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1. UTRAN System Description
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Course Objectives
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Welcome to UA06 R99 Radio Principles
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
describe WCDMA principles for UMTS
describe mobile system standards evolution
describe UMTS services , new capacity figures and service architecture
draw the UTRAN architecture with the protocol stack
define a Radio Resource in 3G and describe WCDMA principles for UMTS
describe how the user can access to the network and asks for a 3G service
describe UTRAN functions and state protocols.
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Table of Contents
Logical Architecture UTRAN Situation & Core Network in 3GPP R4
UTRAN Logical Architecture Interfaces Network Element Function
Network Protocols Protocols in UTRAN Protocol Stack on the Interfaces General model Iub protocols Iur Protocols
Radio Channels Global Situation RAB Presentation Radio Channels, Protocols & Network Elements
Radio Bearers Logical Channels Why Transport Channels? Structure of a Transport Channel Transport Channels: Example Transport Channels
Common Transport Channels Dedicated Transport Channels Mapping Logical / Transport Channels Physical Channels Physical Channel List Downlink Uplink Physical Channels: Structure
UTRAN Radio Protocols Radio protocol stack Radio Resource Control (RRC) PDCP and BMC Protocols Radio Link Control (RLC) Medium Access Control (MAC) The Physical Layer
Exercises MAC protocol
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1 Logical Architecture 71.1 UTRAN Situation & Core Network in 3GPP R4 81.2 UTRAN Logical Architecture 91.3 Interfaces 101.4 Network Element Function 11
2 Network Protocols 132.1 Protocols in UTRAN 142.2 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces 152.3 General model 162.4 Iub protocols 172.5 Iur Protocols 18
3 Radio Channels 203.1 Global Situation 213.2 RAB Presentation 223.3 Radio Channels, Protocols & Network Elements 233.4 Radio Bearers 243.5 Logical Channels 253.6 Why Transport Channels? 273.7 Structure of a Transport Channel 283.8 Transport Channels: Example 303.9 Transport Channels 313.10 Common Transport Channels 323.11 Dedicated Transport Channels 353.12 Mapping Logical / Transport Channels 363.13 Physical Channels 383.14 Physical Channel List 393.15 Downlink 403.16 Uplink 413.17 Physical Channels: Structure 42
4 UTRAN Radio Protocols 434.1 Radio protocol stack 444.2 Radio Resource Control (RRC) 454.3 PDCP and BMC Protocols 464.4 Radio Link Control (RLC) 474.5 Medium Access Control (MAC) 484.6 The Physical Layer 49
5 Exercises 505.1 MAC protocol 51
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1 Logical Architecture
1.1 UTRAN Situation & Core Network in 3GPP R4
Core Network
PS-CN
Access Network
Iu-PS
External Networks
HLR
PSTN
IN network
UTRAN
RNCRNC
Node B
PDN
CS Links
PS Links
Gb
Backbone
iGGSiGGSNN
SGSNGSM
BSS
BSC
BTSPCU
CS-CN
MSC Server
MGW GMSC
Iu-CS
A Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) is composed of 2 main parts:
The Access Network (AN) provides the radio interface and radio resource management for mobile
communications toward the Core Network (CN).
The Core network is in charge of User Equipment (UE) Mobility (MM) and Session (SM) management. It
also deals with the external networks for voice call establishment or data session establishment.
The UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) is the UMTS Access Network; its composed of
Node Bs and Radio Network Controllers (RNCs).
An ATM switch interfaces the UTRAN and the CN:
Iu-CS interface for the Circuit Switched Core Network (CSCN).
Iu-PS interface for the Packet Switched Core Network (PSCN).
The PLMN connects specifically to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) for voice or to the
Packet Data Network (PDN) for data.
The CN includes the Intelligent Network (IN) for value-added services.
Example of services:
For voice:
Voice Call Prepaid Service
SMS service
Call Waiting
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1 Logical Architecture
1.2 UTRAN Logical Architecture
Core Network
UTRAN
UE
Iub Iub
Iu-CS Iu-PS
Iur
Uu Interface
RNS
CS-CN PS-CN
RNC RNC
Node B Node B
UEs
CN
2 separated domains: Circuit Switched (CS) and Packet Switched (PS) which reuse the
infrastructure of GSM and GPRS respectively.
UTRAN
new radio interface: CDMA
new transmission technology: ATM
CN independent of AN
The specificity of the access network due to mobile system should be transparent to the core
network, which may potentially use any access technique.
Radio specificity of the access network is hidden to the core network.
UE radio mobility is fully controlled by UTRAN.
Some correspondences with GSM:
CN NSS Uu Um
UTRAN BSS Iub A-bis
RNC BSC Iur no equivalent
Node-B BTS Iu-CS A
UE MS Iu-PS Gb
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1 Logical Architecture
1.3 Interfaces
Open Interfaces:
The function of the Network Elements have been clearly specified by the 3GPP. Their internal implementation issues are open for the manufacturer All the interfaces have been defined in such a detailed level that the equipment at the endpoints can be from different manufacturers.
Open Interfaces aim at motivating competition between manufacturers.
Physical implementation of Iu interfaces
Each Iu Interface may be implemented on any physical connection using any transport technology, mainly on E1 (cable), STM1 (Optic fiber) and micro-waves.ATM will be provided in the 3GPP R4 release and IP is for the 3GPP R6
A manufacturer can produce only the Node-B (and not the RNC). This is not possible in GSM (A-bis is a
proprietary interface)
The Iur physical connection can go through the CN using common physical links with Iu-CS and Iu-PS.
However there is a direct logical connection between the 2 RNCs: the Iur information is not handled by
the CN.
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1.4 Network Element Function
RNC: Radio Network Controller
It is the intelligent part of the UTRAN:
- Radio resource management (code allocation, Power Control, congestion control, admission control)- Call management for the users- Connection to CS and PS Core Network- Radio mobility management
Iub IubIur
RNS
Node B Node B
RNC RNC
An RNS (Radio Network Subsystem) contains one RNC (Radio Network Controller) and at least one Node-B.
The RNC takes a more important place in UTRAN than the BSC in the GSM BSS. Indeed RNC can perform soft HO, while in GSM there is no connection between BSCs and only hard HO can be applied.
