[Update11 - Ericsson SAPC] PCRF - DPI Compatibility Matrix

   

An update to the Ericsson's entry – I changed the product to Ericsson's Service-Aware Policy Controller (SAPC).

"The SAPC is a .. policy server that complies with the Policy and Charging Control architecture defined by 3GPP.It enables traffic control for a broad range of services, including IMS .. Being compliant with 3GPP standards, the SAPC is fully inter-operable with other network elements, including GGSNs, stand-alone packet inspection nodes and Application Function (AF) units."



See "SAPC: Ericsson’s convergent policy controller" - here (1st figure below) and "Evolution towards All-IP in Core and Backhaul networks" - here (2nd figure below). SASN (Service-Aware Support Node) shown in the diagrams is Ericsson's DPI mobile tool while MSER (Multi-serve edge router - former Redback's product line) is their fixed DPI element.

Interoperability with other DPI devices is not mentioned.

Ericsson's documents convey its future fixed-mobile convergence message very clearly. In a recent article, "A Deeper Look at DPI " - here - Ericsson said: "Convergence and integration also is happening on the DPI front across wireline and wireless networks as companies like Ericsson move to combine their DPI solutions to address both types of networks and services. Robert Haim, senior product marketing manager at Ericsson, says the company’s two different DPI products will converge sometime later this year." 

Related post "Ericsson on Mobile Internet - 3.5B subscribers by 2015" - here.

PCRF Vendor	PCRF Product	Allot	Arbor	Cisco	Procera	Sandvine
724 (Mobixell)	X-tremeFramework Platform (XF)	●		●
BandWD	BwDRC- Dynamic Resource Control	●		●		●
Bridgewater Systems	PolicyController/PCRF	●	●	●		●
Broadhop	Quantum Policy Server		●	●
Camiant (Tekelec)	Multimedia Policy Engine	●	●	●	●	●
ComAbility	ComAbility neXus			●
Comptel	Comptel Policy Control™			●	●
Ericsson	Service-Aware Policy Controller (SAPC)
Flash Networks	POLICY MANAGER
FTS	Leap™ Policy Control	●		●		●
HP	HP Policy and Charging(IUM)	●
Huawei	Open Control & Charging Gateway	●
Kabira (Tibco software)	Policy Server			●
Nokia Siemens Networks	PCS 5000	●
Openet	FusionWorks™ Policy Manager			●		●
Redknee	Policy Manager (PCRF)			●		●
Starent (Cisco)	Policy and Charging Control
Telcordia	Telcordia Bandwidth Manager
Volubill	CONTROL-IT Policy Manager
ZTE	ZXUN RCP	●