Umts supports a variety of user data rates and both packet and circuit switched services system composed of three main subsystems telcom 2720 4 umts system architecture ue user equipment that interfaces with the user utran umts terrestrial radio access network handles all radio. The philosophy of umts is to separate the user plane from the control plane, the radio network from the transport network, the access network from the cn, and the access stratum from the non access stratum. A radio access network ran is part of a mobile telecommunication system. In case of dispute, the reference shall be the printing. The satellitebased system is inserted within a radio access network of the t umts.
It contains the base stations, which are called node bs and radio network controllers rncs which make up the umts radio access network. Radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts request pdf. Xi li presents innovative analytical models and algorithms for the dimensioning of the 3g umts radio access network ran. Geran is an abbreviation for gsm edge radio access network. Radio access network architecture free ebook download as powerpoint presentation. An important means for improving the costefficiency in modern mobile radio networks is to dimension the radio access network carefully. The cdma technology offers higher throughput, realtime services, and endtoend quality of service qos, and delivers pictures, graphics, video communications, and other multimedia information as well as voice and data. High speed radio access for mobile communications and wcdma for umts, 4th edition. Evolved universal terrestrial radio access eutra and evolved universal terrestrial radio access network eutran. The rnc, node b and ms together are called the serving radio network system srns. The umts terrestrial radio access network utran consists in bs node the 3g term for bts and radio network controllers rncs connected by atm network. Changes since the release 99 version are described while some of the new features from the release 7 version are introduced.
View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view. Eutran handles the radio communications between the mobile and the epc and has just one component, which is the evolved node b enb 7. It was the combination of these two network elements that provided the basis for the 3g umts network architecture. The main content is based upon the release 6 version of the 3gpp specifications. For information on supported hardware, and build, install, setup and run instructions see the wiki page. Conceptually, it resides between a device such as a mobile phone, a computer, or any remotely controlled machine and provides connection with its core network cn. Umts radio access network in umts tutorial 20 april 2020. All air interface options are part of itus imt2000. Furthermore, evolved umts networks such as hsdpa and hsupa, and the evolved transport from atm to ip are investigated. Several milestones now increase capacity and speed by ten times since the start of lte. Openbts umts is a linuxbased application that uses a software radio to present a umts network to any standard 3g umts handset or modem.
Contains heavily revised sections on the evolution from gsm to umts multi access, the umts radio access network, the umts core network and services. Radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts umts radio network planning. Radio resource control rrc node b application part nbap radio network subsystem application part rnsap radio access network application part ranap atm adaptation layer type 2 layer 3 aal2l3alcap iu user plane protocol. The evolution of 3g has provided faster data communication services over time and the full 3g specification is called universal mobile telecommunication system umts which forms part of the the universal terrestrial radio access network utran. It builds upon the openbts framework, where the ms or ue is treated as an ip endpoint at the edge of the network. Radio network planning and optimisation for umts 2nd ed.
Starting from the highlevel network architecture, the first sections describe the. The standards for geran are maintained by the 3gpp third generation partnership project. Ericsson lte ran continues to bring a great experience for mobile broadband. Utra standards for umts radio access and utran for umts radio access network and they cover the elements of the radio access network including elements like what used to be called the base transceiver station and the base station controller, etc. If you previously purchased this article, log in to readcube. The radio access network changed considerably as a completely new radio interface was used based around the use of cdma. Umts combines three different terrestrial air interfaces, gsms mobile application part map core, and the gsm family of speech codecs the air interfaces are called umts terrestrial radio access utra. Includes updated versions on services in the umts environment, security in the umts environment and umts protocols. With the dramatic development and expansion of 3g cellular networks all over the world, a profound evolution is taking place in the umts networks and continuing to unfold towards wider bandwidth, lower latency and packetoptimized radio access technology with highly improved peak data rate capability, in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for. Radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts springerlink.
Radio network planning and optimisation for umts, second edition, is a comprehensive and fully updated introduction to wcdma radio access technology used in umts, featuring new content on key developments. Performance measurements evolved universal terrestrial radio access network eutran etsi 3gpp ts 32. What is umts network architecture radio access radio interface frequency bands umts cdma modulation data channels umts tdd tdsdcdma handover. On the other hand, the download time of a large file is only defined by the. The core network 105 may be an internet protocol ip network, a telephony network or any other type of network that may provide switching, routing and transit for user traffic destined and emanating from the. Lte radio access network lte ran brings you software for gigabit speeds, using fdd and tdd, housed flexibly on one board. The system is used in a trunking mode and transports the traffic exchanged between the terrestrial network and the local network. Starting from the highlevel network architecture, the first sections describe the flow of data between the. Umts supports a variety of user data rates and both packet and circuit switched services system composed of three main subsystems telcom 2720 20 umts system architecture ue user equipment that interfaces with the user utran umts terrestrial radio access network handles all radio. Request pdf radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts this thesis investigates the dimensioning of the umts radio access network with specific focus on the iub interface, which connects.
Umts terrestrial radio access network utran springerlink. The intermediate module constitutes an entry point for a local. Ofdma and scfdma based radio access, hsdpahsupa for umts. However, they were often based on idealistic assumptions and addressed a static. Repeater, streaming, push and store, radio access network, core network. The invention relates to a method for configuring a context for a connection delivering a packet data service to a mobile terminal via a target wireless access network. This paper discusses the use of carrier ethernet for the transport of umts radio access network as a alternative solution for the gradual migration towards pure ipbased ran. Click download or read online button to get radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts book now. The mobile terminal is initially connected to an originating wireless access network and the packet data service may be provided to the mobile terminal via the originating wireless network. From a specification and standardization point of view, both ue and utran. Pdf a radio access network for next generation wireless networks. Geran is a key part of gsm, and also of combined umts gsm networks geran is the radio part of gsmedge together with the network that joins the base stations the ater and abis interfaces and the base station. Pdf this paper presents an option for a radio access network ran suitable. Pdf carrier ethernet for transport in umts radio access.
