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Communication Systems

by Petar Popovski & Hans Peter Schwefel

Mm1 Mm2 Mm3 Mm4 Mm5

Cellular concept (PP) Multiple access techniques (PP) Introduction to GSM & GPRS (hps) Wireless Personal Area Networks and Bluetooth (PP) WLAN and WIMAX (PP/hps)

www.kom.auc.dk/~hps/
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Intro: Cellular systems


Geographic region subdivided in radio cells Base Station provides radio connectivity to Mobile Station within cell Handover to neighbouring base station when necessary Base Stations connected by some networking infrastructure

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Cellular systems: technologies & subscribers


1200 1000 Subscribers [million] GSM total TDMA total CDMA total 600 PDC total Analogue total 400 Total wireless Prediction (1998)

800

200

0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

year

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Content
1. Introduction
Cellular Concepts & Technologies Network Architecture, Air Interface Signalling/Call Setup, Mobility Support Data Services, HSCSD GPRS: Architecture, Air-Interface, Core-Network Modifications UMTS domains and architecture PDP contexts, APNs, TFTs Bearers full network architecture

2. GSM

3. GPRS & UMTS 4. IP transport in Packet Switched UMTS/GPRS Networks

Exercise

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GSM: Global System for Mobile Communication


History:
2nd Generation of Mobile Telephony Networks 1982: Groupe Spciale Mobile (GSM) founded 1987: First Standards defined 1991: Global System for Mobile Communication, Standardisation by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute) First European Standard 1995: Fully in Operation Deployed in more than 184 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, America) more than 747 million subscribers more than 70% of all digital mobile phones use GSM over 10 billion SMS per month in Germany, > 360 billion/year worldwide

Today:

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GSM Architecture
Components:
BTS: Base Transceiver Station BSC: Base Station Controller MSC: Mobile Switching Center HLR/VLR: Home/Visitor Location Register AuC: Authentication Center EIR: Equipment Identity Register OMC: Operation and Maintenance Center

Radio Subsystem (RSS)


Base Station Subsystem
Um Abis

Network and Switchung Subsystem

Operation Subsystem

VLR MS BTS BSC HLR AuC

MS BTS BSC MSC

OMC

Transmission:
Circuit switched transfer Radio link capacity: 9.6 kb/s (FDMA/TDMA) Duration based charging
MS BTS

EIR

Connection to ISDN, PDN PSTN

Radio Link

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GSM Services
Traditional voice services
voice telephony
primary goal of GSM was to enable mobile telephony offering the traditional bandwidth of 3.1 kHz common number throughout Europe (112); mandatory for all service providers; free of charge; connection with the highest priority (preemption of other connections possible) several ISDN phone numbers per user possible

emergency number Multinumbering

voice mailbox (implemented in the fixed network supporting the mobile terminals) Supplementary services, e.g.: identification, call forwarding, number suppression, conferencing Non-Voice Services (examples) Fax Transmissions electronic mail (MHS, Message Handling System, implemented in the fixed network) Short Message Service (SMS)

alphanumeric data transmission to/from the mobile terminal using the signaling channel, thus allowing simultaneous use of basic services and SMS
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GSM: Radio Technology


Cellular Concept:
segmentation of geographical area into cells
Cell sizes vary from some 100 m up to 35 km depending on user density, geography, transceiver power etc. hexagonal shape of cells is idealized (cells overlap, shapes depend on geography) cell

possible radio coverage of the cell idealized shape of the cell

use of several carrier frequencies avoid same frequency in adjoining cells if a mobile user changes cells handover of the connection to the neighbor cell

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GSM: Air Interface I


Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
Separate up-link (MT BTS) and down-link (BTS MT) traffic
Two 25MHZ bands

Distinguish 124 adjacent channels within each band


Each channel 200kHz
Frequenzband der Mobilstation Frequenzband der Basisstation

Uplink 890 915 MHz 935

Downlink 960

Radio Network Planning:


Determine location of BTS Determine number of TRX per BTS Multiple transceivers (TRX) per BTS (e.g. 1,4 ,or 12) simultaneous use of different FDMA channels Assign subsets of 124 channels to BTSs
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Kanle: 1 2 3 200 kHz 124

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GSM: Air Interface II


TDMA Frame

Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)


Within each channel: sequence of TDMA frames TDMA frames subdivided into 8 time-sots
0 1 2

4,615 ms

time slot: data bits 57 3 tail bits 1 toggle bit training 26 1 toggle bit
data bits

57 3 tail bits

burst 148 bit

time slot 156,25 bit 0,577 ms


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GSM: TDMA hierarchy of frames


hyperframe ... superframe 0 0 1 1 multiframe 0 1 0 1 ... 2 frame 0 1 slot burst
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2045 2046 2047 3 h 28 min 53.76 s

... ...

48 24

49

50 25 6.12 s

24 ...

25 48 49 50

120 ms 235.4 ms

...

4.615 ms 577 s
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GSM Air Interface: Combination of TDMA & FDMA


fre qu en cy

935-960 MHz 124 channels (200 kHz) downlink 890-915 MHz 124 channels (200 kHz) uplink

higher GSM frame structures


time

GSM TDMA frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4.615 ms GSM time-slot (normal burst)


guard space tail user data S Training S user data tail guard space

3 bits

57 bits

1 26 bits 1
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57 bits

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GSM: Logical Channels

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Functionalities in Radio Subsystem


BTS comprises radio specific functions BSC is the switching center for radio channels
Functions Management of radio channels Frequency hopping (FH) Management of terrestrial channels Mapping of terrestrial onto radio channels Channel coding and decoding Rate adaptation Encryption and decryption Paging Uplink signal measurements Traffic measurement Authentication Location registry, location update Handover management BTS X X X X X X BSC X X X X X X X X X X

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Overview: GSM protocol layers for signaling


Um MS
CM MM RR RR LAPDm radio LAPDm radio BTSM LAPD PCM
BSSAP

Abis BTS BSC

A MSC
CM

MM BSSAP SS7
PCM RR BTSM LAPD PCM

SS7
PCM

16/64 kbit/s

64 kbit/s / 2.048 Mbit/s

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Example: Mobile Terminated Call


1. calling a GSM subscriber 2. forwarding call to GMSC 3. signal call setup to HLR 4. 5. request MSRN from VLR 6. forward responsible MSC to GMSC 7. forward call to current MSC 8, 9. get current status of MS 10, 11. paging of MS 12, 13. MS answers 14, 15. security checks 16, 17. set up connection
HLR

4 5 7

VLR

3 6
calling station 1 PSTN

8 9 14 15
MSC

GMSC

10
BSS

10 13 16
BSS

10
BSS

11

11 11 12 17
MS

11

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Example: Message flow


between MS and BTS for Mobile Terminated Call

MS

MTC
paging request channel request immediate assignment paging response authentication request authentication response ciphering command ciphering complete setup call confirmed assignment command assignment complete alerting connect connect acknowledge data/speech exchange

BTS

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Mobility Support I: Types of handover


1 MS 2 MS 3 MS 4 MS

BTS

BTS BSC

BTS BSC MSC

BTS BSC MSC

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Mobility Support II: Handover decision


receive level BTSold receive level BTSold

HO_MARGIN MS BTSold MS BTSnew

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Mobility support III: Handover procedure


MSC MS BTSold BSCold measurement measurement report result HO decision HO required BSCnew BTSnew

HO request resource allocation ch. activation

HO command

HO command

HO command

HO request ack ch. activation ack

HO access
Link establishment clear command clear complete clear command clear complete HO complete HO complete

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Mobile Communication & Data Traffic


The future Internet will mainly be accessed by mobile devices
1800 Subscriptions worldwide (millions) 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1995 2000 2005 2010