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1.4 Network Element Function [cont.]
Node-B
A Node-B can be considered, as first approximation, like a transcoderbetween the data received by antennas and the data in the ATM cell on the Iub.
- Radio transmission and reception handling- Involved in the mobility management- Involved in the power control
Iub
RNC
Node B
ATM Transport Technology
An RNS (Radio Network Subsystem) contains one RNC (Radio Network Controller) and at least one Node-B.
A Node-B is also more complex than the GSM BTS, because it handles softer HO.
Controlling RNC (CRNC): a role an RNC can take with respect to a specific set of Node-Bs (ie those Node-Bs belonging to the same RNS). There is only one CRNC for any Node-B. The CRNC has the overall control
of the logical resources of its Node-Bs
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2 Network Protocols
2.1 Protocols in UTRAN
Uu Interface
Core Network
RNC RNC
Node B
Iub
Iu
Iur
Iu Protocols
The Iu protocols Used to exchange data (traffic
and signaling) between RNCs, Node Bs and the Core Network.
Radio Protocols
The Radio protocols Used to process the data sent on
the air and for the signaling between UTRAN and the UEs
NAS Signaling Signaling between a UE and
the Core Network.
Typically, the Authentificationand the Location
NAS Signaling
Iu Protocols :
RANAP: Radio Access Network Application Protocol,
RNSAP: Radio Network Sub-system Application Protocol,
NBAP: Node B Application Protocol,
ALCAP is a generic name for the signalling protocols of the Transport Network Control
Plane used to establish/release Data Bearers.
It makes establishment/release of Data Bearers on request of the Application Protocol.
Radio Protocols :
RRC: Radio Resource Control
RLC: Radio Link Control
MAC: Medium Access Control
NAS refers to higher layers (3 to 7). Entities of this part will exchange tele-services and bearer
services
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2 Network Protocols
2.2 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces based on ATM
Iub
Iub
Iur
Iu- PS
Iu- CS
Node B
RNC
RNC
RNSAP
RANAP
RANAP
Iu UP
Voice
Iur FP
Iu UP
Data
Control plane User plane
Iub
Node B
CS-CN
PS-CN
RadioSig Voice
NBAPIub FP
RadioSig Voice Data
AAL5 AAL2
ATM
AAL5 AAL2
ATM
AAL5 AAL2
ATM
AAL5 AAL5
ATM
Data
Node B
AAL5 has been designed to adapt non real time, connectionless oriented data at variable bit rate (eg,
web browsing) to ATM.
AAL2 has been designed to adapt real time, connection oriented data at variable bit rate (eg, voice in
AMR) to ATM.
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The same general protocol model is applied for all Iu interfaces:
Application Protocols:
Radio
Network
Layer
Transport
Network
Layer
Physical Layer
SignalingBearer(s)
SignalingBearer(s)
DataBearer(s)
ALCAP
ApplicationProtocol
DataStream(s)
Transport Network Control Plane
Transport Network User Plane
Transport Network User Plane
Control Plane
User Plane
- NBAP for Iub interface- RNSAP for Iur interface- RANAP for Iu-CS and Iu-PS interfaces
1. What is the purpose of the separation between the Radio Network Layer and the Transport Network Layer?
2. Why is ALCAP protocol necessary?
2.2 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces based on ATM
2.2.1 General model
The Iu protocols are responsible for exchanges of signalling and user data between two endpoints of an Iu interface (e.g. Node-B and RNC over the Iub interface) .
The ALCAP protocol is used to establish the AAL2 connections for the the data stream (user data & user signaling) of the Radio Network Layer.
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ATM
Radio
Network
Layer
Transport
Network
Layer
Physical Layer
AAL5 AAL2
ALCAP
NBAPFrame Protocols(IubFP)
Control Plane User Plane
AAL5
RRC Connection Establishment*
Radio Link Establishment RABs*
NAS signalling*
Transport Network Control Plane
Transport Network User Plane
Transport Network User Plane
2.2 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces based on ATM
2.2.2 Iub protocols
Note: AAL2 and AAL5 are sub-layers of ATM which provide some adaptation between the application
(voice, data, signalling) and the ATM layer.
NBAP
is used to carry signalling (e.g Radio Link Establishment)
Examples of actions of NBAP during Radio Link Establishment:
signalling exchanges over Iub, which permits the RNC to reserve radio resources of Node-B
for the Radio Link
signalling transaction with ALCAP, which will setup a Iub data bearer (on AAL2) to carry the
Radio Link
Frame Protocols
At this stage Data Streams (carrying RABs, NAS signalling, SMS Cell Broadcast service, RRC
connection establishment) have been mapped on transport channels
The Frame Protocols (FP) define the structures of the frame and the basic in-band control
procedures for every type of transport channels.
ALCAP
is used to set up AAL2 connections for Data Streams.
Bearers
Data Streams are carried on AAL2, which enables better bandwidth efficiency for user packets but
requires its own signalling (ALCAP signalling is used to set up AAL2 connections for Data Streams).
NBAP and ALCAP messages are carried on AAL5.
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ATM
Radio
Network
Layer
Transport
Network
Layer
Physical Layer
...
AAL5 AAL2
ALCAP
RNSAPFrame
Protocols (Iur FP)
Control Plane User Plane
AAL5
RRC Connection Establishment*
Establishment of an additional radio link
to an UE (for soft HO)
RABs*NAS signalling*
Transport Network Control Plane
Transport Network User Plane
Transport Network User Plane
2.2 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces based on ATM
2.2.3 Iur Protocols
Note: AAL2 and AAL5 are sub-layers of ATM which provide some adaptation between the application
(voice, data, signalling) and the ATM layer.
RNSAP
It is used to carry signalling (e.g Radio Link Establishment)
e.g. actions of RNSAP during Radio Link Establishment:
signalling exchanges over Iur: the SRNC request the DRNC to reserve radio resources for the
Radio Link (the DRNC will afterwards reserve these radio resources in the suitable Node-B)
signalling transaction with ALCAP, which will setup a Iur data bearer to carry the Radio Link
Frame Protocols
At this stage Data Streams (carrying RABs, NAS signalling, SMS Cell Broadcast service, RRC
connection establishment) have been mapped on transport channels
The Frame Protocols (FP) define the structures of the frame and the basic in-band control
procedures for every type of transport channels.
