B3_Questions__2.docx

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology Acquisition Management Division, 164 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305-3328

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Req.#: SB134118RQ0245 / LTE Packet Core

QUESTIONS FROM 3/16/2018:

III.SPECIFICATIONS:

2. VoLTE (Voice over LTE) –The EPS shall provide the ability for user equipment to send and receive voice and video calls – Question: What is the quality of the video is need? Would H264 or H.265 codes be needed?

Answer: The vendor shall provide details of the quality and codecs that are available with their product. PSCR will evaluate for the best value to the PSCR mission.

3. QoS, Priority and Preemption (Release 10) – The EPS shall be able to provide quality of service, bearer prioritization, and bearer preemption per release 10 3GPP standards Question: Please confirm that you are asking for bearer pre-emption and priority based on the evaluation of PL in the PVI and PCI within the GTPv2.

Answer: The vendor shall provide details of how they support QoS, Priority and Preemption. PSCR will evaluate for the best value to the PSCR mission.

4. SON (Self Optimizing Networks) –The EPS shall be capable of performing self-optimization– Question: Any specific SON modules or functions that you want to see? Please confirm that a model which uses the OSS model for self-configuration and self-healing is acceptable.

Answer: The proposal should indicate the SON modules and functions that the vendor has available. PSCR will evaluate the proposal based on the criteria in III.E.

5. Access Class Barring – Question: Please confirm that an implemented based SIB Type 2 as defined in 3GPP TS 22.011 Rel 11 is acceptable.

Answer: The vendor shall provide details of how they support ACB. PSCR will evaluate for the best value to the PSCR mission.

6.CoMP (Coordinated Multipoint) – Question: As a function of the eNodeB please confirm Erickson and Nokia supports this function.

Answer: The vendor shall detail the level of support they can provide. The eNodeB shall be assumed to provide the needed functionality.

7. eICIC (Enhanced Intercell Interference Coordination) Question: Same question as number 6 Answer: The vendor shall detail the level of support they can provide. The eNodeB shall be assumed to provide the needed functionality.

8.Identity Management (ICAM & Network Access) – Question: please elaborate if anything beyond implementation of ICAM (Identity, Credential, and Access Management) hardening of the SW and access is required or any specific feature is needed.

Answer: The vendor shall detail the hardening of the SW and the specific features they have available. PSCR will evaluate for the best value to the PSCR mission.

11.The EPC shall support PSCR research into mission critical communications.

Question: Based on your stated requirement to deliver release 10, please confirm the expectation for implanting Mission Critical features within the 3GPP specification will be delivered in future release roll-outs.

Answer: The vendor shall provide their schedule for supporting mission critical features and PSCR will determine if it aligns with PSCR needs. The initial delivery requires release 10 and section III.D. indicates the need for releases 11-14 during the period of performance.

24.f.Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) – Question: Beyond the VoLTE, Video Calls , and Mission Critical Items, what else would you be using the IMS for? This will help us tailor the solution to your specifications for maximum efficiency especially on the ICAM aspects.

Answer: The vendor shall provide details on their capability to support IMS for any use case they can support.

24.i.Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) gateway – Question: Is this feature going to be used within the confined of the Mission Critical?

Answer: Mission critical communications is definitely a use case for MBMS. The vendor shall provide details of their capabilities to use MBMS for mission critical communications and any other use cases they can foresee.

24.j.Broadcast Multicast - Service Center (BM-SC) or equivalent capability to start MBMS session – Question: Is this feature going to be used within the confines of the Mission Critical?

Answer: Mission critical communications is definitely a use case for MBMS. The vendor shall provide details of their capabilities to use MBMS for mission critical communications and any other use cases they can foresee.

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