Mobile Fixed Mobile Internet Fixed Internet

Mobile Subscribers

Mobile Internet Subscribers

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Data services in GSM


Data transmission standardized with only 9.6 kbit/s
advanced coding allows 14,4 kbit/s not enough for Internet and multimedia applications

HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit Switched Data)


mainly software update bundling of several time-slots to get higher AIUR (Air Interface User Rate) (e.g., 57.6 kbit/s using 4 slots, 14.4 each) advantage: ready to use, constant quality, simple disadvantage: channels blocked for voice transmission
AIUR [kbit/s] 4.8 9.6 14.4 19.2 28.8 38.4 43.2 57.6
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TCH/F4.8 1 2 3 4

TCH/F9.6 1

TCH/F14.4 1

2 3 4

2 3 4

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Content
1. Introduction
Cellular Concepts & Technologies Network Architecture, Air Interface Signalling/Call Setup, Mobility Support Data Services, HSCSD GPRS: Architecture, Air-Interface, Core-Network Modifications UMTS domains and architecture PDP contexts, APNs, TFTs Bearers full network architecture

2. GSM

3. GPRS & UMTS 4. IP transport in Packet Switched UMTS/GPRS Networks

Exercise

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GPRS: General Packet Radio Service


Packet Switched Extension of GSM 1996: new standard developed by ETSI Components integrated in GSM architecture Improvements: Packet-switched transmission Higher transmission rates on radio link (multiple time-slots) Volume based charging Always ON mode possible Operation started in 2001 (Germany)

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GPRS - Architecture
Components:
CCU: Channel Coding Unit PCU: Packet Control Unit SGSN: Serving GPRS Support Node GGSN: Gateway GPRS Support Node GR: GPRS Register
GSM GPRS
Components BSS Um MS

Transmission:
Packet Based Transmission Radio link: Radio transmission identical to GSM Different coding schemes (CS1-4) Use of Multiple Time Slots Volume Based Charging
A Abis

B T S B S C
Gs

C C U P C U

Gb

Gp Other

PLMN
Gn

MSC

SGSN

GGSN
Gi

HLR
G

GR
Gr

PDN

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GPRS: Channel Coding and Multiplexing


Time Slot (MS-> BTS) Coding Scheme 1
Selection of Coding depending on quality of radio connection

1
9,05 kbit/s

2
9,05 kbit/s

3
9,05 kbit/s

..... ..... ..... ..... .....

8
9,05 kbit/s

Coding Scheme 2 Coding Scheme 3

13,4 kbit/s 15,6 kbit/s 21,4 kbit/s

13,4 kbit/s 15,6 kbit/s 21,4 kbit/s

13,4 kbit/s 15,6 kbit/s 21,4 kbit/s

optimal radio quality: no interference, etc.

Coding Scheme 4

Overall transmission rate

72.4.......171,2 kbit/s

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Examples for GPRS device classes


Class 1 2 3 5 8 10 12 Receiving slots Sending slots 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 Maximum number of slots 2 3 3 4 5 5 5

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GPRS user data rates in kbit/s

Coding scheme CS-1 CS-2 CS-3 CS-4

1 slot

2 slots

3 slots

4 slots

5 slots

6 slots

7 slots

8 slots

9.05 13.4 15.6 21.4

18.2 26.8 31.2 42.8

27.15 40.2 46.8 64.2

36.2 53.6 62.4 85.6

45.25 67 78 107

54.3 80.4 93.6 128.4

63.35 93.8 109.2 149.8

72.4 107.2 124.8 171.2

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GPRS: channel types

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Example: Channel Assignment


4 TRX 4 FDMA channels 32 time slots 3 Signalling Channels 1TS: FCCH, SCH, BCCH (PBCCH), PAGCH, RACH (PRACH) 2 TS: SDCCH 29 Tracffic Channels (TCH/PDTCH) GSM calls only GPRS calls only Common channels

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GPRS architecture and interfaces