ALCAP
It is used to set up AAL2 connections for Data Streams.
Bearers
Data Streams are carried on AAL2, which enables better bandwidth efficiency for user packets but
requires its own signalling (ALCAP signalling is used to set up AAL2 connections for Data Streams).
RNSAP and ALCAP messages are carried on AAL5.
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2 Network Protocols
2.3 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces based on IP
Characteristics
Optimized HSPA Offload
Hybrid Iub
RNC
Node B
R99 over ATM
E1 Leased Lines
Ethernet
HSPA over IP
Low Cost Backhaul
GigE
STM
E1/T1 and Eth
SGSN
MSC Server
CS over ATM
PS over Eth
IP Evolution in UA06
As you can see, HYBRID IUB introduces a hybrid transport (ATM & IP) on the Iub interface on the RNC & Node B. This functionality enables the operator to split delay sensitive traffic from non delay sensitive
traffic. R99 traffic is carried over E1 to secure voice transportation as well as all delay sensitive traffic,
whereas non-delay sensitive traffic is carried over IP, over a private IP network.
In the hybrid Iub interface, the R99, signaling and OAM traffic remains on the ATM/PCM and the HSPA
(HSDPA and E-DCH) is supported on IP/Ethernet. Hybrid Iub requires a 100Base-T Ethernet port in the Node
B and a Gigabit Ethernet board on the RNC side.
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2.3 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces based on ATM
UTRAN Interfaces Based on IP (User Plane)
Voice
AAL2
ATM
Physical
Data
UDP / IP
ETH
Physical
GTP-uVoice
AAL2
ATM
Physical
Data
UDP / IP
ETH
Physical
IP Evolution in UA06
The evolution of the Tranport network towards IP is applicable on 2 interfaces in UA06. The first possible IP
evolution is the introduction of the Hybrid Iub Interface, combining both traffic such as voice over ATM and
traffic such as data on IP over Ethernet. The second possible IP evolution consists in the Iu-PS interface
towards the SGSN This interface will carry the Internet packet on a IP backbone over Ethernet instead of
AAL5 over ATM
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2.3 Protocol Stack on the Interfaces based on ATM
UTRAN Interfaces Based on IP (Control Plane)
RANAP
IP
ETH
Physical
M3UA
SCTP
SCCP
NBAP
AAL5
ATM
Physical
ALCAP
AAL5
IP Evolution in UA06
The Iu-PS interface is an open interface between the RNC and the SGSN for the packet domain.
ATM and IP stacks for Iu-PS are supported.
On this interface, the SCCP supports transport of RANAP messages used by the Control Plane.
The ATM stack is like the Iu-CS interface.
The AAL5/ATM stack is used to transport IP packets across the Iu interface towards the packet-switched
domain.
The IP stack uses the MTP-3 User Adaptation Layer (or M3UA) and the Stream Control Transmission Protocol
(SCTP) to transport signaling over the IP network.
UDP/IP is used for the User Plane.
Dynamic management of GTP tunnel is ensured by the user plane towards the PS domain.
The physical layer is supported by OC-3/STM-1 and IP over Gigabit Ethernet.
The Transport Network Control plane is not necessary on the Iu-PS interface.
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QUIZ!
A. Put the correct words in the spaces on the figure below
... ... ...
...
...
... ... ... ...
......
...
... ...
CS networks (PSTN, ISDN)
PS networks (internet)
...
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UTRAN SGSN GGSN PDN
Internet
UMTS Bearer Service External BearerService
UMTS Bearer Service
Radio Access Bearer Service
(RAB)CN BearerService
BackboneBearer Service
Iu BearerService
Radio BearerService
Uu Iu
Teleservice
UE
LogicalChannel
Transport Channel
PhysicalChannel
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3.1 Global Situation
A Radio Bearer is the service provided by a protocol entity (i.e. RLC protocol) for transfer of data between UE and UTRAN.
Radio bearers are the highest level of bearer services exchanged between UTRAN and UE.
Radio bearers are mapped successively on logical channels, transport channels and physical channels (Radio Physical Bearer Service on the figure)
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The RAB provides confidential transport of signaling and user data between UE and CN with the appropriate QoS.
UTRAN
UE UMTS Bearer
UMTS Bearers
RABs (mapped on Radio & Iu Bearers)
CN-CS
CN-PS
Radio Bearers Iu Bearers
RAB
RAB
RABRAB
UMTS Bearer
UMTS bearer services
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3.2 RAB Presentation
AMR 12.2/12.2, 64/64Conversational
(CS)
R2: 64/128, 64/384 64/144, 128/384, 144/384, 32/32, 64/64, 128/128, 144/144Background
(PS)
14.4/14.4Streaming (CS)
Example of available RAB in R4
R2: 64/128, 64/384 64/144, 128/384, 144/384, 32/32, 64/64, 128/128, 144/144Interactive (PS)
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RRC
RLC
MAC
BMCPDCP
Physical Layer Physical Layer
NAS Signaling
RRC Sig.
Voice Web Browsing
SMS Cell Broadcast
Radio Bearers
Traffic Logical Ch.
Transport Channels
Uu Interface
RNC Node B UE
Physical Channels
MAC
Transport Channels
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3.3 Radio Channels, Protocols & Network Elements
Control Logical Ch.
The radio protocols are responsible for exchanges of signalling and user data between the UE and the
UTRAN over the Uu interface:
User plane protocols
These are the protocols implementing the actual Radio Access Bearer (RAB) service,
i.e. carrying user data through the access stratum (EXAMPLES 1,2 and 4).
Control plane protocols
These are the protocols for controlling the radio access bearers and the connection
between the UE and the network from different aspects including requesting the service
EXAMPLE 5), controlling different transmission resources, handover & streamlining etc...
Also a mechanism for transparent transfer of Non Access Stratum (NAS) messages is included).
Some principles:
The Radio Protocols are independent of the applied transport layer technology
(ATM in R99): that may be changed in the future while the Radio Protocols remain intact.
The main part of radio protocols are located in the RNC (and in the UE).
The Node-B is mainly a relay between UE and RNC.
