ePDG

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ePDG (Evolved Packet Data Gateway) is a core network element in LTE/4G that securely connects users over untrusted non-3GPP access networks, such as public Wi‑Fi, to the mobile operator’s EPC.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Evolved Packet Data Gateway 1
ePDG canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4G network element ⓘ
EPC gateway ⓘ
Evolved Packet Data Gateway ⓘ
LTE network element ⓘ
core network element ⓘ
authenticates subscriber via AAA server ⓘ
user equipment over untrusted access ⓘ
connectsTo AAA server ⓘ
EPC ⓘ
MME ⓘ
PCRF ⓘ
PGW ⓘ
connectsUsersFrom untrusted Wi‑Fi networks ⓘ
connectsUsersTo mobile operator core network ⓘ
definedInStandard 3GPP ⓘ
fullName Evolved Packet Data Gateway ⓘ
linked to: ePDG
handles control plane signaling for non-3GPP access ⓘ
user plane traffic from untrusted Wi‑Fi ⓘ
interface S2b ⓘ
STa ⓘ
SWm ⓘ
SWu ⓘ
interfaceWith AAA server over STa interface ⓘ
PGW over S2b interface ⓘ
UE over SWu interface ⓘ
Wi‑Fi access network over SWm interface ⓘ
partOf EPC ⓘ
Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
primaryFunction interworking between non-3GPP access and EPC ⓘ
secure connectivity over untrusted non-3GPP access ⓘ
termination of secure tunnels from user equipment ⓘ
provides encryption for user traffic over Wi‑Fi ⓘ
mobility continuity between Wi‑Fi and LTE ⓘ
secure data tunneling ⓘ
roleInMobility supports handover between 3GPP and non-3GPP access ⓘ
roleInSecurity enforces access control for non-3GPP access ⓘ
protects EPC from untrusted access networks ⓘ
supportsAccessType Wi‑Fi offload ⓘ
non-3GPP access ⓘ
untrusted non-3GPP access ⓘ
supportsService VoWiFi ⓘ
Wi‑Fi Calling ⓘ
seamless handover between LTE and Wi‑Fi ⓘ
supportsTechnology 4G ⓘ
LTE ⓘ
terminates IPsec tunnel from UE ⓘ
usedBy mobile network operators ⓘ
usesProtocol Diameter ⓘ
IKEv2 ⓘ
IPsec ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EPC → includesComponent → ePDG ⓘ
ePDG → fullName → Evolved Packet Data Gateway ⓘ
linked to: ePDG