Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

Sanjayan Somasundaram

Agenda
History

of the ITU Air Interfaces for 3G What is UMTS? Conceptual UMTS Architecture

History of the ITU Air Interfaces for 3G

Telecommunication Generations
1G
2G 3G 4G

- Analogue voice - Digital voice/slow data - Digital multimedia - The future

ITU and IMT - 2000

ITU

assigned a portion of spectrum at 2GHz for IMT 2000 ITU invited submissions of candidate air interfaces for inclusion in IMT 2000
From individual countries or regional bodies Cut off date for the submission of proposals 30 June 1998
Many

proposals submitted

11 terrestrial 6 satellite

ITU Air Interface Proposals for IMT -2000

SOURCE ETSI Project DECT PROPOSAL DECT DESCRIPTION Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Universal Wireless Communications Wireless Multimedia and Messaging Service W - CDMA Time Division Synchronous CDMA Wideband CDMA Asynchronous DSCDMA UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access

TIA TR-45.3 TIA TR - 46

UWC - 136 WIMS W - CDMA

CATT ARIB TTA ETSI SMG2

TD-SCDMA W - CDMA CDMA II UTRA

SOURCE ATIS T1P1 TIA TR-45.5 TTA

PROPOSAL NA: W-CDMA Cdma2000 CDMA I

DESCRIPTION North American: Wideband CDMA Wideband CDMA (IS-95) Multiband Synchronous DS - CDMA Wideband Packet CDMA 49 Leo sats in 7 planes at 2000km

TIA TR46.1 T1 T1P1.5 WP-CDMA TTA SAT-CDMA

ESA
ESA ICO Global Communications Iridium Inmarsat

SW-CDMA
SW-CDMA ICO RTT INX Horizons

Satellite Wideband CDMA

Satellite Wideband Hybrid CDMA/TDMA 10 MEO sats in 2 planes at 10390km Iridium Next Generation Horizons Satellite systems

What is UMTS?

U M T S

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

UMTS Aims
To

enable users to access a wide range of telecommunications services To facilitate the provision of a high quality of service similar to that provided by fixed networks To facilitate the provision of small, easy to use, low cost terminals with long talk time and long standby operation To provide an efficient means of using network resources

Hierarchical Cell Structure

Data Rate Requirements

SERVICE AREA Pico cells Micro cells Macro cells DATA RATES 2Mbps 384kbps 144kbps

Service Bit Rate Requirements

UMTS Benefits For The User

Offers

always on data connectivity Bandwidth on Demand (negotiable data rates)

Packet data up to 2 Mbps in principle
Pay

by volume not time AMR codec better voice quality Ubiquitous coverage

UMTS Benefits For The Operator

Reduced

equipment costs Increased capacity Increased network efficiencies Generates new revenue streams content driven Enables affordable, mass-market nonvoice services

Conceptual UMTS Architecture

Conceptual UMTS Architecture

Responsible for connecting the wireless GPRS Responsibleexternal data networks managing network and for routing data packets, mobility routes external packets toits service area GGSN and authentication within the mobile Maintains service information such as active users SGSN, while it also routes mobile VLR, current serving the appropriate external originated packets to cell, and IMSI on all registered users network Performs the telephony switching functions and controls calls to/from other telephone and data systems
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