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Signaling Radio Bearers (SRB)
SRBs can carry:- layer 3 signaling (e.g. RRC connection establishment)- NAS signaling (e.g location update)
There can be up to 4 SRBs per RRC connection (one UE has one RRC connection when connected to the UTRAN).
User Plane Radio Bearers
RABs are mapped on user plane RBs.
One RAB can be divided on RAB sub-flows and each sub-flow is mapped on one user plane RB.
e.g the AMR codec encodes/decodes speech into/from three sub-flows; each sub-flow can have its own channel coding.
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3.4 Radio Bearers
Please note that RAB (Radio Access Bearer) are only provided in the user plane.
What is a RRC connection?
When the UE needs to exchange any information with the network, it must first establish a
signalling link with the UTRAN: it is made through a procedure with the RRC protocol and it is
called RRC connection establishment.
During this procedure the UE will send an initial access request on CCCH to establish a signalling
link which will be carried on a DCCH.
A given UE can have either zero or one RRC connection.
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Control Channels (CCH)
Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH)
Traffic Channels (TCH)
Paging Control Channel (PCCH)
Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH)
Common Control Channel (CCCH)
Dedicated Traffic Channel (DTCH)
Common Traffic Channel (CTCH)
UTRAN UELogical Channels
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3.5 Logical Channels
The logical channels are divided into:
Control channels for the transfer of control plane information
Traffic channels for the transfer of user plane information
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UL ( )/
DL ( )What type of information?
BCCH System control informatione.g cell identity, uplink interference level
PCCH Paging informatione.g CN originated call when the network does not know thelocation cell of the UE
CCCH Control informatione.g initial access (RRC connection request), cell update
DCCH Control information (but the UE must have a RRC connection)e.g radio bearer setup, measurement reports, HO
DTCH Traffic information dedicated to one UEe.g speech, fax, web browsing
CTCH Traffic information to all or a group of UEse.g SMS-Cell Broadcast
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3.5 Logical Channels [cont.]
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3.6 Why Transport Channels?
A transport channel offers a flexible pattern to arrange information on any service-specific rate, delay or coding before mapping it on a physical channel:
it provides flexibility in traffic variation
it enables multiplexing of transport channels on the same physical channel
Transport channels provide an efficient and fast flexibility in radio resource management.
Time
Traffic
Time Interval
Transport Channel
The transport channels provides a flexible pattern to exchange data between UTRAN and the UE at a
variable bit rate for the multimedia services.
The logical channels are mapped on the transport channels by the MAC protocols.
By this way the data are processed according to the QoS required before sending them to the Node B by
the Iub.
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3.7 Structure of a Transport Channel
168
168
168
168
168
168
168 bits
20 ms
Time Transmission Interval (TTI): periodicity at which a Transport Block Set is transferred by the physical layer on the radio interface
20 ms
Transport Block: basic unit exchanged over transport channels.
Transport Format (TF): it may be changed every TTI. Each TF must belong to the Transport Format Set (TFS) of the transport channel
168
168
>> The system delivers one Transport Block Set to the >> The system delivers one Transport Block Set to the
physical layer every TTIphysical layer every TTI: what is the delivery bit rate of the : what is the delivery bit rate of the
transport blocks to the physical layer during the first TTI?transport blocks to the physical layer during the first TTI?
20 ms 20 ms
A transport channel is defined by a Transport Format (TF) which may change every Time Transmission Interval (TTI).
The TF is made of a Transport Block Set. The Transport Block size and the number of Transport Block inside the set are dynamical parameters.
The TTI is a static parameter and is set typically at 10, 20 or 40 ms.
For example,
For a video-call (CS service at 64 kbps)
TTI = 20 ms
TFS = (640* 0,2)
Turbo coding (coding rate=1/3)
16 CRC bits
For a PS 64 kbps service
TTI=20 ms
TFS = (336* 0,1,2,3,4)
Turbo coding (coding rate=1/3)
16 CRC bits
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3.7 Structure of a Transport Channel [cont.]
Transport Format (TF)
Semi-static part (can be changed, but long process) Transmission Time Interval (TTI),Coding scheme...
Dynamic part (may be changed easily) Size of transport block, Number of transport blocks per TTI
Transport Format Set (TFS)
It is the set of allowed Transport Formats for a transport channel, which is assigned by RRC protocol entity to MAC protocol entity.
MAC chooses TF among TFS.
MAC may choose another TF every TTI without interchanging with RRC protocol (fast radio resource control).
What is TTI (Transmission Time Interval)?
it is equal to the periodicity at which a Transport Block Set is transferred by the physical layer on
the radio interface
it is always a multiple of the minimum interleaving period (e.g. 10ms, the length of one Radio
Frame)
MAC delivers one Transport Block Set to the physical layer every TTI.
What does the TFS provide ?
The selection at each TTI of a number of transport block among the allowed list provides the
required flexibility for the variable traffic and allows to manages the priority.
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3.8 Transport Channels: Example
576
576
576
576
576
576
576 bits
576
576
40 ms
3. How many Transport 3. How many Transport Format(sFormat(s) may be chosen for this transport channel?) may be chosen for this transport channel?
4. Can you imagine why the transfer has been interrupted during 4. Can you imagine why the transfer has been interrupted during the third TTI? the third TTI?
Static PartTTI ?Coding scheme Turbo coding, coding rate=1/3
CRC 16 bits
Dynamic PartTransport Block Size ?
Transport Block Size Set 576*B (B=0,1,2,3,4)
1. Complete the table1. Complete the table
2.2. What is the delivery What is the delivery
bit rate of the transport bit rate of the transport blocks to the physical blocks to the physical
layer during the first TTI?layer during the first TTI?
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3.9 Transport Channels
Common Channels
Broadcast Channel (BCH)
Dedicated Channels
Paging Channel (PCH)
Random Access Channel (RACH)
Forward Access Channel (FACH)
Dedicated Channel (DCH)
Common Packet Channel (CPCH)
Downlink Shared Channel (DSCH)
UTRAN Transport Channels UE
The transport channels are divided into:
Common channels: they are divided between all or a group of UEs in a cell. They require in-band
identification of the UEs when addressing particular UEs.
