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Acme Packet: Leading the LTE Roaming World with Trusted Border Control Solutions

Acme Packet is the pioneer in LTE roaming solutions, enabling secure interactive communication services globally. With 60% market share, the company boasts a strong presence in over 100 countries. Their mission is to provide reliable IP network border services to over 850 service providers and 240 enterprise clients. Acme Packet, founded in 2000, offers a diverse range of services including SBC solutions, border control technology, and trusted data delivery systems. Key areas of expertise include Diameter and SIP protocols, IMS services, and LTE roaming capabilities. Their experienced leadership team ensures cutting-edge solutions for the future of all-IP networks. As a public company with robust financials, Acme Packet continues to drive innovation and excellence in the telecommunications industry.

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Acme Packet: Leading the LTE Roaming World with Trusted Border Control Solutions

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  1. LTE roaming – a whole new world

  2. Session Border Control (SBC) category creator and leader with over 60% market share Mission: enable delivery of trusted, first-class interactive communications and data services across IP network borders 10,000+ systems in over 100+ countries 850+ service provider customers 240+ enterprise & contact center customers 100+ distribution & integration partners Experienced, long-standing leadership team Public company with strong financials Acme Packet at a glance • Founded: 2000 • HQ: Bedford, MA USA • NASDAQ: APKT • 2010 revenue: $231.2M • 2010 net income: $43M • 575+ employees AT&T 3

  3. The all IP Future SS7 over TDM SS7 over IP (BICC/SIGTRAN) Diameter & SIP over IP 2011- 1990-2000 2001-2010 PSTN NGN IMS 2G 3G LTE Internet IMS Other IP networks PCRF Core P-GW EPC RAN S-GW 4GLTE/M-WiMAX eUTRAN EPS MME eUTRAN All services IMS/SIP services Data services Diameter Mobility tracking

  4. LTE roaming overview HSS PCRF PCRF MME Subscriber Data 4 • Attachment procedure • Authentication procedure • Update location procedure • Subscriber data retrieval procedure • Policy exchange Roaming border Visited network Home network 1 Attach 2 2 Authenticate Authenticate Update Location 3 Policy exchange 5

  5. Diameter is the key roaming protocol Home MNO Visited MNO Home MNO Visited MNO HSS PCRF PCRF MME • S6a Diameter (3GPP TS 23.401) • AAA interface between visited MME and home HSS • Transfers subscription, location and authentication data for authenticating user access to visited EPS • S9 Diameter interface (TS 23.203) • Policy interface between the Home PCRF and Visited PCRF • Transfers QoS policy and charging control information

  6. VoLTE roaming options Visited P-CSCF Visited Services Distributed Policy Control Home Routed PCRF H-PCRF PCRF PCRF V-PCRF eUTRAN eUTRAN eUTRAN eUTRAN • Home routed with data backhaul to home network (existing data model) • Distributed policy control with policy interfaces • Visited P-CSCF with policy control in visited network (selected by GSMA IR.92) • Visited services with IMS core in visited network Home network Visited network 7

  7. LTE roaming is all IP

  8. Roaming challenges Service provider A Service provider B Interoperability Security risk Scalability Network complexity & cost

  9. DoS protection Comprehensive L3-L5 interworking Intelligent routing Accounting/recording Roaming network requirements

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