UMTS INTRODUCTION

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UMTS INTRODUCTION
UMTS Overview
Multiple Access
Network Architecture

UMTS INTRODUCTION
UMTS Overview
Multiple Access
Network Architecture

UMTS Overview
Characteristic for UMTS
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications, fulfilling the International Mobile
Telecommunications-2000 (IMT 2000) specifications.
For Indonesia, using 2100 MHz band
Using CDMA for multiple access
Wideband frequency bandwidth: 5 MHz, with efficient signal bandwidth: 3.84 MHz
Carrier chip rate: 3.84 Mcps
All cells are using same frequency band
Using codes for separate user and channel
Increasing capacity with multiple frequencies
Inter-Frequency functionality to support mobility between frequencies
Inter-System functionality to support mobility between GSM and UMTS
Intra-frequency Handover: soft
Inter-frequency Handover: hard
Spreading factors (SF): 4512

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CDMA Principle - Chips & Bits & Symbols
Bits (In this drawing, 1 bit = 8 Chips SF=8)
+1

Baseband Data

-1
Chip

Spreading Code

Chip
+1
-1

Spread Signal

+1
-1

Air Interface

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Data

+1
-1
+1
-1

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WCDMA Codes:
In WCDMA two separate codes are used in the spreading operation :
Channelization code
DL: separates physical channels of different users and common channels, defines physical
channel bit rate
UL: separates physical channels of one user, defines physical channel bit rate
Scrambling code
DL: separates cells in same carrier frequency
UL: separates users

Block Diagram:
Data

To be Transmit
Bit Rate

Channelization Scrambling Code

Code

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UMTS Overview
Multiple Access
Network Architecture

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Multiple Access

Duplex Modes
UTRA FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) Mode
Paired separate frequency bands
Duplex separation is 190 MHz
For low data rate, wide cell area
UTRA TDD (Time Division Duplex) Mode
Uplink and downlink in the same frequency band
Guard period is needed.
For higher data rate, small cell area

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UMTS Channel (W-CDMA FDD)

Logical Channel:
Control Channels (CCH)
Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH)
Paging Control Channel (PCCH)
Common Control Channel (CCCH)
Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH)
Traffic Channel (TCH)
Dedicated Traffic Channel (DTCH)
Common Traffic Channel (CTCH)

UMTS Channel (W-CDMA FDD)

Mapped

Mapped
Transport Channels:
Common Transport Channels
Broadcast Channel (BCH)
Paging Channel (PCH)
Forward Access Channel (FACH)
High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HSDSCH)
Random Access Channel (RACH)
Dedicated Transport Channels
Dedicated Channel (DCH)
Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH)

Physical Channel :
Transport channels can be mapped to physical channels.
Physical Channels are characterized by :
UARFCN,
Scrambling Code,
Channelization code
So, in summarize:
Logical Channel Transport Channel Physical Channel

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Downlink

Uplink

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UMTS Overview
Multiple Access
Network Architecture

3G GSM Architecture
UTRAN (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
Network) consist of:
Node-B (equivalent to BTS in 2G)
Perform functions:
Air interface Transmission / Reception
Modulation / Demodulation
CDMA Physical Channel coding
Micro Diversity
Error Handing
Closed loop power control
RNC (Radio Network Controller)
Perform function:
Radio Resource Control
Admission Control
Channel Allocation
Power Control Settings
Handover Control
Macro Diversity
Ciphering
Segmentation / Reassembly
Broadcast Signaling
Open Loop Power Control

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