Dedicated channels: it is reserved for a single UE only. In-band identification is not necessary, a given UE
is identified by the physical channel (code and frequency in FDD mode)
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3.10 Common Transport Channels
BCH: Broadcast Channel
A downlink transport channel that is used to carry BCCH. The BCH is always transmitted with high power over the entire cell with a low fixed bit rate.
>> The BCH is the only transport channel with a single transport>> The BCH is the only transport channel with a single transport format (no format (no
flexibility). Can you explain why?flexibility). Can you explain why?
PCH: Paging Channel
A downlink transport channel that is used to carry PCCH. It is always transmitted over the entire cell.
>> Is it possible to carry all types of information on the PCH?>> Is it possible to carry all types of information on the PCH?
BCH
high power to reach all the user and low fixed bit rate so that all terminals can decode the data
rate whatever its ability: only one Transport Format because there is no need for flexibility (fixed
bit rate)
PCH
only two transport channels can NOT carry user information: BCH and PCH.
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3.10 Common Transport Channels [cont.]
FACH: Forward Access Channel
A downlink transport channel that is used to carry control information. It may also carry short users packets. The FACH is transmitted over the entire cell or over only a part of the cell using beam-forming antennas. The FACH uses open loop power control (slow power control).
>> In which case is it interesting to use beam>> In which case is it interesting to use beam--forming antennas? would it also be forming antennas? would it also be
relevant to implement this feature for PCH?relevant to implement this feature for PCH?
RACH: Random Access Channel
An uplink transport channel that is used to carry control information from the mobile especially at the initial access. It may also carry short user packets. The RACH is always received from the entire cell and is characterized by a limited size data field, a collision risk and by the use of open loop power control (slow power control).
>> Why is it interesting to carry short user packets on RACH in >> Why is it interesting to carry short user packets on RACH in spite of limited data spite of limited data
field and collision risk (instead of using a dedicated channel)?field and collision risk (instead of using a dedicated channel)?
Note: Beam-forming is also called Inherent addressing of users: it is the possibility of transmission to a
certain part of the cell.
RACH and FACH are mainly used to carry signalling (e.g at the initial access), but they can also carry
small amounts of data.
When a UE sends information on the RACH, it will receive information on FACH.
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3.10 Common Transport Channels [cont.]
DSCH: Downlink Shared Channel
A downlink transport channel shared by several UEs to carry dedicated control or user information. When a UE is using the DSCH, it always has an associated DCH, which provides power control.
CPCH: Common Packet Channel
An uplink transport channel that is used to carry long user data packets and control packets. It is a contention based random access channel. It is always associated with a dedicated channel on the downlink, which provides power control.
Transfer of signalling and traffic on a shared basis
DSCH and CCPH seem to be symmetrical, but:
DSCH is on the DL, so that different user data are synchronised with each other (the information
on whether the UE should receive the DSCH or not is conveyed on the associated DCH)
CPCH is on the UL, so that different user data can NOT be synchronised (the mobile phones are not
synchronised). It may cause big problem of collisions!
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3.11 Dedicated Transport Channels
DCH: Dedicated Channel
A downlink or uplink transport channel that is used to carry user or control information. It is characterized by features such as fast rate change (on a frame-by-frame basis), fast power control, use of beam-forming and support of soft HO.
DCH
It is different from GSM where TCH carries user data (e.g speech frames) and ACCH carries higher
layer signalling (e.g HO commands)
User data and signalling are therefore treated in the same way from the physical layer (although set of
parameters may be different between data and signalling)
wide range of Transport Format Set permits to be very flexible concerning the bit rate, the
interleaving...
Fast Power Control and soft HO are only applied on this transport channel.
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Control Logical Channels
BCCH PCCH CCCH DCCH
Traffic Logical Channels
DTCH CTCH
BCH PCH RACH FACH DSCH CPCH DCH
Common Transport Channels Dedicated Transport Channels
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3.12 Mapping Logical / Transport Channels
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3.12 Mapping Logical / Transport Channels [cont.]
Control Logical Channels
BCCH PCCH CCCH DCCH
Traffic Logical Channels
DTCH CTCH
BCH PCH RACH FACH DSCH CPCH DCH
Common Transport Channels Dedicated Transport Channels
According to the slide above and the previous one, we can say state that :
Except BCH and PCH, each type of transport channel can be used for the transfer of either control or
traffic logical channels.
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3.13 Physical Channels
RNC
Node B
IubTransport Channels
For the UE point of view, the network is just the physical channels.
There are several kinds of physical channels.
Channel associated with transport channel
UTRAN Signaling (mobility management)
Core Network Signaling (authentication)
User Traffic (voice)
There are common and dedicated channels
Channels not associated with transport channel, the physical signaling.
Cell Search Selection
System Information Collection
Connection Request and Paging Surveillance
These channels and resources allowing the UE to share these channels with other users are the radio resources
We will see later how data from transport channel are processed to be mapped on the physical channels and how a UE uses these channels.
On a cell, all the physical channels are send on the same frequency and on the same time.
It is due to the radio technology, the WCDMA, really different than the one used with the GSM.
Here the physical channels are separated by codes. We will see this point on the next chapter.
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3.14 Physical Channel List
Not associated with transport channels
CPICH: Common Pilot Channel
PICH: Page Indicator Channel
P-SCH & S-SCH: Primary & Secondary Synchronization Channel
AICH: Acquisition Indicator Channel
Common Physical Channels, associated with transport channels
P-CCPCH & S-CCPCH: Primary & Secondary Common Control Channel
PRACH: Physical Random Access Channel
PDSCH: Physical Downlink Shared Channel
PCPCH: Physical Common Packet Channel
Dedicated Physical Channels, associated with transport channels
DPDCH: Dedicated Physical Data Channel
DPCCH: Dedicated Physical Control Channel
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3.15 Downlink
Logical Ch
Transport Ch
Physical Ch
AICHNot associated withtransport channels PICH CPICH P-SCH
S-SCH
PDSCH S-CCPCH P-CCPCHDPDCH +
DPCCH
DTCH, DCCH CCCH, CTCH
DCH BCHPCHFACHDSCH
Not implemented
yet in Alactel-Lucent
Solution
PCCH BCCH
DPDCH and DPCCH
multiplexed by time
Common Physical ChDedicatedPhysical Ch
Some common transport channels are multiplexed on the same physical channels. Like the FACH and the
PCH on the S-CCPCH.
