Evolved Packet Core

E127334

Evolved Packet Core is the 4G LTE mobile network architecture responsible for managing data connectivity, mobility, and services between user devices and external IP networks.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4G LTE core network ⓘ
mobile core network architecture ⓘ
abbreviation EPC ⓘ
connects Packet Data Network ⓘ
User Equipment ⓘ
external IP networks ⓘ
controlPlaneEntity Mobility Management Entity ⓘ
definedByStandard 3GPP ⓘ
designGoal all-IP core network ⓘ
high data throughput ⓘ
low latency packet delivery ⓘ
separation of control plane and user plane ⓘ
evolvesFrom GPRS core network ⓘ
includesComponent Home Subscriber Server ⓘ
Mobility Management Entity ⓘ
Offline Charging System ⓘ
Online Charging System ⓘ
Packet Data Network Gateway ⓘ
Policy and Charging Rules Function ⓘ
linked to: PCRF

Serving GPRS Support Node (interworking) ⓘ
Serving Gateway ⓘ
introducedInRelease 3GPP Release 8 ⓘ
partOf 3GPP System Architecture Evolution ⓘ
linked to: 3GPP SA
primaryFunction charging control ⓘ
management of data connectivity ⓘ
mobility management ⓘ
packet-switched core for LTE networks ⓘ
policy control ⓘ
supportsFeature Quality of Service enforcement ⓘ
handover to legacy 2G/3G networks ⓘ
lawful interception ⓘ
policy-based traffic management ⓘ
roaming between operators ⓘ
seamless mobility between LTE cells ⓘ
supportsService IP Multimedia Subsystem connectivity ⓘ
VoLTE ⓘ
packet data services ⓘ
supportsTechnology LTE ⓘ
LTE-Advanced ⓘ
LTE-Advanced Pro ⓘ
userPlaneEntity Packet Data Network Gateway ⓘ
Serving Gateway ⓘ
usesInterface Gx ⓘ
Gy ⓘ
Rx ⓘ
S1-MME ⓘ
S1-U ⓘ
S5 ⓘ
S6a ⓘ
S8 ⓘ
SGi ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (46)

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

5G Core → replaces → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
5G Core → interworksWith → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
E-UTRAN → partOf → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
E-UTRAN → connects → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
E-UTRAN → S1InterfaceConnects → eNodeB to EPC ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP Release 8 → introduced → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
Serving Gateway → partOf → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
PCRF → belongsToDomain → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
ePDG → partOf → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP CT4 → relatedTo → LTE core network ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP CT4 → relatedTo → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
LTE-Advanced → usesCoreNetwork → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
System Architecture Evolution → partOf → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
System Architecture Evolution → includes → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
PDN Gateway → partOf → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
Mobility Management Entity → partOf → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 36.300 → relatedTo → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 23.272 → targetNetwork → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 23.272 → targetNetwork → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 23.203 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
ARP (Allocation and Retention Priority) → usedIn → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
Home Subscriber Server → usedIn → EPC core network ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
Home Subscriber Server → partOf → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
GPRS Tunnelling Protocol User Plane → usedIn → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
PCEF → domain → EPC (Evolved Packet Core) ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
PGW → partOf → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 23-series → definesFor → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 23.401 → specifies → Evolved Packet Core system architecture ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 23.401 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 24.301 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 33.401 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet System (EPS) ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 33.401 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet Core (EPC) ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 23.002 → appliesTo → LTE core network (Evolved Packet Core) ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 29.212 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
SGi → partOf → Evolved Packet Core architecture ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
SGi → connectsFrom → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 29.061 → appliesTo → LTE EPC core network ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 32.271 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 29.213 → appliesTo → 3GPP Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 29.274 → usedIn → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 29.274 → usedIn → EPS (Evolved Packet System) ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
3GPP TS 29.281 → appliesTo → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core
Proximity Services → managedBy → Evolved Packet Core ⓘ
3GPP TS 21-series → coversTechnology → Evolved Packet System ⓘ
linked to: Evolved Packet Core