Overview of

3G
 3G AWARENESS
3G is the next generation mobile communications
systems.
3G is basically an ITU defined set of standards, which
along with other specifications provides for minimum
data speed of 384 kbps.
It enhances the services such as
Multimedia
High speed mobile Broadband
Internet Access
Ability to view video footage on your mobile
handset.
 What is Third Generation?

1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation

Analog speech Digital speech + High data rates
low-rate data ( 64 kbps ) (384kbps -14.4 Mbps)
+ 2 nd gen. services

NMT, AMPS, TACS GSM, PDC, UMTS/IMT-2000

IS-136, IS-95

1980 1990 2000

 Third Generation System

Third generation systems are designed for

multimedia communications;

With them person to person communication

can be enhanced with high quality images
and video,

And access to information and services on

public and private networks will be
enhanced by higher data rates.
3G
UMTS UMTS (3G GSM)

IMT CDMA 2000 1 x EVDO Rev 0

2000
WCDMA TDD S C D M A

UTRAN
3 GPP

R97
R98
R99 (R3) Monolithic MSC

R4 Layered Architecture

R5 IMS

R6 IMS

IMS NGN or VoIP network developed by Mobile industry.

 Spectrum for 3G Systems

The IMT 2000 band has been identified in most of the

countries for the launch of 3G services
-

Uplink -1920
-1980 MHz,

Downlink
- 2110
-2170 MHz.
 Mobile Soft switch Solution

Layered Architecture

Application Layer

Control Layer

Connectivity Layer
 Layered Architecture

Application Layer:-Provide Services & contents

Control Layer:-Provide Session & call control function

Connectivity Layer:-Physical transport & access tech.

 Mobile Soft switch Solution

Mobile soft switch enable a layered architecture

design for the mobile circuit core , where the
network functions responsible for service
management & control and for transport of service
data are physically & logically separated
Mobile Soft switch Solution
Advantages of Mobile Soft switch Solution

1. Packet backbone technology (IP or ATM) enables

more efficient transmission of voice traffic over
the backbone by retaining the same voice coding
in the backbone as is used in the air interface
2. Access independent (GSM/WCDMA) core network
3. Reduction of backbone traffic
4. Simplification of network planning through
common core for WCDMA & GSM
 UMTS network structure

UE = User Equipment RAN = Radio Access Network

CN = Core Network NMS = Network Management System
Radio Access Method is Wideband Code Division
Multiple Access
(WCDMA).

In GSM, we use TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) as the

transmission method between the different network elements.
For UMTS, ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) has been
chosen as the transmission method in the radio access
network.

The basic difference between TDM and ATM is that in TDM, we

use timeslots for conveying information between network
elements. In ATM, on the other hand, the data is transmitted in
cells (packets) of fixed size across the network. (An ATM cell
has 48 octets of payload, 5 octets of headers.)
 UMTS network elements

1. MSC Server
2. MGW
3. HLR/AUC
4. SGSN
5. GGSN
6. Mobile Packet Backbone Network (MPBN)
7. OSS
8. Lawful Intercept System
 Media Gateway (MGW)

Handle Payload
Make IP/ATM/TDM transport possible in the back bone
Echo Canceller
Tone sending
 MSC Server (MSC-S)

Connection management
Mobility management
Charging
Security
Monolithic MSC Architecture

MSC Jaipur

BSC Alwar

BTS Alwar City

 Layered Architecture
Call Control

Switching

MSC
Server

Media Gateway MGW MGW

BSC BSC

BTS
BTS

 3G Mobile N/W would look like

MSC
Internet
Server

MGW SGSN GGSN

BSC RNC

BTS Node - B