The FACH is a downlink common channel to carry the traffic and the control data.
The PCH is the Paging channel.
By the same principles, several DCH (Dedicated channel) belonging by the same user are mapped
on one physical channel, the DPDCH. The DPCCH is its control channel at the physical level.
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3.16 Uplink
Logical Ch
Transport Ch
Physical Ch
PRACH PCPCHDPDCH +
DPCCH
DTCH, DCCH CCCH
DCH1 RACHDCH2
CCTrCH
CPCH
DPDCH and DPCCH
multiplexed by
modulation
Dedicated Physical Ch Common Physical Ch
There are less channels in uplink. For the physical channels, there are the dedicated channels (DPDCH)
and the common channels (PRACH).
The PCPCH is not implemented in the Alactel-Lucent Solution.
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A physical channel is defined by:
A carrier Some codes (see 4.3 and 4.4 part) A start and stop instant
Physical channels are sent continuously on the air interface between start and stop instants.
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3.17 Physical Channels: Structure
15 Time Slots
Radio Frame = 10 ms
N bits (according to the bit rate)
.
1 Time slot = 0.666 ms
After channel coding each transport block is split into radio frames of 10 ms.
The bit rate may be changed for each frame.
Each radio frame is also split into 15 time slots.
But all time slots belong to the same user (this slot structure has nothing to do with the TDMA structure
in GSM).
All time slots of a same TDMA frame have the same bit rate.
Fast power control may be performed for each time slot (1500 Hz).
The number of chips for one bit M is equivalent to the spreading factor. It can easily be computed with
knowledge of N:
In fact the spreading factor must be equal to 4, 8, 16256.
Consequently it may be necessary to add some padding bits to match the adequate value of spreading
factor (rate matching).
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4.1 Radio protocol stack
Layer 3
Control plane User plane
Layer 2/MAC
Layer 1
Transport Channels
Bearers (called RAB in user plane)Access Stratum
SAP
Non Access Stratum
control
control control
PHY
MAC
RRC
Logical Channels
Layer 2/RLC
Radio Bearers
RLC RLCRLC
RLCRLC
RLCRLCRLC
PDCPPDCP
BMCcontrol
control
Layer 2/PDCPLayer 2/BMC
Physical Channels
The radio protocols are responsible for exchanges of signalling and user data between the UE and the UTRAN over the Uu interface
The radio protocols are layered into:
the RRC protocol located in RNC* and UE
the RLC protocol located in RNC* and UE
the MAC protocol located in RNC* and UE
the physical layer (on the air interface) located in Node-B and UE
Two additional service-dependent protocols exists in the user plane in the layer 2: PDCP and BMC.
Each layer provides services to upper layers at Service Access Points (SAP) on a peer-to-peer
communication basis. The SAP are marked with circles. A service is defined by a set of service primitives.
Radio Interface Protocol Architecture is described in 3GPP 25.301.
(*except a part of protocol used for BCH which is terminated in Node-B)
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4.2 Radio Resource Control (RRC)
control
control
control
PHY
MAC
RRC
RLC
BearersCall management
Radio mobility management
Measurement control and reporting
Outer loop power controlRadio Bearers(control plane)
RRC is the brain of the radio interface protocol stack.
Layer 3
control
control
PDCP
BMC
RRC is a protocol which belongs to control plane.
The RRC functions are:
Call management
RRC connection establishment/release (initial access)
Radio Bearer establishment/release/reconfiguration (in the control plane and in the user plane)
Transport and Physical Channels reconfiguration
Radio mobility management
Handover (soft and hard)
Cell and URA update (see 5.UTRAN/ Mobility Management)
Paging procedure
Measurements control (UTRAN side) and reporting (UE side)
Outer Loop Power Control
Control of radio channel ciphering and deciphering
RRC can control locally the configuration of the lower layers (RLC, MAC...) through Control SAP. These Control services are not requiring peer-to-peer communication, one or more sub-layers can be bypassed.
See 3GPP 25.331 RRC protocol (over 500 pages!)
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4.3 PDCP and BMC Protocols
PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol)
- in the user plane, only for services from the PS domain
- it contains compression methods
In R99 only a header compression method is mentioned (RFC2507).
Why is header compression valuable?
e.g a combined RTP/UDP/IP headers is at least 60 bytes for IPv6, when IP voice service header can be about 20 bytes or less.
BMC (Broadcast/Multicast Services)
- in the user plane
- to adapt broadcast and multicast services from NAS on the radio interface
In R99 the only service using this protocol is SMS Cell Broadcast Service (directly taken from GSM).
See 3 GPP 25.323 (PDCP protocol) and 25.324 (BMC protocol)
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4.4 Radio Link Control (RLC)
TrafficLogical
Channels
Radio Bearers(user plane)
Radio Bearers(control plane)
RLC RLCRLC
RLCRLC
RLCRLCRLC
ControlLogical
Channels
Segmentation
Buffering
Data transfer with 3 configuration modes:
- Transparent (TM)
- Unacknowledged (UM)
- Acknowledged (AM)
Ciphering
RLC provides segmentation and (in AM mode) reliable data transfer.
Layer 2/upper part
There is no difference between RLC instances in Control and User planes. There is a single RLC
connection per Radio Bearer.
RLC main functions:
RLC Connection Establishment/Release in 3 configuration modes:
- transparent data transfer (TM): without adding any protocol information
- unacknowledged data transfer (UM): without guaranteeing delivery to the peer entity (but can
detect transmission errors)
acknowledged data transfer (AM): with guaranteeing delivery to the peer entity. The AM mode
provides reliable link (error detection and recovery, in-sequence delivery, duplicate detection,
flow Control, ARQ mechanisms)
ARQ=Automatic Repeat Request (it manages retransmissions)
Transmission/Reception buffer
Segmentation and reassembly (to adjust the radio bearer size to the actual set of transport formats)
Mapping between Radio Bearers and Logical Channels (one to one)
Ciphering for non-transparent RLC data (if not performed in MAC), using the UEA1, Kasumi algorithm
specified in R99
Encryption is performed in accordance with TS 33.102 (radio interface), 25.413, 25.331(RRC signaling
messages) and supports the settings of integrity with CN (CS-domain/PS-domain)
3GPP 25.322 RLC protocol
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4.5 Medium Access Control (MAC)
Transport Channels
(common and dedicated)
Basic data transfer
Multiplexing of logical channels
Priority handling/Scheduling (TFC selection)
Reporting of measurements
Ciphering
MAC can switch a common channel into a dedicated channel if higher bit rate is required (on request of L3-level).
MAC can change dynamically Transport Format (bit rate) of each transport channel on a frame basis (each 10 ms) without interchanging with L3-level.
MAC provides flexible data transfer.
TrafficLogical
Channels
ControlLogical
Channels
MACLayer 2/lower part
MAC belongs to control plane and to user plane.
MAC main functions:
Data transfer: MAC provides unacknowledged data transfer without segmentation
Multiplexing of logical channels (possible only if they require the same QoS)
Mapping between Logical Channels and Transport Channels
Selection of appropriate Transport Format for each Transport Channel depending on instantaneous
source rate.
Priority handling/Scheduling according to priorities given by upper layers:
- between data flows of one UE
- between different UEs
Priority handling/Scheduling is done through Transport Format Combination (TFC) selection
Reporting of monitoring to RRC
Ciphering for RLC transparent data (if not performed in RLC)
3GPP 25.321 MAC protocol
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4.6 The Physical Layer
DedicatedPhysical Channels
Multiplexing of transport ch.
Spreading/modulation
RF processing
Power control
Measurements
Physical layer
DedicatedTransport Channels
The physical layer provides multiplexing and radio frequency processing with a CDMA method.
Air Interface
CommonTransport Channels
CommonPhysical Channels
Layer 1
The physical layer belongs to control plane and to user plane.
Physical layer main functions:
Multiplexing/de-multiplexing of transport channels on CCTrCH (Coded Composite Transport
Channel) even if the transport channels require different QoS.
Mapping of CCTrCH on physical channels
Spreading/de-spreading and modulation/demodulation of physical channels
RF processing (3 GPP 25.10x)
Frequency and time (chip, bit, slot, frame) synchronization
Measurements and indication to higher layers (e.g. FER, SIR, interference power, transmit power,
etc.)
Open loop and Inner loop power control
Macro-diversity distribution/combining and soft handover execution
3GPP 25.2xx
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5.1 MAC protocol
CCCHPCCH BCCH CTCH DTCHDCCH DTCHBCCH
FACH RACH DSCH
Iur or local
DCH DCH
MAC-d
MAC-c/sh
CPCHFACHPCH
MAC Control
DSCH
Look at this figure and answer the questions on the following paLook at this figure and answer the questions on the following pages.ges.
MAC-b
BCH
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5.1 MAC protocol [cont.]
1. On which logical/transport channels will be mapped: system information broadcasting paging telephony speech internet browsing at a high bit rate internet browsing at a low bit rate
Can you imagine a situation where the UE will use 2 DTCHs (or more) at the same time?
2. Guess the meaning of MAC-b MAC-c/sh and MAC-d.
3. Why is there one MAC-d entity on the UE side and several MAC-d entities on the UTRAN side?
4. What is the link between MAC-c/sh and MAC-d for?
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5.1 MAC protocol [cont.]
5. What are the 4 main functions of MAC protocol?
6. MAC can multiplex logical channels only if they require the same QoS: true or false?
7. Which entity is responsible for TFS selection? TF allocation?
8. Will the physical channel configuration be changed(e.g modification of spreading factor) when MAC selects a new TF inside TFS?
9. MAC makes measurement reports to RRC: why is it necessary?
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Thank you for answeringthe objectives sheet
Objective: To be able to draw the UTRAN architecture with the protocol stack(radio and Iu) of each network element and to define the channels generated by these protocols.
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To be able to define a Radio Resource in 3G
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Table of Contents
Context Historical
Advantages & Disadvantages
3GPP
Analogy WCDMA and Restaurant
Spread Spectrum Modulation A Code as a Shell against Noise
Spectrum spreading
Transmission Chain
Code & Spreading factor
Spreading factor & Data Rate
Spreading factor & Error at reception
Exercise: Orthogonal Code
WCDMA, Power Density & Processing Gain
Code Division Multiple Access One-cell reuse
Multiple access
Spreading: Channelization and Scrambling
Channelization Codes (Spreading Codes)
Scrambling codes
Soft Handover Introduction
Scenarios: Softer Handover
Scenarios: Soft Handover
Scenarios: Soft Handover inter RNC
Scenarios: SRNC Relocation
Soft Handover & Code Management
Cost & Benefit
Rake Receiver Rake Receiver principle
Rake Receiver and Multi-Service
Rake Receiver and soft handover
Rake Receiver and Path Diversity
Power Control Why ?
