3G/UMTS Network Architecture

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RELEASE 4 ARCHITECTURE
Application Platforms

RA N
GSM BTS

Mobility Core
HL R

Internet Gateway Multimedia Messaging

e-mail Game platform

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Chargin g/ Billing Center

Triple Mode BTS WCDMA BTS

BS C

TDM Access AX C Fib er ATM Access

MS S

IP/ATM
Fib Networ k er 2G SGS N MG W MG W 3G SGS N

Intern et PS TN

RN C

GGS N

NM S

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Separation of control plane from user 3GSYSTRA

UMTS / UNIVERSAL SIM

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UTRAN ARCHITECTURE

UTRA NWCDMA BTS

WCDMA BTS

RNS = Radio Network Subsystem Mobility RN Core

Iu b
RN C

IuCS

MS C

MG W

WCDMA BTS

Iu r

IuPS

WCDMA BTS

Iu r

RN C

IuCS
3G SGS N

Iu b

RN C

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UTRAN: UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access 3GSYSTRA

IuPS

Node B Tasks & Functions

Radio Channel functions. O&M Processing.
Interfacing with NMS and RNC for alarm and control (Operations and Maintenance) functions. Transport to physical channel mappings. Encoding/Decoding Spreading/Despreading user traffic and signalling. Uu Interface WCDMA

RN C
Iub Interface ATM

Cellular Transmission management

Managing ATM switching and multiplexing over the Iub interface. Control of AAL2/AAL5 connections. Control of the physical transmission interfaces E1, PDH, SDH or microwave.
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Air Interface management.

Controlling Uplink and Downlink radio paths on the Uu Air Interface. Baseband to RF conversion. Antenna multicoupling.

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SITE, CELL AND SECTOR?

Different frequencies

GSM - 1 TRX ~ 7 traffic channels

WCDMA - 1 carrier = 5MHz

A site is a physical cabinet with carriers/TRXs. A site may have one or more cells. Cells that belong to a site with more than one cell are usually referred to as a sector.

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1+1+1 in WCDMA means 3 cells with 1 Carrier

BEARER INDEPENDENT CALL CONTROL (REL. 4)

Interrogation of HLR Network-network signalling Interaction with cs-MGW CDR generation CA P MSCServer A GER AN UTRA N Iu A Iu Mc (H.24 8) CSMGW Mc (H.24 8) CSMGW CSE CA P GMSCServer

HLR

Call control (MOC, MTC) VLR functionality UE-network signalling Network-network signalling Interaction with cs-MGW CDR generation

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Nc

Nb

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Bearer control Bearer channel termination Media conversion Payload processing Mobile specific functions

PSTN, ISDN, PLMN, etc.