UMTS course

„ Introduction
„ UMTS principles
ƒ Network Architecture
ƒ WCDMA Basics
ƒ General Protocols Model
ƒ Radio Resource Management and ATM transmission
„ UMTS Evolution
ƒ HSDPA
ƒ TDD
ƒ All IP
„ UMTS Project
ƒ Network Architecture and Design
ƒ Rollout
ƒ System Acceptance Testing
ƒ Network Performances
ƒ Launch

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UMTS Project

™ UMTS Network ™ Launch

Architecture Design 9 Soft Launch
9 Site design 9 Commercial Launch
9 NodeB configuration
9 RNC configuration
9 Transport Layer ™ Network
9 Radio parameters Performances
UMTS
UMTS 9
9
Radio Planning
Radio Optimisation
Project
Project 9 E2E performances

™ Rollout
9 Acquisition
9 Construction ™ System acceptance
9 Installation 9 Test plan specification
9 Integration 9 Test acceptance

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UMTS Network Architecture Design
UMTS Network Engineering

RAN Design UMTS Network Architecture

Design of 3G site Design of RNC Design of NodeB

requirements Transport Layer Radio Design
Design

3G Antenna Site Design NodeB

and MHA Specification Requirements Site Specific Document Datafil Process cell planning
and guideline
configuration guideline

Indoor RNC I&C

Macro Site Site Secific Document UMTS interface Connectivity and
Node B Outdoor
Settings Mobility
Parameters Definition
Node B Indoor
Outdoor
Macro Site Micro Node B RAN Transport NodeB and RNC
requirements specific parameters
Definition

Indoor
Micro Site Signalling and Areas planning
Digit analysis planning LAC/RAC/URA/SAC

Outdoor
Micro Site DCN
architecture & Planning

Tunnel Site

Special site

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UMTS Network Architecture Design
UMTS Nokia NodeB

„ Indoor/Outdoor solutions
„ Flexible Configurations
„ Transmission band: 2110 – 2170 MHz
„ Reception band: 1920 – 1980 MHz
„ Channel Bandwidth: 5 MHz
„ Channel Element for signal
processing
„ Size 1800 x 600 x 600 mm (H x W x D)
„ Weight 290 kg
„ AC or DC feed

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UMTS Network Architecture Design
UMTS Nokia RNC

„ PDH-SDH Interfaces
„ ATM switching
„ RRM functionalities
„ Size 1800 x 600 x 600 mm (H x W x D)
„ Weight 290 kg

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UMTS Network Architecture Design
Network interfaces connectivity
Iub using same
physical link as Abis
(MW or LL)

BSC located at Switch

Main BSC DDF

Switch Site
Frames (balun shall Optical fibers for Iu_CS
be added) and Iu_PS

Iub over CTN Iub Cross-

(E1) Connections RNC 1

MGW
CTN
RNC 2
connections

RNC 3

DDF for RNC

CTN DDFs Mapping of CTN CTN DDF RNC 4 SGSN 3G
(all connections) connections Mapping
dedicated to the
Iub interface (“NodeB”
ODF for RNC to Core cross-
DDF) connections

Iub links over Microwaves or lease lines

Iub links over Core Transport Network

DDF patching/cabling for Iub

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UMTS Network Architecture Design
DCN Solution for UMTS
Network Management

NMS

RNC

ESA 12
NEMU
OMU
Ethernet

Firewall 1 Firewall 2

NMS
Router 1 Router 2 PDH / E1s

Region Region
ESA 12
ESA 12

RNC1 RNC2
NEMU
NEMU

OMU
OMU

ADM
VC12 in
VC4 ADM
(STM-1)

CTN BSC Ring VC12 in

ADM Backbone ADM VC4
(STM-1)

ADM

PDH / E1s
ADM

AXC

NodeB 1
M
LMP W
A
M

BSC / TX Hub site

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Rollout
Main steps

„ Acquisition:
ƒ request, negotiation, build permit, …
„ Construction:
ƒ design drawing, site building (power supply, antenna…)
„ Installation:
ƒ Equipment installed and commissioned.
„ Integration:
ƒ All the equipments are linked through the TX network
and the site is integrated to the live network

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Rollout
Outdoor site

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Rollout
Indoor site

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System Acceptance Testing

UMTS Network Engineering

System Acceptance

System Acceptance Preparation System

Acceptance Testing

Definition of KPI Trial phase Dual band

OCH requirements Definition validation Antenna Tests

Test plan Test tools NodeB RNC

specification management specific tests specific tests

E2E Telecom OSS

Feature Tests Tests
Radio Tests RF Tests
Specification tools
Transmissions Radio Field
Tests Tests
O&M Tests Protocol Analysis
Specification tools
E2E Quality
Tests
Transmissions Drive testing
Tests Specification tools

Analysis and
Reporting tools

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System Acceptance Testing
Preparation and testing

„ Tests plan specification

1. Radio (WCDMA, Antenna…)
2. Product specific (HW and SW, O&M…)
3. System (End to End Telecom features)
4. Transmission

„ System Acceptance
1. Testing new HW or SW
2. Regression testing
3. Testing the features

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System Acceptance Testing
Tools list

„ Spectrum Analyser
„ Radiocommunication tester
„ Network analyser (RF generator integrated)
„ Microwave signal Generator
„ Protocol analyser

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System Acceptance Testing
Spectrum Analyser
Designation: GSM/UMTS Spectrum Analyser
Type: FSU
Supplier: Rhodes&Schwarz

„BTS TX and RX Measurements

according GSM standard as:
„ Power versus time (Timeslot shape)
„Modulation accuracy
(Phase&Frequency error)
„Adjacent Channel Power
measurements
„ RX Sensitivity
„Enable to check the RF performance
of any BTS, Booster, Repeater ….

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System Acceptance Testing
Radio Tester
Designation: GSM/UMTS Radio communication tester
Type: CMU 300
Supplier: Rhodes&Schwarz

„BTS TX and RX Measurements

according GSM standard as:
„ Power versus time (Timeslot shape)
„Modulation accuracy
(Phase&Frequency error)
„Adjacent Channel Power
measurements
„ RX Sensitivity
„ Power meter
„Enable to check the RF
performances of any BTS, Booster,
Repeater ….
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System Acceptance Testing
Vector Network Analyser
Designation: GSM/UMTS Vector Network Analyser
Type: ZVC
Supplier: Rhodes&Schwarz

„ Calibration of RF path
„ Amplifier Validation (PA, MHA…)

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System Acceptance Testing
RF Generator
Designation: GSM/UMTS RF Generator
Type: SMIQ
Supplier: Rhodes&Schwarz

„ signal modulated with data

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System Acceptance Testing
Protocol Analyser
Designation: Protocol Analyser
Type: K1297
Supplier: Tektronix

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System Acceptance Testing
Validation example

„ Example of a test case:

Microsoft Word
Picture

„ Example of a test result with Nethawk trace:

Text Document

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