Different kinds of Power Control
Open Loop Power Control
Closed Loop Power Control: Principle
Closed Loop Power Control: Power Density
UL Closed Loop PC, in case of Soft Handover
DL Closed Loop PC, in case of Soft Handover
Capacity, Coverage & Quality Links between Coverage, Capacity and Quality
Improvement Ways
Typical Values
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1 Context 71.1 Historical 81.2 Advantages & Disadvantages 91.3 3GPP 10
2 Analogy 112.1 WCDMA and Restaurant 12
3 Spread Spectrum Modulation 153.1 A Code as a Shell against Noise 163.2 Spectrum spreading 173.3 Transmission Chain 183.4 Code & Spreading factor 193.5 Spreading factor & Data Rate 203.6 Spreading factor & Error at reception 213.7 Exercise: Orthogonal Code 233.7 WCDMA, Power Density & Processing Gain 24
4 Code Division Multiple Access 264.1 One-cell reuse 274.2 Multiple access 284.3 Spreading: Channelization and Scrambling 304.4 Channelization Codes (Spreading Codes) 314.5 Scrambling codes 32
5 Soft Handover 335.1 Introduction 345.2 Scenarios: Softer Handover 355.3 Scenarios: Soft Handover 365.4 Scenarios: Soft Handover inter RNC 375.5 Scenarios: SRNC Relocation 385.6 Soft Handover & Code Management 395.7 Cost & Benefit 40
6 Rake Receiver 426.1 Rake Receiver principle 436.2 Rake Receiver and Multi-Service 456.3 Rake Receiver and soft handover 466.4 Rake Receiver and Path Diversity 47
7 Power Control 497.1 Why ? 507.2 Different kinds of Power Control 517.3 Open Loop Power Control 527.4 Closed Loop Power Control: Principle 537.4 Closed Loop Power Control: Power Density 547.5 UL Closed Loop PC, in case of Soft Handover 557.5 DL Closed Loop PC, in case of Soft Handover 56
8 Capacity, Coverage & Quality 578.1 Links between Coverage, Capacity and Quality 588.2 Improvement Ways 598.3 Typical Values 60
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1.1 Historical
Early 70sCDMA developed for military field for its great qualities of privacy (low
probability interception, interference rejection)
1996CDMA commercial launch in the US
This system called IS-95 or cdmaOne was developed by Qualcomm and has
reached 50 million subscribers worldwide
2000IMT-2000 has selected three CDMA radio interfaces:
- WCDMA (UTRA FDD)
- TD-CDMA (UTRA TDD)
- CDMA 2000
In the following material we will only refer to WCDMA (UTRA FDD)
See http://www.cdg.org for IS-95
In CDMA field, we have experience of IS-95
IS-95 vocabulary:
forward channel=downlink
reverse channel=uplink
handoff=handover
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1.2 Advantages & Disadvantages
CDMA is very attractive:
Better spectrum efficiency than 2G systems
Suitable for all type of services (circuit, packet) and for multi-services
Enhanced privacy
Evolutionary (linked with progress in signal processing field)
BUT:
Complex system: not easy to configure and to manage
Unstable in case of congestion
Spectrum efficiency : transmission capacity per spectrum unit (bandwidth), i.e kbit/MHz.
This must not be confused with the traffic capacity.
The spectrum efficiency in UMTS is higher than in GSM (25x200kHz carriers in GSM offering 335 kbps**
while a 5 MHz UMTS carrier offers 400 kbps).
If we factor in densification (frequency reuse pattern), the UMTS traffic capacity is dramatically
increased. According to CDMA Development Group:
Capacity increases by a factor of between 8 to 10 compared to an AMPS
analog system and between 4 to 5 times compared to a GSM system
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1.3 3GPP
The 3GPP is the organization in charge of the standardization of the UMTS.
It is made of standardization organization (ETSI in Europe, T1 in USA, ARIB in Japan or CTWS in China ), member of manufacturers and operators.
The UMTS frequency allocations are :
TDD FDD MSS TDD
1900 1980 2010 20251920
MSSFDD
2110 2170 2200
FDD: Frequency Division Duplex
TDD: Time Division Duplex
MSS: Mobile Satellite SystemUplink Downlink
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Cell
Restaurant room
2 Analogy
2.1 WCDMA and Restaurant
WCDMA Restaurant Room
UE
People at table
Code
Language
Enjoy yourmeal !
Code 1
Code 2
Gutenappetite !
Bon appetit !
Bomapetite !
Ues, like people, sendand receive on the same time and the same frequency. Theyare separeted by:
For a table, the conversations of the neighbours
are noise, for a UE it is the same principle:
neighbour conversations are interference
The equivalence are:
Restaurant room -> Cell
Table -> UE
Language -> Code
Here the important point is all the UEs send and receive on the same time and on the same frequency.
The WCDMA is really different because with the GSM, the UEs are separated by the time (TS of TDMA)
and the frequency. Here the UEs are separated with codes applied on the signals.
Another important point is for someone the conversation on a neighbour table is considered like noise. It
is the same principle with the WCDMA, for a user the other UEs generates some noises.
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2.1 WCDMA and Restaurant [cont.]
WCDMA Restaurant Room
Node B
Steward
Downlink
Who have order this cake
?
????
???Impacts:
Power Control in DL
Control Admission
Very important !
Interference level in DL
problem:
If some UE use too much power
If there are too many users in the cell
Enjoy your meal !
COMO ESTAS ?
In downlink,
In the restaurant, the steward want to ask to every table who have order a cake. If some people
speak to loud, the table at the back of the room cant hear the question. It is the same case, if
there are too many users in the room.
In the cell, it is the same principle. If there are too many Ues on the cell or if some Ues use too
much power, the interference level for a UE far from the Node B is too high to allow the UE
decoding the message.
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2.1 WCDMA and Restaurant [cont.]
WCDMA Restaurant Room
It is for me !
Who have order this cake
?
QUIERO LA TARTA!!
Es istmeine
Uplink
Cest la pomme ?
????
At the Node B level:
If a UE, close to the NB, speak too loud
If there are too many users
Problem of interference level too high.
The NB cant decode any
users anymore.
Impacts:
Power Control in UL
Admission Control
Very important
In Uplink,
In the restaurant, a steward can understand all the conversation if he knows all the languages.
But if on a table, close to him, some one speak to loud the steward cant understand people on
the other tables. It is the same problem if there are too many people it is too noisy to able to
understand a conversation far from him.
With the WCDMA, there is the same problem. That means if the cell is too load,
the interference level at the Node B is too high to be able to decode the weakest signal.
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3 Spread Spectrum Modulation
3.1 A Code as a Shell against Noise
The letter A represents the signal to transmit over the radio interface.
At the transmitter the height (ie the power) of A is spread, while a color
(i.e a code) is added to A to identify the message .
At the receiver A can be retrieved with knowledge of the code, even if
the power of the received signal is below the power of noise due to the radio channel.
ReceiverTransmitter
Spreading
Noise
DespreadingRadio Channel
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3.2 Spectrum spreading
At the transmitter the signal is multiplied by a code which spreads the signal over a wide bandwidth while decreasing the power (per unit of
spectrum).
At the receiver it is possible to retrieve the wanted signal by multiplying
the received signal by the same code: you get a peak of correlation, while the noise level due to the radio channel remains the same, because
this is not correlated with the code.
But the interference level is too high, it is not possible to decode any
message.
???
f
P
Spreading
Radio channel
Despreading
Interference Level
f
P
f
P
f
P
What is the interference level ?
The interference level is the power received on the UMTS bandwidth used. These interferences are made
of:
the background noise,
the messages of the other users,
the traffic on the neighbouring cells.
Because all the users on a cells use the same bandwidth on the same time, and the users on the other
cells too, the decoding and so the error ratio d