Cisco Cisco ASR 5700
MME Administration Guide, StarOS Release 18 ▄
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Chapter 1
Mobility Management Entity Overview
Cisco Mobility Management Entity (MME) is critical to the network function of the 4G mobile core network, known as
the evolved packet core (EPC). The MME resides in the EPC control plane and manages session states, authentication,
paging, mobility with 3GPP, 2G and 3G nodes, roaming, and other bearer management functions.
the evolved packet core (EPC). The MME resides in the EPC control plane and manages session states, authentication,
paging, mobility with 3GPP, 2G and 3G nodes, roaming, and other bearer management functions.
This overview provides general information about the MME including: