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Alcatel-LucentlightRadioWi-Fisolution

The AlcatelLucent lightRadio WiFi solution

enables operators to integrate WiFi as part o

their wireless network. Users can move seam

lessly between the service providers WiFi

and cellular network to enjoy an aordable,

continuous and uninterrupted experience. By

keeping customers on their network, operators

have the opportunity to oer more personalized

and bundled services, and pursue new business

models. As a result, they can increase customer

stickiness while attracting new subscribers.

PartofalargerandprovenwirelesssolutionbasedonlightRadio

The lightRadio WiFi solution is a result o

AlcatelLucent leadership in wireless and

IP technologies. Building on the long heritage

o wireless experience, the solution: IntegratesWi-Fiaspartofalarger

heterogeneous RAN solution

Enablesoperatorstoaugmenttheirmacro

networks with aordable coverage and capacity

Includesafullspectrumoflicensedwireless

technologies: 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE to

complement WiFi

Service providers benet rom the unparalleled

fexibility o combining licensed and unlicensed

wireless technologies in any manner, based on their

specic needs (or example, any combination o

WiFi and small cells, metro cells and macro cells).

For wireless service providers, the AlcatelLucent

lightRadio WiFi solution provides important

benets. These include the ability to:

Scalethecapacity,efciencyandfootprintof

their existing cellular (macro/small cell) networks

Provideseamless,trouble-freeaccessfor

subscribers across WiFi hotspots and cellular

inrastructure

AddWi-Fiasaninnovativestrategictoolto

generate revenue while reducing subscriber churn

SOLUTION COMPONENTS

Wi-Fi Access Points (APs): Realized on lightRadio

based portolio and also supplied by thirdpartyWiFi AP vendors, which are certied by Alcatel

Lucent to ensure the delivery o premium WiFi

connectivity to end users.

A trusted and secure Wi-Fi gateway (WLAN)

on the AlcatelLucent 7750 Service Router (SR):

Extends leading highperormance routing and

trac management capabilities or WiFi gateway

unctionality, ensures secure connectivity to WiFi

APs and enables integration with Authentication,

Authorization and Accounting (AAA) systems.

Alcatel-Lucent Wireless Packet Core, Ensures

intermobility across WiFi, 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE.

IP and mobility anchoring is enabled by the

converged GGSN/PDN Gateway unctionality,

realized through the AlcatelLucent 7750 SR

(Mobile Gateway).

The AlcatelLucent 7750 SR in its roles o WLAN

gateway and PGW/GGSN enables hando to

MNOs/MVNOs/ISPs, acilitates accounting with

support or standard interaces toward online

and ofine charging systems and allows inte

gration into policy control and charging (PCC)

architectures. With advanced trac processing

eatures, the 7750 SR ensures delivery o

premium Quality o Service (QoS).

Figure 1. Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio Wi-Fi Solution

Enterprise

Internet

Residential

CDN

7750 SR(SGW/PGW/GGSN)

7750 SR(WLAN GW)

9471 WMM(MME/SGSN)

5780 DSC(PCRF/ANDSF)

9900 WNG

8950 AAA 8650 SDM

5620 SAM

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

WIRELESSPACKET CORE

Wi-Fi ENABLEDlightRadio NETWORK

9362 Enterprise Cell

9363 Metro CellIndoor MS

9764Metro CellOutdoor

WLAN AP(Wi-Fi)

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Policy management based on the Alcatel-Lucent

5780 Dynamic Service Controller (DSC):

Enables converged and uniorm network policy

management across all parts o the network

and integration with network intelligence. The

implementation o Access Network Discovery

and Selection Function (ANDSF) allows users

to be connected to the best network based on

fexible criteria such as location, subscription,

perormance and analytics.

Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager

(SAM): Delivers endtoend solution management

and expands management capabilities across the

underlying backhaul and core networks while

acilitating network management integration o

thirdparty elements.

THE ALCATEL-LUCENTADVANTAGE

AlcatelLucent is integrating carriergrade WiFi

access with its marketleading lightRadiobased,

multistandard emto and metro cells to bring

seamless coverage and increased capacity to

mobile users. With the AlcatelLucent solution:

Wi-Fibecomesanotherwirelessaccess

technology or service providers to manage

and easily incorporate as part o a larger

heterogeneous RAN or wireline access strategy.

Wi-Ficanbeofferedasaretailorwholesale

service using an industryleading, carriergrade,

endtoend solution.

Theuseofnetworkresourcesaswellas

subscriber revenue are maximized.

Endusersbenetfromautomatic,secure

and trusted WiFi connectivity indoors and

outdoors and rom one seamless wireless

broadband experience.

LEARN MORE

The AlcatelLucent lightRadio WiFi solution

provides wireless service providers and network

operators with a complete, standardscompliant

solution or seamless wireless broadband. The

solution makes WiFi an integral part o the

wireless network and is based on industryleading products.

Visit the AlcatelLucent website or more

inormation on the lightRadio WiFi solution:

www.alcatel-lucent.com/lightradio-wi

SOLUTION BENEFITS

ENDUSER SERVICEPROVIDER

Access and connectivity

Easyhotspotdetection

Worry-freeSSIDauthenticationconguration

Secureandtrustednetworkaccess

Authenticationbasedonanexpandedsetofuser

credentials, helping customers to get WiFi access

and keeping them on one network

AAAusingonebillingandchargingsystemforcellular

and WiFi

Abilitytoaddnewwirelessserviceswithoutthe

high cost o licensed spectrumEcosystemoflightRadioWi-Ficertiedpartnerssimplies

network introduction

Network and mobility

Subscribersmoveseamlesslybetweentheservice

providers WiFi and cellular networks

Customersstayconnectedononenetwork

Customerexperienceimproveswithoneseamless

wireless broadband experience

Increasednetworkcoverageandcapacitythrough

integration o WiFi with 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE across emto,

metro and macro cells

Fullvisibilityintocustomerconnectivityand

communication preerences

Abilitytooptimizetheend-userexperiencebasedon

location, context and content

Increasedopportunitiestoaddresscustomerconcerns

and oer more personal services

Improvedyieldandreducedcustomerchurn

Newrevenuechannelsforretailandwholesalemodels