Femtocell Core Gateways

Security, Aggregation, and Convergence for 3G and 4G Networks

Research Report

Femtocell core network gateways are an essential part of any femtocell deployment. This report primarily focuses on femtocell aggregation gateways and security gateways, but also touches upon convergence gateways/servers, which are necessary components for CDMA femtocells. Aggregation gateways provide concentrator functionality for both control plane and user plane femtocell traffic, while security gateways provide IPSec termination, DDoS protection, and other security mechanisms for the operator core network. Convergence gateway/server emulates a MSC and IMS application server allowing for 2G/3G voice service in a SIP/IMS environment, essentially connecting non-IMS (2G/3G MSC switches) and IMS networks. All three elements are deployed for residential femtocells but can also be deployed for enterprise and metro femtocell deployments. This report focuses on some of the key product and deployment trends for femtocell core gateways and provides strategic recommendations for vendors in this marketplace. This report also provides forecasts and sizing for the security gateway market, which is one of the most important and mandatory elements for femtocell networks and is becoming much more essential in LTE femtocells as they begin to get deployed in metro and enterprise locations.

Table of Contents

  • 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • 1.1. Introduction
    • 1.2. Key Market Trends
    • 1.3. Femtocell Security Gateway Forecasts
  • 2. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
    • 2.1. Aggregation Gateways
    • 2.2. Security Gateways
    • 2.3. Convergence Server/Gateways
    • 2.4. WCDMA Femtocell Core Network Architecture
    • 2.5. CDMA Femtocell Core Network Architecture
    • 2.6. LTE Femtocell Core Network Architecture
    • 2.7. Variant 1: Dedicated HeNB GW
    • 2.8. Variant 2: No HeNB GW
    • 2.9. Variant 3: HeNB GW for Control Plane Traffic
  • 3. MARKET ISSUES
    • 3.1. Platform Consolidation
    • 3.2. LTE Metro Cells
    • 3.3. Gateway Performance Metrics
    • 3.4. I-WLAN Support
    • 3.5. Value Added Features: Offload, Policy, and DPI
    • 3.6. SIP/IMS and the Enterprise
    • 3.7. Categorization by Consumer, Enterprise, and Metro Femtocells
    • 3.8. Femtozone Services and Network APIs
  • 4. KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS
    • 4.1. Acme Packet
    • 4.2. Alcatel-Lucent
    • 4.3. Cisco
    • 4.4. Continuous Computing (Now Radisys)
    • 4.5. Genband
    • 4.6. Huawei
    • 4.7. Contela
    • 4.8. IntelliNet
    • 4.9. ip.access
    • 4.10. Mavenir Systems
    • 4.11. Tatara (Recently Acquired by Taqua LLC)
    • 4.12. Nokia Siemens
    • 4.13. NEC
    • 4.14. Samsung
    • 4.15. Stoke
    • 4.16. Overall Analysis
  • 5. MARKET FORECASTS
    • 5.1. Forecast Methodology
    • 5.2. Femtocell Access Point Shipments and Users
    • 5.3. Femtocell Security Gateway Market Forecast
  • 6. COMPANY DIRECTORY
  • 7. ACRONYMS
    • 7.1. Scope of Study
    • 7.2. Sources and Methodology
    • 7.3. Notes
  • Top Line Forecast
  • Key Market Trends
  • Market Share by User Type
  • Summary and Strategic Recommendations

Tables

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  1. Femtocell Access Point Shipments by User Type, Global, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  2. Femtocell Access Point Users by User Type, Global, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  3. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type, North America, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  4. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type, Europe, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  5. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type, Asia Pacific, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  6. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type, Latin America, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  7. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type, Middle East and Africa, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  8. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type, Global, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  9. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol, North America, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  10. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol, Europe, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  11. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol, Asia Pacific, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  12. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol, Latin America, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  13. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol, Middle East and Africa, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  14. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol, Global, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  15. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Geography, Global, Forecast: 2010 to 2016

Charts

  1. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type
  2. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type
  3. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type
  4. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type
  5. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type
  6. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by User Type
  7. Femto Security Gateway Revenues - Pie Chart User Type
  8. Femto Security Gateway Revenues - Pie Chart User Type
  9. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol
  10. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol
  11. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol
  12. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol
  13. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol
  14. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Protocol
  15. Femto Security Gateway Revenues - Pie Chart by Protocol
  16. Femto Security Gateway Revenues - Pie Chart by Protocol
  17. Femto Security Gateway Revenues by Geography
  18. Global Femto Security Gateway Revenues
  19. Global Femto Security Gateway Revenues, Global, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
  20. Femto Security Gateway Revenues - Pie Chart User Type, Global, Forecast: 2016

Figures

  1. Network Architecture for WCDMA Femtocells
  2. Network Architecture for CDMA Femtocells
  3. Network Architecture for LTE Femtocells (Home eNodeBs): Option 1
  4. Network Architecture for LTE Femtocells (Home eNodeBs): Option 2
  5. Network Architecture for LTE Femtocells (Home eNodeBs): Option 3