IP Address Management for Mobile Networks
With Bridgewater Systems, Mobile Service Providers can move beyond DHCP and GGSN-based IP address management (IPAM) to a RADIUS-based approach.
This more centralized approach allows for improved network performance, flexibility, and scalability to support the growing demand for IP-based enterprise and consumer services.
IPAM solution at a glance
- Carrier-grade performance — RADIUS-based IP assignment of static or dynamic IP addresses offers a higher performance, lower latency alternative to DHCP solutions.
- Centralized management — IP address pools are allocated across physical and logical network boundaries from a single central control, enabling more flexible management and more efficient address usage.
- Policy-driven — Intelligent rules-based IP address management supports multiple service models with allocation based on applications (APN), subscriber (MSISDN/IMSI), location (GGSN), and roaming profiles to meet the needs of a broad range of subscriber groups, from individual consumers to large businesses.
- Subscriber context — Real-time subscriber state, network traffic, and service-level information can be used for network decisions, allowing faster network reaction and more efficient address pool utilization.
- Standards-based — 3GPP and 3GPP2 standards-based technology ensures both rapid integration and long-term compatibility, already proven in several markets around the world.
- Enterprise-level security — IP address allocation from defined pools can be linked to specific applications to meet enterprise security needs, including mapping to individuals or groups by GGSN, APN, or service level.
Solution components
Build on existing Bridgewater Systems infrastructure with an additional module that is fully integrated and easily deployed for a clear time-to-market advantage.
