Introduction to UMTS
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Objectives After completing this module, the participant should be able to:
• List at least three significant events in the evolution of CDMA networks
• List the four main network subsystems of UMTS Release 99 • Explain how existing GSM networks have evolved to support additional services and new technologies
• Name the four basic air interface access technologies • List at least three key benefits of WCDMA and identify at least three advantages of 3G networks for both the operator and the end-user 2
without using any references.
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Significant events in (W)CDMA evolution 1900 First human voice transmission (Reginald Fessenden) 1906 First radio broadcast (Fessenden) 1948
John Pierce describes CDMA Multiplexing
1949 CDMA effects 1956
Claude Shannon & John Pierce describe major "Antimultipath" RAKE receiver patented
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Significant events in (W)CDMA evolution 1970s CDMA used in several military communication and navigation systems Why was CDMA implemented for military use? 1980s Studies for narrowband CDMA for commercial mobile networks 1990s
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Studies for wideband (~5 MHz) CDMA for mobile cellular systems
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Significant events in (W)CDMA evolution 1993 1996
USA used CDMA standardised in 2nd generation UMTS forum established
1997
ITU requests proposals for candidate radio transmission technologies for IMT-2000 radio interface
1998
ITU receives 10 proposals for terrestrial RTTs and 5 for satellite RTTs including: - CDMA2000 (USA) - ARIB W-CDMA(Japan) - UTRA (Europe)
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Significant events in (W)CDMA evolution
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1998
3GPP formed to develop of a joint 3G system based on evolved GSM core and UTRA air interface
1999
ETSI starts UMTS project
1999
4 UMTS licenses awarded in Finland (beauty contest, January)
2003
Commercial use of WCDMA network
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International Mobile Telephone - 2000 for 3G Systems rk o w e m Fra
IMT-2000 radio interface options
TDMA
CDMA Direct Spread Multi Carrier (on paired frequency spectrum)
(on paired frequency spectrum)
FDMA
Time Code
Single Carrier
Time Code
(on unpaired frequency spectrum)
(on paired frequency spectrum)
(on unpaired frequency spectrum)
3G systems UWC-136 (EDGE)
cdma2000
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UMTS
TDD mode
(DECT)
Specification Bodies OHG
UMTS 3G.IP
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Vision of UMTS Specification • • • • •
Worldwide specified Clear added value to GSM and backward compatible with GSM/ISDN Full support for multimedia and advanced services Generic radio access Services must not be limited by the network capability. UMTS Release 99
new radio interface solution • more efficient • more flexible
WCDMA • FDD-mode • TDD-mode 9
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network evolution • enhanced GSM core network • enhanced service infrastructure
3GPP Specifications • UMTS Rel' 99 • Compatibility with GSM → Inter-operability → Services • UTRAN specifications, including WCDMA air interface (Uu) • Release 4 and 5 • mainly specifies All-IP core network • call control and bearer control in separate network elements • Real time QoS classes for packet switched infrastructure • additional WCDMA solution (low chip rate TDD mode) • Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) • Release 4 approximately implemented starting from year 2003-2004
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The subsystems of UMTS ATM WCDMA
Uu
UE UE
Iu
RAN RAN
Service Service Platform Platform
CN CN O&M
UE = User Equipment RAN = Radio Acces Network CN = Core Network NMS = Network Management System
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NMS NMS
3G network management layers Communication Management (CM)
Higher layer functions: • Service-related • Charging of a Bearer
Session Management (SM) Mobility Management (MM) Radio Resource Management (RRM)
UE
RAN
CN
Managed mainly by CN domains Control of Radio Resources • Location Update • Location Registration • Admission Control • Paging • Code Allocation • Security • Positioning • Power Control • etc. • Handover Control and Macro Diversity 12
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Circuit/Packet-switched session management: • PDP Context Activation • CS-call Setup • Bearer Need • etc.