SGSN Gn

MS

BSS

SGSN

GGSN

PDN

Um

Gb

Gn

Gi

MSC

HLR/ GR EIR

VLR

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GPRS Core Network Functions


Packet Handling Resource Management Accounting Configuration Management

Mobility Management

Handover Control and SGSN Change Handling

Interception Handling

Performance Management

Session Management

SMS Handling

Protocols & Interfaces

Fault & Maintenance Management

Functions in SGSN and GGSN Functions in SGSN

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GPRS: Protocol Stack

RLC: Radio Link Control


Acknowledged mode (reliable) or unacked LLC: Logical Link Control Acknowledged mode (reliable) or unacked

SNDCP: Sub-Network Dependent


Convergence Protocol

GTP: GPRS Tunneling Protocol


Mobility Support
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BSSGRP: BSS GPRS Protocol


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Data Units in GPRS

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Coding Schemes

USF = Uplink State Flag owner of time-slot in next uplink TDMA frame Allows multiplexing of up to 8 MS on one time-slot Block header contains Temporary Flow Identifier (TFI) TFI and direction identifies Temporary Block Flow (TBF)
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GPRS: Obtaining IP Connectivity


GPRS attach
Authentication of MS Establishment/Ini tialization of security functions
SGSN HLR

Um

BSS

Gb

Gr

Attach Request
(NSAPI,TI,PDP Type)

Authentication/Ciphering

Authentication/Ciphering Insert Subscriber Data


(NSAPI,TI,PDP Type)

PDP Context Setup


Obtain IP address Connect to external network [see later]
Attach Accept
(NSAPI,TI,PDP Type)

Insert Subscriber Data Ack


(NSAPI,TI,PDP Type)

Attach Complete
(NSAPI,TI,PDP Type)

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Enhanced Data rates for the GSM Evolution (EDGE)


Time Slot (MS-> BTS) New Modulation Scheme 8 PSK 1 48 kbit/s 2 48 kbit/s

.... 8 ....

Transmission Rate 48 kbit/s

48.......384 kbit/s

Advantages
Increased Data Rate No Modificatons in Core Network (SGSN/GGSN) required

Disadvantages
New Modulationscheme(8 PSK), not compatible to GSMK HW Changes in the BTS required

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3rd Generation Systems: IMT-2000


Proposals for IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications)
UWC-136, cdma2000, WP-CDMA UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) from ETSI 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 Frequencies ITU allocation (WRC 1992) Europe GSM DE 1800 CT GSM 1800 IMT-2000
T D D

2150
IMT-2000

2200
MSS MSS MSS

MHz

MSS MSS T D D MSS

UTRA FDD

UTRA FDD
IMT-2000

China Japan North America

IMT-2000
PHS

cdma2000 MSS W-CDMA MSS

cdma2000 MSS W-CDMA rsv. MSS

PCS 1850 1900 1950

2000

2050

2100

2150

2200

MHz

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Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS)


Currently standardized by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), see http://www.3GPP.org [North America: 3GPP2] So far, four releases: R99, R4, R5, R6 Modifications: New methods & protocols on radio link increased access bandwidth Coexistence of two domains in the core network
Packets Switched (PS) Circuit Switched (CS)

New Services IP Service Infrastructure: IP Based Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) (R5)

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UMTS Domains
B S S ( R A N /G E R A N )

CS MGW

M S C -S e r v ./V L R

Nb Mc

G /E /N c

BTS

A b is

CS MGW

M S C - S e r v ./V L R

Nc

BSC
Um

G M S C -S e rv . Mc C Nb

B TS
Gb S IM - M E Iu C s

CS MGW

S IM ME H S S /A u C

CS D o m a in
Cx

UTRAN
U S IM
Cu Iu b is Gs

IM S D o m a in ( R e le a s e 5 )

MS

Node B
Gr Gc M b /G i

RNC
Uu

Node B
Iu r Iu P S

Gn

SGSN

GGSN

RNC

P S D o m a in

A cc ess N e tw o r k D o m a in U s e r E q u ip m e n t D o m a in In f r a s tr u c tu r e D o m a in

