Performance Evaluation in Wireless

Networks and Technologies from 2.5

G, 3G, LTE to 4G and Beyond
ICIW 2008, AICT 2008
Athens, June , 2008

Dr. Reda
Innovation Communication Technologies
Munich / Vienna

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 Mobility….
Mobile Wireless…

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 Mobile Network Subscribers vs.
Fixed Network Subscribers

1 600

1 400

1 200

1 000 Fixed Mainlines

800
Wireless Subscriptions

600

400
Fixed Internet Users
200
Wireless Internet Users

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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 Wireless Internet Access

2 000 000 Wireless all CAGR 2000-2010: 11%

Wireless Internet CAGR 2000-2010: 31%

1 500 000

1 000 000

500 000

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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 Wireles Generations at a Glance

0 G:
Mobile Radio Telephone, USA, Areas
outside Cities

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 Wireles Generations at a Glance

1 G:
1980
Cell phones
Aanalog cell phone
150MHz

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 Wireles Generations at a Glance

2 G:
Digital Signal
Signalling
Devided to:
TDMA-based standards (Time Division Multiplexed Access)and
CDMA-based standards (Code Division Multiple Access)
depending on the type of multiplexing used.

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 Wireles Generations at a Glance

2 G:
Main Standards
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GSM 900, 1800
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GPRS :56 up to 114 kbit/s
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EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution , Enhanced
GPRS (EGPRS) ,473.6 kbit/s for 8 timeslots)

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2.5 G:
•
2.5G is a stepping stone between 2G
and 3G cellular wireless technologies
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P+S

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3 G:
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System is one
of the third-generation (3G) cell phone technologies, which is
also being developed into a 4G technology. Currently, the
most common form of UMTS uses W-CDMA as the
underlying air interface. Mobile Radio Telephone, USA,
Areas outside Cities

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3 G:
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System is one
of the third-generation (3G) cell phone technologies, which is
also being developed into a 4G technology. Currently, the
most common form of UMTS uses W-CDMA as the
underlying air interface. Mobile Radio Telephone, USA,
Areas outside Cities

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3 G:
HSPA:High-Speed Packet Access is a collection of mobile
telephony protocols that extend and improve the performance
of existing UMTS protocols. Three standards, HSDPA,
HSUPAand HSOPA, were established
HSUPA provides improved up-link performance of up to 5.76
Mbit/s theoretically. In Singapore, Starhub announced a 1.9
Mbit/s HSUPA Service as part of its new MaxMobile plan in 1
Aug 2007 [1]. In Finland, Elisa announced on 30.8.2007 1.4
Mbit/s HSUPA to most large cities with plans to add the
service to its whole 3G network within months
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3 G:
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access provides
improved theoretical down-link performance of up to 14.4
Mbit/s. Existing deployments provide up to 7.2 Mbit/s in
down-link. Up-link performance is a maximum of 384 kbit/s.

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 Wireles Generations at a Glance

3 G:
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System is one
of the third-generation (3G) cell phone technologies, which is
also being developed into a 4G technology. Currently, the
most common form of UMTS uses W-CDMA as the
underlying air interface. Mobile Radio Telephone, USA,
Areas outside Cities

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3 G:
WiMAX, the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access, is a telecommunications technology standards
aimed at providing wireless data over long distances in a
variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobile
cellular type access. It is based on the IEEE 802.16 standard,
which is also called WirelessMAN.

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 Wireles Generations at a Glance

LTE:
•
improve the UMTS mobile phone standard
•
improving efficiency, lowering costs, improving services,
making use of new spectrum opportunities
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ALLROUNDER !!
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LTE: All-IP-Networks
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MS, SDE !!

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4 G:
Traditional definition:
Fourth-Generation Communications System (also known as
Beyond 3G), is a term used to describe the next step in
wireless communications. A 4G system will be able to provide
a comprehensive IP solution where voice, data and streamed
multimedia can be given to users on an "Anytime,
Anywhere" basis, and at higher data rates than previous
generations. There is no formal definition for what 4G is;
however, there are certain objectives that are projected for
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 Wireles Generations at a Glance

4 G:
Traditional definition:
Fourth-Generation Communications System (also known as Beyond 3G), is a term
used to describe the next step in wireless communications. A 4G system will be
able to provide a comprehensive IP solution where voice, data and streamed
multimedia can be given to users on an "Anytime, Anywhere" basis, and at
higher data rates than previous generations. There is no formal definition for what
4G is; however, there are certain objectives that are projected for 4G .

IS THIS TRUE !!!!

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 The Big Q.?

4G ….why??

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 Comparing Key Parameters of 4G with 3G

3G 4G requirements

voice driven, data was always add on Converged data and voice over IP

Network Architecture Wide area cell-based Hybrid - Integration of short range

technologies (WLAN, Bluetooth) and
wide area

Transmission speeds 384 Kbps to 2 Mbps 20 to 100 Mbps in mobile mode

Frequency Band 1800-2400 MHz 2-8 GHz

Dependent on country or continent

Switching Design Basis Circuit and Packet All digital with packetized voice

Radio Technologies W-CDMA, EDGE OFDM and MC-CDMA (Multi Carrier

CDMA)
Ultra Wide Band (UWB)

Component Design Optimized antenna design, multi-band Smarter Antennas, software multiband and
adapters wideband radios

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Bandwidth Rqmnt. to Reach Excellent Quality

Bandwidth requirements
HSDPA Service Quality:
UMTS Poor
EDGE Fair
GPRS
2G Excellent
Peak Data Rates (kbps) 9.6/14.4 45 75 200 384 2000

Instant Messaging/Chat
Internet Browsing
Portable Travel Guide
Multimedia Messaging
Push-and-Talk
Friend Finder
Audio/Video Download
Mobile (Interactive)
Gaming
Video Telephony
File Sharing
Rich Media Push Info

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 Vision of the 4G

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 The Big A.?

S3
S4
S5

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