3G Access Rate targets 3G Radio Access
Pedestrian & Office (<10 km/h): Outdoor (< 150 km/h): Outdoor (<250 km/h): bit rate <= 2 Mb/s bit rate 384 kb/s, target 512 kb/sbit rate 144 kb/s, preferably more
Environment
RT Service Peak Rate (Delay fixed 20 – 300 ms)
NRT Service Peak Rate (Delay varies 20 – 300 ms)
Rural Outdoor (Speed < 250 km/h)
144 – 384 kb/s
144 – 384 kb/s
Urban/Suburban (Speed < 150 km/h)
384 – 512 kb/s
384 – 512 kb/s
Indoor/Low Range Outdoor - 2 Mb/s (Speed < 10 km/h) (Special conditions) 13
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- 2 Mb/s (Special conditions)
Network evolution HW/SW Changes
HLR & AC & EIR IP Networks
BTS
BSC
MSC&VLR
TCSM
PSTN ISDN
BTS
BSC
Value Added Service Platform(s): SMSC, VMS
TCSM
SGSN
IN
TRX Change & Transmission Upgrade GGSN IP Networks
BTS
RNC
MGW
3G-SGSN
UMTS adds Rel'3;improved new BTS,data Radio Network Controller, Media witched Gateway, 3GGPRS services with a new Packets backbone GPRS is added to existing networks to support Packed Data Data Even Higher A Rates GSM at data the in network start, GSM rates VAS are are is increased obtained made (value from added by by 3 introducing implementation Sub-Systems services) were EDGE (BSS, of part in Features NSS the of GSM GSM and like networks OSS) network HSCSD IN was introduced new and services and (e.g. Pre-Paid) SGSN Wherefor SGSN GGSN aredifferentiation two main elements 14
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CDMA theory
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The difference between analogue and digital
Analogue
So you see bla, bla, bla, yada, yada 110000110101100011101110001
Digital
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FDD and TDD Duplex Transmission
Time Division Duplex t im e
t im e
Frequency Division Duplex
Uplink Downlink
lin k Do wn
Up lin k
Uplink Downlink Uplink Downlink
frequency 17
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frequency
ob e2 ile ph m on ob e3 ile ph on e4
ho n m
ob ile p
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ob ile p
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With FDMA, the users transmit simultaneously using separate frequencies
frequency carrier band 18
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Space Division Multiple Access
Disadvantages with FDMA? 19
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TDMA divides the frequency into multiple time slices tim
e
Mobile Phone 3 Mobile Phone 2 Mobile Phone 1 Mobile Phone 4 Mobile Phone 3
Mobile Phone 2
TDMA frame
Mobile Phone 1 Mobile Phone 4 Mobile Phone 3 Mobile Phone 2 Mobile Phone 1 carrier band 20
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TDMA frame
frequency
Code Division Multiple Access
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Sharing the frequency by using different codes Power (P)
Time Codes
Frequency 22
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WCDMA air interface properties Originating Bit
Frequency Band
Power
Duration (spreading factor)
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Received Bit
WCDMA
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Spreading and sharing the same space P
User A
P P f
f Data after spreading
Data P
P
User B
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f Transmission over the air
f
f Despread User B A signal at the receiver
Managing interference in CDMA p
interferen ce interference
p
sign al
sign al interferen ce interference f T ransm issio n o ver th e air
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f Despread sign al at the receiver
Features of WCDMA • Efficient use of spectrum • Limited frequency management • Low mobile station transmit power • Uplink and downlink resource utilisation independent • Wide variety of data rates • Improvement of multi-path resolution • Statistical multiplexing advantage • Increased standby-time from higher rate control channels.
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Key operator benefits • New service capabilities means new business opportunities for operators, (further differentiation) • Revenue opportunity with increased data/voice traffic • New frequency spectrum • The path towards IP mobility
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Key end-user benefits • Integrated customised services • Simplified service provisioning and service upgrades • Wireless personal Internet • Multimedia messaging • Enhanced e-mail • Telecommuting • Improved quality of service • Support for video/audio clips 28
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Please answer the Review questions
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Review questions 1. e 2. RAN, NMS,CN,UE 3. c 4. b 5. false 6. FDMA, SDMA, CDMA, TDMA 7. c 8. digital sampling resulting in bitstream 9. d 10. false 11. i
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