C o r e N e tw o r k D o m a in

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UMTS Network Domains


Radio Access Network
Node B (Base station) Radio Network Controller (RNC)

Service and Application Service and Application Domain Domain

Mobile Core Network


User Equipment User Equipment Domain Domain

Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) Mobile Switching Center (MSC) Home/Visited Location Register (HLR/VLR) Routers/Switches, DNS Server, DHCP Server, Radius Server, NTP Server, Firewalls/VPN Gateways

Access Access Network Network Domain Domain

Core Core Network Network Domain Domain

Other Other Networks (IP/ ISDN) Networks (IP/ ISDN)

Charging/ Lawful Interception/ OAM Charging/ Lawful Interception/ OAM

Application/Services IP-Based Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) [see 9th Semester] Operation, Administration & Maintenance (OAM) Charging Network [Legal Interception]
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UMTS Radio Access Network (UTRAN): architecture

CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) on Radio Link transmission rate theoretically up to 2Mbit/s (realistic up to 300kb/s)
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Content
1. Introduction
Cellular Concepts & Technologies Network Architecture, Air Interface Signalling/Call Setup, Mobility Support Data Services, HSCSD GPRS: Architecture, Air-Interface, Core-Network Modifications UMTS domains and architecture PDP contexts, APNs, TFTs Bearers full network architecture

2. GSM

3. GPRS & UMTS 4. IP transport in Packet Switched UMTS/GPRS Networks

Exercise

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Transport of IP packets
IP tackets are tunnelled through the UMTS/GPRS network (GTP GPRS tunneling protocol)
User IP (v4 or v6)
Terminal UTRAN SGSN GGSN Application Server

Radio Bearer
Application

GTP-U

GTP-U

IP v4 or v6

IP v4 or v6 Relay Relay GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U

IP v4 or v6

PDCP

PDCP

GTP-U

RLC MAC L1
Uu

RLC MAC L1

UDP/IP v4 or v6 AAL5 ATM


Iu-PS

UDP/IP v4 or v6 AAL5 ATM

UDP/IP v4 or v6 L2 L1
Gn

UDP/IP v4 or v6 L2 L1 L2 L1
Gi

[Source: 3GPP]

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PDP contexts (Packet Data Protocol) activation done by UE before data transmission
specification of APN and traffic parameters GGSN delivers IP address to UE set-up of bearers and mobility contexts in SGSN and GGSN activation of multiple PDP contexts possible

IP Transport: Concepts

Access Point Names (APN) APNs identify external networks (logical Gi interfaces of GGSN)
At PDP context activation, the SGSN performs a DNS query to find out the GGSN(s) serving the APN requested by the terminal. The DNS response contains a list of GGSN addresses from which the SGSN selects one address in a round-robin fashion (for this APN).

Traffic Flow Templates (TFTs)


set of packet filters (source address, subnet mask, destination port range, source port range, SPI, TOS (IPv4), Traffic Class (v6), Flow Label (v6) used by GGSN to assign IP packets from external networks to proper PDP context GPRS tunneling protocol (GTP) For every UE, one GTP-C tunnel is established for signalling and a number of GTP-U tunnels, one per PDP context (i.e. session), are established for user traffic.
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IP Transport: PDP Context & APNs


Same PDP (IP) address and APN

ISP X
GGSN

PDP Context X2 (APN X, IP address X, QoS2)

APN X

PDP Context X1 (APN X, IP address X, QoS1)

Terminal

SGSN

PDP Context selection based on TFT (downstream)

ISP Y
GGSN
APN Y APN Z

PDP Context Y (APN Y, IP address Y, QoS)

PDP Context Z (APN Z, IP address Z, QoS)

ISP Z
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[Source: 3GPP]

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UMTS Data Transport: Bearer Hierarchy


Air Interface
TE MT UTRAN/ GERAN CN Iu EDGE NODE CN Gateway TE/AS

End-to-End Service (IP Bearer Service) TE/MT Local Bearer Service UMTS Bearer Service Service Radio Access Bearer Service CN Bearer Service External Bearer Service