Fully distributed radio access network architecture. With the introduction of 3g umts there were many new terms that appeared for the network elements. Umts is a 3g mobile communications technology that provides wideband code division multiple access cdma radio technology. Cn core network is responsible for transport functions such as switching and routing calls and data, tracking users usim me node b node b node b node b rnc rnc mscvlr sgsn hlr ggsn. The umts network and radio access technology air interface techniques for future mobile systems dr. With the introduction of 3g umts there were many new. The more general term evolved radio access network eran, is a part of mobile communication systems which provides connection with its core work.
Wcdma for umts radio access for third generation mobile communications third edition edited by harri holma and antti toskala both of. Radio network planning and optimisation for umts comprehensively explains how to dimension, plan and optimise umts universal mobile telecommunications system networks. Umts and cdma2000 architectures, wireless radio access network ran technologies, wcdma and cdma2000 channels, cdma and umts interfaces. Wcdma for umts download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Umts is an umbrella term for the third generation radio technologies developed within 3gpp. The radio access specifications provide for frequency division duplex fdd and time division duplex tdd variants, and several chip rates are provided for in the tdd option, allowing utra technology to operate in a wide range of bands and coexist with other radio access. Focuses on radio access network technologies which empower communications in current and emerging mobile network systems presents a mix of introductory and advanced reading, with a generalist view on current mobile network technologies written. The apparatus or network 100 comprises a core network 105 and an access network or umts terrestrial radio access network utran 110. Radio access network design for the evolved umts network. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Third generation cellular wireless networks 3g were. The original specification implemented a downlink connection speed of 384kbits. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. The eutran consists of high speed and low latency radio access network. The theoretical capacity models for the downlink and the uplink of the umts radio access network have been researched ever since the umts started to be considered. It may include a policy decision function pdf, which authorizes. The more general term evolved radio access network eran, can also be used as part of signaling protocols, as the term access stratum as can be used.
Radio access network architecture wcdma for umts wiley. Umts radio access network, utra or utran was the name for the radio access network elements of the 3g umts mobile phone system. Click on document radio access networks for umts principles and practice chris johnson. Utran umts terrestrial radio access network handles all radio related functionality wcdma is radio interface standard here. It contains the base stations, which are called node bs and radio network controllers rncs1 which make up the umts radio access network. The network elements are grouped into the radio access network ran. Utran short for umts terrestrial radio access network is a collective term for the network and equipment that connects mobile handsets to the public telephone network or the internet. It may include a policy decision function pdf, which authorizes media. The additional of packet data with gprs required additional network entities to be added. Changes since the release 99 version are described while some of the new. The core network 105 may be an internet protocol ip network, a telephony network or any other type of network that may.
Download book pdf radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts pp 29 57 cite as. Case in addis ababa written by solomon gebru abay, towfik jemal ali published on 20160125 download full article with reference data and citations. Umts is evolved from gprs to replace the radio access network. Radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts download. Us20110122761a1 kpi driven high availability method and. Principles and practice on your kindle in under a minute. Lte ran brings you software for gigabit speeds, using fdd and tdd, housed flexibly on one board. Radio network planning and optimisation for umts request pdf. The philosophy of umts is to separate the user plane from the control plane, the radio network from the transport network, the access network from the cn, and the access stratum from the nonaccess stratum.
Radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts xi li. In the currently most popular variant for cellular mobile telephones, wcdma imt direct spread is used. The elements, radio network controller rnc, node b, radio network subsystem rns, iu interface, uu interface are same as with t umts and the elements specific to the satellite systems are network control centre ncc and fixed earth station fesgateway gw. Designed for mobile wireless technology engineers and network admins, wireless communication technology educators and students, this 3g mobile wireless technology quick guide covers all major 3g wireless technologies. This book provides a comprehensive description of radio access networks for umts. The evolved umts terrestrial radio access network eutran release 10 is a new air interface system that offers upper data rates and lower latency. By means of pseudowire technique, the atm service is emulated over the. Radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts xi li springer. Mastering cell coupling for capacity optimization virtual roaming systems for gsm, gprs. The hsdpa high speed downlink packet access is considered to be one of the initial evolutionary steps to enhance the data rate, and qos of downlink data and multimedia services for the evolved umts network. Radio access network architecture ip multimedia subsystem. Radio access network dimensioning for 3g umts springer. Radio access network an overview sciencedirect topics.
Pdf in this paper we present an lte ran radio access network emulator based on a new method for mobile channels modeling. Radio access networks for umts principles and practice pdf. Pdf lost capacity of the umts radio access network. Ep2276286a1 wlan radio access network to umts radio. In evolved umts terrestrial radio access eutran sharing, operators share the. Download product flyer is to download pdf in new tab. Hsdpahsupa forumts highspeed radio access formobilejn810872020 adobe acrobat. Third edition edited by harri holma and antti toskala both of nokia, finland. Jan 17, 2018 the radio access network ran has been in use since the beginning of cellular technology and has evolved through the generations of mobile communications 1g through 5g. Ep2276286a1 wlan radio access network to umts radio access. Written by leading experts at nokia, the first edition quickly established itself as a bestselling and highly respected book on how to.