A NextGen HSS software based solution for Subscriber Data Management should be specifically designed to avoid overfeaturing and overpricing, while being flexible, extensible and scalable. A state-of-the-art HSS product should surpasses the standards of existing HSS/HLR to enable your network to have a solution tailored to your needs.
Mapping the problems
Fixed and high license cost for subscribers and features
Different network elements for HLR, HSS, AuC and EIR
Based on proprietary hardware which become End-Of-Support soon
Limitation on total of subscriber in the current installed HLR
Challenges
Seamless migration and interworking between LTE & 3G/2G
Single platform for providing 2G,3G,LTE and IMS services
Flexible license to cope with growing number of subscribers
Host multiple mobile operators on a single HSS
Consequences
High OPEX cost to maintain existing solutions
Maintenance cost on legacy hardware
No roadmap to support 5G profiles
Limited capacity extension possibilities
How we solve this
Our Next Generation HSS (“NG HSS”) solution supports GSM, UMTS, LTE, IMS, Wi-Fi and M2M networks. The NG HSS is ideally suited for MNO, MVNO/MVNE and M2M market. It is designed to overcome the limitations and disadvantages of traditional HSS products regarding flexibility, virtualization, cost of scaling and vendor lock-in. It supports multiple technologies and functions in a single software design:
- Home Subscriber Server (HSS) for LTE Data
- Home Subscriber Server (HSS) for IMS Voice
- Home Location Register (HLR) and Authentication Center (AuC) for 2G/3G
- Equipment Identity Register (EIR)
- Subscriber Location Function (SLF)
- Multi-protocol interworking (SS7, Diameter, RADIUS, IT protocols)
The HSS and HLR functions share a single data repository, which provides convergence of subscription-related information (subscriber profiles), authentication, subscriber location and IP information.
Benefits
Fully integrated HLR and HSS (LTE, IMS) solution with a convergent subscriber database and shared AuC
Benefits
Software based, supports NFV and cloud deployment
Benefits
Support for multiple tenants on the same deployment and multiple network appearances within the same tenant
Benefits
Seamless support for multiple identities/pro les per subscriber, including multiple IMSIs and MSISDNs
Key Take-Aways
LTE HSS, IMS HSS and HLR in a single piece of software
Flexible HSS solution, deployable in a cloud environment and NFV ready