Radio Bearer Service

Iu Bearer Service

Backbone Bearer Service

Physical Radio Service

Physical Bearer Service

RAN User Equipment

3G SGSN

3G GGSN

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The full picture of the UMTS packet switched domain


M N O 1 `s N e tw o rk
SS7, Gc N e tw o rk S e rvic e s R A D IU S DNS
NS

IM S D o m a in DNS
IM S

A S N e tw o rk
V id e o M e s sa g e s

HSS

DHCP

P -C S C F I/S -C S C F

FT P

DNS
AS

V P N -G W Y

C o rp . N e tw o rk AS

SS7, Gr H L R /A u C

G i N e tw ork DNS
G n -P R I

DNS
G n -S E C

Node B RNC Node B

DMZ

ID S

In te rn e t
BG

AS

SG SN G n N e tw o rk

G GSN ID S

DNS
E xt

HT T P p ro x y E -m a il

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * 0 #

UE1 BG
M N O 1 `s B a c k bo ne

BG

M N O 3IM S
UE3

DNS
E xt

GRX N e tw o rk

M NO2
BG UE2

Roaming Support:

UE attaches with SGSN in visited network PDP context is set-up to GGSN in home network (via Gp interface, GRX network)
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Message Flow: PDP Context Setup

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Summary
1. Introduction
Cellular Concepts & Technologies Network Architecture, Air Interface Signalling/Call Setup, Mobility Support Data Services, HSCSD GPRS: Architecture, Air-Interface, Core-Network Modifications UMTS domains and architecture PDP contexts, APNs, TFTs Bearers full network architecture

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2. GSM

3. GPRS & UMTS 4. IP transport in Packet Switched UMTS/GPRS Networks

Exercise

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Acknowledgements/References
Lecture notes: Mobile Communciations, Jochen Schiller, www.jochenschiller.de Marco Hoffmann, Master Thesis, Simulation of a flow-control algorithm between two nodes of the GPRS network, TU Munich and Siemens AG, 2001. Tutorial: IP Technology in 3rd Generation mobile networks, Siemens AG (J. Kross, L. Smith, H. Schwefel) Various 3GPP Presentations. www.3gpp.org J. Schiller: Mobile Communications. Addison-Wesley, 2000. GPRS books: T. Halonen, J. Romero, J. Melero: GSM, GRPS, EDGE Performance: Evolution towards 3G/UMTS, Wiley, 2003

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Exercises:
1. Data Rates: A user wants to do an FTP download of a 8MB Power-Point Presentation. Compute the duration of this download for the following access technologies GSM data service HSCSD, 4 timeslots GPRS, 4 timeslots (downlink) EDGE, 8 timeslots Wired ISDN access (64kbit/s) Give at least two reasons why the actual download times are likely to be longer than the ones just computed. Charging: The operator charges in GSM 15cent/min, in GPRS 0.1cent/kB. Compare the costs of the GSM and GPRS download in the FTP case as well as for a Web-session with duration of 1hour and overall data volume of 150kB. IP transport in GPRS networks: a mobile user has set-up a PDP context to an ISP which has assigned him the IP address 10.10.123.45 (private). The user now iniates a web access to the CNN server. Describe the header structure of the IP packet which is sent downstream from the GGSN to the SGSN (detailling the IP source and destination address). GPRS overhead: Consider an FTP (over TCP over IP) download in a GPRS setting when a mobile device uses 3 timeslots downlink and CS-2. Assume a an IP-packet size of 1500 Bytes. Compute the necessary volume of header-information and FEC for one IP packet on the air-interface. Compute the theoretical maximal L4 payload throughput as allowed by the GPRS air-interface transmission! Compute the ratio of up-link and down-link traffic volumes as created by TCP (assuming delayed Acks). What L4 throughput do you expect to achieve in a download of a small file of 2000 Bytes?
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