Overview of 3G

Brief Outline

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Wireless Generations.
Spectrum for 3G
Mobile Soft Switch
Issues in 3G Deployment

3G Overview

Wireless Generations
1946- 1960s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Appeared

1G

2G

3G

Analog

Digital

Digital

Multi Standard Multi Standard Unified Standard

Terrestrial

Terrestrial

Terr. & Sat

Wireless Generations

1 G -analog (cellular revolution)

- only mobile voice services

2 G - digital (breaking digital barrier)

- mostly for voice services & data delivery

possible

3 G - Voice & data ( breaking data barrier)

- Mainly for data services where voice services
will also be possible

Beyond 3G -Wide band OFDM ?

- But surely higher data rates

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Wireless Generations
1G FDMA (NMT, AMPS, TACS)

80s

- Voice (analog traffic, digital signaling)

2G TDMA (GSM, D-AMPS, PDC) and CDMA (IS-95)

90s

- Voice, SMS, CS data transfer ~ 9.6 kbit/s (50 kbit/s HSCSD)

2.5G TDMA (GPRS)

00s

- PS data transfer ~ 50 kbit/s

2.75G TDMA (GPRS+EDGE)

00s

- PS data ~ 150kbit/s

3 - 3.5G WCDMA (UMTS) and CDMA 2000

00s

- PS & CS data transfer ~ 14 - 42 Mbit/s (HSPA/HSPA+), Voice, SMS

3.9G OFDMA (LTE/SAE)

10s

- PS Data and Voice (VoIP) ~ 100Mbit/s

4G IMT Advanced

future

Services???

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GSM Evolution- another view

2G

2.5G

GSM

GPRS

GSM
GPRS
200 KHz carrier
200 KHz carrier
8 full-rate time slots 115 Kbps peak data rates
16 half-rate time slots

3G

EDGE

UMTS
EDGE
5 MHz carrier
200 KHz carrier
Data rates up to 384 Kbps 2 Mbps peak data rates
New IMT-2000 2 GHz spectrum
8-PSK modulation
Higher symbol rate

HSCSD
HSCSD
Circuit-switched data
64 Kbps peak data rates

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3G Overview

3G AWARENESS

3G is the next generation mobile communications systems.

3G is basically an ITU defined set of standards, which along
with other specifications provides for minimum data speed
of 384 kbps.
It enhances the services such as
Multimedia
High speed mobile Broadband
Internet Access
Ability to view video footage on your mobile handset.

Third Generation System

Third generation systems are designed for multimedia
communications. With it person to person communication can be
enhanced with high quality images & videos, access to
information & services on public and private networks will be
enhanced by higher data rates.

Key requirement for 3G Networks:

Data Rates upto 2 Mbps -for fixed or Indoor Environments
Data Rates upto 384 kbps - for pedestrian/ urban Environments
Data Rates up-to 144 kbps for wide area mobile Environments

3G
UMTS
IMT
2000
WCDMA
UTRAN

UMTS (3G GSM)

CDMA 2000 1 x EVDO Rev 0
TDD S C D M A

3GPP
3rd Gen Partnership Project:
The 3GPP produces a complete set of globally applicable
Technical Specifications and Reports for the UMTS
standard. These are published in releases.

3rd Gen Partnership Project-2:

Dealing with CDMA evolutions and proposes technical
standards. (upto CDMA 2000 1x & EVDO).

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3G
Overvie

3GPP Releases
DL 0.4 Mbps
UL - 0.4 Mbps

DL 0.4 Mbps
UL - 0.4 Mbps

R4

R99

MSS,
IP Core

1st 3G
networks

R10
LTE
Adavanced

DL 1000 Mbps
UL - 500 Mbps

DL 14 Mbps
UL - 0.4 Mbps

R5
HSDPA P1,
IMS

R8
A-bis
Over IP

DL 168 Mbps
UL - 50 Mbps

DL 14 Mbps
UL - 5.7 Mbps

R6
HSUPA P2,

R7
MIMO,
ALL - IP

DL 84 Mbps
UL - 22 Mbps

Spectrum for 3G Systems

The IMT 2000 band has been identified in most of the

countries for the launch of 3G services
Uplink

-1920
-1980 MHz,

Downlink
- 2110
-2170 MHz.

Mobile Soft switch Solution

Layered Architecture

Application Layer
Control Layer
Connectivity Layer

Layered Architecture
Mobile soft switch enable a layered architecture design for
the mobile circuit core , where the network functions
responsible for service management & control and for
transport of service data are physically & logically separated

Application Layer:-Provide Services & contents

Control Layer:-Provide Session & call control function
Connectivity Layer:-Physical transport & access tech.

Mobile Soft switch Solution

Classic Circuit-Switched N/W

MSC1

MSC2

(Monolithic)

MSC5

(Monolithic)

TDM/NW

MSC3
(Monolithic)

(Monolithic)

MSC4
(Monolithic)

BSNL India

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Layered Architecture
MSC
(Server)

Control

MSC
(Monolithic)

MGW

Control and switching

BSNL India

Switching

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Layered Architecture
MSC
Server
GCP / H.248

Control Layer

IP/NW

MGW5
MGW4

MGW1

ATM, IP or TDM
Connection

Connectivity Layer

MGW2

MGW3

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Advantages of Mobile Soft switch Solution

Access independent (GSM/WCDMA) core network
Packet backbone technology (IP or ATM) enables more
efficient transmission of voice traffic over the backbone by
retaining the same voice coding in the backbone as is used
in the air interface
Simplification of network planning through common core
for WCDMA & GSM

UMTS network structure

UE = User Equipment
CN = Core Network

RAN = Radio Access Network

NMS = Network Management System

Radio Access Method

In 3G Radio Access Method is Wideband Code Division Multiple
Access (WCDMA).
In GSM, we use TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) as the
transmission method between the different network elements. For
UMTS, ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) has been chosen as the
transmission method in the radio access network.
The basic difference between TDM and ATM is that in TDM, we use
timeslots for conveying information between network elements. In
ATM, on the other hand, the data is transmitted in cells (packets) of
fixed size across the network. (An ATM cell has 48 octets of payload,
5 octets of headers)

UMTS network elements

MSC Server
MGW
HLR/AUC
SGSN
GGSN
Mobile Packet Backbone Network (MPBN)
OSS
Lawful Intercept System

Monolithic MSC Architecture

MSC

Jaipur

BSC

Alwar

BTS

Alwar City

Layered Architecture
Call Control
Switching

MSC
Server

Media Gateway

BSC

BSC

BTS

BTS

MGW

MGW

3G Mobile Network would look like

MSC
Server

MGW

BSC

RNC

BTS

Node - B

Internet

SGSN

GGSN

Critical Issues In 3G Deployment

Seamless migration of existing network.

Nature and quantum of license fee.

Inter operability of equipments.

Allocation/ Pricing of spectrum.

A high risk business, huge investments.

It is unlike 2G where market forecasts were certain.

No proven business model exists for 3G.

Is 2.5G not enough?

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