54,496,000
121.10
30%
360,000
0.80
MB
MB
MB
Gbps
BH
MB
Gbps
Phase 3
90%
percentage
3,600,000
180,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
900,000
360,000
36,000
36,000
0
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 3
Components
Metrics
Simultaneous Attached Users (SAU)
Idle to Active Transitions/second
Transactions/second
Number of Acive Bearers
S-GW
Data Processing Capacity
Number of Acive Bearers
P-GW
Data Processing Capacity
Combined S- Number of Acive Bearers
GW/P-GW Data Processing Capacity
HSS
Number of Users Supported
PCRF
Transactions/second
MME
unit
subscribes
trans/sec
trans/sec
bearers
Gbps
bearers
Gbps
bearers
Gbps
subscribes
trans/sec
REQUIRED NODES
Value
3,000,000
20000
25000
8,000,000
30
8,000,000
30
4,000,000
15
20,000,000
10000
%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
Operating
Capacity
2,550,000
17000
21250
6,800,000
25.5 Internet
6,800,000
25.5 Internet
3,400,000
12.75
17,000,000
8500
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
6
1
4
1
6
1
6
2
11
1
7
VPN
VPN
Dimensioning sign
Procedures /
Subscriber /BH
Procedure
Attach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU
1
50
0.5
0.5
0.25
0.1
0.01
0.01
Phase 1
900,000
45,000,000
450,000
450,000
225,000
90,000
9,000
9,000
Number of
messages (S1)
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Required Interface Capacity in DL (Mbps)
Procedures /
Subscriber /BH
Procedure
Attach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU
1
50
0.5
0.5
0.25
0.1
0.01
0.01
Phase 2
1,800,000
90,000,000
900,000
900,000
450,000
180,000
18,000
18,000
Number of
messages (S1)
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Required Interface Capacity in DL (Mbps)
Procedures /
Subscriber /BH
Procedure
Attach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU
1
50
0.5
0.5
0.25
0.1
0.01
0.01
Phase 3
3,600,000
180,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
900,000
360,000
36,000
36,000
Required Interface Capacity in DL (Mbps)
Number of
messages (S1)
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Dimensioning traf
S1-U
Packed Size
Overhead per packet
Overhead
Internet
512
44
8.59%
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
34.81
67.69
131.51
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
0.43
0.65
0.87
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
35.24
68.34
132.38
Office VPN
TOTAL TRAFFIC
Procedure
Attach/detach
Idle to Active and back Transitions
PDN Connection Setup
Bearer Activation/Deactivation
X2 Handovers
TAU
Inter-MME handovers
Inter-MME TAU
S1-C
x
x
x
x
x
x
Dimensioning signalling per Interface
Data rate
Number of
(Mbps)
messages (S11)
1.04
1
26
1
0.26
1
0.26
1
0.065
1
0.052
1
0.0078
1
0.0078
1
27.693
Data rate
Number of
(Mbps)
messages (S11)
2.08
1
52
1
0.52
1
0.52
1
0.13
1
0.104
1
0.0156
1
0.0156
1
55.385
Data rate
Number of
(Mbps)
messages (S11)
4.16
1
104
1
1.04
1
1.04
1
0.26
1
0.208
1
0.0312
1
0.0312
1
110.770
Data rate
(Mbps)
0.26
13
0.13
0.13
0.065
0.026
0.0026
0.0026
Number of
messages
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13.616
Data rate
(Mbps)
0.52
26
0.26
0.26
0.13
0.052
0.0052
0.0052
54.465
Number of
messages (S6a)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
13.616
Number of
messages
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
27.232
Data rate
(Mbps)
1.04
52
0.52
0.52
0.26
0.104
0.0104
0.0104
Data rate
(Mbps)
0.26
13
0.13
0.13
0.065
0.026
0.0026
0.0026
Data rate
(Mbps)
0.52
26
0.26
0.26
0.13
0.052
0.0052
0.0052
0.554
Number of
messages (S6a)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
27.232
Number of
messages
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Data rate
(Mbps)
1.04
52
0.52
0.52
0.26
0.104
0.0104
0.0104
54.465
Data rate
(Mbps)
0.52
0
0
0
0
0.026
0.0026
0.0052
Data rate
(Mbps)
1.04
0
0
0
0
0.052
0.0052
0.0104
1.108
Number of
messages (S6a)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Data rate
(Mbps)
2.08
0
0
0
0
0.104
0.0104
0.0208
2.215
Dimensioning traffic user per Interface
S5
SGi
512
44
8.59%
512 bytes
0 bytess
0.00% %
34.81
67.69
131.51
32.05
62.33
121.10
Gbps
Gbps
Gbps
0.43
0.65
0.87
0.40
0.60
0.80
Gbps
Gbps
Gbps
35.24
68.34
132.38
S11
x
x
x
x
x
x
If we use the same P_GW for Internet and Office VPN
32.45
Gbps
62.93
Gbps
121.90
Gbps
S6a
x
x
S5/S8
x
x
x
x
x
Gx
x
x
x
x
S10
x
x
