1.

UMTS Basics

UMTS network architecture(1)

Entities and interfaces
Uu
(air)

Iu
Node B

Iu-CS
Iub

USIM

Node B

RNC

MSC/VLR

GMSC

PLMN, PSTN,
ISDN, ...

RNS

HLR

Iur

Cu

Node B
ME

Iub

Node B
UE

User
Equipment

RNC
RNS
UTRAN

UMTS Radio
Access Network

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SGSN

GGSN

IP
networks

CN

External Networks

Iu-PS

Core Network

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UMTS Basics

UMTS network architecture(2)

A1353 OMC-UR

Alcatel OMC-UR architecture

RNO
+
NPA

A9155
RNP tool

LAN

ItfB
NM

A9100
MBS
Note: the
Alcatel
NodeB is
called
A9100 MBS
(Multistandard
Base
Station)
from R2
onwards

A9140
RNC

A9100
MBS

RNS

A9100
MBS
Iub
A9100
MBS

A9140
RNC
RNS

UTRAN

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ItfR

RNO

Radio Network Optimizer

NPA

Network Performance Analyzer

NM

Network Manager (used to

perform supervision and
configuration of the UTRAN)

Note: NM is provided from R3 onwards. In R2, the NM

function are implemented in two separate servers EM
(Element Manager) and SNM (Sub-network Manager)
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