UMTS network Architecture

UTRAN CN

Uu
UE
Iub Iu-BC NodeB
b Iu

Iu
RNC

CS Iu-CS

Iur
NodeB

Iub

NodeB

RNC

Iu-PS PS

Iub Transport types

Transmission Mode Transport type

IP

E1/T1 UTP/ Fiber [ETH] Fiber [STM1]

ATM

E1/T1 Fiber [STM1]

Iub Interface (IP

Iub interface protoco! stack
Radio network layer Control plane
RACH FP DCH FP

User plane
HSDSCH FP USCH FP CPCH FP TFCI2 FP FACH FP PCH FP

NBAP

NCP

CCP Tranport network layer user plane

CCP Tranport network layer user plane C

A Transport network layer SCTP IP Data l nk layer P!ys "al layer

UDP IP Data l nk layer

Iu"cs#Iu"ps Interface (IP

Iu"cs interface protoco! stack

Iu"cs#Iu"ps Interface (IP

Iu"ps interface protoco! stack

Iur Interface Protoco! (IP

Iub Interface Protoco! (ATM

ALCAP

SAAL UNI

SAAL UNI

Iu"'S Interface Protoco! (ATM

SAAL NNI

SAAL NNI

Iups Interface )ata 'onfiguration

Iu"cs interface ATM transmission protoco!

RNC

AT& trans' ss on

PS

RANAP SCCP &TP3B SAA%-NNI AT& layer P!ys "al %ayer

IU UP (TP-U UDP IP AA% Type$

RANAP SCCP &TP3B SAA%-NNI AT& layer P!ys "al %ayer

IU UP (TP-U UDP IP AA% Type$

Iur Interface Protoco! (ATM

SAAL NNI

SAAL NNI